PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Strom Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dem Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dem Nutz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Berg
vs
Nutz

175 cm
18
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 1 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dem Nutz!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutz is looking to clinch but Berg is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Berg misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berg. Nutz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nutz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Berg tests Nutz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Berg misses its intended target.
Berg backing away here, and Nutz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Berg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Berg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nutz.
Berg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nutz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berg throws a shot from downtown. Nutz moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg missing with a left hand there. Nutz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berg throws a lazy right hand but Nutz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strom Berg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nutz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berg. Nutz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nutz doesn't manage to clinch there - Berg circles away.
Nutz darts in looking for a takedown but Berg gets double underhooks and turns Nutz into the cage.
Nutz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berg pinned against the cage. Berg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nutz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Berg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nutz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Berg lands a lovely overhand right.
Berg throws a looping overhand right but Nutz ducks down to avoid it.
Berg tries to bum rush Nutz with a series of wild strikes but Nutz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berg takes a swing at Nutz's ribcage but misses.
Nutz is looking to clinch but Berg is avoiding it.
Berg lands a nice hook to Nutz's body. Nutz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nutz shoots in and drives through. Berg sprawls well.
Berg is looking to counter the offense by Nutz and move into the clinch.
Strom Berg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dem Nutz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with a looping right.
Nutz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nutz is looking to clinch.
Nutz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Berg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Berg takes an elbow to the temple.
Nutz lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nutz fails to land.
Berg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nutz backwards.
Nutz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berg's elbow.

Berg gets control of Nutz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Berg will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Berg has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Nutz doesn't defend quickly enough and Berg has managed to lock this one up! Can Nutz escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Berg on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Strom Berg!