PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Huge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrik Berisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enrik Berisha will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Huge
vs
Berisha

176 cm
23
179 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

182 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Poweful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Huge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enrik Berisha!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huge avoids the head kick by Berisha.
Huge cracks Berisha with an open hand slap.
Huge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Huge tries a low kick but Berisha avoids it.
Huge avoids the head kick by Berisha.
Berisha throws a head kick but Huge moves out of range.
Huge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matt Huge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Huge shoots in and bounces Berisha off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Berisha wants to stand up but Huge is controlling him.
Huge is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Berisha wants to get back to his feet but Huge is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Berisha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Huge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Berisha but Berisha pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Huge. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Huge shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Huge lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huge lands a big shot there that rocks Berisha but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Huge working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Berisha is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Huge with a couple of short strikes.
Berisha is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Berisha can do anything to dispel that myth.

Huge jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Berisha manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Huge scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huge controlling the position from side mount.
Berisha wants to get back to his feet but Huge drags him back down.
Berisha looks gassed!
Berisha is not content to let Huge control the position.
Berisha is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Huge is controlling him well.
Berisha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huge working the body and head with strikes.
Berisha is working to avoid the ground and pound but Huge connects with a decent elbow.
Berisha wants to get back to his feet.
Berisha wants to get back to his feet but Huge is dominant here and he's now got Berisha's back!
Berisha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Huge with a couple of short strikes.
Berisha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berisha is in a horrible position here. Huge smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Huge breaks from Berisha's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Huge lands a big shot there that rocks Berisha but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Huge controlling the pace for now.
Berisha is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Huge looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Huge working the ground and pound effectively.
Berisha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Berisha wants to get back to his feet.
Huge cracks Berisha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Huge.
Huge won't let Berisha get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Huge lands a big shot there that rocks Berisha but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Huge is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Berisha can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Huge trying to control but Berisha is having none of it.
Huge controlling from mount.
Huge is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Berisha can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Berisha wants to try and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Berisha that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Berisha really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Huge is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Berisha can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Berisha taking shots to the head.
Huge with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Huge dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Huge closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Huge cracks Berisha with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Berisha is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Huge has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Huge scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Berisha to see if he's OK.

Huge has hold of Berisha's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Berisha seems comfortable defending it but Huge has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Berisha is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Berisha is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Huge couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Huge!