PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Grohl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Beretta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beretta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hed Pe Raise Hell. Dylan Beretta has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dave Grohl's chin.

Grohl
vs
Beretta

190 cm
20
198 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Grohl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Beretta!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grohl lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fight stays on the outside here - Grohl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beretta closes the distance and clinches up with Grohl, looking for a takedown. Beretta pushes Grohl against the cage but Grohl circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grohl throws a shot from downtown. Beretta moves away and avoids it.

Beretta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Beretta trying to control but Grohl is working from the bottom.
Beretta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grohl preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beretta tries to free his leg and advance position but Grohl is retaining full guard.
Beretta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beretta forces his way into half guard.
Beretta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beretta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Beretta misses with a head shot. Grohl uses the momentum to regain guard.
Beretta throwing strikes from guard but Grohl blocks nicely.
Grohl utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beretta engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Beretta's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Grohl knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beretta on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grohl throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Beretta pushes down on Grohl's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Beretta thows a huge punch but Grohl dodges it nicely.
Beretta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Beretta looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Beretta is looking to take a break and control but Grohl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beretta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grohl wants to control but Beretta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Beretta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beretta controlling the action here.
Beretta passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beretta swings around for an armbar but Grohl sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Beretta's guard.

Beretta throws his legs up looking for a submission but Grohl uses it to pass to side control.
Beretta gets back to half guard.
Beretta manages to get to full guard.
Grohl has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Beretta working a defensive guard but Grohl passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beretta regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grohl preventing the sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Beretta has his foot on Grohl's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grohl works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Beretta dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Grohl has closed the distance and engaged Beretta in a clinch.
Beretta blocks a body shot from Grohl.

Grohl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beretta shoots in and drives through. Grohl sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Grohl. No joy for Beretta on that attempt.

Beretta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Grohl is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beretta sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Beretta misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Grohl tries to reverse the position but Beretta maintains control.
Beretta wants to control the pace but Grohl is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beretta looking to ground and pound but Grohl is blocking nicely.
Beretta throwing strikes here but Grohl is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Grohl is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Beretta locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Grohl is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dylan Beretta!
Dylan Beretta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.