PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thai Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Van Den Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Boxer
vs
Van Den Berg

187 cm
21
195 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thai Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Van Den Berg!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer stuffs the takedown.
Van Den Berg tries to clinch but Boxer is having none of it.

Boxer moves into range and clinches up with Van Den Berg.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Den Berg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boxer has him pressed against the cage.
Boxer misses with a knee to the head.
Boxer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Van Den Berg trying to control the position but instead, Boxer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Den Berg into the cage.
Van Den Berg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Den Berg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxer misses with a knee strike.
Boxer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Den Bergs head.
Boxer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Berg tries a body shot but Boxer blocks it.
Van Den Berg is trying to maintain a safe position but Boxer gets an underhook and turns Van Den Berg into the cage.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Van Den Berg is blocking nicely.
Van Den Berg is trying to stall.
Boxer connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Danny Van Den Berg has been cut.
Van Den Berg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boxer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Den Berg's efforts to push away.
Boxer scores with a knee to the head.
Boxer misses with a knee strike.
Boxer landing knees to the head.
Boxer is working Van Den Berg over against the cage.
Van Den Berg tries to circle away but Boxer has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boxer scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Den Berg looks winded!
Boxer digs a right hand into Van Den Berg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Den Berg's gas tank.
Boxer lands a body shot.
Boxer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Den Berg's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Den Berg blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Boxer - that landed with a thud.
Boxer gets through Van Den Berg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boxer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Den Berg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boxer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Den Berg's face.

Van Den Berg is rocked!
Boxer jerks Van Den Berg's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Van Den Berg drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Boxer goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Boxer because Van Den Berg was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Thai Boxer!