PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berger comes to the cage accompanied by Cheeseburger In Paradise. Cummings has chosen The Misfits - Die Die My Darling as his entrance music. Tj Cummings acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Berger
vs
Cummings

182 cm
29
308 lbs
25 - 5 - 0

195 cm
29
267 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

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Insanely flexible

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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Berger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tj Cummings!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cummings thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Berger if he has to take too many more of those.
Cummings wants to clinch.
Cummings tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Berger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berger cracks Cummings with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cummings misses with a body kick.
Cummings throws the kick towards the body but Berger avoids it.
Cummings takes a swing at Berger's ribcage but misses.
Cummings tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Berger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cummings misses with a looping left.
Cummings thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Berger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Berger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cummings manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Berger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Berger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Berger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Berger trying to control but Cummings is working from the bottom.
Berger sitting in guard here, content to control.
Berger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Cummings has his foot on Berger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Berger works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berger is stalling in the full guard.

Cummings working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Berger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Berger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berger throwing strikes from guard but Cummings blocks nicely.
Cummings keeping moving, preventing Berger from controlling successfully.
Berger pushes down on Cummings's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Berger slows the pace down in half guard.
Berger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berger is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Berger avoids the attempt from Cummings to control.
Berger lands with some strikes.

It looks like Tj Cummings has been cut.
Cummings in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That has opened up Tj Cummings's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berger unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Cummings wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Berger celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dieter Berger!
A very excited looking Dieter Berger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.