PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Strom Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tarantino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tarantino's choice of entrance music: I Am The Greatest by Logic. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Berg
vs
Tarantino

175 cm
18
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Strom Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Tarantino!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarantino fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Berg misses the target.
Tarantino is looking to clinch but Berg is avoiding it.
Tarantino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Berg's head.
Tarantino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berg.
Berg connects with a body shot that sends Tarantino's belly button to the back.
Berg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tarantino cracks Berg with a good jab.
Tarantino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tarantino wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tarantino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tarantino is looking to clinch but Berg is avoiding it.
Tarantino tries to close the distance and clinch but Berg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Berg swats away the attempt to clinch by Tarantino.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tarantino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Berg.

Berg clinches.
Tarantino can't find room to land a body shot as Berg controls the action.
Berg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Berg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tarantino pushes off an throws an elbow but Berg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tarantino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Berg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tarantino tries a body shot but Berg blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Berg.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Berg.
Berg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tarantino backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tarantino backwards.
Berg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Berg scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Tarantino is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg blocks an elbow strike.
Tarantino misses with an elbow strike.
Berg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tarantino is still on wobbly legs! Can Berg finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Berg.
Tarantino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berg slowing the pace effectively.
Berg avoids the elbow strike from Tarantino, against the cage.
Tarantino seems to have recovered his senses.
Berg blocks an elbow strike.
Berg blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tarantino just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berg's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berg.

Berg has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tarantino uses from the top position.

Berg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Berg pulls Tarantino in close to prevent any damage.

Berg is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Tarantino rolls with it to try and escape but Berg cranks on the arm and Tarantino is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Strom Berg!