PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bricks Thrower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Berger
vs
Thrower

225 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Berger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bricks Thrower!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrower doesn't manage to clinch there - Berger circles away.
Berger really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thrower stalks Berger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Berger's face. Berger staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Mark Berger has been cut.

Thrower shoots in and gets a takedown into Berger's guard.

Berger is rocked!
Thrower is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oh Berger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thrower loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Berger seems to have got his legs back now.
Berger is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Thrower dives into side control.
Berger wants to get back to his feet.
Berger is trying to control Thrower's posture but Thrower avoids it.
Thrower working the ground and pound but Berger is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berger wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Thrower is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Berger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Thrower tries for a kimura but Berger is defending well.
Thrower looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Berger pushes Thrower away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thrower gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Thrower working the ground and pound but Berger is defending the strikes.
Berger is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Thrower decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thrower misses with a low kick.
Thrower misses with a double jab
and Berger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thrower throws a leg kick that is checked
and Berger counters with a leg kick.
Thrower throws a head kick but Berger moves out of range.

Thrower gets the takedown into side control.

Thrower looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thrower looks winded!
Berger tries to buck Thrower off but Thrower is having none of it.
Thrower wants to lay and pray for a moment but Berger keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Berger is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Thrower is controlling him well.
Thrower throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Thrower decides to stand back up. Thrower steps back and let's Berger get back to his feet.
Thrower swings for the body but Berger moves out of range.
Thrower throws a lazy body kick
and Berger counters with a good low kick that Thrower was not able to check.
Thrower misses with a double jab
and Berger counters with an outside leg kick.
Berger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Berger tries to clinch up.
Thrower only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Thrower fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Berger to the ground. Thrower is now in Berger's guard.

Berger has his feet on Thrower's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thrower drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thrower accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Berger wants to stand up but Thrower is controlling him.
Thrower trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thrower loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Berger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Berger has his feet on Thrower's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Thrower drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bricks Thrower dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Berger's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thrower shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thrower throws a strike but Berger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Berger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thrower working a defensive guard here.
Berger throws a big right hand that misses.
Thrower is controlling Berger's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrower preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Berger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thrower pulls Berger in close to prevent any damage.
Thrower is breathing heavily.
Berger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Thrower manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Berger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Thrower tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Thrower keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Berger sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Thrower is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Berger punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Berger moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Thrower has worked his arm free - good work by Thrower!
Thrower is trying to get back to half guard.
Thrower gets back to half guard.

Berger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thrower keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Thrower blocking the ground and pound attempt from Berger.
Berger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thrower defending well though.
Bricks Thrower has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berger wants to get back to his feet.
Thrower keeping hold of Berger's head, controlling as best he can.
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 Mark Berger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Berger's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Thrower. Those never looked like landing.
Berger appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thrower misses with a few strikes there.
Berger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thrower.
Berger appears to be looking for a big counter.

Thrower drives through with a takedown into Berger's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Berger scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Berger blocks a head kick by Thrower.

Berger clinches.
Thrower takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Berger is trying to trip Thrower. He has hold of a leg but Thrower is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Berger persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Thrower utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrower avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Berger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Berger throws a big elbow that misses.
Thrower is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thrower preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Berger throws an elbow that misses. Thrower uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Berger's guard. Nice move by Thrower!

Berger kicks Thrower off and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Berger closes the distance and pushes Thrower back into the cage.
Berger tries to score a body lock takedown but Thrower shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Come on Berger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thrower wants to break the clinch but can't.
Berger lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Berger has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Thrower clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Thrower manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrower checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrower misses with the combination.
Thrower displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Berger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thrower walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Berger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thrower misses with a wild combination.
Berger tries to move into range but Thrower moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Berger gets caught napping as Thrower dives in and scores a takedown. Berger manages to retain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrower postures up.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Berger manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrower tries to break the clinch but Berger is controlling the position.

Thrower gets control of Berger's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thrower will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Thrower working a defensive guard here.
Berger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thrower's head.
Berger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thrower works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thrower is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Berger is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bricks Thrower.
I think Thrower has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bricks Thrower!