PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lester Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Jinkens (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.

Berger
vs
Jinkens

163 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lester Berger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Jinkens!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Jinkens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Berger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Berger really is a fat lump.
Jinkens lands an overhand right.
Jinkens falls off balance throwing a combination

and Berger counters with a shoot takedown. Jinkens fights it but they end up in guard.

Berger stands and steps away. Jinkens gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jinkens falls off balance throwing a combination

and Berger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Berger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger stops Jinkens from standing up.

Berger gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jinkens connects with a body shot.
Jinkens throws a head kick that misses

and Berger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jinkens's guard.
Jinkens is trying to keep Berger in close.

Berger stands up and waves to Jinkens to follow him.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jinkens lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jinkens looks to land a right hand but Berger moved out of range.
Jinkens throws a lazy head kick

and Berger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jinkens won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Berger has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jinkens throws a jab but it's blocked by Berger.
Anthony Jinkens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jinkens throws a head kick that misses

and Berger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Berger.
Berger postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Berger gets to his feet - Jinkens follows without any prompting.
Berger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jinkens.
Jinkens tries a low kick but Berger avoids it.
Jinkens throws a head kick that misses

and Berger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Berger.
Jinkens looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Berger stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jinkens thows a leg kick but Berger checks it

so Berger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lester Berger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jinkens throws a lazy head kick

and Berger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jinkens controls Berger momentarily but Berger frees himself.

Berger decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jinkens misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jinkens.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jinkens misses with an uppercut

so Berger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jinkens is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Berger dives into side control.
Jinkens is pushing Berger's head away, looking to escape. Berger manages to hold on to the position though.
Jinkens is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Jinkens's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jinkens trying to control but Berger flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Berger controlling the positon.
Berger keeps control of the position as Jinkens tries to break free.

Despite having Jinkens's back, Berger says stuff this ground business - let's go for a knockout! Jinkens seems baffled but is happy to be out of the difficult position!
Anthony Jinkens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jinkens throws a head kick that misses.
Berger walks into a left hand.
Jinkens misses with an uppercut

and Berger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Berger gets to his feet - Jinkens follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jinkens throws a sloppy head kick

so Berger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Berger gets to his feet - Jinkens follows without any prompting.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jinkens. Berger does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Jinkens misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lester Berger dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Berger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jinkens throws a sloppy head kick and Berger moves out of range easily.
Berger blocks the body kick.
Jinkens is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Berger moves out of range as Jinkens strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jinkens misses with a hook.
Jinkens jabs Berger to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jinkens.
Jinkens misses with a right hand

and Berger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jinkens won't be happy with that.

Berger decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jinkens to his feet.
Jinkens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jinkens thows a leg kick but Berger checks it

and Berger counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Berger decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jinkens throws a head kick that misses.
Jinkens lands with a shot to the body.
Jinkens just misses with a punch to the body.
Jinkens misses with a right hand

so Berger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Berger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Berger decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jinkens misses with an uppercut

and Berger counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jinkens!

Berger decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jinkens misses with a series of wild punches.
Jinkens throws a sloppy body shot

and Berger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jinkens's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Berger decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Berger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Berger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Berger!