PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Bojanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lillen Eklund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bojanski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is N.E.R.D - Rockstar. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bojanski
vs
Eklund

183 cm
22
176 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirko Bojanski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lillen Eklund!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eklund fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bojanski wants to clinch up but Eklund keeps it at a distance.

Bojanski pushes Eklund up against the cage in a clinch.
Bojanski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eklund has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bojanski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eklund blocks it with crossed arms.
Bojanski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eklund blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bojanski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bojanski tries a knee to the head but Eklund blocks it.
Bojanski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eklund wants to get back to striking at distance but Bojanski won't allow it.
Eklund is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eklund avoiding damage as Bojanski throws knees to the body.
Bojanski wants a takedown.
Bojanski lands a body shot.
Bojanski leaning against his opponent.
Bojanski misses with a knee to the head.
Eklund wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bojanski has him pressed against the cage.
Bojanski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bojanski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eklund.
Bojanski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Eklund up against the cage.
Eklund looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bojanski stalling against the cage.
Bojanski lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bojanski stalls.
Bojanski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eklund.
Bojanski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Eklund manages to break the clinch.
Bojanski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bojanski avoids a kick to the body.

Bojanski clinches up with Eklund and pushes him back against the cage.
Eklund misses with some punches.
Eklund dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bojanski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Eklund pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Eklund trying to control the position but instead, Bojanski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eklund into the cage.
Eklund can't break the clinch.
Bojanski prevents Eklund from breaking the clinch.

Eklund pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eklund misses with a body kick.
Lillen Eklund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eklund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bojanski moves away.

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.
Eklund lands a nice shot that snaps Bojanski's head back.
Eklund stuffs the takedown attempt from Bojanski. Bojanski gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Bojanski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eklund connects with an inside leg kick.
Eklund lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fighters circling - Bojanski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bojanski tries to close the distance and clinch but Eklund swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eklund lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bojanski circles away quickly and effectively.
Eklund throws a sloppy head kick

and Bojanski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Eklund's guard.
Bojanski wants to pass the guard but Eklund is keeping the position.
Bojanski distracts Eklund with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eklund can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bojanski postures up in Eklund's guard and throws a big left but Eklund blocks it.
Eklund trying to keep a closed guard but Bojanski is proving a slippery customer.
Eklund really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bojanski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojanski pushing down on Eklund's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bojanski moves into full mount! Eklund won't be happy about that!
Bojanski with a couple of short strikes.
Bojanski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eklund's face.
Bojanski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Eklund is rocked!
Bojanski unloading with bombs!
Eklund is still in real trouble! Can Bojanski finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Bojanski! Eklund is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mirko Bojanski!