PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Frank (ranked 3312 p4p, 2556 weight class) and Marco Bjurstrom (ranked 400 p4p, 324 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Frank
vs
Bjurstrom

190 cm
26
188
5 - 2 - 0

160 cm
19
188
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freaky Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Bjurstrom!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bjurstrom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frank throws a jab when Bjurstrom was well out of range.
Frank tries to clinch but Bjurstrom moves out of range.
Bjurstrom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom misses with the combination.
Bjurstrom staying out of range there.
Bjurstrom misses with a looping right.
Bjurstrom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Frank at a distance.
Bjurstrom slips a jab from Frank.
A nice side step and Bjurstrom releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Frank throws an off balance right hand
and Bjurstrom counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjurstrom throws an off balance right hand
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bjurstrom lunges at Frank with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Frank's hand.
Bjurstrom cracks Frank with a good jab.
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!
Bjurstrom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frank throws out the jab.
Bjurstrom scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Frank takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frank slips a straight right by Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom scores with a leg kick.
Frank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bjurstrom feints a counter leg kick.
Frank throws a looping overhand right but Bjurstrom ducks down to avoid it.
Frank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bjurstrom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bjurstrom lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bjurstrom lands with a shot to the body.
Bjurstrom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Frank.
Bjurstrom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frank scores with a jab. Bjurstrom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Frank looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Frank tests Bjurstrom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frank is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank doesn't manage to clinch there - Bjurstrom circles away.
Frank takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bjurstrom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bjurstrom scores with a kick to the body.
Frank throws a hook but Bjurstrom avoids it easily.
Frank walks into a straight right hand from Bjurstrom.
Frank looks to throw the jab but Bjurstrom is out of range.
Frank's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bjurstrom under the eye.
Bjurstrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frank.
Bjurstrom let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Frank misses with a hook
and Bjurstrom counters with a nice leg kick.
Bjurstrom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frank.
Bjurstrom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Frank lands a nice shot that snaps Bjurstrom's head back.
Frank is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bjurstrom misses the jab.
Bjurstrom scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Frank pushes Bjurstrom up against the cage in a clinch.
Bjurstrom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frank backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bjurstrom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bjurstrom displaying some good clinch control by pressing Frank up against the cage.
Frank looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frank is trying to break free.
Bjurstrom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bjurstrom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bjurstrom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frank wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bjurstrom has him pressed against the cage.
Bjurstrom prevents Frank from breaking the clinch.
Bjurstrom lands a body shot in the clinch.
Frank looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bjurstrom lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank tries to work over Bjurstrom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bjurstrom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Frank tries to circle away but Bjurstrom has him pinned against the cage.
Bjurstrom scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frank tries to circle away but Bjurstrom has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bjurstrom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frank is trying to force a seperation but Bjurstrom has the dominant position.
Bjurstrom stalling.
Frank has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Frank wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bjurstrom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjurstrom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frank's efforts to push away.
Frank tries to break free but Bjurstrom pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Frank throws a hook but Bjurstrom blocks it.
Frank throws a lazy uppercut
and Bjurstrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Freaky Frank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank blocks a jab.
Bjurstrom lunges at Frank with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Frank's hand.
Bjurstrom swats away the attempt to clinch by Frank.
Bjurstrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frank.
Frank throws a jab but it's blocked by Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frank.
Bjurstrom digs a good body shot into Frank's ribs.
Bjurstrom throws a hook to the side of Frank's head but Frank sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjurstrom connects with an inside leg kick.
Bjurstrom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frank misses with an uppercut
and Bjurstrom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frank throws a hook but Bjurstrom avoids it easily.
Bjurstrom scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Bjurstrom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjurstrom throws a lazy right hand but Frank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bjurstrom scores with a jab to the body.
Bjurstrom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bjurstrom on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Frank misses with an uppercut. Bjurstrom saw that one coming.
Bjurstrom staying out of range there.
Frank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bjurstrom counters with a good, hard body kick but Frank shrugs it off.
Bjurstrom cracks Frank with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Frank misses with a hook.
It seemed like Bjurstrom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frank tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frank getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bjurstrom works the jab nicely.

