PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Guilherme Littig Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Guilherme Littig Berger
vs
Shark

185 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Guilherme Littig Berger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiger Shark!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Littig Berger throws a series of punches but Shark moves out of range.
Shark throws a solid leg kick but Littig Berger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shark.
Littig Berger misses with a two punch combination.
Littig Berger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Littig Berger throws a nice looking combination but Shark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Littig Berger tries to clinch but Shark moves out of range.
Luiz Guilherme Littig Berger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Littig Berger darts in trying to clinch
and Shark counters with a slapping leg kick.
Littig Berger is looking to clinch but Shark is avoiding it.
Littig Berger throws a series of punches but Shark moves out of range.
Shark takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Shark has managed to clinch.
Shark lands a right hand.

Shark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Littig Berger tries to clinch but Shark is having none of it.
Littig Berger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shark has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Littig Berger lands a nice shot that snaps Shark's head back.

Littig Berger drives through and clinches with Shark against the cage.

Shark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Littig Berger tries to close the distance and clinch but Shark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Littig Berger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Littig Berger tries to clinch up but Shark circles away and keeps his distance.
Littig Berger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Littig Berger tries to close the distance and clinch but Shark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shark tries to close the distance and clinch but Littig Berger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Shark closes the distance and pushes Littig Berger back into the cage.

Shark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Littig Berger wants to clinch

and Shark moves into the clinch.
Shark lands a knee to the body.

Shark breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A good leg kick by Shark.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Littig Berger blocks the body kick.
Shark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shark keeps the fight on the outside.
Shark wants to clinch.

Shark gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Shark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shark walks into a left hand.

Shark pushes Littig Berger up against the cage in a clinch.

Shark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shark tries to clinch up.
Littig Berger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shark takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Littig Berger tries to clinch up but Shark circles away and keeps his distance.

Littig Berger gets a clinch.

Shark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Littig Berger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Littig Berger wants to clinch.
Littig Berger looks to land a combination but Shark avoids it well.
Shark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shark fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Littig Berger throws a left and a right that both miss

and Shark counters by clinching up.
Littig Berger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Littig Berger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shark is keeping busy.
Shark tries to land a knee to the head but Littig Berger blocks with his arms.
Littig Berger taking a breather.

Shark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Littig Berger.
Littig Berger throws a series of punches but Shark moves out of range.
Littig Berger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Littig Berger!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Shark gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Littig Berger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Shark breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Luiz Guilherme Littig Berger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Littig Berger misses with a two punch combination.
Shark throws a leg kick which misses Littig Berger's front leg but catches the back leg as Littig Berger tries to avoid it.
Littig Berger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Littig Berger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Littig Berger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Littig Berger wants to clinch up but Shark keeps it at a distance.
Littig Berger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by Littig Berger.
A punch combination from Shark misses.
Shark dodges the punch combination from Littig Berger.
Littig Berger tries to clinch there but Shark circles away.
Shark throws a nice looking combination but Littig Berger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luiz Guilherme Littig Berger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Littig Berger takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Littig Berger blocks a jab.
Littig Berger tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shark counters with a thumping low kick.
Littig Berger misses the shot to the body.
Littig Berger tries to close the distance and clinch but Shark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Littig Berger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Shark clinches with his opponent.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shark in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Shark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Littig Berger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Littig Berger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Littig Berger closes the distance looking to clinch

and Shark counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shark.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Littig Berger rushes Shark and presses him up against the cage.

Shark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shark lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Littig Berger tries to clinch there but Shark circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Littig Berger moves in looking to clinch but Shark pushes him off.
Shark tries to close the distance and clinch but Littig Berger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Littig Berger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Littig Berger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Littig Berger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shark circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shark counters with a one-two to the body.
Shark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Littig Berger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Littig Berger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Littig Berger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Littig Berger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Littig Berger tries to clinch but Shark is having none of it.
Littig Berger tries to clinch but Shark is having none of it.

Littig Berger clinches up with Shark and pushes him back against the cage.

Shark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shark wants to clinch up but Littig Berger keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Littig Berger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Littig Berger clinches up against the cage.

Shark manages to break the clinch.
Littig Berger throws a series of punches but Shark moves out of range.
Littig Berger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shark moves out of range of the strikes.
Littig Berger misses with an uppercut.
Littig Berger wants to clinch.
Shark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Shark closes the distance and clinches.
Littig Berger wants to stall.
Shark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Luiz Guilherme Littig Berger will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Littig Berger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Littig Berger tries to clinch but Shark moves out of range.
Shark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Littig Berger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Littig Berger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shark walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Shark moves into range and clinches up with Littig Berger.
Shark is working for takedown but Littig Berger is calmly controlling the position for now.

Shark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Littig Berger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Littig Berger is looking to clinch but Shark is avoiding it.
Shark throws out a leg kick but Littig Berger moves out of range and Shark only half commits.
Littig Berger moves in looking to clinch but Shark pushes him off.
Luiz Guilherme Littig Berger is winning the standup battle so far.
Littig Berger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Littig Berger tries to clinch up.
Shark avoids the body shot from Littig Berger.
Shark throws a sloppy head kick and Littig Berger moves out of range easily.
Littig Berger misses with the combination.
Shark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Littig Berger closes the distance but Shark moves to the side
and Shark counters with an outside leg kick.
Littig Berger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Littig Berger throws a series of punches but Shark moves out of range.
Littig Berger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shark wants to clinch up but Littig Berger keeps it at a distance.
Littig Berger misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Littig Berger tries to clinch up but Shark circles away and keeps his distance.
Littig Berger darts in trying to clinch
and Shark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Littig Berger avoids the head kick by Shark.
Shark fails in his attempt to clinch.

Shark gets tackled into the cage by Littig Berger. Littig Berger maintains the clinch.
Shark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Littig Berger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Littig Berger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Littig Berger is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Littig Berger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shark tries to clinch up.
Shark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Littig Berger closes the distance and clinches.
Littig Berger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Shark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Littig Berger tries to clinch there but Shark circles away.
Littig Berger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Littig Berger.

Shark moves into range and clinches up with Littig Berger.

Shark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Littig Berger falls off balance throwing a combination

and Shark counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Littig Berger is trying to push Shark away but Shark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Littig Berger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tiger Shark seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Littig Berger has had enough of the clinch but Shark keeps him there for the moment.

Shark breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Littig Berger misses.
Littig Berger tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Shark breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shark throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Littig Berger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shark slips a jab and a cross from Littig Berger.
Tiger Shark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luiz Guilherme Littig Berger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Littig Berger tries to clinch but Shark moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tiger Shark.
I think Littig Berger 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Luiz Guilherme Littig Berger!