RF 18 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Halliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Bear Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomas Bear Shield struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Halliday
vs
Bear Shield

194 cm
30
196 lbs
6 - 9 - 3

188 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 6 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Halliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomas Bear Shield!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halliday paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Tomas Bear Shield has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bear Shield.
Halliday checks a low kick from Bear Shield.
Bear Shield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Halliday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halliday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear Shield was well out of range. Poor timing from Halliday.
Bear Shield pivots, looking for a leg kick but Halliday is out of range and Bear Shield settles back down.
Halliday throws a body punch but Bear Shield moves out of range.
Halliday takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bear Shield throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bear Shield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halliday can pounce on him.
Halliday avoids a kick to the body.
Halliday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear Shield.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halliday tries to clinch there but Bear Shield circles away.
Halliday cracks Bear Shield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Halliday looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear Shield is just out of range.
Halliday ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bear Shield throws a push kick but Halliday slaps the foot to one side.
Halliday pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bear Shield is out of range and Halliday settles back down.
A combination from Halliday does no damage.
Halliday is looking to wear down Bear Shield with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halliday loads up on a big right hand but Bear Shield slips the punch.
Halliday throws a hook but Bear Shield blocks it.
Halliday moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Bear Shield gets the takedown into side control.
Bear Shield lands some shots froms side control.
Halliday is trying to improve his position.

Bear Shield decides to stand up, so the ref orders Halliday to his feet.
Bear Shield misses with an attempted mid kick.
Halliday connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bear Shield fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bear Shield swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bear Shield thumps Halliday with a low kick.
Bear Shield shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Halliday pinned against the cage. Halliday gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halliday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bear Shield.
Mickey Halliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Bear Shield misses
and Halliday counters with a nice leg kick.
Halliday checks a leg kick.
Halliday checks the leg kick.
Bear Shield throws a chopping leg kick but Halliday manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halliday looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bear Shield misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bear Shield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Halliday misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Halliday.
Mickey Halliday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bear Shield moves out of range as Halliday strikes.
Halliday misses with a hook. Bear Shield ducked under it nicely.
Halliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Halliday throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halliday misses with a body shot.
Halliday feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bear Shields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bear Shield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Halliday avoids the head kick by Bear Shield.
Halliday looks to throw the jab but Bear Shield is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bear Shield.
Good shot there by Halliday.
The fighters circling - Halliday throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bear Shield tried to score with a low kick but Halliday checks it.
Bear Shield takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halliday is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
An inside leg kick from Bear Shield misses.
Halliday with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Halliday misses.
Halliday fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bear Shield checks it well.
Bear Shield attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bear Shield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halliday.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halliday is looking to clinch.
Bear Shield tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halliday is able to avoid easily.
Halliday throws a front kick aimed at Bear Shield's knee but Bear Shield avoids it well.
Halliday fails to land with a series of punches.
Bear Shield pivots, looking for a leg kick but Halliday is out of range and Bear Shield settles back down.
Bear Shield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halliday looks to throw the jab but Bear Shield is out of range.
Bear Shield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bear Shield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bear Shield pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halliday, right into the meat.
Bear Shield looks winded!
Halliday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear Shield was well out of range. Poor timing from Halliday.
Halliday feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bear Shield's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halliday throws the left hand but Bear Shield avoids the punch easily.
Bear Shield misses with a kick to the body.
Bear Shield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halliday throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Halliday dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomas Bear Shield's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Halliday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mickey Halliday is winning the standup battle so far.
Bear Shield misses with a leg kick.
Bear Shield wants to slow Halliday down by chopping away at his legs.
Bear Shield throws a low kick, looking for Halliday's leg but Halliday calmly moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Halliday.
Bear Shield shoots in but Halliday avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Halliday throws a hook but Bear Shield avoids it easily.
Halliday throws a chopping leg kick but Bear Shield manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bear Shield throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bear Shield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halliday turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Bear Shield is predictable there

and Halliday counters by clinching up.
Halliday is looking to control Bear Shield's arms but Bear Shield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Halliday has his back to the cage.
Halliday wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bear Shield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halliday tries to break the clinch but Bear Shield is controlling the position.
Bear Shield fails to pull guard.
Bear Shield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Halliday has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Halliday manages to break the clinch.
Halliday comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bear Shield is breathing heavily.
Bear Shield wants to land a leg kick but Halliday is out of range.
Halliday misses with a low kick.
Bear Shield tries a head kick but it misses.
Halliday falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bear Shield counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Halliday wants to stand but Bear Shield is controlling the position.
Halliday on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Halliday tries to get out of the position.
Bear Shield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bear Shield throws a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bear Shield wants to control from the top but Halliday keeps moving.
Bear Shield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halliday wants to stand up but Bear Shield is controlling him.

Bear Shield drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Halliday dives on top into guard.
Bear Shield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Bear Shield throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halliday would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Halliday knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bear Shield on the ground.

Bear Shield had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Halliday defends it easily.

