PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pao Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berzevaco comes into the arena with Kaksi vanhaa hinttaria blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Berzevaco
vs
Ling

178 cm
29
180 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

180 cm
32
178 lbs
29 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Cyclone Nutrition Company

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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakeem Berzevaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pao Ling!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzevaco throws a shot to the body.
Ling loads up on a big right hand but Berzevaco slips the punch.
Berzevaco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ling takes a swing at Berzevaco's ribcage but misses.
Ling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pao Ling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berzevaco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berzevaco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Berzevaco moves out of range of the strikes.
Ling misses with a body shot
and Berzevaco counters with a nice kick to the body.
Berzevaco avoids the body shot from Ling.
Berzevaco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ling rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berzevaco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ling, right into the meat.
Berzevaco avoids the body shot from Ling.
Ling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berzevaco moves away.
Ling scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berzevaco doesn't seem bothered though.
Berzevaco moves out of range of the body kick.
Berzevaco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ling.
Some wild striking there from Ling.
Ling throws a sloppy head kick
and Berzevaco counters with a stiff right hand.
Ling misses with a wild body shot.
Berzevaco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Pao Ling has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling misses with a straight right.
Berzevaco misses with a looping left.
Berzevaco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ling. Ling obviously looking to wear him down.
Ling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Ling looks to throw the jab but Berzevaco is out of range.
Ling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ling wants to slow Berzevaco down by chopping away at his legs.
Ling with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Berzevaco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ling is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Berzevaco rather than just go for the knockout.
Ling thows a body shot but no joy.
Ling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling walks forward, straight into a front kick from Berzevaco.
Ling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Berzevaco throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ling uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Berzevaco has time to react.
Ling looks to land a body kick but Berzevaco moved away.
Ling connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ling lands a nice leg kick that just misses Berzevaco's sensitive parts.
Berzevaco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ling.
Berzevaco takes a swing at Ling's ribcage but misses.
Ling tries to work over Berzevaco's front leg with a kick but Berzevaco checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ling throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Berzevaco. That snapped Ling's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ling throws a jab when Berzevaco was well out of range.
Ling scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berzevaco doesn't seem bothered though.
Ling moves out of range of the strikes.
Ling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berzevaco manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Berzevaco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ling throws a lazy uppercut
and Berzevaco counters with a series of strikes. Ling will be more careful next time no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ling misses with a shot to the body
and Berzevaco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Ling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pao Ling dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pao Ling's cut.
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.

Ling darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Berzevaco defending well as Ling loads up on a big left hand.
Berzevaco moves out of range as Ling strikes.
Berzevaco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ling cracks Berzevaco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ling throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Berzevaco is looking to chop away at Ling's legs.
Crunch! Berzevaco slams his shin into Ling's torso.
Berzevaco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ling moves away.
Berzevaco misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Berzevaco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ling.
Ling lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ling moves in looking to clinch but Berzevaco pushes him off.
Ling lands a right hook to the body.
Berzevaco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ling looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ling tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Berzevaco is able to avoid easily.
Ling throws a right hand that misses
and Berzevaco counters with a stiff right hand.
Berzevaco feints and then cracks Ling's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ling down.
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!
Ling is looking to chop away at Berzevaco's legs.
Pao Ling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ling throws a lazy uppercut
and Berzevaco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Ling is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling swings widly with a right hand
and Berzevaco counters with a nice body kick.
Ling is breathing heavily.
Ling throws an overhand right that lands on Berzevaco's shoulder, as Berzevaco tries to avoid the shot.
Ling misses with a body shot.
Ling just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Berzevaco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Berzevaco lands a nice looking body shot.
Berzevaco moves out of range as Ling throws a body kick.
Berzevaco connects with a leg kick. Ling looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ling throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ling thows a body shot but no joy.
Berzevaco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling throws a body kick that misses.
Ling tries to clinch but Berzevaco is having none of it.
Ling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ling checks it well.
Ling throws a body punch but Berzevaco moves out of range.
Berzevaco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ling connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Berzevaco scrambles back to his feet.
Berzevaco tries to move into range but Ling moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Berzevaco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ling fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ling slips a jab and a cross from Berzevaco.
Ling blocks a head kick by Berzevaco.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ling. Berzevaco does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Berzevaco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ling throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling misses with a double jab.
Ling throws a sloppy head kick
and Berzevaco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Hakeem Berzevaco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pao Ling's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ling has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Berzevaco.
A shot to the liver by Ling. Beautiful body shot.
Ling has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Berzevaco.
Ling throws a head kick that misses.
Berzevaco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ling tries to clinch up but Berzevaco circles away and keeps his distance.
Ling ducks under a wild hook from Berzevaco.
Ling scores with a head kick. Berzevaco tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Berzevaco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ling throws a predictable looking body shot
and Berzevaco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berzevaco blocks a head kick by Ling.
Ling takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Berzevaco lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ling takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ling. Beautiful body shot.
Ling looks up at the clock. Bad move! Berzevaco lands a right hand from hell, dropping Ling. Berzevaco pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hakeem Berzevaco!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hakeem Berzevaco thanked Cyclone Nutrition Company for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).