PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noah Jaccard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winslow Berhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jaccard
vs
Berhardt

179 cm
23
183 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
167 lbs
6 - 4 - 2

Dangerous GnP
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Jaccard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winslow Berhardt!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berhardt blocks a head kick by Jaccard.
A big left from Berhardt misses.
Jaccard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berhardt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaccard.
Berhardt scores with a hook.
Jaccard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Berhardt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Winslow Berhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaccard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Berhardt staying out of range there.
Berhardt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Berhardt lands with a shot to the body.
Jaccard misses with a head kick.
Jaccard throws a head kick that misses.
Berhardt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaccard lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jaccard throws a head kick that misses.
Berhardt is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Berhardt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Berhardt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jaccard to the mat! Jaccard manages to get full guard.
Berhardt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jaccard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaccard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Berhardt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jaccard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Berhardt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jaccard's head.
Jaccard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jaccard is on top in guard.

Berhardt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jaccard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jaccard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Berhardt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Berhardt wants to sweep here but Jaccard controlling him for the moment.
Jaccard throwing strikes but missing.
Jaccard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaccard postures up and lands a big shot to Berhardt's brow.
Jaccard postures up and lands a big shot to Berhardt's brow.
Berhardt wants to sweep here but Jaccard controlling him for the moment.
Jaccard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jaccard postures up in Berhardt's guard and throws a big left but Berhardt blocks it.

Berhardt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jaccard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaccard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Berhardt's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt postures up and lands a big shot to Jaccard's brow.
Berhardt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jaccard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jaccard is pulling down on Berhardt's head to control his posture.
Berhardt throws a big right hand that misses.
Berhardt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berhardt throwing strikes from guard but Jaccard blocks nicely.
Jaccard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jaccard controlling Berhardt's posture.
Berhardt stopping the sweep attempt from Jaccard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jaccard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Berhardt chips away with some ground and pound.
Jaccard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berhardt.
Jaccard trying to control the position.
Berhardt trying to control but Jaccard is working from the bottom.
Berhardt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jaccard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Berhardt trying to control but Jaccard is working from the bottom.
Berhardt landing some decent shots from guard.
Berhardt is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaccard has wrist control.
Jaccard keeping moving, preventing Berhardt from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winslow Berhardt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jaccard wants to land a leg kick but Berhardt is out of range.
Berhardt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Berhardt lands with a hook. Jaccard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jaccard scores with a push kick.
Berhardt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaccard throws a right hand that misses
and Berhardt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaccard throws a leg kick which misses Berhardt's front leg but catches the back leg as Berhardt tries to avoid it.
Jaccard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Berhardt is predictable there
enabling Jaccard to counter with a crisp jab.
Berhardt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jaccard eats them both and turns towards Berhardt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Berhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaccard moves away.
Berhardt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berhardt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaccard.
Jaccard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Berhardt's head.
Jaccard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Berhardt's head.
Jaccard takes a swing at Berhardt's ribcage but misses.
Jaccard scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaccard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jaccard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jaccard there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jaccard.
Jaccard throws a shot from downtown. Berhardt moves away and avoids it.
Winslow Berhardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berhardt 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 Jaccard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jaccard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jaccard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaccard throws a hook but Berhardt avoids it easily.
Jaccard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaccard.
Berhardt just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaccard throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Jaccard.
A punch combination from Berhardt misses.
Berhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaccard moves away.
Jaccard throws a jab when Berhardt was well out of range.
Berhardt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jaccard misses with a looping left.
Jaccard throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt moves out of range as Jaccard throws a body kick.
Berhardt misses with an uppercut
and Jaccard counters with a nice uppercut.
Berhardt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaccard was well out of range. Poor timing from Berhardt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Berhardt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jaccard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Berhardt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jaccard throws a body shot but no joy.
Berhardt throws an overhand right that lands on Jaccard's shoulder, as Jaccard tries to avoid the shot.
Jaccard misses the jab.
Jaccard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaccard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berhardt is looking to land body kicks.
Jaccard lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Berhardt connects with a body shot.
Jaccard throws out a loose jab but Berhardt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaccard blocks the body kick.
Berhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt throws a right and a left that Jaccard avoids nicely.
Jaccard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Noah Jaccard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berhardt misses the shot to the body.
Jaccard thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jaccard walks into a jab.
Jaccard moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaccard lands a really nice looking cross but Berhardt seems unphased.
Berhardt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Berhardt.
Jaccard missing with a left hand there. Berhardt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Berhardt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Berhardt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaccard.
Berhardt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Berhardt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Jaccard misses the target.
Jaccard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Berhardt checks it well.
Jaccard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt misses with a right hand
and Jaccard counters with an outside leg kick.
Berhardt throws a push kick but Jaccard slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berhardt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Jaccard. Those never looked like landing.
Noah Jaccard is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaccard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaccard misses with a hook. Berhardt ducked under it nicely.
Berhardt throws out a leg kick but Jaccard moves out of range and Berhardt only half commits.
Jaccard moves out of range of the body kick.
Jaccard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Berhardt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jaccard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaccard dips to his left and cracks Berhardt with an uppercut!
Berhardt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jaccard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jaccard avoids the body shot from Berhardt.
Berhardt misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berhardt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Berhardt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berhardt throws a leg kick which misses Jaccard's front leg but catches the back leg as Jaccard tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Noah Jaccard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jaccard thumps Berhardt with a low kick.
Berhardt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jaccard swats away the attempt to clinch by Berhardt.
Berhardt ducks under a wild hook from Jaccard.
Berhardt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaccard.
Jaccard is looking for a counter combo.
Berhardt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaccard.
Berhardt looks to land a combination. Jaccard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jaccard moves out of range as Berhardt strikes.
Jaccard throws a wild body kick that Berhardt sees coming a mile off.
Berhardt looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Berhardt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaccard misses with a wild combination.
Berhardt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Berhardt thows a leg kick but Jaccard checks it
and Jaccard counters with an outside leg kick.
Jaccard misses with a body shot.
Berhardt cracks Jaccard with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaccard slips a jab and a cross from Berhardt.
A swing and a miss from Berhardt.
Jaccard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berhardt throws out the jab.
A left lands for Berhardt.
Berhardt throws a head kick that misses.
Jaccard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Berhardt misses the target.
Berhardt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jaccard.
Berhardt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Jaccard.
Berhardt fails to land with a series of punches.