Halliday is posturing up here but Bear Shield has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Halliday tries to roll out but it's too tight and Halliday has to tap! Slick submission there by Bear Shield!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tomas Bear Shield!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yermolai Sokoloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Atleetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atleetti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Beyonce - Halo. Antti Atleetti is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sokoloff
vs
Atleetti

189 cm
23
202 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
33
185 lbs
18 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yermolai Sokoloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Atleetti!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sokoloff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Atleetti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Atleetti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Atleetti blocking some punches.
Come on Sokoloff - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Atleetti is trying to break the clinch but Sokoloff is controlling him.

Sokoloff breaks the clinch.

Atleetti gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Atleetti stands up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sokoloff, as that shot connected.
Sokoloff misses with a low kick.
Atleetti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sokoloff defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sokoloff closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Sokoloff - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Sokoloff manages to break the clinch.
Atleetti misses with a takedown
and Sokoloff counters with a nice low kick that buckles Atleetti's knee momentarily.
Yermolai Sokoloff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antti Atleetti.
Atleetti tries for a takedown but Sokoloff sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Atleetti tries to clinch but Sokoloff moves away
and Sokoloff counters with a nice body shot.
Atleetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antti Atleetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokoloff drops his hands momentarily and Atleetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Atleetti shoots in but no luck this time.

Atleetti has closed the distance and engaged Sokoloff in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atleetti tries to pull guard but Sokoloff won't allow it.
Atleetti tries to break free but Sokoloff pushes him back against the cage.
Atleetti jumps guard but Sokoloff turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Atleetti is looking to take this one to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atleetti tries to pull guard but Sokoloff holds him up against the cage and eventually Atleetti drops back down to his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sokoloff.

Atleetti tightens his grip and picks Sokoloff up, before dumping him to the ground. Sokoloff manages to land in guard.
Atleetti postures up.

Sokoloff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Atleetti wanted to stand there but Sokoloff had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff trying to keep a closed guard but Atleetti is proving a slippery customer.
Sokoloff has a closed guard, preventing Atleetti from standing up.
Sokoloff looking to control.
Sokoloff tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Atleetti wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Sokoloff's closed guard. He's half up but Sokoloff has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Sokoloff pivots and extends the arm, Atleetti falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Sokoloff! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yermolai Sokoloff!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prime Time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Berkowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prime Time could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Berkowitz's chin.

Time
vs
Berkowitz

183 cm
35
225 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

180 cm
23
205 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Prime Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Berkowitz!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berkowitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Time is just out of range.
Time throws a quick inside leg kick.
Berkowitz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Berkowitz wants it to stay on the feet.
Time jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Time avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berkowitz misses with a left hand
and Time counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like David Berkowitz has been cut.
Berkowitz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berkowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berkowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Time was well out of range. Poor timing from Berkowitz.
Time lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Berkowitz at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Time moves out of range of the strikes.
Berkowitz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berkowitz scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Time. Berkowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berkowitz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Time circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Time ducks under a wild hook from Berkowitz.
Berkowitz is looking to clinch.
Berkowitz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Time.
Berkowitz throws a hook but Time avoids it easily.
Time misses the jab.
Berkowitz misses with a looping right.
Time gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Berkowitz throws a right hand that Time ducks under and follows up with a left that Time also avoids with ease.
Time misses with a body shot
and Berkowitz counters with a one-two to the body.
Berkowitz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
David Berkowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Time ducks under a wild hook from Berkowitz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berkowitz misses with a hook.
Time misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Time swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Time tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berkowitz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Time connects with a leg kick. Berkowitz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Berkowitz throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Berkowitz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Berkowitz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Time will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Time takes a swing at Berkowitz's ribcage but misses.
Time swings for the body but Berkowitz moves out of range.
Berkowitz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Time back to the cage. Berkowitz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Berkowitz digs a good hook to Time's body.
Berkowitz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Time makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz misses with a few strikes there.
Time blocks a jab.
Time fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Time tries to clinch but Berkowitz moves out of range.
Berkowitz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Time under the eye.
Berkowitz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prime Time. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Time misses with a low kick as Berkowitz jumps back.
Berkowitz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Berkowitz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Time to score with a decent uppercut.
Berkowitz thumps Time with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Berkowitz.
Time is looking to wear down Berkowitz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Berkowitz does no damage.
Berkowitz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Time lands with a straight right. Berkowitz didn't see that one coming.
A cross from Berkowitz lands.
Time stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berkowitz.
Time shoots in for a takedown but Berkowitz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Berkowitz lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Berkowitz. That snapped Time's head back.
Berkowitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Time swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Berkowitz lunges at Time with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Time's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berkowitz swings widly with a right hand
and Berkowitz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Time missing with a left hand there. Berkowitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Time throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Berkowitz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Berkowitz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Berkowitz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berkowitz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
David Berkowitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Berkowitz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berkowitz swings for the body but Time moves out of range.
Time misses with a body kick.
Time shoots in looking for a takedown. Berkowitz tries to sprawl out of it but Time keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Berkowitz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Berkowitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Time throws a leg kick but Berkowitz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Time misses with an attempted mid kick.
Time tries to clinch up but Berkowitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Time lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Berkowitz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkowitz throws the left hand but Time avoids the punch easily.
Berkowitz thows a leg kick but Time checks it
and Time counters with an outside leg kick.

