PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolaj Orlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klason comes to the cage accompanied by (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Klason
vs
Orlow

190 cm
22
216 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Klason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolaj Orlow!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Klason fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orlow, pushing him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Klason.
Klason pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Orlow has had enough of the clinch but Klason keeps him there for the moment.
Orlow blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Orlow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Orlow avoids the elbow strike from Klason, against the cage.
Orlow blocks an elbow strike.
Klason creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Klason throws an elbow that misses.
Orlow wants to get back to striking at distance but Klason won't allow it.
Klason looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Klason.
Klason keeps control of Orlow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Orlow has had enough of the clinch but Klason keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Orlow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orlow avoids the head kick by Klason.
Orlow lands a really nice looking cross but Klason seems unphased.
Orlow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Orlow digs a good hook to Klason's body.
Donk. Klason catches Orlow right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow connects with a jab.
Klason throws a hook but Orlow blocks it.
Klason walks into a stiff left hand from Orlow.
Klason gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orlow.
Klason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orlow misses with a straight right.
Klason takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Klason is breathing heavily.
Klason takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
A head kick misses from Klason.
Orlow scores with a punch to the head.
Klason throws a head kick that misses.
Orlow digs a good body shot into Klason's ribs.
Orlow stuns Klason with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Orlow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Orlow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Klason's hands.
Orlow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A lazy left from Orlow finds it's target.

Klason is rocked!
Klason drops his hands momentarily. Orlow doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Klason staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Klason doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolaj Orlow!