Berhardt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaccard wants to control but Berhardt postures up.

Berhardt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Berhardt lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaccard wants to control but Berhardt postures up.
Berhardt connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jaccard some visible discomfort.
Berhardt lands an elbow.
Berhardt is working Jaccard over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jaccard parries the strikes from Berhardt easily there. Berhardt is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jaccard to escape.

Berhardt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jaccard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jaccard is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Berhardt off and has taken his back!
Jaccard is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Berhardt. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Jaccard is trying to stick to Berhardt's back but Berhardt is turning into Jaccard. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jaccard's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Berhardt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaccard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Berhardt throwing strikes from guard but Jaccard blocks nicely.
Jaccard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Berhardt lands a couple of elbows.
Jaccard pulls Berhardt in close to prevent any damage.
Berhardt content to stall in guard here.
Winslow Berhardt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berhardt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Berhardt thows a huge punch but Jaccard dodges it nicely.
Berhardt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Berhardt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jaccard defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaccard wants to improve his position but Berhardt is controlling well.
Berhardt thows a huge punch but Jaccard dodges it nicely.
Berhardt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Berhardt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Berhardt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jaccard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Berhardt.
Jaccard keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jaccard taking some punishment here, with Berhardt in his half guard.
Jaccard tries to get to full guard but Berhardt has control of the leg.
Jaccard is looking to control Berhardt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jaccard avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Berhardt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Winslow Berhardt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Berhardt 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winslow Berhardt!
Winslow Berhardt took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.