PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robby Blackfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackfoot has chosen Canadian Aboriginal Festival 2011. Drum songs as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Berg
vs
Blackfoot

183 cm
20
186 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robby Blackfoot!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackfoot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blackfoot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berg counters with a two punch combo.

Blackfoot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blackfoot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berg backwards.
Our sources have told us that Berg has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Berg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Berg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blackfoot pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackfoot pushes Berg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackfoot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Blackfoot breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg throws a right and a left that Blackfoot avoids nicely.
Blackfoot throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Berg is rocked!

Blackfoot takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Berg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Come on Blackfoot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Blackfoot lands a good knee to the midsection. Berg won't want to take too many of those.
Blackfoot lands a hook that snaps the head of Berg backwards.
Nice body punch from Blackfoot - that landed with a thud.
Berg tries to break free but Blackfoot pushes him back against the cage.
Blackfoot trying to land knees to the body.

Blackfoot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Blackfoot instigates a clinch.
Berg seems to have got his legs back now.

Blackfoot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Berg is trying to push Blackfoot away but Blackfoot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot misses with the head strike.
Blackfoot avoiding damage.
Blackfoot pushes Berg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berg blocking some punches.
Berg can't get the takedown.
Blackfoot misses with a punch to the body.
Blackfoot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blackfoot trying to land knees to the body.
Berg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackfoot taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Blackfoot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blackfoot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Blackfoot closes the distance and clinches.
Berg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blackfoot has him pressed against the cage.

Blackfoot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Blackfoot has Berg up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackfoot pushes Berg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blackfoot takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Blackfoot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackfoot tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot tries to clinch up but Berg circles away and keeps his distance.
Berg seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Blackfoot pushes Berg up against the cage in a clinch.
Berg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blackfoot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackfoot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Blackfoot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robby Blackfoot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Blackfoot takes the fight into the clinch.
Berg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blackfoot stalling against the cage.
Blackfoot prevents Berg from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robby Blackfoot 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.

Blackfoot has managed to clinch.
Berg is trying to break the clinch but Blackfoot has him pressed against the cage.
Blackfoot has Berg pressed against the cage, preventing Berg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Berg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Berg.
Blackfoot wants to counter the offense by Berg and move into the clinch position.

Blackfoot closes the distance and pushes Berg back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Blackfoot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Blackfoot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blackfoot working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blackfoot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackfoot smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Simon Berg has been cut.
Blackfoot doesn't manage to clinch there - Berg circles away.
Blackfoot throws a series of punches but Berg moves out of range.
Blackfoot misses with the combination.

Blackfoot clinches up against the cage.
Berg is working for takedown but Blackfoot is calmly controlling the position for now.
Berg is trying to break the clinch but Blackfoot has him pressed against the cage.
Berg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berg can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blackfoot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackfoot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Berg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blackfoot. Blackfoot obviously looking to wear him down.
Blackfoot on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Robby Blackfoot has been cut.
Blackfoot tries to clinch but Berg is having none of it.
Blackfoot tries to close the distance and clinch but Berg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Blackfoot moves into range and clinches up with Berg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blackfoot is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot has Berg pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Berg prevents a body shot from Blackfoot.
Blackfoot has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Berg seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blackfoot can turn it around.
Berg blocking some punches.
Blackfoot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Blackfoot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Blackfoot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Berg blocks an uppercut.

Blackfoot breaks from the clinch.
Simon Berg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackfoot tried to score with a low kick but Berg checks it.
It looked like Berg was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blackfoot tries to clinch but Berg moves out of range.
Robby Blackfoot seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with a jab, cross combination.

Blackfoot rushes Berg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Blackfoot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackfoot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berg appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blackfoot tries to clinch up but Berg circles away and keeps his distance.
Blackfoot wants to clinch up but Berg keeps it at a distance.

Blackfoot drives through and clinches with Berg against the cage.

Blackfoot manages to break the clinch.
Berg throws a series of punches but Blackfoot avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robby Blackfoot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Blackfoot tries to close the distance and clinch but Berg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Berg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blackfoot is looking for the big counter here.
Berg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blackfoot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blackfoot misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blackfoot misses with a low kick.
Blackfoot wants to clinch up but Berg keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berg blocks a jab.
As Blackfoot looks to move away, Berg throws a big counter combo but Blackfoot just gets out of the way.
Berg slips a jab and a cross from Blackfoot.
Berg tries to counter with a takedown but Blackfoot is quick to defend against it.
Blackfoot scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackfoot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berg changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blackfoot wants to clinch up but Berg keeps it at a distance.
Blackfoot tries to clinch but Berg is having none of it.
Berg throwing a counter right hand but Blackfoot manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Berg both land. Nice combination.
Blackfoot throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Berg counter with a right hand.
Blackfoot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Blackfoot looks to move away, Berg throws a big counter combo but Blackfoot just gets out of the way.
Blackfoot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Berg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blackfoot has Berg up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackfoot lands with a left to the head.
Blackfoot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stalling in the clinch from Blackfoot.
Blackfoot continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Berg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Blackfoot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg wants to break free but Blackfoot has control.

Blackfoot breaks the clinch.

Blackfoot moves into the clinch.

Blackfoot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berg shoots in but no luck this time.

Blackfoot rushes Berg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Berg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berg blocks a low kick nicely.

Oooooh!!! Blackfoot has knocked Berg down with a huge combo! Blackfoot steps away and waves a wobbly Berg back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berg tries to bum rush Blackfoot with a series of wild strikes but Blackfoot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Blackfoot closes the distance and clinches.
Robby Blackfoot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg is working for takedown but Blackfoot is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Blackfoot.
Berg is working for takedown but Blackfoot is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blackfoot taking a breather.

Blackfoot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackfoot fails with an attempt to clinch.

Blackfoot has managed to clinch.
Simon Berg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Blackfoot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robby Blackfoot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blackfoot has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robby Blackfoot!
Post fight, Robby Blackfoot took to the microphone: 'He was a chump. I demand some real competition!'.