PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kennith Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karin Olegav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Berry
vs
Olegav

175 cm
25
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kennith Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karin Olegav!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olegav throws a big shot that misses.

Berry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Berry wants to stand but Olegav is controlling his arm.
Berry working away.
Berry controls the position.
Olegav tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Berry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Berry is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Olegav is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Olegav some visible discomfort.
Olegav tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Berry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Berry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Olegav has escaped the position, nice work there.
Berry in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olegav tries to bench press Berry off him but Berry keeps the position.

Berry decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Berry defending well as Olegav loads up on a big left hand.
Olegav scores with a nice strike.
Olegav cracks Berry with an open hand slap.

It looks like Kennith Berry has been cut.
Olegav swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Berry moves into the clinch.

Berry breaks the clinch.
Berry misses with a takedown attempt
and Olegav connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Berry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Berry tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Olegav is fighting off a takedown attempt but Berry is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Olegav to the mat. Olegav regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Olegav is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Berry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Berry throws a big elbow that misses.
Berry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Berry wants to control from the top but Olegav keeps moving.
Berry sitting in guard here, content to control.
Berry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berry could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Olegav looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Olegav keeping moving, preventing Berry from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry controls from within his opponent's guard.

Olegav had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Berry defends it easily.
Olegav keeping moving, preventing Berry from controlling successfully.
Berry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Olegav's head.
Berry sitting in guard here, content to control.
Berry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Olegav is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Olegav is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Berry defends well.

Olegav is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Olegav is working an open guard so Berry takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Olegav bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Olegav cracks Berry with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Olegav has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Berry to stand back up!

Berry is rocked!
Olegav goes for a small jab and connects. Now Olegav goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Berry stumbles back but Olegav runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Berry to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Berry will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Karin Olegav!