PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Bika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berry's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cant be touched-Roy Jones Jr.. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Berry
vs
Bika

183 cm
23
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

169 cm
23
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elvis Bika!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Berry misses.
A big left from Berry misses.
Bika bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berry works the jab nicely.
Berry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bika displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berry throws out the jab.

Bika shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bika in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bika thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bika accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Berry wants to stand and escape but Bika is having none of it.
Berry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bika working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bika in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bika throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bika trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bika tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berry fails to land with a series of punches.
Berry motions for Bika to come forward. Berry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Berry misses with a hook to the body

and Bika counters with a nice double leg into side control. Berry won't be happy with that.
Bika misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bika trying to control the action but Berry is working from the bottom.
Bika throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bika throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Berry works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bika not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bika throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bika not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bika is keen to just control but Berry is a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Berry throws out a loose jab but Bika uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a jab when Bika was well out of range.
Bika looks to throw the jab but Berry is out of range.
Berry connects with a body shot.

Bika gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bika misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berry has had enough of the clinch but Bika keeps him there for the moment.
Bika throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Berrys head.
Berry blocks an uppercut.
Bika content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Berry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bika has him pressed against the cage.
Bika is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bika escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Berry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berry throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bika counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Berry is trying to stand.
Bika sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Berry defending well though.
Berry is trying to stand up here but Bika is controlling him well.
Berry wants to control but Bika is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bika thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Berry's head.
Bika missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Bika dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Berry looks to throw the jab but Bika is out of range.
Bika shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Berry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bika throws out the jab.
Berry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bika.
Berry throws a looping overhand right but Bika ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bika fails with the takedown.
Bika staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry throws a series of punches but Bika moves out of range.

Bika closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Berry to the mat! Berry manages to get full guard.
Bika throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Berry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bika.
Bika throws and elbow that misses. Berry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bika's guard. Nice move by Berry!
Bika is striking but Berry is not phased and passes to half guard.
Berry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bika wants to improve his position but Berry is controlling well.
Bika strikes from the bottom but Berry uses the opportunity to move to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry wants to stand but Bika has his arm trapped.
Berry trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bika is looking to regain half guard here but Berry keeps moving and retains side control.
Bika throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Bika tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Berry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No joy there for Berry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Berry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry swinging wilding here.
Bika shoots for a takedown but Berry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mark Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elvis Bika.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bika, as that shot connected.
Mark Berry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bika misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Berry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bika defending well as Berry loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bika displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berry throws out the jab.
Berry misses with a body punch

and Bika counters with a shoot takedown. Berry fights it but they end up in guard.
Bika missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bika stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Berry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bika with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bika thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bika throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bika throws a strike but Berry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bika throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Bika showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Berry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bika checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice jab there from Bika.
Bika blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Berry misses

and Bika counters by moving into the clinch.

Bika manages to break the clinch.
Bika slips a straight right by Berry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berry throws out a loose jab but Bika uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bika thuds a left hand into Berry's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry misses with an uppercut.
Bika moves out of range of the strikes.
Berry throws a jab when Bika was well out of range.
Bika throws a hook to the side of Berry's head but Berry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Berry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bika throws a combination that misses
and Berry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Bika has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bika stalling the fight.
Mark Berry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry just leaning against Bika, taking a breather.
Bika softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bika.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bika.
Bika lands an elbow inside.
Berry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bika tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bika holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Bika.
Bika misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bika's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bika prevents Berry from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bika is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Bika has clasped his hands together around Berry's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bika tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Berry defending against the ground and pound.
Bika is staying tight to Berry's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Elvis Bika has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berry taking a bit of punishment here - Bika scoring with strikes.
Berry tries to bench press Bika off him but Bika keeps the position.
Bika throws an elbow but Berry slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bika wants to control but Berry is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry manages to get back to half guard.
Bika throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Berry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bika thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bika looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bika throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Berry's waist but Berry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bika off to one side.
Mark Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elvis Bika.
Bika takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bika misses with an uppercut. Berry saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Bika comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bika 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Bika!