PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josef Edlund (ranked 4737 p4p, 22028 weight class) and Kevin Jorgensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Jorgensen looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Edlund
vs
Jorgensen

200 cm
18
240
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
255
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Decent wrestler
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josef Edlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Jorgensen !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Edlund throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jorgensen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Edlund is in Jorgensen 's guard.
Jorgensen looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Edlund trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edlund sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Edlund tries to free his leg and advance position but Jorgensen is retaining full guard.
Jorgensen has a closed guard, preventing Edlund from standing up.
Edlund pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jorgensen is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edlund sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Edlund lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edlund trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edlund wants to stand but Jorgensen is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Edlund scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Edlund takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Edlund seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jorgensen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Edlund controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Edlund is trying to work for a kimura but Jorgensen is defending well.
Edlund throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Edlund moves into full mount! Jorgensen won't be happy about that!
Edlund trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Edlund is working for a guillotine from mount but Jorgensen frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edlund lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jorgensen hang on?
Edlund looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Edlund takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Edlund tries to control but Jorgensen wriggling away.

Edlund looking for a guillotine from mount but Jorgensen is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jorgensen can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edlund wants to control the pace but Jorgensen is squirming around nicely.
Edlund landing strikes from the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edlund trying to control but Jorgensen is having none of it.
Jorgensen is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Josef Edlund dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Edlund bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jorgensen tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Jorgensen is squirming around, avoiding Edlund's attempts to control the action.
Jorgensen tries to reverse the position but Edlund maintains control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorgensen has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Edlund's lack of action.
Edlund is trying to control. Jorgensen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jorgensen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edlund thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jorgensen 's head.
Edlund lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Edlund is trying to control the action in half guard but Jorgensen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Edlund trying to mount his opponent but Jorgensen defends it.

Edlund looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Edlund is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Edlund not doing much here.
Jorgensen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Josef Edlund overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Edlund is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Edlund not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edlund controlling the action here.
Edlund is keen to just control but Jorgensen is a slippery customer.

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

Edlund moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Edlund gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jorgensen regains guard.
Edlund tries to stand but Jorgensen is controlling from the bottom.
Edlund stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jorgensen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edlund working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jorgensen lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edlund trying to control the position from guard on top but Jorgensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorgensen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Josef Edlund dominated that second round.
That's time! Edlund's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jorgensen clinches up against the cage.
Edlund wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jorgensen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Edlund is trying to break the clinch but Jorgensen is controlling him.
Jorgensen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Edlund wants to break free but Jorgensen has control.

Edlund has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jorgensen is trying to keep an underhook but Edlund manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Edlund tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jorgensen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edlund working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Edlund stalling away here and it's allowed Jorgensen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jorgensen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edlund wants to stand but Jorgensen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Edlund 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.
Jorgensen keeping moving, preventing Edlund from controlling successfully.
Jorgensen is looking to stand up but Edlund isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Edlund throws a head kick that misses.
Jorgensen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Edlund moves into the clinch successfully.

Edlund has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jorgensen regains guard immediately.
Edlund forces his way into half guard.
Jorgensen trying to hold on to Edlund's head to control him but Edlund postures up.
Edlund with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Edlund is working away from the top position though.
Edlund wants to control but Jorgensen is keeping him busy.
Edlund takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Edlund trying to control from half guard but Jorgensen is working away.

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

Jorgensen tries to keep at a distance but Edlund has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jorgensen struggles to land a body shot inside as Edlund controls his hands.
Jorgensen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's four 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.

Edlund lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Edlund throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Edlund stops Jorgensen from getting back to his feet.
Edlund wants to pass to mount but Jorgensen is defending the position.
Edlund stalling away here and it's allowed Jorgensen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jorgensen working a defensive guard here.
Kevin Jorgensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josef Edlund is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edlund trying to control but Jorgensen is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josef Edlund showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edlund 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josef Edlund!