PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Berkowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Crazy Train kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Berkowitz
vs
Thorne

180 cm
24
205 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

194 cm
28
219 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Tab laundry WEEK

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Berkowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Berkowitz forces Thorne back against the cage and clinches.
Berkowitz blocks a body shot from Thorne.
Thorne working aggressively here.
Thorne is trying to pull guard but Berkowitz has him pressed against the cage.
Thorne scores with a shoulder strike.
Thorne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Berkowitz is keeping busy.
Thorne misses with a body punch.
Berkowitz has a couple of punches blocked by Thorne.
A short left from Berkowitz.
Thorne misses with a hook from the clinch.

Thorne jumps into guard, dragging Berkowitz to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Thorne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Berkowitz wants to stand but Thorne has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Berkowitz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berkowitz trying to control but Thorne is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkowitz wants to stand but Thorne is controlling his posture from full guard.
Thorne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thorne pulls Berkowitz in close to his closed guard and prevents Berkowitz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Berkowitz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Berkowitz blocks a low kick nicely.
Berkowitz throws a poor cross that misses
and Thorne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like David Berkowitz has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Thorne blocks the leg kick.
Thorne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Berkowitz does no damage.
Thorne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berkowitz throws out the jab.
Berkowitz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Berkowitz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berkowitz throws a combination. Thorne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Damien Thorne has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berkowitz misses with a wild body shot.
Berkowitz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thorne momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thorne.
Berkowitz throws a jab when Thorne was well out of range.

Thorne moves into range and clinches up with Berkowitz.
Thorne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thorne lands a right hand.
Thorne blocks an elbow strike.
Thorne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Berkowitzs head.
Thorne lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne scores with a hook to the body.
Thorne takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorne.
Thorne can't find room to land a body shot as Berkowitz controls the action.
Berkowitz is trying to break the clinch but Thorne is controlling him.
Thorne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorne blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Thorne fails to land.
Thorne lands a shot to the body.
Thorne blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berkowitz.
Berkowitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berkowitz tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorne avoids the damage to the body.
Thorne tries a body shot but Berkowitz blocks it.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berkowitz.
Thorne has a couple of punches blocked by Berkowitz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berkowitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thorne.
Berkowitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Berkowitz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne lands a nice shot to the body.
Berkowitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berkowitz misses with a punch to the body.
Thorne throws a head punch that misses.
Thorne misses with the head strike.
Berkowitz prevents a body shot from Thorne.
Thorne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Berkowitz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berkowitz.
Thorne needs to keep his hands up - Berkowitz had a free shot at his head there.

Thorne rushes Berkowitz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thorne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berkowitz backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berkowitz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorne misses with some punches.
Thorne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Berkowitz's efforts to push away.
Thorne is leaning against Berkowitz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Berkowitz blocks a body shot from Thorne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Thorne dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thorne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick from Thorne misses.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berkowitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berkowitz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thorne can pounce on him.
Berkowitz defending well as Thorne loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thorne.

Thorne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Berkowitz lands an elbow just above Thorne 's eye.
Thorne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berkowitz's elbow.
Berkowitz lands an elbow inside that Thorne shrugs off.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but Berkowitz blocks it.
Thorne manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Berkowitz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Berkowitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorne lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne gets through Berkowitz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thorne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Berkowitz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berkowitz.

Berkowitz breaks the clinch.
Thorne tries to score with a low kick but Berkowitz moves his leg out of the way.
Berkowitz tries to bum rush Thorne with a series of wild strikes but Thorne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thorne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berkowitz.
Nice cross by Thorne.
David Berkowitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berkowitz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damien Thorne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Berkowitz!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thorne, right into the meat.
A jab from Berkowitz finds it's way through Thorne's defenses.
Berkowitz misses with a hook. Thorne ducked under it nicely.

Berkowitz drives through and clinches with Thorne against the cage.
Berkowitz lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Damien Thorne's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Berkowitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
David Berkowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berkowitz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Thorne is rocked!
Nice body kick from Berkowitz.
Berkowitz connects with a nice looking jab.
Thorne is still on wobbly legs! Can Berkowitz finish him?
Berkowitz drops Thorne with a straight right hand, right on the button! Berkowitz follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Berkowitz!
Our winner, David Berkowitz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.