PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximo Bertnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Annie Baby Boo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Annie Baby Boo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bertnar
vs
Baby Boo

178 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maximo Bertnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Annie Baby Boo!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bertnar has managed to clinch.
Bertnar fails to pull guard.
Baby Boo wants to break free but Bertnar has control.

Bertnar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Baby Boo regains guard immediately.
Bertnar is stalling in the full guard.
Bertnar won't allow Baby Boo to sweep him here.
Baby Boo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bertnar has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bertnar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Baby Boo is trying to improve his position.
Check out the look on Bertnar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bertnar controls the position.

Bertnar decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertnar tries for a takedown but Baby Boo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baby Boo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bertnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Annie Baby Boo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baby Boo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bertnar moves forwards but Baby Boo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bertnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baby Boo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bertnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Bertnar rushes Baby Boo and presses him up against the cage.

Bertnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baby Boo tries a low kick but Bertnar avoids it.
Baby Boo throws a right hand that Bertnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Bertnar also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Baby Boo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Bertnar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Baby Boo!
Baby Boo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bertnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bertnar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Baby Boo is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby Boo wants to control but Bertnar is having none of it.
Bertnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bertnar controlling the pace for now.
Baby Boo is looking to improve his position but Bertnar isn't that keen on the idea.
Bertnar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Baby Boo's face.
Bertnar is stalling here but it's allowed Baby Boo to get half guard.
Bertnar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Bertnar escapes and gets back to his feet.
Baby Boo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby Boo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bertnar.
Baby Boo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bertnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Baby Boo throws a hook but Bertnar blocks it.
Baby Boo misses with a series of wild punches.

Bertnar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bertnar is working Baby Boo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bertnar looking to control but instead Baby Boo has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Baby Boo looks gassed!
Bertnar not doing much here.
Bertnar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bertnar working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertnar content to control rather than advance.
Bertnar lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Bertnar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bertnar winds up and cracks Baby Boo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bertnar is trying for a kimura here. Baby Boo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bertnar wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maximo Bertnar!