PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Carter's choice of entrance music: Swedish House Mafia - One (Your Name). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Berg
vs
Carter

170 cm
23
150 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

162 cm
24
155 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Berg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Carter!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berg is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Berg misses with a low kick.
Berg throws a low kick but Carter moves out of range easily.
Craig Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berg connects with a solid leg kick.
Carter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Berg.
Berg does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carter misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter tests Berg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Berg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Berg ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valentin Berg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berg moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Berg slips under a jab from Carter.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Berg counters with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Berg.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berg.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Berg counters with a good low kick that Carter was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a solid leg kick but Berg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carter.
Berg throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Berg misses with a body kick.
Carter misses with a hook. Berg ducked under it nicely.
Berg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carter under the eye.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Berg.
Berg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
A low kick from Carter misses
and Berg counters with an inside leg kick.
Carter throws a head kick but Berg moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Berg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Berg dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Berg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Carter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Berg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Berg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Berg.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Berg as Carter tries to tie him up.
Berg lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from Berg.
Berg missing with knees to the body.
Carter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carter tries to work over Berg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berg misses with a body punch.
Berg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.

Carter works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter sitting in guard here, content to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Carter won't allow Berg to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Carter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Berg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berg misses with a body shot.
Carter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Berg thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Berg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a series of punches but Berg avoids them all with ease.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Berg counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.

Berg is rocked!
Carter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Berg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berg walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Berg limp body while Carter jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Craig Carter!
Craig Carter is the new featherweight champion!