PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caccane Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Thurgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berzevaco comes to the cage accompanied by Hanna Ekola - Villihevosia. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Berzevaco
vs
Thurgood

188 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
32
186 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caccane Berzevaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabe Thurgood!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thurgood tests Berzevaco's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Caccane Berzevaco has been cut.

Berzevaco takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berzevaco throws an elbow but misses.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it misses.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berzevaco blocks an elbow strike from Thurgood.
Thurgood drops down looking for an ankle pick but Berzevaco pulls his leg out and moves away.
No joy there for Thurgood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good leg kick by Berzevaco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Berzevaco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thurgood digs a good hook to Berzevaco's body.
Berzevaco drops his hands momentarily and Thurgood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thurgood avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
Thurgood throws a shot to the body.
Berzevaco ducks right into an uppercut from Thurgood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Thurgood.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thurgood. Berzevaco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thurgood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thurgood throws a hook but Berzevaco avoids it easily.
Thurgood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thurgood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Berzevaco avoids it really well and circles away.
Thurgood thows a body shot but no joy.
Thurgood goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thurgood shoots in but no luck this time.
Caccane Berzevaco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabe Thurgood.
Berzevaco tries to clinch but Thurgood is having none of it.
Berzevaco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Berzevaco is rocked!
Thurgood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Berzevaco rather than just go for the knockout.
Thurgood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Berzevaco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses.
Thurgood misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thurgood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berzevaco.
Berzevaco tries a head kick but it misses.
Berzevaco seems to have got his legs back now.
Thurgood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Berzevaco's waist but Berzevaco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thurgood off to one side.
Thurgood just misses with a punch to the body.
Berzevaco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thurgood.
Thurgood throws a big shot that misses.
Thurgood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berzevaco moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Berzevaco blocks the leg kick.
Berzevaco avoids the body shot from Thurgood.
Thurgood throws a big shot that misses.
Berzevaco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gabe Thurgood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thurgood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thurgood misses with a body kick.
Berzevaco throws a head kick but Thurgood moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Berzevaco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco ducks under a wild hook from Thurgood.
Berzevaco slips under a jab.
Thurgood avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
Thurgood scores with a head kick.
Berzevaco throws a sloppy head kick and Thurgood moves out of range easily.
Caccane Berzevaco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thurgood misses with a straight right.
Thurgood looks to land a left hand but Berzevaco moved out of range nicely.
Thurgood has a takedown stuffed.
Thurgood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berzevaco was well out of range. Poor timing from Thurgood.
Thurgood swings for the body but Berzevaco moves out of range.
Thurgood punishes Berzevaco's body with a nice straight punch.

Thurgood drives through with a takedown into Berzevaco's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Berzevaco is trying to control the position but Thurgood postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Berzevaco holds on and takes a little breather.
Berzevaco wants to stand up but Thurgood is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berzevaco trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Berzevaco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Caccane Berzevaco wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Berzevaco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berzevaco lands a head kick. Thurgood smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Gabe Thurgood has been cut.
Berzevaco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thurgood loads up on a big right hand but Berzevaco slips the punch.
Thurgood avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
Thurgood scores with a head kick.
Thurgood throws a right hand that Berzevaco ducks under and follows up with a left that Berzevaco also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabe Thurgood dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Berzevaco is looking to chop away at Thurgood's legs.
Thurgood feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Berzevaco crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gabe Thurgood!
Gabe Thurgood spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.