PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cabbage Patched (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berger comes to the cage accompanied by Feed The Gut. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Berger
vs
Patched

182 cm
24
300 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

195 cm
26
276 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

ANABOLIC **160**

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Berger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cabbage Patched!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Patched throws a hook to the side of Berger's head but Berger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patched looks for the body kick but Berger saw that one coming.
Berger tries for a takedown but Patched sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Patched keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Berger closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Patched's guard.
Berger trying to control the position from guard on top but Patched is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berger wants to pass the guard but Patched is keeping the position.
Berger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Berger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Berger wants to control from the top but Patched keeps moving.
Berger looking to sit in guard and control but Patched gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Patched throws a strike but Berger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Patched has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Berger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Berger looking to pass the guard.

Patched working for a triangle but Berger defends it easily.
Berger trying to control the position from guard on top but Patched is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patched is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Berger wants to control from the top but Patched keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patched can't keep his opponent in guard - Berger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Patched looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Patched wants to improve his position but Berger is controlling well.
Well, if Berger 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.
Berger is looking to take a break and control but Patched is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Berger working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berger wants to control but Patched is keeping him busy.
Patched wants to get back to full guard.
Berger is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Berger works his way into full mount!
Patched sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Patched has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Berger is working away from the top position though.
Berger stalling away here and it's allowed Patched to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patched is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Berger throws a big right hand that misses.
Berger trying to control the position from guard on top but Patched is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patched can't do much from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berger cracks Patched with a big elbow.

It looks like Cabbage Patched has been cut.
A lull in the action here as Berger stalls from top position.
Berger throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dieter Berger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cabbage Patched's cut.
That's time! Berger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Patched slaps away a takedown attempt from Berger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Berger swings for the body but Patched moves out of range.
Berger dives in and grabs Patched's left leg, looking for a takedown. Patched pushes down on Berger's head and hops out.
Berger misses with a body shot.
Berger closes the distance and clinches up with Patched, looking for a takedown. Berger pushes Patched against the cage but Patched circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dieter Berger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berger tried to score with a low kick but Patched checks it.
Patched throws a right and a left that Berger avoids nicely.
Patched swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berger misses the jab.
Berger tries for a takedown but Patched sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dieter Berger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berger connects with the punch.
Berger misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger shoots in but Patched avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Patched.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Patched lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Berger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Berger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Berger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patched was well out of range. Poor timing from Berger.
Berger is looking to wear down Patched with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Patched swinging wildly here.
Patched turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cabbage Patched is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patched scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Dieter Berger has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patched blocks a jab.
Berger misses the shot to the body.
Berger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patched but Patched pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Berger tries to move into range but Patched moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Berger throws a hook but Patched avoids it easily.
Patched swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Patched throws a big shot that misses.
Patched slips under a jab.
A big right from Patched misses.
Patched throws a nice inside leg kick.
Berger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patched.
Donk. Patched catches Berger right on the button with a cross.
Patched connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Patched connects with a single shot there.
Cabbage Patched seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patched lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Berger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Patched.
Berger swings for the body but Patched moves out of range.
Patched pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berger looks for a takedown but Patched sprawls well.
Patched throws a leg kick which misses Berger's front leg but catches the back leg as Berger tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Berger misses.
Berger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patched was well out of range. Poor timing from Berger.
Horrible takedown by Berger or perhaps it was just good defense by Patched which made him look bad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patched fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Berger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patched wants to slow Berger down by chopping away at his legs.
Patched jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Patched as Berger shoots in.
Patched lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Patched cracks Berger with a big right hand and Berger goes down!
Patched cracks Berger with a solid left hand.
Patched in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Patched throws a big elbow that misses.
Patched stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Berger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Patched must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Patched wants to control from the top but Berger keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patched being controlled here momentarily.
Patched is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cabbage Patched showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Berger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patched.
Berger is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Patched's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Patched lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Berger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patched lands a nice leg kick that just misses Berger's sensitive parts.
Berger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Patched stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Patched thows a body shot but no joy.
Berger misses with a wild body shot.
Berger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Berger moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Patched misses.
Patched throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Patched misses the target.
Patched swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patched with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Berger to score with a decent uppercut.
Berger dives in and grabs Patched's left leg, looking for a takedown. Patched pushes down on Berger's head and hops out.
Berger checks a leg kick.
Berger lands a nice shot to the body.
Patched buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Berger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patched tries to work over Berger's front leg with a kick but Berger checks it.
Berger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Berger with that takedown attempt.
Berger digs a good hook to Patched's body.
Patched lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Berger misses
and Patched counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Patched does it's job there.
Berger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Patched pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berger is out of range and Patched settles back down.
Patched connects with an inside leg kick.
Patched has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Patched throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patched jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Patched throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Patched drops Berger with a big left hand and mounts him. Berger is in big trouble!

Berger is rocked!
Patched trying to control but Berger is having none of it.
Patched lands with some strikes.
Oh Berger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patched is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Berger goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Patched!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cabbage Patched!
Cabbage Patched is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Cabbage Patched thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.