PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bert Beryllium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gouldmeister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gouldmeister comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ACDC - Highway To Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Royce Gouldmeister has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beryllium
vs
Gouldmeister

180 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bert Beryllium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Royce Gouldmeister!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beryllium shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gouldmeister manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Beryllium looking to pass the guard.
Beryllium not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Beryllium has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Beryllium trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beryllium wants to control from the top but Gouldmeister keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bert Beryllium.

Beryllium has closed the distance and engaged Gouldmeister in a clinch.
Beryllium goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gouldmeister prevents it.

Beryllium gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Beryllium wants to control but Gouldmeister is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beryllium content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gouldmeister looks gassed!
Beryllium is keen to just control but Gouldmeister is a slippery customer.
Gouldmeister tries to roll over but Beryllium keeps him under control.
Beryllium is thwarting Gouldmeister's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beryllium is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Beryllium is pressing down on Gouldmeister's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gouldmeister is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Beryllium is working for a kimura but Gouldmeister is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Beryllium is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gouldmeister defends it well.
Beryllium performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bert Beryllium dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

No luck for Beryllium with that takedown attempt.
Beryllium shoots in looking for a takedown. Gouldmeister tries to sprawl out of it but Beryllium keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gouldmeister manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Beryllium fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gouldmeister sprawls well initially but Beryllium persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beryllium is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gouldmeister is breathing heavily.

Beryllium is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gouldmeister has managed to free his arm - good work.
Beryllium performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gouldmeister trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Beryllium manages to pass to mount!
Gouldmeister prevents Beryllium from taking his back.

Beryllium looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beryllium wants to control the pace but Gouldmeister is squirming around nicely.
Beryllium 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.
Beryllium fails to advance to Gouldmeister's back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Beryllium jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gouldmeister manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bert Beryllium dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Beryllium.
Beryllium tries to clinch up.
Beryllium shoots in and drives through. Gouldmeister sprawls well.

Beryllium scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Beryllium wants to control but Gouldmeister is keeping him busy.
Gouldmeister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beryllium content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Beryllium is looking to advance position but Gouldmeister won't allow it.

Beryllium is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gouldmeister defends it well.
Still in half guard, Beryllium seems content to control.
Bert Beryllium is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bert Beryllium.
Beryllium lands with a kick to the temple. Gouldmeister shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Beryllium looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beryllium passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gouldmeister!
Beryllium sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bert Beryllium showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beryllium has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bert Beryllium!