PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninja Berto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Strife
vs
Berto

180 cm
31
165 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

173 cm
29
166 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Strife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ninja Berto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife scores with a crisp jab that stopped Berto in his tracks.
A big left from Strife misses.
Strife misses with a two punch combination.
Strife throws a solid leg kick but Berto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Strife.
Strife tries to score with a low kick but Berto moves his leg out of the way.
Strife scores with a punch to the head.
Strife misses with a leg kick.
No joy there for Strife, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strife tries to clinch but Berto moves away
and Berto counters with a straight right hand.
Strife misses with a left hand
and Berto counters with a stiff right hand.
Berto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Strife can pounce on him.
Strife displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Berto.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strife.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Berto. Beautiful body shot.
Strife misses with a few strikes there.
Berto throws a body punch but Strife moves out of range.
Berto wants to slow Strife down by chopping away at his legs.
Strife swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Strife misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Berto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Strife ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berto moves away.
Berto shoots in for a double leg but Strife sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
John Strife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Berto.
Berto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Strife. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife is looking to clinch but Berto is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Strife throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berto looks for the body kick but Strife saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Berto.
Strife misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berto.
Berto misses with a kick to the body.

Berto gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strife is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Strife is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Strife is looking to get to half guard.
Berto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Strife is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Berto wants to control the pace but Strife is squirming around nicely.
Berto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Berto looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berto landing punches.
Berto looking to finish Strife with some ground and pound. This is bad for Strife!
Strife is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Berto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strife tries to hold on but Berto pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Strife?
Berto wants to control the pace but Strife is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ninja Berto will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Berto throws a low kick, looking for Strife's leg but Strife calmly moves out of range.
Berto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Berto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Strife but Strife pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Strife scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Berto.
Strife doesn't manage to clinch there - Berto circles away.
Berto throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Strife to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Berto.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Strife keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berto misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto avoids the body shot from Strife.
Some wild striking there from Berto.
Crunch! Berto slams his shin into Strife's torso.
John Strife is winning the standup battle so far.
Berto throws a shot to the body.
Berto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strife sprawls well. Strife wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Berto gets slowly back to his feet.
Strife wants to clinch.
Strife takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strife throws a big shot that misses.
Strife tries to clinch up but Berto circles away and keeps his distance.
Berto misses with a takedown attempt - Strife sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John Strife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Berto.
A head kick misses from Berto.
Strife chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berto can pounce on him.
Berto avoids the head kick by Strife.
Berto delivers a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Strife as Berto shoots in.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strife.
Strife keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Berto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Strife is letting Berto control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berto working the ground and pound but Strife is defending the strikes.
Berto is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Strife's shoulder. That is not cool.
You can see the frustration on Strife's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Strife is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Berto is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Strife wants to control but Berto is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife is squirming around, avoiding Berto's attempts to control the action.
Strife working to try and regain half guard.
Strife tries to hold on but Berto postures up.
Strife is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berto content just to control the position here.
Berto looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ninja Berto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Strife's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Strife stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berto.
Berto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Strife rather than just go for the knockout.
Strife will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Strife.
Strife throws a big shot that misses.
Strife misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berto.
No luck for Berto with that takedown attempt.
Strife stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berto.
Strife works the jab nicely.
Berto jabs Strife to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife tries to land a front kick but Berto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Berto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Berto blocks a jab.
Berto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strife loads up on a big right hand but Berto slips the punch.
Strife uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berto.
Berto lands with a right hand.
Berto checks a low kick from Strife.
Berto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Berto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strife throws a hook but Berto avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
John Strife is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berto throws a looping overhand right but Strife ducks down to avoid it.
Berto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ninja Berto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Berto misses.
Berto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strife tries to avoid it but Berto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strife to the ground. Strife escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Berto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Strife had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Berto defends it easily.
John Strife has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Strife is pulling down on Berto's head to control his posture.

Strife pushes Berto off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berto throws a sloppy head kick and Strife moves out of range easily.
Strife misses with a double jab.
Berto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Strife sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
John Strife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Berto.

Berto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Strife wants to sweep but no luck.
Berto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Strife will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Berto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berto trying to control the position from guard on top but Strife is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ninja Berto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berto stands up over Strife, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Strife not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Berto controlling from the top position.
Ninja Berto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Strife looking to hit a scissor sweep but Berto is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ninja Berto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Berto 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ninja Berto!
A victorious Ninja Berto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.