PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Berkovitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Cesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cesar has chosen Saliva - Superstar as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Berkovitz
vs
Cesar

174 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Berkovitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Cesar!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cesar catches Berkovitz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Berkovitz misses with an uppercut
letting Cesar counter with a right hand.
Cesar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Berkovitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berkovitz scores with a nice strike.
Berkovitz throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Cesar misses the target.
Cesar throws an off balance right hand
and Berkovitz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkovitz thows a leg kick but Cesar checks it
and Cesar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berkovitz lands with an uppercut that bounces Cesar off the cage and back into rage.
Cesar misses with a left hand
and Berkovitz counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick by Berkovitz misses
enabling Cesar to counter with a crisp jab.
Cesar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Berkovitz counters with a solid body kick.
Cesar throws a poor cross that misses
and Berkovitz counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesar misses with a body punch
and Berkovitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berkovitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cesar moves away.
An inside leg kick from Berkovitz misses.
Berkovitz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Berkovitz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz misses with a lunging right hand
and Cesar counters with a nice uppercut.
Cesar checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Cesar.
The fighters circle momentarily. Berkovitz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cesar scores with a jab to the head.
Cesar throws an off balance right hand
and Berkovitz counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cesar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Julio Cesar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Cesar misses
letting Berkovitz counter with a right hand.
Berkovitz scores with a leg kick.
Berkovitz misses with a low kick.
Cesar throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Berkovitz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Berkovitz lands with a nice body kick.
Cesar slips under a jab.
Cesar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cesar thuds a left hand into Berkovitz's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cesar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Berkovitz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cesar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berkovitz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berkovitz.
Berkovitz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cesar misses with a lunging right hand
and Berkovitz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cesar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berkovitz swings widly with a right hand
and Cesar counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cesar counters with an inside leg kick.
Cesar throws a right hand that misses
and Berkovitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berkovitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berkovitz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cesar throws a hook but Berkovitz blocks it.
Cesar swings for the body but Berkovitz moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesar swings widly with a right hand
and Berkovitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Berkovitz, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cesar, right into the meat.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick but Cesar moved away.
Cesar throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz throws a sloppy head kick
and Cesar counters with a straight right hand.
Cesar drops his hands momentarily and Berkovitz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Cesar.
Good exchange - Cesar coming out on top.
Cesar throws an off balance right hand
and Berkovitz counters with a stiff right hand.
Berkovitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Berkovitz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A shot to the body from Cesar misses

and Berkovitz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Berkovitz.
Cesar looking for a sweep. Not yet Cesar, not yet.
Berkovitz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cesar managing to control the position.
Cesar looking for a sweep. Not yet Cesar, not yet.
Cesar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Berkovitz won't allow Cesar to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesar is trying to control the position but Berkovitz postures up.
Berkovitz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cesar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Berkovitz manages to get himself to full guard.
Cesar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Berkovitz wants to sweep here but Cesar controlling him for the moment.
Cesar wanted to stand there but Berkovitz had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Berkovitz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cesar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Berkovitz is proving hard to escape from.

Abraham Berkovitz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Berkovitz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cesar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesar misses with a lunging right hand
and Berkovitz counters with a left to the body.
Berkovitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cesar was well out of range. Poor timing from Berkovitz.
Cesar throws a poor cross that misses
and Berkovitz counters with a thumping low kick.
Berkovitz throws a shot to the body.
Cesar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Berkovitz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cesar lands an overhand right.
Berkovitz looks for the body kick but Cesar saw that one coming.
A cross from Berkovitz lands.
Julio Cesar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berkovitz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Berkovitz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cesar throws a lazy uppercut
and Berkovitz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Berkovitz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berkovitz 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Berkovitz!