PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimonds Bergmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergmanis comes into the arena with Twiztid - We Don't Die blaring out of the sound system. Fox is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bergmanis
vs
Fox

192 cm
22
266 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
277 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Syndicate Drugs

Elite Golden Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raimonds Bergmanis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Fox!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergmanis.
Fox takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergmanis. Fox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergmanis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bergmanis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bergmanis wants to clinch up but Fox keeps it at a distance.
Bergmanis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bergmanis lands a right hook to the body.
Fox looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergmanis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fox at a distance.
Bergmanis scores with a nice head shot.
Bergmanis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bergmanis digs a good hook to Fox's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergmanis misses with a wild body shot.
Bergmanis is looking to wear down Fox with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bergmanis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fox slaps away a takedown attempt from Bergmanis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bergmanis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis cracks Fox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Bergmanis forces Fox back against the cage and clinches.
Bergmanis avoiding damage.
Fox wants a takedown but no success here.
Bergmanis prevents Fox from breaking the clinch.
Bergmanis digs a right hand into Fox's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fox's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Bergmanis - that landed with a thud.
Bergmanis scores with a shot to the side of Fox's head.

Bergmanis has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Fox is trying to keep an underhook but Bergmanis manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bergmanis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bergmanis stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fox wants to get back to his feet.
Fox is trying to get back to full guard.
Bergmanis working over Fox with some ground and pound. Fox looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox wants to get back to his feet.
Fox is not content to let Bergmanis control the position.
Bergmanis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fox tries to get to full guard but Bergmanis has control of the leg.
Bergmanis working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bergmanis is trying to control. Fox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bergmanis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raimonds Bergmanis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bergmanis throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range.
Bergmanis avoids the head kick by Fox.
Bergmanis just misses with a punch to the body.
Bergmanis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bergmanis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bergmanis lands with an uppercut that bounces Fox off the cage and back into rage.
Fox is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis works Fox's body with a nice hook.
Bergmanis lands with an uppercut that bounces Fox off the cage and back into rage.
Bergmanis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fox doesn't seem bothered though.
Bergmanis scores with a hook to the body. Fox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bergmanis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergmanis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bergmanis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis lands a nice hook to Fox's body. Fox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bergmanis swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Bergmanis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Bergmanis there.
Bergmanis trying to control from half guard but Fox is working away.
Fox tries to kick Bergmanis off in order to stand up. Bergmanis Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Fox takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fox on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Bergmanis is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fox is trying to escape and Bergmanis transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fox is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bergmanis! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raimonds Bergmanis!
Raimonds Bergmanis retains his heavyweight title!