PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fred Flintstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawid Van Den Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Flintstone
vs
Van Den Berg

167 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fred Flintstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dawid Van Den Berg!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Flintstone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Flintstone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Den Berg's head.
Van Den Berg keeping full guard, as Flintstone tries to pass.
Flintstone postures up and lands a big shot to Van Den Berg's brow.
Van Den Berg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flintstone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Flintstone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Van Den Berg is looking to stand up but Flintstone isn't so interested in that idea.
Flintstone lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flintstone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Flintstone is pushing down on Van Den Berg's leg trying to pass to half guard. Van Den Berg is fighting to maintain full guard but Flintstone has managed to sneak the leg through.
Flintstone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flintstone 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.

We're going to have a standup here because Fred Flintstone wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Flintstone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Flintstone throws a front kick aimed at Van Den Berg's knee but Van Den Berg avoids it well.

Flintstone drives through with a takedown into guard.
Van Den Berg wants to sweep here but Flintstone controlling him for the moment.
Flintstone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Flintstone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Flintstone with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flintstone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flintstone stands and throws Van Den Berg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flintstone is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Van Den Berg will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Flintstone lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A lull in the action here as Flintstone stalls from top position.
Flintstone is chipping away with strikes.
Flintstone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Van Den Berg down.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flintstone connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Van Den Berg some visible discomfort.
Flintstone cracks Van Den Berg with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Van Den Berg wants to control but Flintstone postures up.
Van Den Berg looks gassed!
Van Den Berg takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Van Den Berg is rocked!
Flintstone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Van Den Berg is still in real trouble! Can Flintstone finish him?
Flintstone landing a few strikes.
Flintstone lands some shots froms side control.
Flintstone grinds an elbow into Van Den Berg's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flintstone slows the pace down.
Flintstone scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Van Den Berg is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Flintstone can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Flintstone!