PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Herberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Herberg
vs
Devil

160 cm
24
167 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)
Omertà Clothing

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Herberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taz Devil!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devil throws a leg kick but Herberg checks it.
Herberg slips a straight right by Devil.
Herberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taz Devil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Devil.
Herberg looks to land a right hand but Devil moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Herberg.
Devil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Herberg moves out of range as Devil strikes.
Herberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Herberg sizes up Devil with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Herberg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Devil kicks off Herberg and gets to his feet.
Herberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Devil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Herberg.
Herberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Herberg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Devil misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taz Devil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Devil attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Devil connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Devil tries to score with a low kick but Herberg moves his leg out of the way.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Herberg.
Herberg is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herberg misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Herberg fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Herberg cracks Devil with a big right hand but Devil just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Devil taking a bit of punishment here - Herberg scoring with strikes.
Devil avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Herberg.
Devil tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Herberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devil is trying to control Herberg's posture but Herberg avoids it.
Herberg tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Herberg lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Devil down.
Herberg creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Devil sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Devil is looking for a sweep.
Herberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Devil managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Herberg.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Devil looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Devil getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Herberg gets a takedown into half guard.
Devil is looking to get back to full guard here but Herberg has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devil is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Herberg working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Herberg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Devil?
Herberg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Devil?
Herberg wants to control the pace but Devil is squirming around nicely.
Herberg won't let Devil get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Devil is trying to escape the mount.
Herberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herberg avoids the attempt from Devil to control.
Herberg won't let Devil get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Devil really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Herberg with good strikes from the mount here!
Herberg with the ground and pound from mount.
Herberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Devil is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herberg landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Herberg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Devil throws a sloppy head kick and Herberg moves out of range easily.
Devil missing with a left hand there. Herberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Herberg blocks a head kick by Devil.
Devil misses with a low kick.
Devil fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Herberg.
A slow jab from Herberg misses its intended target.
Devil lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Devil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Herberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Herberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Devil walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Herberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Devil swings for the body but Herberg moves out of range.
Devil looks for the body kick but Herberg saw that one coming.
Devil delivers a nice body kick.
Devil scores with a hook to the body. Herberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Herberg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Devil was covering up waiting for the punch and Herberg finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Herberg prevents Devil from getting back to his feet.
Herberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Herberg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Herberg wants to control from the top but Devil keeps moving.
Devil wants to stand and escape but Herberg is having none of it.
Herberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Herberg throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devil wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Herberg is now in half guard.
Devil wants to get back to full guard.
Devil is refusing to be controlled, as Herberg sits in half guard.
Herberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Herberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johan Herberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Herberg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Herberg throwing shots but Devil is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Devil misses with a low kick.
Devil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Herberg.
Herberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Devil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Devil swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Devil shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Devil explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Herberg misses with a looping right.
Herberg checks the leg kick.
Herberg slips under a jab from Devil.
A leg kick checked by Herberg.
Devil uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Herberg has time to react.
Devil missing with a left hand there. Herberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herberg takes one to the chin there.
Herberg ducks under a wild hook from Devil.
Herberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Devil throws a head kick but Herberg moves out of range.
Devil misses with a body kick.
Devil is looking to chop away at Herberg's legs.
Herberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Devil misses with a low kick.
Devil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Devil misses.
Devil throws an overhand right that lands on Herberg's shoulder, as Herberg tries to avoid the shot.
Herberg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Herberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taz Devil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Herberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Herberg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Devil on the side of the head.
Taz Devil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Herberg checks a leg kick nicely.
Herberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Devil throws a hook to the side of Herberg's head but Herberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Devil staying out of range there.
Devil throws a leg kick but Herberg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Herberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Devil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Devil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Devil misses with a low kick.
Herberg swings for the body but Devil moves out of range.
Herberg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Devil there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herberg connects with a right hand. Devil shakes it off.
Herberg blocks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Devil.
Devil misses with a low kick as Herberg jumps back.
Devil missing with a left hand there. Herberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good work by Herberg as he checks the leg kick.
Herberg checks a leg kick.
Devil misses with an uppercut. Herberg saw that one coming.
Devil throws a big shot that misses.
Devil throws a leg kick that misses.
Herberg throws a hook but Devil blocks it.
Herberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Devil misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Devil misses with a straight right.
Herberg throws out a loose jab but Devil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Devil throws an overhand right that lands on Herberg's shoulder, as Herberg tries to avoid the shot.
Devil misses with a shot to the body
and Herberg counters with a right hand to the body.
Devil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Herberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Devil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Herberg.
Crunch! Devil slams his shin into Herberg's torso.
The crowd cheers as Herberg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Devil doesn't seem phased though.
Herberg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Devil throws a leg kick but Herberg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Devil throws a big shot that misses.
Devil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Herberg moves out of range of the leg kick from Devil.
Herberg moves out of range of the leg kick from Devil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Devil.
Herberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Devil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Herberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Devil.
A slow jab from Devil misses its intended target.
Herberg misses with a few strikes there.
Devil misses with a jab to the body
and Herberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Devil.
Herberg misses the jab.
Devil attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Devil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Herberg throws the left hand but Devil avoids the punch easily.
Devil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Herberg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Devil misses with a looping right.
Devil takes one to the side of the head.
Herberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Devil tries a low kick but Herberg avoids it.
Herberg connects with a right hand. Devil shakes it off.

Herberg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Devil wants to get back to his feet.
Devil regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Herberg lands a nice short elbow.
Herberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taz Devil.
I think Devil 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!