PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taranga Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klason's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Klason
vs
Avalon

190 cm
25
216 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

195 cm
22
215 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

D.U.N.C.E. $35 Q-159 Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Klason!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taranga Avalon!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klason ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Avalon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Avalon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Avalon throws the left hand but Klason avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Avalon misses.
Klason lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Avalon at a distance.
Klason misses the shot to the body.
Avalon defending well as Klason loads up on a big left hand.
Avalon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Taranga Avalon has been cut.
Avalon takes one to the side of the head.
Avalon looks to throw the jab but Klason is out of range.
Avalon misses with a straight right.
Klason moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Klason scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avalon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Avalon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut there from Klason.
Klason is looking to wear down Avalon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Klason missing with a left hand there. Avalon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hjalmar Klason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Avalon misses with a few strikes there.
Klason moves out of range of the strikes.
Avalon throws a hook to the side of Klason's head but Klason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Avalon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Klason cracks Avalon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Klason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Avalon misses with a wild body shot.
Avalon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Avalon moves out of range of the strikes.
Avalon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klason manages to avoid it.
Klason works the jab nicely.
Klason is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avalon.
Avalon walks into a straight right hand from Klason.
Klason looks to score with a jab to the body but Avalon is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klason.
Avalon misses with a shot to the body
and Klason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Avalon ducks under a wild hook from Klason.
Klason connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot by Klason.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klason throws a jab when Avalon was well out of range.
Klason throws a hook but Avalon avoids it easily.
Klason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klason moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Klason's corner calls for a 1-2. Klason obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Klason checks the leg kick nicely there.
Klason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avalon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avalon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klason scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Avalon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Klason slips a jab from Avalon.
Klason scores with a jab. Avalon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Klason clobbers Avalon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Avalon is rocked!
Klason rushes Avalon with punches - Avalon moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Avalon goes down! Klason follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hjalmar Klason!
Hjalmar Klason retains his light heavyweight title!