PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Bertuccio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bei comes to the cage accompanied by Tale of Three Brothers. Bertuccio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bei
vs
Bertuccio

193 cm
20
260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liu Bei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giovanni Bertuccio!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertuccio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bei counters with a two punch combo.
Bei slips a jab and a cross from Bertuccio.
We've been informed that Bertuccio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bertuccio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bei slips under a jab from Bertuccio.
Bei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bertuccio to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Liu Bei has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bertuccio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bertuccio throws a poor cross that misses
and Bei counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bertuccio misses with a double jab
and Bei counters with a right hand to the body.
Bertuccio misses with a combination

and Bei counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bei - that landed with a thud.
Bei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bertuccio's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bei.
Bei tries a body shot but Bertuccio blocks it.
Bertuccio prevents a body shot from Bei.
Bei pushes Bertuccio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bei lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bertuccio looks winded!
Bei tries to throw a body punch but Bertuccio avoids it by throwing Bei back against the cage.
Bei struggles to land a body shot inside as Bertuccio controls his hands.
A short right from Bei.
A left hand lands to the body for Bei.
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!
Bei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bertuccio stalling in the clinch but Bei improves position.
Bei struggles to land a body shot inside as Bertuccio controls his hands.
Bertuccio blocks a body shot from Bei.
Bei tries a body shot but Bertuccio blocks it.
Bei tries a body shot but Bertuccio blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bei.
A nice left hand lands by Bei.
Bei can't find room to land a body shot as Bertuccio controls the action.
Bertuccio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bei struggles to land a body shot inside as Bertuccio controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertuccio takes a shot to the head.
Bertuccio is looking to control Bei's arms but Bei gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bertuccio has his back to the cage.
Bei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bertuccio backwards.
Bertuccio looking to stall.
Bei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bertuccio is trying to maintain a safe position but Bei gets an underhook and turns Bertuccio into the cage.
Bei struggles to land a body shot inside as Bertuccio controls his hands.
Bei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bertuccio is trying to stall.
Bertuccio seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Bei lands a nice uppercut.
Bei misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bei as Bertuccio tries to tie him up.
Bei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bertuccio looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Giovanni Bertuccio.
Bertuccio throws a nice looking combination but Bei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bertuccio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertuccio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bei counters with a three punch combo that has Bertuccio backing up. Bertuccio nods at Bei to acknowledge the strikes.
Giovanni Bertuccio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bertuccio throws a lazy uppercut
and Bei comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Bertuccio stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Bei is on him like rabid pit bull! Bertuccio slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liu Bei!
Our winner, Liu Bei, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.