PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Green Bastard (ranked 3179 p4p, 3375 weight class) and Knut Brovold (ranked 375 p4p, 388 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bastard
vs
Brovold

177 cm
20
162
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
26
164
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Green Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knut Brovold!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brovold throws a jab when Bastard was well out of range.
Knut Brovold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brovold gets a double leg takedown into Bastard's guard.
Bastard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brovold manages to get himself to full guard.

Bastard is stalling in the full guard.
Brovold is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bastard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brovold for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brovold is trying to control the position but Bastard postures up.
Bastard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brovold swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Brovold throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bastard escapes and throws Brovold's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bastard working the ground and pound but Brovold is defending the strikes.
Bastard slows the pace down.
Brovold is looking to regain half guard here but Bastard keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Brovold's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brovold will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Brovold tries to bench press Bastard off him but Bastard keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Brovold's face as Bastard controls the position.
Brovold managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bastard.
Brovold wants to control but Bastard postures up.
Bastard landing strikes.
Brovold is looking to regain half guard here but Bastard keeps moving and retains side control.
Brovold seems a little lost for a moment, as Bastard dominates the positioning.
Bastard connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Brovold some visible discomfort.
Brovold is looking to regain half guard here but Bastard keeps moving and retains side control.
Bastard is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brovold will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brovold wants to control but Bastard postures up.
Brovold tries to bench press Bastard off him but Bastard keeps the position.
Brovold gets back to half guard.
Brovold tries to roll over but Bastard keeps him under control.
Bastard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brovold with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bastard is thwarting Brovold's attempts to control the position.
Bastard is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Brovold looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bastard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brovold has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bastard is working away from the top position though.
Bastard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brovold is trying to control but can't.

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

Bastard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Brovold!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Green Bastard 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.

Brovold dives in and grabs Bastard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bastard pushes down on Brovold's head and hops out.
Bastard feinted with a counter takedown.
Brovold has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Bastard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brovold's guard.

Bastard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brovold has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bastard has managed to get both his arms back between Brovold's legs - danger averted.
Bastard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bastard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bastard with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brovold preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bastard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Brovold looking for a guillotine here but Bastard defends easily.
Bastard content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brovold not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bastard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brovold preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bastard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bastard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brovold is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brovold pulls Bastard in close to prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brovold shoots in and drives through. Bastard sprawls well.

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.

Brovold shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bastard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brovold 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.
Bastard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Bastard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brovold is trying to keep Bastard in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Bastard throws a sloppy strike and Brovold has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Bastard is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Brovold!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Knut Brovold!
An out of breath and clearly excited Knut Brovold thanked Critical Mass Q159 $75 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).