PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Berkovicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hitter dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berkovicz comes to the cage accompanied by The Undertaker Song. dee has chosen Elephant Man - Haters (feat Hunt & Jim Jones) as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Berkovicz
vs
dee

184 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Berkovicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, hitter dee!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

dee instigates a clinch.

dee jumps into guard, dragging Berkovicz to the mat.
Berkovicz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

dee pushes Berkovicz off and scrambles back to his feet.
dee misses with the combination.
dee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
dee throws out a loose jab but Berkovicz uses good head movement to avoid it.

dee clinches with his opponent.

dee gets control of Berkovicz's arms and successfully pulls guard. dee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Berkovicz got a little sloppy there for a moment and dee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Berkovicz has managed to get both his arms back between dee's legs - danger averted.

Berkovicz stands and steps away. dee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Berkovicz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
dee circles away from the clinch attempt

and dee counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkovicz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as dee walks away with a smile on his face. Berkovicz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Berkovicz swats away the attempt to clinch by dee.
dee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berkovicz tries to clinch up
and dee counters with an outside leg kick.
No joy there for Berkovicz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Berkovicz misses with a kick to the body
and dee counters with a two punch combo.
Berkovicz is breathing heavily.
dee lands a really nice looking cross but Berkovicz seems unphased.

It looks like Mike Berkovicz has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

dee gets a clinch.

dee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Berkovicz uses from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dee throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

dee is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Berkovicz frees his head nicely. Oh but dee has switched to an armbar! Berkovicz is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). hitter dee!