PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Berkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxime Bergeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Carlos Berkman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Carlos Berkman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Berkman
vs
Bergeron

186 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
208 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Berkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxime Bergeron!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergeron shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Berkman but Berkman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bergeron moves out of range of the body kick from Berkman.
Berkman throws a big shot that misses.
Bergeron shoots in but Berkman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bergeron misses with a takedown attempt - Berkman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carlos Berkman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxime Bergeron.

Bergeron scores with a takedown into Berkman's guard.
Bergeron wants to control from the top but Berkman keeps moving.
Berkman wants to get back to his feet but Bergeron is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bergeron wants to control from the top but Berkman keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bergeron controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bergeron won't allow Berkman to get back to his feet.
Bergeron slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Berkman keeping moving, preventing Bergeron from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Berkman circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bergeron shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berkman pinned against the cage. Berkman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bergeron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berkman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Bergeron looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bergeron with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bergeron 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.
Berkman wants to stand and escape but Bergeron is having none of it.
Bergeron trying to control but Berkman is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Berkman pushes Bergeron off and gets back to his feet.
Berkman loads up on a big right hand but Bergeron slips the punch.
Berkman fails to land with a series of punches.
Berkman swats away the attempt to clinch by Bergeron.

Bergeron scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Berkman is not content to let Bergeron control the position.
Bergeron remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkman wants to get back to his feet but Bergeron drags him back down.
Berkman is not content to let Bergeron control the position.
Berkman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Berkman tries to get out of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bergeron scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxime Bergeron dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bergeron throws a head kick but Berkman moves out of range.
Bergeron displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Carlos Berkman has been cut.
A jab from Berkman misses.
Berkman stuffs the takedown attempt from Bergeron. Bergeron gets slowly back to his feet.
Berkman looks to land a combination but Bergeron avoids it well.
Bergeron blocks a jab.
Bergeron shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berkman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bergeron has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bergeron and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Berkman throws a leg kick but Bergeron sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bergeron misses with a takedown attempt - Berkman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carlos Berkman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxime Bergeron.
Berkman looks to throw the jab but Bergeron is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergeron fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bergeron is breathing heavily.
Berkman throws a hook but Bergeron blocks it.
Berkman throws the left hand but Bergeron avoids the punch easily.
Berkman throws a push kick but Bergeron slaps the foot to one side.
Bergeron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berkman.
Berkman misses with a body shot.

Bergeron takes the fight into the clinch.
Bergeron keeps control of Berkman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bergeron fails to pull guard.
Berkman wants to break free but Bergeron has control.
Berkman can't break the clinch.
Berkman is trying to break the clinch but Bergeron has him pressed against the cage.
Berkman is trying to break the clinch but Bergeron has him pressed against the cage.
Berkman scores with a shoulder strike.
Berkman is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Bergeron manages to pull guard.
Bergeron seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Berkman wants to get up but he can't break Bergeron's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Berkman postures up.
Berkman is looking to stand up but Bergeron won't let him.
Berkman being controlled here momentarily.
Bergeron manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bergeron looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron is landing with some decent strikes but Berkman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Berkman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Berkman is squirming around, avoiding Bergeron's attempts to control the action.
Bergeron controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Berkman is squirming around, avoiding Bergeron's attempts to control the action.
Bergeron controlling from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Maxime Bergeron just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bergeron looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Berkman wants to stand but Bergeron is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxime Bergeron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Berkman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Bergeron scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bergeron looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Berkman pushes Bergeron off looking to stand but Bergeron dives back in and keeps control.
Bergeron lands with a punch from half guard.
Berkman is refusing to be controlled, as Bergeron sits in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bergeron missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkman tries to kick Bergeron off but Bergeron keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bergeron slows the pace down in half guard.

Bergeron is looking for a kimura but Berkman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bergeron to get the leverage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Berkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Berkman.
Bergeron throws a half hearted mid kick.
Berkman throws a hook to the side of Bergeron's head but Bergeron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bergeron shoots in but no luck this time.
Carlos Berkman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berkman scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkman throws out a loose jab but Bergeron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergeron moves in looking to clinch but Berkman pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Bergeron or perhaps it was just good defense by Berkman which made him look bad.
Bergeron closes the distance and clinches up with Berkman, looking for a takedown. Bergeron pushes Berkman against the cage but Berkman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carlos Berkman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxime Bergeron.
Berkman jabs Bergeron right on the nose. Bergeron blinks but takes it well.
Berkman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bergeron slips under a jab from Berkman.
Maxime Bergeron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berkman misses with a straight left.
Berkman misses with a straight left.
Bergeron drops his hands momentarily and Berkman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bergeron takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Bergeron is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkman drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bergeron right on the button. Bergeron goes down! Berkman follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Berkman gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Berkman!