PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Asterix Njord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Bozsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Njord comes to the cage accompanied by Nicole - Solang mein Herz noch schlägt. Bozsik has chosen The Waiting 18 by AMEN as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Asterix Njord has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Njord
vs
Bozsik

156 cm
23
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

168 cm
23
154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Asterix Njord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kristian Bozsik!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bozsik shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Njord defends it nicely.
Njord tries to clinch but Bozsik is having none of it.
Njord throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Njord looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Njord takes a swing at Bozsik's ribcage but misses.
Bozsik ducks under a wild hook from Njord.
Asterix Njord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Njord throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Njord throws a jab when Bozsik was well out of range.
Bozsik moves away from the strike by Njord.
Njord is looking to clinch but Bozsik is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozsik misses with a takedown attempt - Njord sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Njord misses with a few strikes there.
Njord is looking to clinch but Bozsik is avoiding it.
Njord misses the shot to the body.
Bozsik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Njord throws out the jab.
Njord misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asterix Njord is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bozsik avoids the body shot from Njord.
Bozsik changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Njord tries to avoid it but Bozsik manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Njord to the ground. Njord escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Asterix Njord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristian Bozsik.
Njord throws a hook but Bozsik avoids it easily.
Njord is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bozsik's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Njord leaves Bozsik with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bozsik ducks under a wild hook from Njord.

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.
Njord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bozsik was well out of range. Poor timing from Njord.
Njord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Bozsik drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bozsik scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Njord to see if he's OK.
The referee asks Bozsik politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bozsik prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bozsik fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Njord's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bozsik creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Njord sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bozsik throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Bozsik are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Njord is looking to reverse the position.
Njord sneaks back into half guard.
Bozsik not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Bozsik scores with a takedown into Njord's guard.
Bozsik is working Njord over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Njord looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bozsik passes into half guard.
Njord wants to control but Bozsik is keeping busy.
Njord keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Njord keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Njord actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bozsik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Njord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bozsik.
Bozsik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Njord tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Njord throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bozsik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Njord cracks Bozsik with a right hand to the side of the head.

Bozsik shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bozsik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Njord defending well though.
Njord taking some punishment here, with Bozsik in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Njord avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bozsik.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bozsik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Njord on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bozsik takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Njord looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bozsik trying to control from half guard but Njord is working away.
Bozsik throwing shots but Njord is blocking nicely.

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.
Njord is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bozsik scores with a couple of nice shots.
Njord moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bozsik throws a big right hand that misses.
Njord has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Njord is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bozsik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bozsik works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njord keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bozsik with the ground and pound but Njord uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Njord not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bozsik throws a big right hand that misses.
Bozsik is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Njord wants to control the position but Bozsik says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bozsik landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Bozsik.
Njord on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bozsik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njord blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bozsik.
Njord has hold of Bozsik's hands but Bozsik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bozsik throwing shots but Njord is blocking nicely.
Bozsik looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Njord with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Njord moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Njord might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Njord has his foot on Bozsik's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bozsik works his way back into a safe position though.
Bozsik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bozsik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Njord works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristian Bozsik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Njord's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Njord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bozsik manages to avoid it.
Bozsik changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Njord tries to avoid it but Bozsik manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Njord to the ground. Njord escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bozsik takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Njord wants to clinch up but Bozsik keeps it at a distance.
Asterix Njord is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bozsik fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Njord misses with a hook. Bozsik ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Njord just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Njord.
Bozsik walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozsik tries for a takedown but Njord sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Asterix Njord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristian Bozsik.
Bozsik dives in and grabs Njord's left leg, looking for a takedown. Njord pushes down on Bozsik's head and hops out.
Njord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Njord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bozsik moves away.
Njord takes a swing at Bozsik's ribcage but misses.
Njord looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bozsik ducks under a wild hook from Njord.
Njord throws a jab but it's blocked by Bozsik.
Njord throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bozsik.

Bozsik is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Njord's half guard.
Asterix Njord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njord regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bozsik.
Bozsik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Njord is keeping the position for now.

Njord looking for a guillotine here but Bozsik defends easily.
Bozsik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Asterix Njord!