PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dane Berry (ranked 4622 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldrar Gore (ranked 4720 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldrar Gore looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Berry
vs
Gore

225 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 New York, Dane Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldrar Gore!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Berry scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Berry creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gore sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gore is looking to reverse the position.
Gore regains half guard.
Berry lands strikes from half guard.
Berry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Berry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Berry there.
Gore tries to roll over but Berry keeps him under control.
Gore taking some punishment here, with Berry in his half guard.
Gore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gore looks winded!
Berry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gore wants to get back to full guard.
Berry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gore is trying to get back to full guard.
Berry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Berry there.
Berry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Berry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Berry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Berry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Berry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gore tries to roll over but Berry keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Berry lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Berry is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Berry working over Gore with some ground and pound. Gore looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Berry sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gore has hold of Berry's hands but Berry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Berry slows the pace down in half guard.
Berry winds up and cracks Gore with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gore is trying to get back to full guard.
Berry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Berry drops an elbow to the side of Gore's head.
Gore is pressing down on Berry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Berry with a nice head shot there.
Gore has momentary wrist control but Berry slips an elbow through the middle.
Berry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Berry lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gore being controlled here, momentarily.
Berry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Berry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Berry lands a couple of elbows.
Berry with a nice head shot there.
Berry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Berry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gore on the ground.
Berry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Berry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Berry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berry cracks Gore with a solid left hand.
Gore wants to sweep but no luck.
Berry throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a big elbow that misses.

Gore looking for a guillotine here but Berry defends easily.
Berry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Berry preventing the sweep.

Gore throws his legs up looking for a submission but Berry uses it to pass to side control.
Gore is working to avoid the ground and pound but Berry connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berry lands an elbow.
Berry working the head with strikes.
Berry scores with punches from side control.
Berry lands a few punches from side control.
Gore on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane Berry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Berry moves into the clinch.

Berry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Berry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gore to the ground. Berry is now in Gore's guard.
Berry connects with a couple of short punches.

Gore has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Berry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Gore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Berry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Berry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Berry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Berry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gore can do to turn this around?
Gore is breathing heavily.
Berry chips away with some ground and pound.
Berry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Berry decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gore, up you get!

Berry looking to score a takedown here. Gore is defending well but Berry drives through and ends up in Gore's guard.
Dane Berry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berry works over Gore with some ground and pound from guard.
Berry is stalling in the full guard.
Gore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Berry is one step ahead there.
Gore is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Berry postures up and lands a big shot to Gore's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Berry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Berry preventing the sweep.
Berry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gore's head.
Berry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Berry with a nice head shot there.
Gore wants to sweep here but Berry controlling him for the moment.
Berry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gore's head.
Berry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Berry chips away with some ground and pound.
Berry landing with the ground and pound.
Berry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Berry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Berry chips away with some ground and pound.
Berry landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gore is proving hard to escape from.
Berry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Berry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gore's head.
Berry cracks Gore with a solid left hand.

Gore looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Berry has picked Gore up and slammed him! Gore can't keep hold of the triangle and Berry manages to pass to side control!
Gore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gore is still trying to improve position.
We've been informed that Gore has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Berry working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Berry's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Berry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Berry working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gore takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Berry in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Berry seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gore for as long as he can get away with.
Berry cracks Gore with a big right hand but Gore just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Berry lands a nice forearm strike.
Berry moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane Berry dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Berry shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Berry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berry prevents Gore from improving his position.
Gore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Berry controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Berry slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Berry.
Gore tries to roll over but Berry keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Berry connects with a nice short shot to Gore's temple.
Berry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Berry performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Berry lands a nice short elbow.
Gore is staying active underneath Berry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gore gets full guard.
Gore wants to hit a switch here but Berry passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gore there!
Berry scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gore?
Berry landing shots from mount.
Berry putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gore working to try and regain half guard.
Berry landing punches.
Berry controlling from the full mount.
Gore working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Berry.
Berry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gore can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gore is working to get back to half guard.
Berry landing strikes from the mount.
Berry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Berry raining down shots from the mount!
Berry looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Berry connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Berry controlling from mount.
Berry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Berry is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gore taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Berry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gore can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Berry controlling his opponent.
A nice elbow there by Berry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gore working to try and regain half guard.
Berry lands a couple of good shots and Gore has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Berry looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Berry is punishing Gore with strikes - can he finish him?!
Berry has good solid back control here.
Aldrar Gore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dane Berry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dane Berry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dane Berry!