PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morten Simunek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Berry (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.

Simunek
vs
Berry

167 cm
25
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morten Simunek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Berry!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry blocks a head kick by Simunek.
Berry ducks under a wild hook from Simunek.
Berry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Berry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Berry slips a jab from Simunek.
Simunek takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Berry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Simunek.
Simunek takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Berry moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berry darts in trying to clinch
and Simunek counters with a straight right hand.
Berry slips under a jab.
Simunek misses with an uppercut
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Simunek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simunek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berry can pounce on him.
Berry avoids the body shot from Simunek.
Berry closes the distance but Simunek moves to the side
and Simunek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left and a right from Berry both land. Nice combination.
Simunek takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Berry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harry Berry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berry tries to clinch there but Simunek circles away.
Berry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berry moves to clinch but Simunek breaks away
and Simunek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Berry. That's going to slow Simunek down.
Berry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simunek throws out the jab.
Simunek cracks Berry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Simunek.
Berry tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Simunek counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry tries to clinch there but Simunek circles away.
Berry scores with a nice body kick.
Simunek looks to land a left hand but Berry moved out of range nicely.
Berry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simunek.
Simunek sizes up Berry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Berry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Simunek steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Berry. That one must have hurt.
Berry throws a head kick that Simunek semi-blocks.
Berry loads up on a big right hand but Simunek slips the punch.
Berry looks winded!
Simunek takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Simunek misses with a body shot.
Simunek is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Simunek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Simunek loads up on a big right hand but Berry slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Simunek.

Berry is rocked!
Berry tries to clinch
and Simunek counters with a huge left! Berry is in big trouble! He's backing up but Simunek isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Berry from any more damage. A dominating finish by Simunek!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morten Simunek!