PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Duch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Van Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duch comes to the cage accompanied by John Cage's 4'33". Gerry Van Berry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Duch
vs
Van Berry

199 cm
25
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryszard Duch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gerry Van Berry!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Berry shoots for a takedown but Duch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Van Berry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Van Berry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Duch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Duch is working hard here to advance position.
Van Berry controlling from the full mount.
Van Berry working the ground and pound effectively.
Van Berry tries to control but Duch wriggling away.
Duch can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Berry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Van Berry has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duch manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Gerry Van Berry has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Duch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gerry Van Berry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Berry shoots and misses

and Duch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Duch postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Van Berry is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Duch, into his guard.
Van Berry trying to control but Duch is working from the bottom.
Van Berry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Duch looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Van Berry passes into half guard.

Duch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Berry pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duch has a hand on Van Berry's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Van Berry takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Duch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van Berry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Van Berry punishing his opponent with strikes.
Van Berry controlling the position easily from mount.
Duch takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Berry postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Duch looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Berry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Van Berry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Duch can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Van Berry controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duch working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerry Van Berry dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Van Berry shoots and misses
and Duch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Van Berry drives through with a takedown into Duch's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Van Berry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Van Berry trying to control but Duch is working from the bottom.

Duch looking for a guillotine here but Van Berry defends easily.

Duch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Duch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Berry defends well.
Gerry Van Berry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Berry is pushing down on Duch's leg trying to pass to half guard. Duch is fighting to maintain full guard but Van Berry has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Berry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duch's head.
Van Berry wants to take a breather but Duch is having none of it.
Van Berry controlling the action here.
Duch is trying to get back to full guard.
Duch is staying active underneath Van Berry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Duch wants to get back to full guard but Van Berry has passed into side control.
Van Berry taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Berry trying to control the position but Duch is working away.
Duch tries to bench press Van Berry off him but Van Berry keeps the position.
Van Berry is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Van Berry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Duch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duch is looking to regain half guard here but Van Berry keeps moving and retains side control.
Van Berry trying to control the position but Duch is working away.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gerry Van Berry hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice sprawl there from Van Berry as Duch shoots in.
Van Berry dives in and grabs Duch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duch pushes down on Van Berry's head and hops out.
Van Berry tries for a takedown but Duch circles away easily

and Duch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Van Berry's guard.
Ryszard Duch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerry Van Berry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Berry throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Van Berry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Van Berry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Van Berry has his hands on Duch's head, controlling the position.
Van Berry is trying to keep Duch in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerry Van Berry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Duch misses with a few strikes there.
Duch with a lazy takedown attempt

and Van Berry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Van Berry slows the pace down in half guard.

Duch looking for submissions off his back.

Duch looking for a kimura from the bottom but Van Berry passes into side control!
Duch takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duch is letting Van Berry control him for a moment.
Van Berry has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Duch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van Berry landing strikes from the mount.
Duch is working to get back to half guard.
Van Berry controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duch is looking to get to half guard.

Van Berry goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Duch is on top in guard.

Duch is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Van Berry is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Van Berry has escaped and now he's on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Duch has his foot on Van Berry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van Berry works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Berry trying to control but Duch is working from the bottom.
Van Berry works over Duch with some ground and pound from guard.
Van Berry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Berry content to stall in guard here.
Van Berry wants to control from the top but Duch keeps moving.
Van Berry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ryszard Duch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Van Berry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gerry Van Berry.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Duch is defended easily by Van Berry.

Van Berry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Van Berry staying calm.
Duch is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Van Berry's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Van Berry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Berry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

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