PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jayvee Cometa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bertil Berra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berra has chosen Jag älskar mitt Sverige as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cometa
vs
Berra

191 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jayvee Cometa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bertil Berra!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cometa is looking to clinch but Berra is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Berra is trying to trip Cometa. He has hold of a leg but Cometa is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Berra persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Berra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Berra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cometa has momentary wrist control but Berra slips an elbow through the middle.
Berra postures up and lands a big shot to Cometa's brow.
Berra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Berra is looking to work some ground and pound but Cometa has wrist control.
Berra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Berra scoring with some ground and pound.
Berra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Berra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Berra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Berra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cometa's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berra landing some decent shots from guard.
Berra throwing strikes from guard but Cometa blocks nicely.
Berra is looking to work some ground and pound but Cometa has wrist control.
Berra scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Berra works over Cometa with some ground and pound from guard.
Berra throwing strikes but missing.
Cometa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berra.
Berra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berra postures up and lands a big shot to Cometa's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berra content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cometa wants to get back to his feet but Berra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cometa is breathing heavily.
Berra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Berra working some strikes from top position.
Cometa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Berra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Berra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Berra throwing strikes from guard but Cometa blocks nicely.
Berra is working Cometa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Berra working some strikes from top position.
Berra chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Berra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Berra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Berra distracts Cometa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Berra distracts Cometa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Berra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Berra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cometa wants to stand and escape but Berra is having none of it.
Berra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Berra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Berra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berra connects with a couple of short punches.
Berra landing some decent shots from guard.
Berra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Berra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cometa's head.
Berra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cometa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Berra on the ground.
Berra is working Cometa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Berra postures up and lands a big shot to Cometa's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berra distracts Cometa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Berra chips away with some ground and pound.
Berra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Berra bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Berra lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Berra lands a few punches from side control.
Berra lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Berra working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cometa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Berra lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cometa down.
Berra is chipping away with strikes.
Berra landing strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berra is working Cometa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cometa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Berra working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berra landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berra lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cometa down.
Berra working the head and body with strikes.
Bertil Berra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Check out the look on Berra's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ground and pound from Berra seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Berra creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cometa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Berra is controlling him well.
Berra lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berra is putting a hurting on Cometa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Berra scoring with punches and elbows.
Berra lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cometa down.
Berra lands a nice forearm strike.
Berra in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Berra scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cometa to see if he's OK.
Cometa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Berra asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Berra works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berra is working Cometa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cometa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Berra lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cometa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Berra working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Berra's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Berra landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Berra cracks Cometa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cometa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Berra is working Cometa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Berra cracks Cometa with a big elbow.
Cometa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Berra has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cometa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Berra connects with a decent elbow.
Cometa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Berra working the ground and pound but Cometa is defending the strikes.
Cometa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Berra asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Berra cracks Cometa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Berra working the body and head with strikes.
Berra is chipping away with strikes.
Berra working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bertil Berra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Berra drives through with a takedown into guard.
Berra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cometa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berra.
Berra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cometa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Berra throwing strikes from guard but Cometa blocks nicely.
Berra lands a couple of digs.
Berra throwing strikes from guard but Cometa blocks nicely.
Cometa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cometa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berra.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Berra looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cometa!
Berra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berra landing strikes from the mount and Cometa is in trouble!
Cometa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Berra lands a big elbow.
Berra lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Berra is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cometa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cometa'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.
Berra lands with some strikes.
Cometa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Berra dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cometa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Berra lands a heavy elbow.
Cometa is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Berra with good strikes from the mount here!
Berra with good strikes from the mount here!
Berra working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Berra working Cometa over with strikes here.
Berra is landing with some decent strikes but Cometa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cometa wants to get back to his feet.
Berra landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berra lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Berra lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cometa hang on?
Berra scoring with strikes but Cometa is staying in there.
Berra lands a heavy elbow.
Berra with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Cometa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Berra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cometa wants to try and get back to his feet.
Berra pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Berra cracks Cometa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cometa is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berra connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bertil Berra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Berra lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cometa hang on?
Cometa is bucking up trying to escape but Berra cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Berra pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jayvee Cometa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berra with shots to the head and body - Cometa looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Berra.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Berra cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Berra working the ground and pound effectively.
Berra breaks from Cometa's wrist control and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bertil Berra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Berra has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bertil Berra!