PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Suksi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Berg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Suksi
vs
Berg

172 cm
18
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pertti Suksi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Berg!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berg moves in looking to clinch but Suksi pushes him off.
Martin Berg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Berg clinches.

Berg manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Berg keeping moving, preventing Suksi from controlling successfully.
Suksi working some strikes from top position.
Suksi controlling from the top position.
Berg keeping moving, preventing Suksi from controlling successfully.
Berg is looking to stand up but Suksi isn't so interested in that idea.
Suksi content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suksi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Suksi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suksi throwing strikes but missing.
Suksi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Suksi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suksi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Berg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suksi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suksi scoring with some ground and pound.
Suksi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suksi works over Berg with some ground and pound from guard.
Suksi wants to control from the top but Berg keeps moving.
Suksi landing some decent shots from guard.
Suksi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suksi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Suksi won't allow Berg to sweep him here.
Suksi landing some decent shots from guard.
Suksi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suksi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suksi tries to free his leg and advance position but Berg is retaining full guard.
We've been hearing that Suksi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suksi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Suksi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Berg for as long as he can get away with.
Suksi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Suksi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Berg keeping moving, preventing Suksi from controlling successfully.
Suksi throwing strikes from guard but Berg blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suksi throwing strikes but missing.
Suksi wants to control from the top but Berg keeps moving.
Suksi 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.

Suksi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Berg is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Suksi, into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Suksi is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pertti Suksi dominated that round.
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.

Berg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suksi.
Berg throws a head kick that misses.
Suksi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Suksi swats away the attempt to clinch by Berg.
Berg moves in looking to clinch but Suksi pushes him off.
Berg tries to clinch up.
Martin Berg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berg wants to clinch up but Suksi keeps it at a distance.
Suksi scores with a nice right hand.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Suksi enables Berg to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Suksi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Suksi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Berg manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suksi trying to control but Berg is working from the bottom.
Suksi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Berg keeping moving, preventing Suksi from controlling successfully.
Suksi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Berg's head.
Berg wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suksi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Suksi throwing strikes from guard but Berg blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suksi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Suksi wants to pass the guard but Berg is keeping the position.
Suksi postures up and lands a big shot to Berg's brow.
Suksi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suksi throwing strikes but missing.
Suksi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suksi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suksi working some strikes from top position.
Berg keeping moving, preventing Suksi from controlling successfully.
Suksi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suksi advances to half guard.
Suksi is trying to control. Berg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Suksi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Berg is breathing heavily.
Suksi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Berg is looking for a sweep. Suksi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Suksi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Berg doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Suksi.
Berg has hold of Suksi's hands but Suksi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Suksi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Berg doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Suksi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pertti Suksi dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

A jab lands there for Suksi.
Suksi misses with a looping left.
Berg tries to clinch up.

Berg gets a clinch.

Berg pulls guard successfully.
Suksi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Berg keeping full guard, as Suksi tries to pass.
Suksi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suksi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suksi passes into half guard.
Berg tries to roll over but Suksi keeps him under control.
Suksi lands with a punch from half guard.
Suksi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Suksi is trying to control the action in half guard but Berg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Suksi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Suksi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Suksi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Suksi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Berg defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suksi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Berg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Suksi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Suksi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Berg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Suksi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Berg defending well though.
Pertti Suksi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pertti Suksi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Pertti Suksi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Suksi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Berg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Suksi. That snapped Berg's head back.
Suksi lands a two punch combo.
Berg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Berg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Suksi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Berg stopping the sweep attempt from Suksi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suksi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Suksi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Berg hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suksi landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suksi landing strikes from the mount and Berg is in trouble!
Suksi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martin Berg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Pertti Suksi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Suksi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pertti Suksi!