PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fadden's choice of entrance music: God Of Thunder by KISS. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Berzins
vs
Fadden

170 cm
27
155 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

170 cm
27
149 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dominic Berzins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Fadden!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fadden connects with a leg kick. Berzins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fadden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fadden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berzins.
Fadden tries to work over Berzins's front leg with a kick but Berzins checks it.
Fadden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berzins.
Berzins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fadden tries a low kick but Berzins avoids it.
Fadden tries to clinch up.
Fadden throws a hook but Berzins blocks it.
Berzins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fadden.
Berzins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fadden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fadden tries to work over Berzins's front leg with a kick but Berzins checks it.
Fadden tries to clinch but Berzins is having none of it.
Berzins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fadden misses with a wild body shot.
Fadden swats away the attempt to clinch by Berzins.
Berzins looks to throw the jab but Fadden is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Berzins gets tackled into the cage by Fadden. Fadden maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Berzins.
Fadden's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fadden's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Berzins lands a shot to the body.
Berzins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fadden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berzins.
Berzins lands a right hand.
Berzins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Berzins fails to land.
Fadden tries to throw a body punch but Berzins avoids it by throwing Fadden back against the cage.
Fadden is trying to maintain a safe position but Berzins gets an underhook and turns Fadden into the cage.
Fadden blocking some punches.
Fadden trying to stall but Berzins improves his position.
Fadden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berzins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berzins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.
Berzins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berzins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fadden takes a shot to the head.
Fadden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berzins's elbow.
Fadden tries to land knees in the clinch but Berzins avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins lands a shoulder strike.
Berzins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.
Berzins avoiding damage as Fadden throws knees to the body.
Fadden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berzins pushes Fadden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fadden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berzins is leaning against Fadden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fadden trying to land knees to the body.
Fadden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berzins's elbow.
Berzins lands a nice uppercut.
Fadden misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Berzins.
Berzins lands a right hand.
Berzins is working Fadden over against the cage.
Berzins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berzins prevents a body shot from Fadden.
Berzins gets through Fadden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berzins working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Fadden is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Berzins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fadden is still on wobbly legs! Can Berzins finish him?
Berzins has a couple of punches blocked by Fadden.
Fadden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berzins avoids it.
Berzins swings wildly with an uppercut but Fadden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fadden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berzins.
Berzins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Berzins.
Fadden seems to have recovered his senses.
Fadden looks winded!
Berzins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Berzins gets through Fadden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berzins lands a nice shot to the body.
Fadden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berzins prevents a body shot from Fadden.
A nice left hand lands by Fadden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berzins lands a nice shot to the body.
Berzins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Berzins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Berzins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fadden or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.
Berzins effectively controlling the action here.
Berzins scores with a shoulder strike.
Berzins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fadden's elbow.
Berzins digs a right hand underneath Fadden's ribcage. Fadden let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Berzins.
Berzins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Berzins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Berzins taking a breather.
Berzins seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Berzins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.
Berzins lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Berzins.
Fadden is pushing Berzins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fadden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berzins avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Berzins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Berzins connects with a body shot that sends Fadden's belly button to the back.
John Fadden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berzins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fadden was well out of range. Poor timing from Berzins.
Fadden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berzins manages to avoid it.
Fadden tries to clinch up but Berzins circles away and keeps his distance.
Fadden defending well as Berzins loads up on a big left hand.
Berzins connects with a looping right hand.
Fadden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fadden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Berzins checks a leg kick.
Berzins misses with a hook. Fadden ducked under it nicely.
Berzins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fadden looks up at the clock. Bad move! Berzins lands a right hand from hell, dropping Fadden. Berzins pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Berzins!
An out of breath Dominic Berzins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
John Fadden was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to everyone here on the Island, all the fans, you're the best!!! '.