PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ugly Dan (ranked 5702 p4p, 5135 weight class) and Theodore Berber (ranked 577 p4p, 532 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dan
vs
Berber

190 cm
18
205
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
205
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

30th Century Beer Store

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ugly Dan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theodore Berber!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berber.
Berber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dan can pounce on him.
We've been told by Dan's head coaches at THUD! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Berber works the jab nicely.
Berber throws a hook but Dan avoids it easily.
Berber scores with a jab to the body.
Berber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dan throws a wild body kick that Berber sees coming a mile off.
Dan missing with a left hand there. Berber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Dan clinches up with Berber and pushes him back against the cage.
Berber can't find room to land a body shot as Dan controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dan.
Berber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dan misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan throws a punch but it's blocked by Berber.
Dan lands an uppercut.
Dan blocks an uppercut.
Berber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berber.
Dan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dan can't find room to land a body shot as Berber controls the action.
Berber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dan's elbow.
Dan throws a punch but it's blocked by Berber.
Dan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berber tries to throw a body punch but Dan avoids it by throwing Berber back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan prevents a body shot from Berber.
Dan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berber struggles to land a body shot inside as Dan controls his hands.
Dan blocks a body shot from Berber.
Berber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berber misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Dan.
Dan throws a punch but it's blocked by Berber.
Dan blocks a body shot from Berber.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dan.
Dan throws a head punch that misses.
Dan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berber backwards.
Berber blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dan.
Berber tries to work over Dan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dan prevents a body shot from Berber.
Berber tries to throw a body punch but Dan avoids it by throwing Berber back against the cage.
Berber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dan gets through Berber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berber backwards.
Berber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berber struggles to land a body shot inside as Dan controls his hands.
Berber throws a punch but it's blocked by Dan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dan lands a left hand.
Berber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berber misses with a punch to the body.
Berber blocking some punches.
Dan misses with a punch to the body.
Dan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dan.
Dan scores with a hook to the body.
Berber prevents a body shot from Dan.
Berber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dan misses with some punches.
Berber working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ugly Dan 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.

Berber scores with a jab to the body.
Dan thows a leg kick but Berber checks it
and Berber counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick lands for Dan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dan.
A nice leg kick from Dan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Dan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dan.
Dan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dan slips a straight right by Berber.
Dan defending well as Berber loads up on a big left hand.
Berber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berber looks to land a left hand but Dan moved out of range nicely.
Berber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Berber getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Berber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Berber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan throws the kick towards the body but Berber avoids it.
Dan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Berber tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Oooooh!!! Berber has knocked Dan down with a huge combo! Berber steps away and waves a wobbly Dan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Dan is rocked!
Dan misses with an uppercut
and Berber counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Theodore Berber!