PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Hanak (ranked 2831 p4p, 309 weight class) and Winslow Berhardt (ranked 1898 p4p, 227 weight class). Hanak comes to the cage accompanied by Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hanak
vs
Berhardt

172 cm
40
165 lbs
32 - 18 - 1

175 cm
31
167 lbs
19 - 16 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lukas Hanak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Winslow Berhardt!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berhardt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hanak in his tracks.
Berhardt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Berhardt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hanak throws a hook but Berhardt avoids it easily.
Berhardt throws a hook to the side of Hanak's head but Hanak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Berhardt walks into a stiff left hand from Hanak.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanak.
Hanak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lukas Hanak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berhardt misses with a wild combination.
Berhardt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Berhardt with that takedown attempt.
Berhardt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berhardt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berhardt misses the shot to the body.
Hanak thinks about countering with a body kick.
Berhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanak throws a good cross that connects.
Hanak looks for the body kick but Berhardt saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Hanak.
Nice straight punches there by Berhardt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Berhardt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak stalks Berhardt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Berhardt's face. Berhardt staggers backwards, shaken.
Hanak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berhardt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hanak.
Berhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berhardt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hanak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanak.
Berhardt misses with a head kick.
Hanak throws a push kick but Berhardt slaps the foot to one side.
Hanak misses with a hook.
Hanak misses the shot to the body.
Hanak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanak connects with a crisp jab.
Berhardt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berhardt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanak manages to avoid it.
Berhardt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Berhardt throws a body punch but Hanak moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Berhardt.
Berhardt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Berhardt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanak.
Hanak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hanak misses with a straight right.
Hanak slips under a jab from Berhardt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak staying out of range there.
Berhardt throws a hook to the side of Hanak's head but Hanak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanak misses the target.
Berhardt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hanak's hands.
Berhardt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Berhardt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Hanak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanak.
Hanak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Berhardt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A solid body kick from Hanak.
Berhardt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Despite the aggression on Berhardt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Berhardt lands an overhand right.
Berhardt misses the jab.
Hanak misses with a hook.
Berhardt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berhardt manages to avoid it.
Berhardt throws out a counter right but Hanak avoids it with no problem.
Hanak bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Berhardt's head.
Decent striking displayed by Hanak there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt connects with the punch.
A jab from Hanak misses.
Hanak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berhardt manages to avoid it.
Berhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berhardt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Berhardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berhardt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hanak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Berhardt throws a hook but Hanak blocks it.
Berhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hanak walks into a stiff left hand from Berhardt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hanak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berhardt.
Hanak ducks under a wild hook from Berhardt.
Hanak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berhardt moves away.
Hanak throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Berhardt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hanak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hanak is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hanak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Hanak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berhardt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Berhardt connects with a right hand. Hanak shakes it off.
Berhardt swinging wildly here.
Berhardt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanak just misses with a punch to the body.
Berhardt lands with a hook. Hanak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanak.
Hanak moves out of range of the body kick.
Hanak throws the left hand but Berhardt avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berhardt moves out of range of the body kick from Hanak.
Berhardt checks a low kick from Hanak.
Berhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Winslow Berhardt will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hanak tries to clinch but Berhardt is having none of it.
Berhardt feints the counter takedown.
A jab from Berhardt misses.
Berhardt misses with a wild combination.
Hanak misses with a body punch
and Berhardt counters with a straight right hand.
Berhardt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanak. Berhardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berhardt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hanak throws a push kick but Berhardt slaps the foot to one side.
A cross from Hanak lands.
Hanak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hanak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hanak wants to clinch.
Berhardt unleashes a big counter combination but Hanak bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Berhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berhardt.
Hanak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berhardt.
Hanak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanak lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berhardt misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Berhardt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Berhardt. Hanak does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Berhardt.
Berhardt throws a series of punches but Hanak moves out of range.
Hanak is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Berhardt avoids a kick to the body.
Berhardt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hanak.
It seemed like Berhardt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Berhardt lands a nice shot that snaps Hanak's head back.
Berhardt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Berhardt tries to bum rush Hanak with a series of wild strikes but Hanak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hanak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Berhardt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Berhardt misses with a hook. Hanak ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanak wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Berhardt to score with a decent uppercut.
Winslow Berhardt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanak.
Hanak throws a head kick but Berhardt moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanak, right into the meat.
Berhardt misses with a hook. Hanak ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanak. Berhardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanak. Berhardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Berhardt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hanak walks into a jab.
Hanak shoots for a double leg takedown but Berhardt sprawls well. He's pushed Hanak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch lands to the side of Hanak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Berhardt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hanak in his tracks.
Berhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanak misses with a body shot.
Berhardt feints the counter takedown.
Hanak scores with a shot to the body.
Berhardt lands a jab-cross combination.
Berhardt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanak. Berhardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanak punishes Berhardt's body with a nice straight punch.
Hanak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Berhardt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanak misses with a looping left.
Hanak lands a head kick. Berhardt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hanak avoids the body shot from Berhardt.
Hanak jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hanak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanak.
Berhardt throws out a leg kick but Hanak moves out of range and Berhardt only half commits.
Berhardt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berhardt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Berhardt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Berhardt moves into range and connects with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Berhardt.
Berhardt takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt misses with a straight right.
Hanak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanak tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Berhardt manages to circle out of the way.
Hanak throws a head kick but Berhardt moves out of range.
Berhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanak moves away.
Hanak misses with a wild body shot.
Berhardt misses with the combination.
Hanak punishes Berhardt's body with a nice straight punch.
Hanak misses with a body punch
and Berhardt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanak is looking to wear down Berhardt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Berhardt misses with an uppercut.
Berhardt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Berhardt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berhardt.
Hanak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hanak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hanak lands a nice looking body kick.
Hanak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winslow Berhardt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Berhardt misses the jab.
Hanak throws a big shot that misses.
Hanak misses the shot to the body.
Berhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berhardt connects with a jab.
Hanak connects with a nice looking jab.
Berhardt tests Hanak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berhardt.
Berhardt swinging wildly here.
Berhardt slips a straight right by Hanak.
Berhardt throws a jab when Hanak was well out of range.
Berhardt lands a leg kick that knocks Hanak off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanak drops his hands momentarily and Berhardt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Berhardt checks a low kick from Hanak.