Time shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Berkowitz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Berkowitz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Time.
Time trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Time slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Time trying to control but Berkowitz is working from the bottom.
Time is looking to work some ground and pound but Berkowitz has wrist control.

Berkowitz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Time can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Time wants to control from the top but Berkowitz keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Time trying to control the position from guard on top but Berkowitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Time trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Berkowitz has his feet on Time's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Time fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Berkowitz is out of range.
Time thows a leg kick but Berkowitz checks it
and Berkowitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Berkowitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Time.
Time circles away from the clinch attempt.
Time throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Berkowitz.
Berkowitz tries to clinch up but Time circles away and keeps his distance.
Time tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berkowitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Time defending well as Berkowitz loads up on a big left hand.
Berkowitz scores with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Berkowitz coming out on top.
Jab by Berkowitz.
Berkowitz misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berkowitz misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Berkowitz.
Nice cross by Berkowitz.
Berkowitz thows a body shot but no joy.
Berkowitz connects with a leg kick. Time looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Berkowitz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Time on the side of the head.
Nice shot by Berkowitz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berkowitz tests Time's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Berkowitz misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Berkowitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Berkowitz'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Berkowitz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Berkowitz cracks Time with an open hand slap.
Time throws a chopping leg kick but Berkowitz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A clash of legs there as Berkowitz blocks the low kick.
Time closes the distance and clinches up with Berkowitz, looking for a takedown. Time pushes Berkowitz against the cage but Berkowitz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Berkowitz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Berkowitz swings widly with a right hand
and Time counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Time looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berkowitz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
David Berkowitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berkowitz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Time paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berkowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkowitz lands a nice shot that snaps Time's head back.
Berkowitz misses with a body punch
and Time counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Time looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Berkowitz tries to keep at a distance but Time has taken the fight into the clinch.
Berkowitz lands a nice uppercut.
Time tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berkowitz.
Berkowitz looking to throw knees to the head but Time is blocking nicely.
A short right from Berkowitz on the inside.
Time trying to stall but Berkowitz improves his position.
Time is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Time misses with a punch to the body.
Time looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Time breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
David Berkowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berkowitz misses with a double jab
and Time counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Berkowitz thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berkowitz lands a nice hook to Time's body. Time takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Berkowitz feints and then cracks Time's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Time down.
Berkowitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Time swats away the attempt to clinch by Berkowitz.
Time has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Time there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Berkowitz misses the target.
Berkowitz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Time.
Berkowitz lands a slapping body shot.
Berkowitz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Time stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Time slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz slips a jab from Time.
Berkowitz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Time shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prime Time. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berkowitz feints a jab promting Time to slip. Berkowitz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Time slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Berkowitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Berkowitz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berkowitz looks to land a combination but Time avoids it well.
Berkowitz moves out of range of the body kick.
Time walks into a straight right hand from Berkowitz.
Berkowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Time sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz misses with a two punch combination.
Time fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Berkowitz avoids it really well and circles away.
Berkowitz feints and then cracks Time's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Time down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Time drops his hands momentarily and Berkowitz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Prime Time has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berkowitz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Berkowitz.
Berkowitz lands with a hook. Time tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Time uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berkowitz.
Berkowitz digs a good body shot into Time's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Berkowitz. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Berkowitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Berkowitz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Berkowitz!
David Berkowitz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quentin Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Eberhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Costa
vs
Eberhard

184 cm
28
215 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

184 cm
26
225 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quentin Costa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elias Eberhard!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eberhard throws a hook but Costa blocks it.
Costa throws the left hand but Eberhard avoids the punch easily.
Eberhard misses with a takedown attempt - Costa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eberhard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Costa swings for the body but Eberhard moves out of range.
Costa thows a body shot but no joy.
Costa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Eberhard scores with a takedown into Costa's guard.
Eberhard trying to control but Costa is working from the bottom.

Costa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eberhard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eberhard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Eberhard is looking to work some ground and pound but Costa has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eberhard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Eberhard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Costa looking for a sweep. Not yet Costa, not yet.
Eberhard is looking to work some ground and pound but Costa has wrist control.
Costa pulls Eberhard in to control the position.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Eberhard from controlling successfully.
Eberhard postures up in Costa's guard and throws a big left but Costa blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Eberhard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Costa on his heels. He'll look to pass Costa's guard now, I'm sure.
Eberhard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Eberhard wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eberhard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Eberhard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Costa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Eberhard controls the pace.
Eberhard throws a big elbow that misses.

Costa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Costa is pulling down on Eberhard's head. It's preventing any offense from Eberhard, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard stops Costa from standing up.
Eberhard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Costa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Eberhard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Eberhard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Costa to see if he's OK.
Costa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Eberhard has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Costa!
Eberhard with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Eberhard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costa manages to control the position for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Costa badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Eberhard around the waist but Eberhard pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Eberhard is the winner by TKO! Eberhard jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Eberhard!
Elias Eberhard is the new light heavyweight champion!