PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markovic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jimmy Cornett - Rollin 81. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bergfried
vs
Markovic

169 cm
36
141 lbs
28 - 18 - 2

168 cm
32
139 lbs
18 - 6 - 3

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Perkele!

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 28 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Zoran Markovic!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergfried tries to work over Markovic's front leg with a kick but Markovic checks it.
Bergfried moves out of range as Markovic throws a body kick.
Bergfried keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Markovic 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 Bergfried has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bergfried and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Markovic lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Markovic misses its intended target.
Markovic misses with a kick to the body
and Bergfried counters with a straight right hand.
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergfried moves away.
Markovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bergfried.
Bergfried lands a jab to Markovic's midsection.
Markovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Markovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bergfried uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bergfried moves out of range of the body kick from Markovic.
Markovic scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergfried swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Markovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bergfried tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Markovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bergfried lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried looks to land a left hand but Markovic moved out of range nicely.
Markovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Good leg kick by Bergfried there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Markovic misses with a combination
and Bergfried counters with a left to the body.
Bergfried cracks the inside of Markovic's front leg.
Markovic slips under a jab from Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergfried thows a body kick. Markovic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bergfried works the jab nicely.
Bergfried takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses.
Bergfried tries a head kick but it misses.
Bergfried swings for the body but Markovic moves out of range.
Markovic throws a low kick, looking for Bergfried's leg but Bergfried calmly moves out of range.
Markovic tried to score with a low kick but Bergfried checks it.
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic throws a push kick but Bergfried slaps the foot to one side.
We've been told by Bergfried's head coaches at [LOD]Berlin Giants that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A lazy body kick from Markovic
and Bergfried counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bergfried, right into the meat.
Bergfried scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bergfried keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergfried has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Markovic.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bergfried crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Markovic - the referee stops the clock and Bergfried gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Markovic. Bergfried manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bergfried misses the shot to the body.
Markovic shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bergfried looks for the body kick but Markovic saw that one coming.
Markovic tries a low kick but Bergfried avoids it.
Bergfried moves out of range of the body kick.
Bergfried ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Bergfried was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Markovic.
Markovic takes a swing at Bergfried's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Markovic.
Bergfried throws a body kick that misses.
Bergfried lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Markovic.
Nice defenses there by Markovic.
Bergfried keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Markovic.
Nice uppercut there from Markovic.
Markovic looks for the body kick but Bergfried saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.
Markovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Markovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Markovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Markovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Markovic sizes up Bergfried with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bergfried chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Markovic can pounce on him.
Bergfried chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Markovic scores with the left hand. Bergfried knows he should have avoided that one.
Markovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Zoran Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergfried keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Bergfried misses its intended target.
Bergfried connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bergfried lands a leg kick that knocks Markovic off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bergfried doesn't seem bothered though.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bergfried misses with a head kick.
Markovic tries a quick counter leg kick but Bergfried is wise to it.
Markovic connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic misses with a straight left.
Bergfried keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bergfried blocks the body kick.
Bergfried appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bergfried throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bergfried works Markovic's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Markovic.
Markovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Markovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Markovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Markovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Markovic takes a swing at Bergfried's ribcage but misses.
Markovic looks to land a body kick but Bergfried moved away.
Markovic lands a head shot.
Bergfried drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markovic looks for the body kick but Bergfried saw that one coming.
A jab from Bergfried misses.
Markovic lands a head shot.
Markovic moves out of range of the body kick from Bergfried.
Bergfried looks to land a body kick but Markovic moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoran Markovic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Markovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice defenses there by Bergfried.
Markovic takes a swing at Bergfried's ribcage but misses.
Zoran Markovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Markovic.
Markovic tries to land a leg kick but Bergfried saw it coming and moves away.
Bergfried misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Markovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bergfried just misses with a punch to the body.
Bergfried misses with a kick to the body.
Bergfried takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bergfried misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Markovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bergfried might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bergfried throws a good cross that connects.
Markovic checks a leg kick.
Markovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic misses with an uppercut. Bergfried saw that one coming.
Bergfried is looking to counter punch.
Markovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Markovic misses with a kick to the body.
Bergfried checks a low kick from Markovic.
Markovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bergfried.
Bergfried takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bergfried throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Markovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bergfried fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Markovic keeps Bergfried at a distance using the push kick.
A big right from Bergfried misses.
Markovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergfried is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Markovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bergfried feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Markovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bergfried misses with an attempted mid kick.
Markovic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bergfried rather than just go for the knockout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Markovic.
Markovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bergfried tried to score with a low kick but Markovic checks it.
Markovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Markovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bergfried keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markovic connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bergfried. Bergfried obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Markovic.
Markovic throws a lazy body kick