Hanak rushes Berhardt and presses him up against the cage.
Hanak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanak throws a punch but it's blocked by Berhardt.
Hanak struggles to land a body shot inside as Berhardt controls his hands.
Berhardt tries for a takedown but Hanak manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berhardt tries to circle away but Hanak has him pinned against the cage.
Berhardt blocks a body shot from Hanak.
Hanak digs a right hand underneath Berhardt's ribcage. Berhardt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hanak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berhardt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berhardt tries to pull guard but Hanak won't allow it.
Berhardt is working for takedown but Hanak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lukas Hanak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winslow Berhardt.
Hanak tries a body shot but Berhardt blocks it.

Berhardt has clasped his hands together around Hanak's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Berhardt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hanak sneaks back into half guard.
Hanak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Berhardt.
Hanak wants to get back to full guard.
Hanak slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hanak looking for a sweep. Not yet Hanak, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanak is keeping the position for now.
Hanak keeping moving, preventing Berhardt from controlling successfully.
Berhardt is looking to work some ground and pound but Hanak has wrist control.
Berhardt wants to control from the top but Hanak keeps moving.
Berhardt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hanak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Berhardt is one step ahead there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hanak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hanak wants to take a breather but Berhardt is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Berhardt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hanak is pressing down on Berhardt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Berhardt is holding on for now.
Berhardt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lukas Hanak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Berhardt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hanak pulls his head out easily.
Berhardt is looking to control Hanak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Berhardt avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanak is trying to control the action in half guard but Berhardt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Winslow Berhardt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Berhardt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hanak trying to control from half guard but Berhardt is working away.

That's four 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.
Hanak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Berhardt is looking to improve his position.
Hanak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Berhardt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hanak preventing the sweep.
Hanak is in close to Berhardt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hanak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanak trying to control the position from guard on top but Berhardt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanak looking to sit in guard and control but Berhardt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Berhardt trying to control but Hanak is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lukas Hanak.
I think Berhardt 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Winslow Berhardt!
An out of breath and clearly excited Winslow Berhardt thanked Pit Bull Development for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).