PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Berkowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delon comes to the cage accompanied by Prayer Of The Refugee. The crowd seem to be enjoying Berkowitz's choice of entrance music: Macabre - Son Of Sam. David Berkowitz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Delon
vs
Berkowitz

185 cm
28
204 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

180 cm
25
203 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alen Delon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Berkowitz!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berkowitz looks to land a left hand but Delon moved out of range nicely.
Delon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berkowitz.
Delon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berkowitz throws out a loose jab but Delon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berkowitz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Delon's head.

It looks like Alen Delon has been cut.
Berkowitz misses with a looping left.
Berkowitz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Delon shoots in looking for a takedown but Berkowitz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Delon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Berkowitz throws a looping overhand right but Delon ducks down to avoid it.
Berkowitz scores with a leg kick.
Berkowitz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Delon.
Berkowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon wants to clinch.
David Berkowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Berkowitz as he jumps to the side.
Berkowitz throws an overhand right that lands on Delon's shoulder, as Delon tries to avoid the shot.
Berkowitz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Berkowitz looks to throw the jab but Delon is out of range.
Delon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berkowitz pinned against the cage. Berkowitz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delon slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delon checks the leg kick.
Berkowitz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Delon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Berkowitz circles away.
Berkowitz throws an overhand right that lands on Delon's shoulder, as Delon tries to avoid the shot.
Berkowitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berkowitz scores with a jab. Delon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Berkowitz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Berkowitz counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delon closes the distance and clinches up with Berkowitz, looking for a takedown. Delon pushes Berkowitz against the cage but Berkowitz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Berkowitz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Delon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Berkowitz.
Berkowitz looks to land a left hand but Delon moved out of range nicely.
Berkowitz throws out a loose jab but Delon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delon throws a looping overhand right but Berkowitz ducks down to avoid it.
Delon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Berkowitz defends well and Delon ends up having to push Berkowitz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Berkowitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berkowitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berkowitz is pressed up against the cage. Delon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Berkowitz down to the mat. Berkowitz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Berkowitz stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Berkowitz misses.
Delon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Delon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Berkowitz lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delon ducks under a wild hook from Berkowitz.
Delon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berkowitz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berkowitz lands a two punch combo.
Delon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Berkowitz throws a hook to the side of Delon's head but Delon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Berkowitz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alen Delon's cut.
That's time! Delon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Berkowitz throws a hook but Delon avoids it easily.
Berkowitz misses with a wild combination.
Berkowitz tries a head kick but it misses.
Delon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Delon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Berkowitz avoids it really well and circles away.
Berkowitz misses with an uppercut. Delon saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Berkowitz.
Delon ducks under a wild hook from Berkowitz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkowitz misses with a hook.
Berkowitz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Berkowitz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Delon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berkowitz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Delon asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Berkowitz has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Delon advances to full mount.
Delon working Berkowitz over with strikes here.

It looks like David Berkowitz has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delon unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon with a couple of short strikes.

That has opened up David Berkowitz's cut even more.
Delon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Berkowitz is looking to escape.
Delon punishing his opponent with strikes.

Berkowitz is rocked!

The cut above David Berkowitz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Delon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Berkowitz is still in real trouble! Can Delon finish him?
Delon raining down hammerfists from mount.
Berkowitz takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Delon's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alen Delon!
An out of breath Alen Delon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
David Berkowitz spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back!'.