PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Bienvenueve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berry comes to the cage accompanied by The Beast . Bienvenueve has chosen Bounty Killer by Depthcharge as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Berry
vs
Bienvenueve

187 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
174 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pierre Bienvenueve!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bienvenueve tries to clinch but Berry moves out of range.
Berry throws a series of punches but Bienvenueve avoids them all with ease.

Bienvenueve drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bienvenueve throws a big right hand that misses.
Bienvenueve working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bienvenueve throwing strikes but missing.
Berry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bienvenueve is one step ahead there.
Bienvenueve trying to control the position from guard on top but Berry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bienvenueve postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bienvenueve trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berry keeping moving, preventing Bienvenueve from controlling successfully.
Bienvenueve throws a big right hand that misses.
Bienvenueve wants to control from the top but Berry keeps moving.
Bienvenueve scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bienvenueve loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bienvenueve loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Berry thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Berry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bienvenueve throws a nice looking combination but Berry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Berry moves into the clinch successfully.
Bienvenueve has had enough of the clinch but Berry keeps him there for the moment.
Berry throws a punch but it's blocked by Bienvenueve.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bienvenueve.
Berry lands a left hand.
Berry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bienvenueve swings wildly with an uppercut but Berry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Berry gets underhooks to prevent Bienvenueve's takedown attempt.
Bienvenueve lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Berry blocks an uppercut.
Berry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bienvenueve wants a takedown but no success here.
Berry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bienvenueve is working Berry over against the cage.
Bienvenueve gets through Berry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bienvenueve lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Berry pushes Bienvenueve back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bienvenueve looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry working aggressively here.
Bienvenueve tries to work over Berry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bienvenueve is trying to break free.
Berry working aggressively here.
Berry has a couple of punches blocked by Bienvenueve.
Berry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bienvenueve.
Eric Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Bienvenueve.
Bienvenueve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bienvenueve wants to get back to striking at distance but Berry won't allow it.
Bienvenueve misses with a punch on the inside.

Bienvenueve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bienvenueve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eric Berry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pierre Bienvenueve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bienvenueve tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Berry swivels and escapes.
Bienvenueve throws a right and a left that both miss.
Berry stuffs the takedown attempt from Bienvenueve. Bienvenueve gets slowly back to his feet.
Bienvenueve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Berry gets a clinch.
Berry's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Berry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bienvenueve backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bienvenueve blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Berry fails to land.
Berry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Berry tries to throw a body punch but Bienvenueve avoids it by throwing Berry back against the cage.
Bienvenueve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bienvenueve.
Berry working aggressively here.
Bienvenueve lands with a right to the head.
Bienvenueve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bienvenueve has had enough of the clinch but Berry keeps him there for the moment.

Bienvenueve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bienvenueve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Bienvenueve has managed to clinch.
Berry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bienvenueve blocking some punches.
Bienvenueve has had enough of the clinch but Berry keeps him there for the moment.
Berry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berry displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bienvenueve up against the cage.
Berry lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berry struggles to land a body shot inside as Bienvenueve controls his hands.
Berry is looking to control Bienvenueve's arms but Bienvenueve gets an underhook and turns him. Now Berry has his back to the cage.
Berry misses with some punches.
Bienvenueve has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Berry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Berry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bienvenueve is trying to break free.
Bienvenueve changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Berry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Berry throws a jab when Bienvenueve was well out of range.
Bienvenueve throws a combination that misses
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Bienvenueve.
Berry lands with a hook. Bienvenueve tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Berry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bienvenueve scores with a takedown into Berry's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bienvenueve trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Berry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bienvenueve's guard.
Bienvenueve throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pierre Bienvenueve will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Berry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bienvenueve.

Bienvenueve moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Bienvenueve.
Berry misses with a punch to the body.
Berry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bienvenueve prevents a body shot from Berry.

