PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cengiz Yilmaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Berry
vs
Yilmaz

208 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
271 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Augustus Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cengiz Yilmaz!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry shoots in and drives through. Yilmaz sprawls well.

Yilmaz closes the distance and clinches.

Yilmaz manages to pull guard.
Yilmaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berry.
Berry stops Yilmaz from standing up.
Yilmaz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Berry throws a big right hand that misses.
Yilmaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Berry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Berry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Berry stopping the sweep attempt from Yilmaz.
Yilmaz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yilmaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Berry's guard.

Berry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yilmaz wants to get up but he can't break Berry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Berry wants to sweep here but Yilmaz controlling him for the moment.
Yilmaz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Berry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yilmaz wants to control from the top but Berry keeps moving.
Berry is trying to keep Yilmaz in close.
Yilmaz sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Yilmaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Berry keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Yilmaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Berry keeps working.
Yilmaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry is refusing to be controlled, as Yilmaz sits in half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Yilmaz has eaten all the pies!
Yilmaz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Berry won't allow Yilmaz to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yilmaz in particular looking to stall.
Yilmaz wants to stand but Berry has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Yilmaz moves into range and clinches up with Berry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Yilmaz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Berry uses from the top position.
Yilmaz wants to stand but Berry is controlling the position.
Yilmaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Berry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Berry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Berry won't allow Yilmaz to get back to his feet.
Yilmaz is pulling down on Berry's head. It's preventing any offense from Berry, at least for the moment.
Yilmaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Berry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yilmaz is trying to keep Berry in close.
Yilmaz is adopting a defensive guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cengiz Yilmaz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yilmaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Berry. Berry gets slowly back to his feet.
Yilmaz keeps the fight on the outside.

Yilmaz rushes Berry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Yilmaz wants the takedown. Berry is fighting it off but Yilmaz persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Berry's guard against the cage.
Yilmaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yilmaz postures up.
Yilmaz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yilmaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Berry is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yilmaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Berry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yilmaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Berry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry pulls Yilmaz in close to his closed guard and prevents Yilmaz from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Yilmaz forces Berry back against the cage and clinches.
Berry is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yilmaz to keep the fight standing.

Yilmaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Yilmaz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Berry's guard.
Cengiz Yilmaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berry trying to control the position.
Yilmaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yilmaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Berry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yilmaz won't allow Berry to sweep him here.
Yilmaz forces his way into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yilmaz wants to take a breather but Berry is having none of it.
Berry is trying to control but can't.
Yilmaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Berry is positioning himself well to prevent Yilmaz advancing to mount.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augustus Berry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Yilmaz dives in and scores a takedown into Berry's guard.
Berry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yilmaz controls the pace.
Yilmaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yilmaz slips nicely into half guard.
Yilmaz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz is looking to advance position but Berry won't allow it.
Berry is looking for a sweep. Yilmaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Berry trying to control from the bottom.
Yilmaz wants to pass to mount but Berry is defending the position.

Yilmaz stands up out of the half guard.

Yilmaz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Berry sprawls well initially but Yilmaz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yilmaz trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Yilmaz gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cengiz Yilmaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Yilmaz rushes Berry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Yilmaz pulls guard effortlessly.
Berry being controlled here momentarily.
Yilmaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Yilmaz wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berry trying to control from the bottom.
Yilmaz works his way into full mount!
Berry sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry is staying active underneath Yilmaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Berry punching from the bottom.
Berry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yilmaz is working away from the top position though.
Yilmaz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yilmaz is looking to take a break and control but Berry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Berry trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Berry wants to get back to full guard.
Yilmaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yilmaz is continuing to stall.
Berry wants to control but Yilmaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yilmaz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Berry tries to sprawl but Yilmaz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berry wants to control but Yilmaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry gets full guard.
Yilmaz pushing down on Berry's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yilmaz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Berry trying to hold on to Yilmaz's head to control him but Yilmaz postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yilmaz in particular looking to stall.
Yilmaz is thwarting Berry's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Yilmaz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yilmaz trying to mount his opponent but Berry defends it.
Yilmaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yilmaz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yilmaz wants to stand up but Berry has a hold of him and won't allow it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Yilmaz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berry on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yilmaz wants to control but Berry is keeping him busy.
Augustus Berry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cengiz Yilmaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cengiz Yilmaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yilmaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cengiz Yilmaz!