PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Bereta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hranghleia Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hranghleia Animai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bereta
vs
Animai

193 cm
25
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Brute

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 Helsinki, Phil Bereta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hranghleia Animai!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Animai tries to clinch but Bereta moves away

and Bereta moves into the clinch.

Bereta lands a takedown into guard.
Bereta throwing strikes but missing.
Animai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bereta.
Bereta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bereta tries to free his leg and advance position but Animai is retaining full guard.
Bereta throws a big elbow that misses.
Bereta throwing strikes but missing.
Bereta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bereta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bereta postures up in Animai's guard and throws a big left but Animai blocks it.
Animai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Animai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bereta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bereta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bereta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Animai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bereta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Animai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bereta.
Bereta is looking to work some ground and pound but Animai has wrist control.
Bereta throwing strikes from guard but Animai blocks nicely.
Bereta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Animai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bereta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bereta throwing strikes but missing.
Bereta tries to free his leg and advance position but Animai is retaining full guard.
Bereta is working hard here to advance position.
Bereta works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bereta lands with a punch from half guard.
Animai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bereta scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bereta wants to free his trapped foot but Animai is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Animai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bereta.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bereta moves into full mount! Animai won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Bereta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Animai darts in trying to clinch
and Bereta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Animai closes the distance looking to clinch

so Bereta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bereta throws a big elbow that misses.
Bereta is looking to work some ground and pound but Animai has wrist control.
Bereta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Animai is keeping the position for now.
Bereta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Animai wants to stand and escape but Bereta is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bereta connects with a couple of short punches.
Bereta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bereta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bereta wants to pass the guard but Animai is keeping the position.
Animai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bereta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bereta throws a strike but Animai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bereta wants to hit a switch here but Animai passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bereta there!
Bereta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bereta manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Animai wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Bereta dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bereta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Animai, pushing him back against the cage.
Animai lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Phil Bereta has been cut.
Animai scores with a knee to the head.
Bereta is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Animai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Animai lands an elbow inside that Bereta shrugs off.
Animai tries to land a knee to the head but Bereta blocks with his arms.
Bereta stalling in the clinch.
Animai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bereta blocks it with crossed arms.
Animai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Animai misses with a knee to the head.
Bereta takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Animai.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Animai with a knee to the head.
Animai with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai connects with a knee to the head.
Animai lands a good knee to the midsection. Bereta won't want to take too many of those.
Animai lands an elbow inside that Bereta shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Animai.

Bereta is rocked!
Animai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Bereta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Animai lands a big knee to the head and Bereta goes down! Animai pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hranghleia Animai!
After winning the bout, Hranghleia Animai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.