PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Grecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grecko
vs
Bergfried

160 cm
28
140 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

169 cm
30
141 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Grecko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grecko thumps Bergfried with a low kick.

Grecko darts in and clinches Bergfried up against the cage.
Grecko can't break the clinch.
Bergfried gets through Grecko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grecko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bergfried pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bergfried tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grecko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grecko misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Bergfried breaks the clinch.
Bergfried plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bergfried takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grecko throws a big shot that misses.
Bergfried moves out of range as Grecko strikes.
Grecko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bergfried on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergfried looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
An inside leg kick from Bergfried misses.
Grecko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bergfried.

Grecko shoots in and gets a takedown into Bergfried's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grecko trying to control but Bergfried is working from the bottom.
Grecko connects with a couple of short punches.
Grecko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bergfried works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grecko won't allow Bergfried to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grecko wants to control from the top but Bergfried keeps moving.
Grecko throws an elbow that misses. Bergfried uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grecko's guard. Nice move by Bergfried!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bergfried pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grecko is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grecko wants to sweep here but Bergfried controlling him for the moment.
Grecko is looking to sweep but instead, Bergfried has passed into half guard.
Grecko is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecko wants to get back to full guard.
Grecko tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Grecko wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bergfried tries to work over Grecko's front leg with a kick but Grecko checks it.
Grecko tries to counter with a takedown but Bergfried is quick to defend against it.
Grecko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot to the body from Bergfried misses

and Grecko counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bergfried keeping moving, preventing Grecko from controlling successfully.
Grecko being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried wants to sweep here but Grecko controlling him for the moment.
Grecko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bergfried looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grecko is one step ahead there.
Grecko trying to control but Bergfried is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Grecko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bergfried pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grecko feinted with a counter takedown.
Grecko throws a poor cross that misses
and Grecko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grecko looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergfried is just out of range.
Grecko looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergfried is just out of range.
Grecko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bergfried tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Grecko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Grecko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grecko trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergfried is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grecko postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried wants to get back to his feet but Grecko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Grecko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bergfried can do to turn this around?
Grecko trying to control but Bergfried is working from the bottom.
Grecko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grecko!
Grecko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grecko looks to throw the jab but Bergfried is out of range.
Bergfried just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grecko throws a lazy right hand but Bergfried sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grecko misses with a low kick.
Bergfried slips a jab and a cross from Grecko.
Grecko slips under a jab from Bergfried.
Bergfried moves out of range of the body kick.
Bergfried was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bergfried lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grecko will feel that in the morning.
Tony Grecko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Grecko as he connects with a hook.
Bergfried throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bergfried scores with a head kick. Grecko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergfried gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grecko.
Bergfried tries to bum rush Grecko with a series of wild strikes but Grecko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grecko avoids the body shot from Bergfried.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried misses with a body shot.
Tony Grecko is winning the standup battle so far.

Grecko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Grecko lands in his opponent's guard.
Grecko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Grecko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grecko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grecko trying to control but Bergfried is working from the bottom.
Grecko 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecko is working Bergfried over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bergfried is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grecko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bergfried takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bergfried misses with a looping left.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bergfried moves out of range of the strikes.
Bergfried ducks right into an uppercut from Grecko.
Bergfried lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grecko's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Grecko dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Grecko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bergfried was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bergfried misses with a looping left.
Grecko looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergfried is just out of range.

Bergfried gets tackled into the cage by Grecko. Grecko maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bergfried creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grecko throws a head punch that misses.
Grecko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bergfried's elbow.
Bergfried misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Grecko fails to land.
Bergfried works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergfried lands a left hand.
Bergfried struggles to land a body shot inside as Grecko controls his hands.

Bergfried escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bergfried throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grecko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bergfried flicks out a counter leg kick but Grecko steps away.
Bergfried feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grecko's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bergfried misses with a low kick.
Grecko cracks Bergfried with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grecko throws a jab when Bergfried was well out of range.
Grecko tries to land a leg kick but Bergfried saw it coming and moves away.
Grecko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bergfried checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Bergfried misses.
Grecko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grecko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grecko blocks a head kick by Bergfried.
Grecko throws a jab but it's blocked by Bergfried.
Grecko doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Bergfried to counter with a crisp jab.
Friedrich Bergfried has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried lands a leg kick that knocks Grecko off balance momentarily.
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!
Grecko checks the leg kick.
Bergfried moves out of range as Grecko strikes.
Bergfried raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grecko.
Grecko tries to score with a low kick but Bergfried moves his leg out of the way.

Grecko closes the distance and clinches.
Bergfried presses Grecko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grecko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Grecko. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Grecko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grecko lands a head shot.
Tony Grecko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bergfried looks for the body kick but Grecko saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grecko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a combination. Grecko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grecko scores with a decent looking hook.
Grecko misses with an uppercut. Bergfried saw that one coming.
Grecko misses with a hook
and Bergfried counters with a nice body kick.
Grecko throws a poor cross that misses
and Bergfried counters with a left to the body.
Bergfried throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bergfried tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grecko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grecko throws a solid leg kick but Bergfried takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grecko.
Bergfried tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grecko was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergfried.
Grecko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bergfried doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bergfried misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Bergfried as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grecko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Grecko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grecko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bergfried sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Bergfried misses.
Bergfried throws a head kick but Grecko moves out of range.
Bergfried throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bergfried throws a hook to the side of Grecko's head but Grecko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grecko connects with a jab.
Bergfried looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grecko stuns Bergfried with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grecko cracks Bergfried with an open hand slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Grecko.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grecko, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Grecko!