It looks like Freaky Frank has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frank throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frank throws a shot from downtown. Bjurstrom moves away and avoids it.
Bjurstrom scoring well with a low kick there.
Bjurstrom connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank throws a jab but it's blocked by Bjurstrom.
Frank misses with a straight left.
Frank is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Frank takes one to the chin there.
Bjurstrom throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bjurstrom. That's going to slow Frank down.
Frank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Bjurstrom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frank wants to clinch up but Bjurstrom keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Frank misses.
Frank lands a nice shot that snaps Bjurstrom's head back.
A low kick lands for Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frank has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bjurstrom.
Frank misses with a right hand
and Bjurstrom counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bjurstrom. That's going to slow Frank down.
Bjurstrom lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank slips a straight right by Bjurstrom.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bjurstrom.
Frank swings widly with a right hand
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Bjurstrom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjurstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frank looks to land a right hand but Bjurstrom moved out of range.
Bjurstrom with a jab.
Frank throws a right hand that misses
and Bjurstrom counters with an inside leg kick.
Frank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bjurstrom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bjurstrom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bjurstrom. Frank shrugs it off though.
Frank tries to clinch there but Bjurstrom circles away.
Bjurstrom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Frank.
Donk. Frank catches Bjurstrom right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frank takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frank chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bjurstrom can pounce on him.
Frank misses with a straight right.
Frank tries to clinch up
and Bjurstrom counters with a right hand to the body.
Bjurstrom throws a body kick that misses.
Frank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bjurstrom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjurstrom stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marco Bjurstrom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bjurstrom lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Bjurstrom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Freaky Frank's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Frank misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Frank takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Bjurstrom misses.
Frank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bjurstrom defending well as Frank loads up on a big left hand.
Bjurstrom throws a front kick that sends Frank stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Bjurstrom.
An inside leg kick lands from Bjurstrom.
Frank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bjurstrom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Bjurstrom there.
Frank on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frank looks to land a right hand but Bjurstrom moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Bjurstrom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frank lands with a right hand.
Bjurstrom moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjurstrom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frank tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Freaky Frank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjurstrom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Frank on the side of the head.
A jab from Frank misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bjurstrom.
Frank looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bjurstrom takes one on the button.
Frank looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bjurstrom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bjurstrom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bjurstrom! But no joy.
Frank misses with a hook. Bjurstrom ducked under it nicely.
Frank throws a lazy uppercut
and Bjurstrom counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big left from Frank misses.
Frank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bjurstrom counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Bjurstrom, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bjurstrom blocks a jab.
Bjurstrom with a nice calf kick.
Bjurstrom moves out of range as Frank strikes.
A little jabbing left from Bjurstrom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A good leg kick by Bjurstrom.
Frank will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bjurstrom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Frank's head.
Bjurstrom scores with a leg kick.
Bjurstrom scores with a jab to the jaw.
Frank misses with a straight left.
Frank throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donk. Bjurstrom catches Frank right on the button with a cross.
Frank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bjurstrom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom thuds his right hand into Frank's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Frank throws a big shot that misses.
Frank throws an overhand right that lands on Bjurstrom's shoulder, as Bjurstrom tries to avoid the shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bjurstrom - that will leave a mark!
Frank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bjurstrom counters with a stiff right hand.
Bjurstrom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frank throws out the jab.
Bjurstrom tries a quick counter leg kick but Frank is wise to it.
Frank throws an overhand right that lands on Bjurstrom's shoulder, as Bjurstrom tries to avoid the shot.
Bjurstrom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frank throws a poor cross that misses
and Bjurstrom makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bjurstrom connects with a leg kick.
Bjurstrom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frank gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Frank is rocked!
Bjurstrom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oh Frank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjurstrom scores with a jab to the body.
Frank seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Frank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bjurstrom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Frank throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bjurstrom defending well as Frank loads up on a big left hand.
Frank takes one on the button.
Bjurstrom connects with a leg kick.
Bjurstrom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Frank's sensitive parts.
Frank throws a hook but Bjurstrom avoids it easily.
Frank misses with a straight right.
Good exchange - Bjurstrom coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bjurstrom lands a big uppercut and Frank crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Frank looks OK. Bjurstrom waves Frank back to his feet!
Bjurstrom scores with a nice body kick.
Frank throws a lazy uppercut
and Bjurstrom counters with a crisp right that sends Frank to the canvas! Bjurstrom follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Bjurstrom!
During a confident post fight interview, Marco Bjurstrom thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.