PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DreSon Scruggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Scruggs
vs
Berzins

183 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 Tokyo, DreSon Scruggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Berzins!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scruggs misses with a takedown

and Berzins counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Scruggs!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Berzins moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Scruggs is trying to control Berzins's posture but Berzins avoids it.

Berzins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Scruggs, who protects the arm well.

Berzins tries for a kimura but Scruggs is defending well.
Berzins wants to control but Scruggs is keeping him busy.
Scruggs tries to escape but Berzins is in control.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Berzins has eaten all the pies!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Berzins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Berzins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Berzins is trying to get an arm triangle but Scruggs is defending well.

Berzins is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Scruggs is trying to escape and Berzins transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Scruggs is forced to tap! Nice work there by Berzins! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Berzins!