Bienvenueve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bienvenueve shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bienvenueve throws a combination that misses

and Berry counters by clinching up.
Berry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berry misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Bienvenueve as the two fighters clinch.
Bienvenueve goes for a takedown attempt but Berry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bienvenueve misses with a double jab.
Berry doesn't manage to clinch there - Bienvenueve circles away.
Eric Berry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Berry as Bienvenueve shoots in.
Eric Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Bienvenueve.
Bienvenueve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Berry takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bienvenueve swinging wilding here.
Bienvenueve shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berry pinned against the cage. Berry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bienvenueve keeps the fight on the outside.
Bienvenueve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Berry misses.
Berry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bienvenueve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Bienvenueve fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Berry sprawls well initially but Bienvenueve persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Berry makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Berry.
Berry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bienvenueve has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Berry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve is trying to stand up here but Berry is controlling him well.
Berry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Berry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Berry trying to control from half guard but Bienvenueve is working away.
Berry stops Bienvenueve from getting back to his feet.
Bienvenueve missing with punches from the bottom.
Bienvenueve is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Berry's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Berry's back!
Berry trying to control the position but Bienvenueve manages to sink in the hooks.
Bienvenueve is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bienvenueve gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bienvenueve gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bienvenueve apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Bienvenueve looks to land a combination but Berry avoids it well.
Bienvenueve with a lazy takedown attempt
and Berry counters with a three punch combo that has Bienvenueve backing up. Bienvenueve nods at Berry to acknowledge the strikes.
Berry swinging wilding here.

Bienvenueve clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bienvenueve manages to break the clinch.
Bienvenueve misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Berry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bienvenueve throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Berry ducks under a wild hook from Bienvenueve.
Berry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Berry lands a jab-cross combination.

Bienvenueve rushes Berry and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Bienvenueve on the inside.
Bienvenueve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Berry.
Bienvenueve pushes Berry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bienvenueve lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bienvenueve.
A nice left hand lands by Bienvenueve.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The is referee keeping an eye on Bienvenueve - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Berry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bienvenueve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bienvenueve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bienvenueve has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Berry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pierre Bienvenueve seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Berry holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Bienvenueve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bienvenueve misses with a double jab.

Berry closes the distance and clinches.
Berry swings wildly with an uppercut but Bienvenueve uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bienvenueve breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Bienvenueve.
Bienvenueve lands a slapping body shot.
Bienvenueve uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Berry has time to react.
Berry misses with the combination.
Bienvenueve throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berry counters with a thumping low kick.
Berry walks into a straight right hand from Bienvenueve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Bienvenueve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Berry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bienvenueve fails with the takedown.
Bienvenueve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bienvenueve drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bienvenueve landing a few strikes.
Berry is not content to let Bienvenueve control the position.
Bienvenueve throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Berry struggling a bit here.
Bienvenueve looks up at the clock and then as Berry takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bienvenueve smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Berry gets back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bienvenueve lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bienvenueve prevents Berry from improving his position.
Berry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Berry is refusing to be controlled, as Bienvenueve sits in half guard.
Berry moves into full guard.
Berry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Berry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bienvenueve's head.

Bienvenueve looking for submissions off his back.
Berry not doing much here.

That's two 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.
Berry trying to mount his opponent but Bienvenueve defends it.
Berry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Berry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bienvenueve throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bienvenueve flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch lands to the side of Berry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bienvenueve sizes up Berry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bienvenueve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bienvenueve lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Berry doesn't manage to clinch there - Bienvenueve circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bienvenueve throws out a powerful jab.
Bienvenueve shoots in and drives through. Berry sprawls well.

Bienvenueve feints and as Berry raises his hands in defense, Bienvenueve changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Berry lands an upkick as Bienvenueve stands over him.

Bienvenueve drops back looking for a leg! Berry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Berry manages to kick Bienvenueve off! Bienvenueve jumps back into Berry's guard.
Bienvenueve throws and elbow that misses. Berry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bienvenueve's guard. Nice move by Berry!
Bienvenueve throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Berry cracks Bienvenueve with a solid left hand.
Bienvenueve will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry trying to control the position from guard on top but Bienvenueve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bienvenueve wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Berry tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Bienvenueve there.
Berry scores with a hook.
Bienvenueve lands a jab.
Pierre Bienvenueve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bienvenueve throws a hook to the side of Berry's head but Berry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eric Berry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bienvenueve attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bienvenueve goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bienvenueve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Bienvenueve drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bienvenueve looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Berry is avoiding damage well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Bienvenueve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bienvenueve winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Bienvenueve!