PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Helio Perrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Perrera
vs
Bergfried

170 cm
29
147 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

169 cm
34
141 lbs
24 - 14 - 2

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu
Hellbent

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helio Perrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Bergfried misses the target.
Perrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Bergfried tries a head kick but it misses.
Perrera feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice body punch from Perrera.
Bergfried listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bergfried moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bergfried fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perrera manages to avoid it.
Bergfried is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Perrera.
Perrera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perrera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergfried lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bergfried throws a sloppy head kick and Perrera moves out of range easily.
Perrera feinted with a counter takedown.
Perrera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bergfried counters with a left to the body.
Perrera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perrera connects with a crisp jab.
Bergfried takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bergfried scores with a jab to the body.
Perrera throws a body punch but Bergfried moves out of range.
Perrera tries to clinch up.
Bergfried pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bergfried scores with a nice strike.
Bergfried connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bergfried is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bergfried connects with a solid leg kick.
Bergfried avoids the body shot from Perrera.
Perrera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergfried takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bergfried slips under a jab from Perrera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a leg kick that misses.
Perrera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perrera misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Perrera is looking to wear down Bergfried with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bergfried keeps the fight on the outside.
Perrera takes a kick to the side of the head.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bergfried.
Perrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergfried moves away.
Perrera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Perrera misses with a jab to the body
and Bergfried makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice body punch from Bergfried.
Perrera takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bergfried connects with a solid leg kick.
Bergfried tries a head kick but it misses.
Bergfried feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perrera's calf.
Bergfried punishes Perrera's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Bergfried pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Perrera does it's job there.
Bergfried throws a head kick but Perrera moves out of range.
Bergfried displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perrera throws out the jab.

Perrera darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bergfried tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bergfried is not content to let Perrera control the position.
Bergfried felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bergfried trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perrera wants to pass the guard but Bergfried is defending well.
Perrera throwing shots but Bergfried is blocking nicely.
Perrera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Perrera thows a huge punch but Bergfried dodges it nicely.
Bergfried is not content to let Perrera control the position.
Perrera landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Friedrich Bergfried dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bergfried uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bergfried comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perrera throws a body shot but no joy.

Perrera throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bergfried was covering up waiting for the punch and Perrera finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Perrera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bergfried is keeping the position for now.
Perrera advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perrera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Perrera connects with a nice short shot to Bergfried's temple.
Perrera lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrera with the ground and pound but Bergfried uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Perrera wants to control from the top but Bergfried keeps moving.
Bergfried working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perrera.
Bergfried tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bergfried preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perrera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perrera is working Bergfried over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Perrera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perrera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perrera stopping the sweep attempt from Bergfried.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perrera sitting in guard here, content to control.
Perrera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bergfried is looking to stand up but Perrera isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bergfried lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Bergfried stopping the sweep attempt from Perrera.

Bergfried stands and steps away. Perrera gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bergfried throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perrera drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bergfried sprawls and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Perrera misses the target.
Perrera lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perrera throws the left hand but Bergfried avoids the punch easily.
Bergfried darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bergfried.
Bergfried thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Perrera if he has to take too many more of those.
Perrera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bergfried misses with a body shot.
Perrera tries to counter with a takedown but Bergfried is quick to defend against it.
Perrera scores with a punch to the head.
Bergfried feints and then cracks Perrera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perrera down.
Bergfried takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bergfried throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Perrera's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perrera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bergfried.
An inside leg kick lands from Bergfried.
Friedrich Bergfried seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bergfried tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perrera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bergfried as he jumps to the side.
Perrera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Perrera instigates a clinch.
Bergfried lands a knee to the head.
Bergfried tries to throw a body punch but Perrera avoids it by throwing Bergfried back against the cage.
Bergfried lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Perrera fails to land.

Bergfried breaks the clinch.
Bergfried throws a head kick but Perrera moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Bergfried.
Perrera drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bergfried sprawls and moves away.
Bergfried misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Friedrich Bergfried will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bergfried fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perrera manages to avoid it.
Bergfried takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Perrera shoots in but no luck this time.
Perrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergfried.
Bergfried connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perrera momentarily.
Perrera moves out of range of the leg kick from Bergfried.
Perrera tries for a takedown but Bergfried sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bergfried missing with a left hand there. Perrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perrera stuns Bergfried with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perrera lands a nice shot that snaps Bergfried's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perrera looks to throw the jab but Bergfried is out of range.
Perrera takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bergfried cracks Perrera with an open hand slap.
Perrera just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried misses with a hook.
Bergfried misses with an uppercut.
Perrera shoots in for a takedown but Bergfried shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Perrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bergfried throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bergfried lands a really nice looking cross but Perrera seems unphased.
Bergfried connects with a jab.
Bergfried ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perrera moves away.
Perrera blocks a leg kick.
Bergfried connects with a leg kick. Perrera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bergfried keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergfried lands with a kick to the temple. Perrera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Perrera walks into a left hand.
Perrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bergfried throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bergfried enables Perrera to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bergfried manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perrera wants to control from the top but Bergfried keeps moving.
Bergfried utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bergfried utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perrera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perrera sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bergfried keeping moving, preventing Perrera from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perrera.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Perrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bergfried. Those never looked like landing.
Bergfried buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perrera misses with a double jab.
Bergfried throws a hook but Perrera avoids it easily.
Perrera slips under a jab from Bergfried.
Perrera shoots in for a takedown but Bergfried shows good takedown defense.
Bergfried works Perrera's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergfried. Perrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helio Perrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perrera throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Bergfried misses.
Perrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perrera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with a head kick.
Perrera half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Perrera avoids the head kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a body kick that misses.
Bergfried has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perrera stuns Bergfried with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergfried misses with a looping right.
Bergfried throws a body punch but Perrera moves out of range.
Bergfried cracks Perrera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergfried manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Friedrich Bergfried comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bergfried winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Bergfried!
An out of breath Friedrich Bergfried thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.