PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Forsberg (ranked 5200 p4p, 2946 weight class) and Orvar Odd Lodinkinni (ranked 574 p4p, 409 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Forsberg
vs
Lodinkinni

191 cm
18
211
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
220
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Forsberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orvar Odd Lodinkinni!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forsberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lodinkinni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab lands there for Forsberg.
Forsberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Lodinkinni is just out of range.
Forsberg swings widly with a right hand
enabling Lodinkinni to counter with a crisp jab.
Lodinkinni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forsberg.
Lodinkinni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Forsberg moves away.
Forsberg throws a big counter combination but Lodinkinni scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Forsberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Forsberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lodinkinni.
Forsberg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lodinkinni counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodinkinni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forsberg.
Forsberg throws an off balance right hand
and Lodinkinni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Forsberg tries to bum rush Lodinkinni with a series of wild strikes but Lodinkinni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodinkinni misses with a lunging right hand
and Forsberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lodinkinni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Forsberg throws an off balance right hand
and Lodinkinni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lodinkinni misses with a body shot.
Lodinkinni misses with a looping right.
Forsberg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Forsberg misses with a right hand
and Lodinkinni counters with a straight right hand.
Forsberg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lodinkinni counters with a crisp right that sends Forsberg to the canvas! Lodinkinni follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orvar Odd Lodinkinni!
A relieved looking Orvar Odd Lodinkinni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.