and Bergfried counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Bergfried finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Markovic checks a low kick from Bergfried.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Markovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Markovic tries to land a leg kick but Bergfried saw it coming and moves away.
Bergfried jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bergfried misses with a hook. Markovic ducked under it nicely.
Markovic misses with a looping left.
Markovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bergfried throws a low kick, looking for Markovic's leg but Markovic calmly moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Markovic!
Good work by Bergfried as he checks the leg kick.
Markovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bergfried with a nice cross.
Bergfried tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Bergfried catches Markovic right on the button with a cross.
Markovic looks to land a left hand but Bergfried moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bergfried looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Markovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Markovic misses.
Markovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bergfried cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bergfried cracks Markovic with an open hand slap.
Markovic lands a nice hook to Bergfried's body. Bergfried takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Markovic checks a low kick from Bergfried.
Markovic swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
Jab by Bergfried.
Markovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bergfried checks a leg kick.
Markovic works Bergfried's body with a nice hook.
Bergfried tests Markovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Markovic digs a good hook to Bergfried's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Markovic misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Markovic - that will leave a mark!
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses.
Markovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bergfried checks the leg kick.
Markovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Markovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Markovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergfried looks for the body kick but Markovic saw that one coming.
Markovic only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Markovic throws a jab when Bergfried was well out of range.
Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergfried throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Markovic counters with a low kick, right behind Bergfried 's knee.
Markovic lands a right hook to the body.
Markovic throws a leg kick but Bergfried checks it.
Bergfried throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markovic thuds his shin into the meat of Bergfried's side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markovic lunges at Bergfried with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bergfried's hand.
Bergfried connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Markovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Markovic tries to land a front kick but Bergfried steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoran Markovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bergfried stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Markovic.
Nice shot lands for Markovic.
Bergfried has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Markovic.
Bergfried connects with a right hand. Markovic shakes it off.
Bergfried blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice shot lands for Markovic.
Markovic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Bergfried counter with a right hand.
Markovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Markovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bergfried takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Markovic thumps Bergfried with a low kick.
Markovic with a nice cross.
Bergfried is looking to score with low kicks.
Bergfried misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergfried uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markovic.
Nice cross by Bergfried.
Bergfried scores with a crisp jab that stopped Markovic in his tracks.
Markovic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bergfried moves out of range of the body kick from Markovic.
Markovic tries to land a front kick but Bergfried steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bergfried lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bergfried fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Markovic.
Markovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Markovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bergfried.
Markovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergfried was well out of range. Poor timing from Markovic.
Bergfried throws a big shot that misses.
Markovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bergfried.
Markovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bergfried will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Markovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markovic tries to land a front kick but Bergfried steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Markovic avoids the body shot from Bergfried.
Bergfried scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bergfried throws a lazy body kick
and Markovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergfried misses with a wild body shot.
Friedrich Bergfried has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Markovic 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 Bergfried has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bergfried and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Markovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bergfried.
Markovic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried walks forward, straight into a front kick from Markovic.
Markovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bergfried connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Markovic scrambles back to his feet.
Bergfried throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Markovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Markovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bergfried's sensitive parts.
Markovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No joy there for Markovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bergfried feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice body kick from Markovic.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bergfried.
Markovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Markovic.
Markovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bergfried. That did some damage!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Markovic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bergfried - the referee stops the clock and Markovic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bergfried. Markovic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Markovic connects with the punch.
Markovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Markovic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Markovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bergfried is able to avoid easily.
Markovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Markovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Markovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Markovic lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut there from Bergfried.
Markovic works Bergfried's body with a nice hook.
Markovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg 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.
Bergfried sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bergfried jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bergfried takes a swing at Markovic's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markovic is looking to chop away at Bergfried's legs.
Markovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bergfried's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bergfried finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Markovic connects with the punch.
Bergfried moves out of range as Markovic strikes.
A head kick misses from Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Markovic moved away.
Markovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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.
Bergfried looks for the body kick but Markovic saw that one coming.
Markovic throws out a powerful jab.
Markovic moves out of range as Bergfried throws a body kick.
Bergfried misses with a body kick.
Markovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergfried thows a leg kick but Markovic checks it
and Markovic counters with a one-two to the body.
Zoran Markovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bergfried takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bergfried looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Markovic misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zoran Markovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Markovic 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoran Markovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Zoran Markovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.