PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caccane Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berzevaco comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hanna Ekola - Villihevosia kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Cave
vs
Berzevaco

184 cm
34
190 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

188 cm
34
192 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Cave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caccane Berzevaco!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Cave misses.
Berzevaco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cave looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cave tries to clinch up.
Cave blocks a head kick by Berzevaco.
Berzevaco avoids a kick to the body.
Berzevaco keeps the fight on the outside.
Berzevaco throws a sloppy head kick and Cave moves out of range easily.
Berzevaco tries to clinch there but Cave circles away.
Berzevaco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Cave wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cave misses with the body kick
and Berzevaco counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cave misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses.
Cave throws a big counter combination but Berzevaco scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Berzevaco lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cave throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cave connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cave throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cave doesn't manage to clinch there - Berzevaco circles away.
Berzevaco throws a lazy head kick
and Cave counters with a good, hard body kick but Berzevaco shrugs it off.
Cave takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Nick Cave has been cut.
Cave misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berzevaco lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cave has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cave and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cave tries to clinch but Berzevaco moves out of range.
Berzevaco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cave throws a body punch but Berzevaco moves out of range.
Berzevaco tries a head kick but it misses.
Cave went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cave avoids the head kick by Berzevaco.
Cave throws a head kick that misses.
Cave tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Berzevaco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Berzevaco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cave with a nice cross.

It looks like Caccane Berzevaco has been cut.
Nice shot by Cave.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Berzevaco.
An attempted straight right counter from Cave misses the target.
Cave scores with a jab.
Cave looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berzevaco scores with a head kick.
Berzevaco throws a sloppy head kick and Cave moves out of range easily.
Cave lands a jab to Berzevaco's midsection.
Berzevaco pushes Cave away with a front kick.
Cave throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cave lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cave fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berzevaco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cave cracks Berzevaco with a good jab.

Berzevaco moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berzevaco throws an elbow but it misses.
Cave using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berzevaco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Cave breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berzevaco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cave looks to throw the jab but Berzevaco is out of range.
Berzevaco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cave.
Cave fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cave scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Berzevaco is rocked!
A head kick by Berzevaco misses
and Cave counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Berzevaco is still on wobbly legs! Can Cave finish him?
Cave lands a brutal uppercut that launches Berzevaco off his feet! Berzevaco tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Cave!
During a confident post fight interview, Nick Cave thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.