PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cheeseburger In Paradise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Berger
vs
England

182 cm
27
305 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

199 cm
26
298 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®

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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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Berger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John England!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from England.
Berger is trying hard to land a takedown here. England sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Berger shoots in looking for a takedown. England tries to sprawl out of it but Berger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. England manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
England connects with a good right hand that stumbles Berger. Berger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Berger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and England counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

England catches Berger napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Berger to the canvas!

It looks like Dieter Berger has been cut.
England must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Berger is looking for a triangle but England pushes his legs off easily.
Berger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
England trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Berger is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Berger passes England's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

England kicks off Berger and gets to his feet.
Berger ducks right into an uppercut from England.

Berger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
England wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
England avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Berger.
Berger throws an elbow but England slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
England wants to get back to his feet.
Berger is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down England's shoulder. That is not cool.
Berger tries to advance to mount but England denies him.
England is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Berger throws a strike aimed at the side of England's head but England avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
England is not content to let Berger control the position.
Berger misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Berger wants to lay and pray for a moment but England keeps working.
England is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Berger is controlling him well.
England managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Berger.
Berger misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
England is being controlled here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Berger prevents England from escaping the position.
Berger creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Berger 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berger controls the position.

Berger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but England is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Berger wants to lay and pray for a moment but England keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berger in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John England dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Berger's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Berger throws an overhand right that lands on England's shoulder, as England tries to avoid the shot.
Berger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Berger throws the left hand but England avoids the punch easily.
Berger throws a jab but it's blocked by England.

Berger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for England!
England's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Berger jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… England is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by England and Berger has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Dieter Berger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berger tries to score with some ground and pound. England controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger throwing strikes but England manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Berger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Berger is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Berger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Berger is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked England off and has taken his back!
England covering up well under a series of strikes from Berger.
England holding both Berger 's hands and preventing any damage.

England is trying to defend against the choke here but Berger has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Berger Tightens the hold and England taps out furiously! Berger displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dieter Berger!
Dieter Berger retains his super heavyweight title!
Dieter Berger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.