PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psil Ander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berg comes to the cage accompanied by Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Berg
vs
Ander

185 cm
27
205 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

192 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Psil Ander!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Berg.
Ander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Berg throws a nice looking combination but Ander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ander tries to clinch but Berg moves out of range.
Ander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Berg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ander showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
Ander takes one to the side of the head.
Berg throws a series of punches but Ander moves out of range.
Ander is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ander fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ander ducks right into an uppercut from Berg.
Berg lands a two punch combo.
Berg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ander.
Ander tries to clinch but Berg moves out of range.
Ander on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Ander.
Ander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Psil Ander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ander wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ander throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Berg misses the target.
Berg catches Ander with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Berg avoids a kick to the body.
Ander wants to land a leg kick but Berg is out of range.
Berg misses with a few strikes there.
Ander tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ander tries to clinch there but Berg circles away.
Ander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Berg avoids a kick to the body.
Berg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berg swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four 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.
Ander tries to clinch but Berg moves out of range.
Berg fails to land with a series of punches.
Ander tries to clinch but Berg moves out of range.
Berg misses with a double jab.
Berg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berg checks a leg kick.
Berg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ander showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
Berg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Berg dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ander defending well as Berg loads up on a big left hand.
Berg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ander tries a head kick but it misses.
Ander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Berg lands a head shot.
Alexander Berg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ander throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ander throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Berg's head.

It looks like Alexander Berg has been cut.
Ander is looking to clinch but Berg is avoiding it.
Ander is looking to clinch but Berg is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berg blocks a head kick by Ander.
Ander misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Berg does it's job there.
Berg misses with a double jab.
Ander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ander throws a sloppy head kick and Berg moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ander throws a wild body kick that Berg sees coming a mile off.
Berg keeps the fight on the outside.
Berg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berg cracks Ander with a good jab.
Ander dodges the punch combination from Berg.
Alexander Berg is winning the standup battle so far.
Berg missing with a left hand there. Ander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ander wants to clinch.
Ander wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ander walks into a jab.
Ander tries to clinch but Berg moves out of range.
Berg throws a series of punches but Ander avoids them all with ease.
Berg scores with a punch to the head.
Ander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ander tries to clinch up but Berg circles away and keeps his distance.
Berg throws a jab but it's blocked by Ander.
Berg misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berg swats away the attempt to clinch by Ander.
Berg throws a lazy right hand but Ander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berg throws a right hand that Ander ducks under and follows up with a left that Ander also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ander wants to clinch up but Berg keeps it at a distance.
Ander moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Berg avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Berg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Berg's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A kick lands to the mid section there for Ander.
Ander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ander scores with a head kick.
Ander is looking to clinch.
Ander tries to clinch but Berg is having none of it.
Berg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ander tries to clinch up.
Ander is looking to clinch but Berg is avoiding it.
Ander throws a head kick that misses.
Berg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ander tries to clinch up but Berg circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ander.
Berg keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ander tries to clinch there but Berg circles away.
Ander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Berg tries to bum rush Ander with a series of wild strikes but Ander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ander turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berg swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ander circles away quickly and effectively.
Ander tries to clinch there but Berg circles away.
Berg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Berg swats away the attempt to clinch by Ander.
Ander tries to clinch but Berg is having none of it.
Ander tries to clinch up.
Ander wants to clinch up but Berg keeps it at a distance.
Berg throws a right and a left that Ander avoids nicely.
Ander tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Berg blocks a head kick by Ander.
Ander tries to clinch there but Berg circles away.
Berg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ander takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ander throws a front kick that sends Berg stumbling back into the cage.
Ander tries to clinch but Berg is having none of it.
Ander throws a head kick that misses.
Berg stalks Ander and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ander's face. Ander staggers backwards, shaken.
Berg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ander tries to clinch up but Berg circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berg throws a one two combo.
Ander misses with a head kick.
That kick from Ander tenderised Berg's leg. Berg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Berg swats away the attempt to clinch by Ander.
Ander is looking to clinch but Berg is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Psil Ander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Berg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Berg!