PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorm Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berg kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. Jackson has chosen Billie Holiday - Gloomy Sunday as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Berg
vs
Jackson

185 cm
29
205 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

191 cm
24
221 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thorm Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a leg kick but Berg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Berg cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson wants to land a leg kick but Berg is out of range.
Berg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Berg misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson throws a body punch but Berg moves out of range.
Berg misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Berg blocks the low kick.
Berg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Berg.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Berg. That did some damage!
Berg stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
Berg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berg lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
The fighters circling - Berg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Berg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Berg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berg misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Berg.
Berg throws a good cross that connects.
Berg tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berg misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with a series of wild punches.
Berg scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berg throws out the jab.
Berg misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Berg.
Alexander Berg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Berg misses with a body shot.
Berg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Berg is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Berg misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Berg lands.
Berg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Berg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
A combination from Berg does no damage.
Berg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A telegraphed right hand from Berg misses the target.
Berg misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Berg's knee momentarily.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
A leg kick checked by Berg.
Berg looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Berg throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Berg lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Berg misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Berg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
No joy there for Berg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Berg lands with a good body shot.
Alexander Berg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berg misses the shot to the body.
Berg throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Berg.
A punch combination from Berg misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Berg misses with a double jab.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Berg throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berg moves away.
Berg misses with the combination.
Berg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Berg's knee momentarily.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berg throws a combination that misses
and Berg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with a double jab
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Berg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Berg sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jackson slips a jab from Berg.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Berg.
Alexander Berg is winning the standup battle so far.
Berg misses with a series of wild punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Jackson is looking to slow Berg down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Berg takes one to the chin there.
Berg looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Berg's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Berg there.
Berg slips a jab from Jackson.
Berg throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Berg ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorm Jackson 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! This is the final round!

Berg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Berg's knee momentarily.
A combination from Berg does no damage.
A punch combination from Berg misses.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Berg checks it.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson misses with a hook. Berg ducked under it nicely.
Berg throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Berg's front leg but catches the back leg as Berg tries to avoid it.
Berg misses with the combination.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Berg uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with an inside leg kick.
Jackson thumps Berg with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Berg misses with a straight right.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Berg's body.
Berg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Berg misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berg misses with a combination
and Berg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Berg misses with the combination.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Berg's defenses.
Berg just misses with a punch to the body.
Berg jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Berg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berg.
Jackson lands with a hook. Berg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Berg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berg.
Berg throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Berg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Berg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Berg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Berg moved out of range nicely.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Berg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thorm Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Thorm Jackson!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Alexander Berg!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Thorm Jackson!

Thorm Jackson wins by split decision!