PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ash Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Berry might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Clocks. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Berry
vs
Kim

200 cm
37
216 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

185 cm
39
220 lbs
28 - 38 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ash Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 38 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
Kim checks the leg kick.
Berry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kim.
Ash Berry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Berry finds it's target.
Berry keeps Kim at a distance using the push kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kim has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Berry throws a push kick but Kim slaps the foot to one side.
Berry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Berry misses with a head kick.
Berry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A solid body kick from Berry.
Kim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Berry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Berry swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Berry lands a leg kick that knocks Kim off balance momentarily.
Kim takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berry lands a nice looking body kick.
Kim looks for a takedown but Berry sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim goes for a double leg but Berry avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Berry continues to drive forward.
Ash Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kim.
Berry tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Berry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim wants a takedown.
Berry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Berry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim prevents a body shot from Berry.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berry.
Kim tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berry.
Berry misses with some punches.
Berry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Berry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim is working for takedown but Berry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Berry lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Berry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berry prevents the takedown attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Berry has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Berry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berry has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim prevents a body shot from Berry.
Kim prevents a body shot from Berry.
Berry misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim tries to pull guard but Berry forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berry.
Berry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim wants a takedown but no success here.
Berry working aggressively here.
Berry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Berry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Berry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Berry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Berry cracks Kim with a nice body shot.
Kim looks winded!
Berry misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Berry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Berry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kim.
Kim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Berry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Berry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kim trying to control the position but instead, Berry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kim into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Berry.
Berry gets through Kim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Berry lands a body shot.
Berry swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kim blocks a body shot from Berry.
Berry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berry is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Berry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Berry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Berry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Berry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Berry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Berry can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Berry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berry scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Berry.
Berry misses with a body punch.
Berry is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Berry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
Berry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ash Berry 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.

Berry lands a nice shot that snaps Kim's head back.
Berry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Berry.
Jin Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim fails with the takedown
and Berry counters with a nice leg kick.
Berry throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berry.
Berry thuds a left hand into Kim's body.
Kim avoids the body shot from Berry.
Berry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berry.
Berry slips a jab from Kim.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Berry connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Berry. Berry obviously looking to wear him down.
Berry is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Berry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Berry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Kim looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Berry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Berry wants to sweep but no luck.
Kim chips away with some ground and pound.
Kim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Berry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Berry working a defensive guard here.
Berry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berry keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Kim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Berry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Berry trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kim's guard.

Berry gets to his feet. Kim looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kim can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kim shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Berry defends it nicely.
Ash Berry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kim.
Kim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Kim scores with a takedown into Berry's guard.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Berry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kim manages to get himself to full guard.
Berry trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kim's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ash Berry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jin Kim's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kim steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Berry. That one must have hurt.
Berry just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Berry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Berry throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick from Berry.
Kim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Berry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kim or perhaps it was just good defense by Berry, which made it look bad.
Ash Berry is winning the standup battle so far.
Berry scores with a sloppy right hand. Kim should have avoided that one.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry connects with a crisp jab.
Berry throws a leg kick which misses Kim's front leg but catches the back leg as Kim tries to avoid it.
Berry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Berry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Berry bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Berry is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Berry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Berry.
Kim with a poor takedown
and Berry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ash Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kim.
An inside leg kick lands from Berry.
Berry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berry throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry clobbers Kim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Berry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kim. That did some damage!
Berry throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Berry. That's going to slow Kim down.
Berry tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim ducks right into an uppercut from Berry.
Berry misses with a kick to the body.
Kim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Berry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Berry throws a leg kick which misses Kim's front leg but catches the back leg as Kim tries to avoid it.
Berry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Berry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berry can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Kim with that takedown attempt.
Kim fails with the takedown
and Berry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berry lands with a slapping head kick.
Berry thumps Kim with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berry.
Berry thumps Kim with a low kick.
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berry.
Kim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Berry.
An inside leg kick lands from Berry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kim takes the fight into the clinch.
Berry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ash Berry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Berry tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim prevents a body shot from Berry.
Berry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kim is trying to push Berry away but Berry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kim wants a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Berry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jin Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berry has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berry's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ash Berry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ash Berry!
After the big win, Ash Berry made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.