PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zak Eurthkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kay Bertoss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Eurthkin
vs
Bertoss

198 cm
25
294 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zak Eurthkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kay Bertoss!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bertoss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bertoss pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Eurthkin takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Zak Eurthkin has been cut.
Eurthkin is trying to break free.
Bertoss slows down the pace here.
Bertoss has Eurthkin pressed against the cage, preventing Eurthkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eurthkin can't find room to land a body shot as Bertoss controls the action.
Eurthkin misses with some punches.
Eurthkin looking to stall.
Bertoss throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bertoss prevents a body shot from Eurthkin.
Bertoss lands a damaging elbow.

Bertoss manages to break the clinch.

Bertoss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bertoss lands a nice elbow.
Bertoss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bertoss misses with an elbow strike.
Bertoss blocks an uppercut.

Bertoss breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eurthkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bertoss sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eurthkin tries to keep at a distance but Bertoss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bertoss misses with an elbow over the top.
Bertoss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eurthkin wants to break free but Bertoss has control.
Eurthkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bertoss's elbow.
Eurthkin blocks the elbow strike.
Bertoss is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bertoss throws an elbow that misses.
Eurthkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bertoss controls his hands.
Bertoss looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bertoss pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Eurthkin fails to land.
Bertoss throws an elbow that misses.
Eurthkin working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertoss pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bertoss creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Eurthkin tries a body shot but Bertoss blocks it.
Bertoss throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bertoss just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eurthkin's brow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bertoss takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bertoss lands an elbow just above Eurthkin 's eye.

Zak Eurthkin's cut is getting worse.
Eurthkin blocks the elbow strike.
Bertoss pushes off an throws an elbow but Eurthkin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bertoss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bertoss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Eurthkin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eurthkin trying to control the position but instead, Bertoss has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eurthkin into the cage.
Eurthkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bertoss has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bertoss.
Bertoss throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bertoss throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertoss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eurthkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bertoss has him pressed against the cage.
Eurthkin misses with a body punch.
Eurthkin blocks an elbow strike.
Bertoss throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bertoss manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Eurthkin blocks an elbow strike.
Eurthkin managing to block the knees to the body from Bertoss.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bertoss just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eurthkin's brow.
Eurthkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bertoss.

Bertoss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bertoss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eurthkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bertoss dives in and grabs Eurthkin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eurthkin pushes down on Bertoss's head and hops out.
Bertoss wants to clinch up but Eurthkin keeps it at a distance.
Eurthkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bertoss looks gassed!
Bertoss sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eurthkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bertoss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertoss has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Eurthkin.
Eurthkin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eurthkin throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Kay Bertoss has been cut.
A cross from Eurthkin lands.
Kay Bertoss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Eurthkin.
Eurthkin keeps Bertoss at a distance using the push kick.
Bertoss has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eurthkin.
Eurthkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bertoss.
Bertoss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eurthkin with a jab.
Eurthkin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Bertoss is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eurthkin lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bertoss falls backwards - clearly groggy! Eurthkin dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zak Eurthkin!
After winning the bout, Zak Eurthkin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.