PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Berglund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Olsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Berglund
vs
Olsson

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hugo Berglund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Olsson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsson thumps Berglund with a low kick.
Berglund closes this distance looking for a takedown but Olsson circles away.
Olsson moves in looking to clinch but Berglund pushes him off.

Olsson instigates a clinch.
Berglund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Berglund jumps guard but Olsson stands there with Berglund around his waist. Berglund gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Olsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berglund looks to land a combination but Olsson avoids it well.
Nice body kick there by Olsson.
Olsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Olsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Berglund is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Olsson.
Olsson lands a head kick. Berglund smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Hugo Berglund has been cut.
Olsson thows a body kick. Berglund tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Olsson has closed the distance and engaged Berglund in a clinch.
Olsson scores with a knee to the head.
Olsson lands an elbow inside that Berglund shrugs off.
Olsson crunches a lovely knee into Berglund's ribcage.
Olsson lands a knee to the head.
Olsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsson with a knee to the head.

Olsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Olsson.
A solid body kick from Olsson.
Olsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Berglund will feel that in the morning.

Olsson rushes Berglund and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Olsson lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Olsson breaks from the clinch.
Good leg kick by Olsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Olsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whack! Olsson lands a heavy head kick that drops Berglund. The ref tackles Olsson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Berglund was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Lars Olsson!