PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kennith Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matheus Alves will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Berry
vs
Alves

175 cm
25
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kennith Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Alves!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Berry swivels and escapes.
Berry wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Alves closes the distance and pushes Berry back into the cage.
Alves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Berry could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Alves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Berry's efforts to push away.
Berry wants to take the fight to the mat but Alves manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alves misses with a knee strike.
Berry wants to break free but Alves has control.

Alves ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alves no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Berry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berry wanted to stand there but Alves had control of the position.
Berry postures up.
Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Berry controlling from the top position.
Alves is controlling Berry's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry postures up.
Berry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alves darts in trying to clinch

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

Berry drops back looking for a leg! Alves is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alves manages to kick Berry off! Berry jumps back into Alves's guard.

Berry drops back looking for a leg! Alves is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alves manages to kick Berry off! Berry jumps back into Alves's guard.
Alves wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Berry drops back looking for a leg! Alves is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alves manages to kick Berry off! Berry jumps back into Alves's guard.

Berry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Berry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Berry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Berry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Berry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Berry controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Berry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Berry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alves's head.
Berry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Berry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Berry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Berry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Berry wants to stand but Alves is controlling his posture from full guard.
Berry is stalling in the full guard.

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

and Berry counters by moving into the clinch.
Alves looks winded!
Berry stops a takedown attempt from Alves.
Kennith Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Alves.
Alves crunches a lovely knee into Berry's ribcage.
Berry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alves is looking to control Berry's arms but Berry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alves has his back to the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alves leaning against his opponent.
Berry takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kennith Berry will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Alves throws a lazy head kick

and Berry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Berry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Berry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Berry in particular looking to stall.
Alves wants to control but Berry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Berry working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berry slows the pace down in half guard.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
Berry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alves with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Berry stands up from half guard.
Alves is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry keeps the fight on the outside.
Berry shoots in but no luck this time.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Berry moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Alves misses

and Berry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Berry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Berry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Berry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Berry working some strikes from top position.
Kennith Berry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Berry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Berry controlling from the top position.
Alves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Berry manages to get himself to full guard.

Berry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Berry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard.

Alves 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 is looking to stand up but Alves won't let him.
Berry sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry is working Alves over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Berry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Berry stands up from Alves's guard - Berry perhaps looking for a knockout.
Berry slips a jab and a cross from Alves.

Berry clinches up with Alves and pushes him back against the cage.

Berry has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Alves uses from the top position.
Berry trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Berry is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Berry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alves swivels and escapes.

Alves pushes Berry up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Berry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berry is defending well for now.
Berry working hard to break the clinch.
Alves is trying to stall.
Alves tries a knee to the head but Berry blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves fails to pull guard.
Berry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alves just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alves taking a breather.

Berry decides to pull guard.
Berry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alves manages to get himself to full guard.

Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alves is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Berry is controlling him.
Alves is trying to keep Berry in close.
Berry sitting in guard here, content to control.
Berry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Berry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alves's head.
Berry controls from within his opponent's guard.
Berry is in close to Alves's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Berry is working Alves over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Berry stays in close to Alves's body and controls the position.
Berry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alves's guard.
Berry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Berry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Berry seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Berry stands up out of the half guard.
Alves wants to clinch

and Berry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alves's guard.
Berry connects with a couple of short punches.
Berry cracks Alves with a solid left hand.
Berry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alves's head.
Berry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Berry gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Berry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Berry persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kennith Berry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Berry moves into range and clinches up with Alves.

Berry has clasped his hands together around Alves's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Alves throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Berry throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alves was covering up waiting for the punch and Berry finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Berry with a nice head shot there.
Alves has momentary wrist control but Berry slips an elbow through the middle.
Berry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Berry landing some decent shots from guard.
Matheus Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kennith Berry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Berry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kennith Berry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Berry, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kennith Berry!