PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Klas Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Psycho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Andersen
vs
Psycho

185 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klas Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Psycho!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Psycho darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Andersen is looking to improve his position.
Psycho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Psycho tries to stand and escape but Andersen is controlling the position.
Andersen is staying active underneath Psycho, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Psycho stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
An inside leg kick from Andersen misses.
Psycho shoots in looking for a takedown. Andersen tries to sprawl out of it but Psycho keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andersen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andersen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Psycho tries to bum rush Andersen with a series of wild strikes but Andersen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen lands a front kick.
Andersen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Klas Andersen has been cut.
Andersen misses with a takedown

and Psycho moves into the clinch.

Psycho pulls guard.
Psycho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Andersen is controlling him.
Psycho is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Psycho looks gassed!
Psycho keeping moving, preventing Andersen from controlling successfully.
Andersen throwing strikes but missing.
Psycho wants to sweep here but Andersen controlling him for the moment.
Psycho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Andersen is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen wants to stand but Psycho has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Psycho is looking to stand up but Andersen isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Psycho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andersen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andersen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Psycho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andersen fails with a takedown attempt.
Psycho shoots and misses
and Andersen counters with a straight right hand.
Klas Andersen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Psycho.
Psycho misses with a shot to the body
and Andersen counters with a nice uppercut.

Andersen gets the takedown into side control.
Andersen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Andersen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Andersen trying to control the position but Psycho is working away.
Psycho is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Psycho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andersen tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Psycho is trying to get back to half guard.

Andersen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Psycho wants to clinch but Andersen slips to the side
and Andersen counters with a head kick.
Psycho fakes the leg kick and cracks Andersen in the body.
Psycho shoots in but Andersen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andersen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andersen closes the distance but Psycho moves to the side

and Psycho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Psycho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klas Andersen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Psycho goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Psycho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andersen lands a glancing blow to the side of Psycho's head.

Psycho gets a clinch.
Andersen tries for a takedown but Psycho manages to get underhooks.
Andersen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Psycho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Psycho clinches.
Psycho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Andersen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Psycho takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Andersen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hand to the body from Psycho.
Psycho working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Psycho breaks from the clinch.
Psycho works over Andersen's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen fails with the takedown.

Psycho closes the distance and pushes Andersen back into the cage.
Psycho stalls.

Psycho breaks the clinch.
Psycho tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Andersen counters with a series of strikes. Psycho will be more careful next time no doubt.
Psycho tries to clinch

and Andersen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Psycho trying to control but Andersen postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psycho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Andersen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Andersen's back!
Andersen tries to break free.
Psycho connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Andersen to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Andersen's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Psycho controls the position.
Andersen trying to control the position but Psycho manages to sink in the hooks.
Andersen is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen just trying to survive but Psycho is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Andersen grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Psycho scores with punches and elbows.

Psycho patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Psycho struggling to land strikes to the head as Andersen covers up.
I really don't envy Andersen right now.
Andersen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Psycho working for a choke but Andersen is defending well.
Can Andersen hold on?! Psycho is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Psycho gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Psycho wants to control but Andersen is keeping busy.
The referee is taking a good look at Andersen as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Psycho!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Psycho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Klas Andersen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Psycho throws a sloppy head kick and Andersen moves out of range easily.
Andersen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Psycho defends it nicely.

Psycho has managed to clinch.
Psycho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Psycho jumps guard.
Andersen looking to sit in guard and control but Psycho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Psycho trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Psycho preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Psycho gets to his feet - Andersen follows without any prompting.
Psycho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andersen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Psycho misses with a jab, cross combination.

Psycho moves into the clinch.
Andersen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Psycho pulls his leg out and moves away.
Psycho lands a body shot.
Andersen swats away the attempt to clinch by Psycho.

Psycho rushes Andersen and presses him up against the cage.
Andersen tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klas Andersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psycho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Psycho keeps control of Andersen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Psycho breaks the clinch.
Andersen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Psycho defends it nicely.
Andersen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Andersen has a takedown stuffed.
Andersen is looking to clinch but Psycho is avoiding it.

Psycho has closed the distance and engaged Andersen in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Psycho.

Psycho jumps guard and drags Andersen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen wanted to stand there but Psycho had control of the position.
Psycho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Andersen is one step ahead there.

Psycho pushes Andersen off and scrambles back to his feet.
Andersen throws a shot from downtown. Psycho moves away and avoids it.
Andersen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Psycho is fending him off so far but Andersen persists. Nope, Psycho circles away and we're back to standing.
Andersen stuffs the takedown attempt from Psycho. Psycho gets slowly back to his feet.
Andersen shoots in and drives through. Psycho sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Psycho throws a series of punches but Andersen moves out of range.
Psycho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andersen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Psycho scores with a one two! Andersen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Psycho throws a head kick but Andersen moves out of range.
Billy Psycho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Psycho tries to score a power double leg takedown but Andersen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Psycho somewhat.

Psycho gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Psycho keeping moving, preventing Andersen from controlling successfully.
Psycho controlling Andersen's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Psycho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Psycho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Psycho!