PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stanley
vs
Berry

190 cm
27
282 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

200 cm
22
270 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Berry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley delivers a nice body kick.
Stanley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like John Berry has been cut.
Stanley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Berry clinches with his opponent.
Stanley wants to break free but Berry has control.

Berry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanley throws a sloppy head kick and Berry moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stanley, right into the meat.
Berry looks gassed!
Stanley delivers a nice body kick.
Berry takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stanley throws a front kick that sends Berry stumbling back into the cage.
Stanley lands a high kick!

Stanley lands a big head kick that sends Berry tumbling to the mat! Stanley takes a step backwards and waves Berry back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stanley lands with a shot to the body.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses.
Stanley throws a head kick but Berry moves out of range.
Stanley lands a head kick. Berry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stanley swinging wildly here.
Berry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Berry.
Berry dives in and grabs Stanley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stanley pushes down on Berry's head and hops out.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stanley.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stanley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berry shoots in and drives through. Stanley sprawls well.
Rick Stanley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Berry.
Stanley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stanley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stanley, right into the meat.
Stanley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stanley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stanley tries to land a front kick but Berry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Berry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stanley throws a leg kick which misses Berry's front leg but catches the back leg as Berry tries to avoid it.
Stanley thumps Berry with a low kick.
Stanley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berry is trying desperately to land a takedown but Stanley is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Berry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanley scores with a nice right hand.
Berry tries to move into range but Stanley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley throws a head kick but Berry moves out of range.
Berry misses with a low kick.
Berry tried to score with a low kick but Stanley checks it.
Berry fails with a takedown attempt.
Stanley scores with a push kick.
Berry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Stanley scores with a takedown into Berry's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Berry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stanley stopping the sweep attempt from Berry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Berry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Berry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stanley is one step ahead there.
Berry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stanley is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Stanley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Berry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stanley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stanley tries a head kick but it misses.
Stanley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berry can do to turn this around?
Stanley missing with a left hand there. Berry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Stanley gets caught flat footed, as Berry shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Berry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stanley is proving hard to escape from.
Stanley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Berry's guard.
Stanley prevents Berry from getting back to his feet.
Berry is breathing heavily.
Berry has a closed guard, preventing Stanley from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stanley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stanley, right into the meat.
Berry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Berry fails with the takedown.
Stanley misses with a straight right.
Stanley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Berry's head.
Stanley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stanley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Berry's calf.
Stanley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stanley thuds his shin into the meat of Berry's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rick Stanley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stanley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stanley.
Stanley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stanley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Berry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berry misses with a head shot. Stanley uses the momentum to regain guard.
Stanley wants to stand up but Berry is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Berry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Berry throws a strike but Stanley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Berry has a closed guard, preventing Stanley from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Berry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stanley manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Stanley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Berry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Berry takes the fight into the clinch.
Berry tries to pull guard but Stanley won't allow it.
Berry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stanley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Berry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stanley prevents it.
Rick Stanley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Berry.

Stanley manages to break the clinch.
Stanley pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Berry shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stanley's guard.
Berry throwing strikes but missing.
Stanley wants to stand up but Berry is controlling him.
Berry thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry throws a strike but Stanley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stanley is looking to stand up but Berry won't let him.
Berry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stanley preventing the sweep.
Berry wants to get back to his feet but Stanley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Berry scores a takedown into full mount!
Stanley trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Berry tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Berry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Berry unloads with some shots from mount but Stanley bucks and avoids them well.
Berry trying to control but Stanley is having none of it.
Stanley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Berry wants to control but instead Stanley manages to regain half guard.
Berry controlling the action here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Berry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stanley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stanley.
Berry shoots in for a takedown but Stanley shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but John Berry just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on John Berry's cut.
That's time! Stanley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A good leg kick by Stanley.
Stanley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Berry's sensitive parts.
Berry has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stanley.
Stanley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Berry's head.
Stanley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Berry counters with a thumping low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stanley.
Stanley scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanley misses with a hook.
Stanley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stanley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stanley lands a head kick. Berry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rick Stanley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stanley!
Stanley thuds his shin into the meat of Berry's side.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berry avoids the head kick by Stanley.
Berry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stanley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stanley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Berry avoids the head kick by Stanley.
Stanley cracks the inside of Berry's front leg.
Stanley throws out a leg kick but Berry moves out of range and Stanley only half commits.
A head kick misses from Stanley.

Berry throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stanley was covering up waiting for the punch and Berry finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Berry trying to move into half guard but instead Stanley has managed to sweep!

Stanley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Berry, up you get!
John Berry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Berry is defended easily by Stanley.
Berry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stanley sprawls well. Stanley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Berry gets slowly back to his feet.
Rick Stanley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Berry.
Berry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Berry blocks the body kick.
No luck for Berry with that takedown attempt.
Rick Stanley is winning the standup battle so far.
Berry blocks a head kick by Stanley.
Stanley scores with a spinning back kick!
Stanley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick from Stanley lands but Berry takes it in his stride.
Stanley connects with a high kick.
Stanley tries to bum rush Berry with a series of wild strikes but Berry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stanley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stanley, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry lands a nice shot that snaps Stanley's head back.
A head kick misses from Stanley.
Good leg kick by Stanley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stanley scores with a leg kick.
Stanley misses with a wild body shot.
Berry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stanley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berry circles away quickly and effectively.
Berry tries to clinch but Stanley is having none of it.
Stanley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Berry.
Berry takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stanley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stanley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stanley.

Berry closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Berry lands in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a big right hand that misses.
Berry throwing strikes but missing.
Berry looking to sit in guard and control but Stanley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanley won't allow Berry to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Stanley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stanley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 39:36
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 39:36
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 39:36

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Stanley!