PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Berge (ranked 916 p4p, 1272 weight class) and Eric Jacquin (ranked 136 p4p, 183 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Berge
vs
Jacquin

175 cm
31
162
14 - 12 - 0

170 cm
31
165
15 - 8 - 0

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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Berge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Jacquin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacquin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jacquin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berge wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jacquin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berge.
Jacquin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jacquin thuds a left hand into Berge's body.
We've been hearing reports that Berge has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Berge throws a right hand that Jacquin ducks under and follows up with a left that Jacquin also avoids with ease.
Jacquin catches Berge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jacquin lands with a shot to the body.
Berge tries to clinch there but Jacquin circles away.
Jacquin looks to land a left hand but Berge moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berge pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jacquin is out of range and Berge settles back down.
Jacquin connects with a body shot.
Berge tries to clinch
and Jacquin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Berge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jacquin catches Berge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Berge fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jacquin throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Berge misses.

Berge moves into the clinch.
Berge swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacquin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Berge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jacquin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacquin has Berge pushed against the cage.
Berge misses with some punches.
Berge manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Jacquin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berge moves forwards but Jacquin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Berge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Berge moves forwards but Jacquin connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin slips a jab from Berge.
Berge throws a looping overhand right but Jacquin ducks down to avoid it.
Jacquin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Berge throws a right hand that misses
and Jacquin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jacquin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jacquin cracks Berge with a right hand to the side of the head.
Berge misses with a left hand
and Jacquin counters with a nice uppercut.
Berge lands a nice shot that snaps Jacquin's head back.
Jacquin works over Berge's head and body with a nice combination.

Berge darts in and clinches Jacquin up against the cage.
Berge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jacquin as Berge tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berge.
Jacquin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Berge is keeping busy.
Berge gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jacquin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Berge.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berge.

Jacquin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jacquin tests Berge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Berge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jacquin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berge throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jacquin counters with a stiff right hand.
Jacquin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Berge had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jacquin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Berge counters with a single leg into guard. Jacquin didn't expect that.
Jacquin working a defensive guard here.
Jacquin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jacquin keeping full guard, as Berge tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berge is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jacquin pulls Berge in close to prevent any damage.
Berge is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Berge slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Berge tries to advance to mount but Jacquin denies him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berge advances nicely into full mount.
Jacquin wants to hold on but Berge pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Berge trying to control but Jacquin is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Jacquin dominated that 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.

Berge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berge throws a shot from downtown. Jacquin moves away and avoids it.
Berge on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jacquin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Berge changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jacquin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Berge slows the pace down.
Berge moves into full mount!
Jacquin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jacquin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jacquin is looking to get to half guard.
Berge content just to control the position here.
Jacquin is desperately trying to improve his position but Berge has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin gets back to half guard.
Berge trying to control the pace.
Berge's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Berge moves nicely into side control.
Berge advances to full mount.
Jacquin tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Berge working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berge controlling his opponent.
Berge looking to control but Jacquin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jacquin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Berge controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacquin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin tries to lock up and control but Berge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Berge controlling the position easily from mount.

Berge is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jacquin is surviving well by controlling Berge's body position as best he can.
Jacquin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jacquin wants to control but Berge is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jacquin is staying active underneath Berge, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jacquin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Berge is working away from the top position though.
Jacquin has his hands clasped together around Berge's back. He's all about the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Berge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacquin keeps working.
Jacquin is looking for a sweep. Berge is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Berge seems content to control.
Jacquin moves into full guard.
Berge wants to control from the top but Jacquin keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacquin keeping full guard, as Berge tries to pass.
Berge seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Berge dominated that second round.
That's time! Berge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Berge tries to clinch up.
Berge looks to land a right hand but Jacquin moved out of range.
Berge misses the shot to the body.

Berge drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jacquin tries to improve position but can't.
Berge is staying tight to Jacquin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacquin is trying to improve his position.
Berge trying to control the position but Jacquin is working away.
Jacquin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Berge's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berge trying to control from half guard but Jacquin is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jacquin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Berge is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Berge works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jacquin won't allow Berge to pass to mount.
Jacquin wants to improve his position but Berge is controlling well.
Berge content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jacquin wants to improve his position but Berge is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Berge wants to work for an arm triangle but Jacquin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Berge is looking to take a break and control but Jacquin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacquin tries to get to full guard but Berge has control of the leg.
Jacquin manages to get to full guard.
Berge slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jacquin is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin controls the position for a moment.
Jacquin is looking to regain half guard here but Berge keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jacquin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jacquin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tobias Berge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jacquin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jacquin tries to lock up and control but Berge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Berge controlling from mount.
Jacquin is looking to get to half guard.

Berge looking for a guillotine from mount but Jacquin is having none of it.
Jacquin is looking to get to half guard.
Berge controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jacquin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Berge controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Berge showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Berge has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Berge!
A less than humble Tobias Berge misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.