PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezra Kazee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson comes to the ring accompanied by System Of A Down - Vicinity Of Obscenity!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kazee's choice of entrance music: Fanfare for the Common Man. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Fredriksson
vs
Kazee

203 cm
27
251 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

180 cm
20
260 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ezra Kazee!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson connects with a right hand. Kazee shakes it off.
Fredriksson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Fredriksson gets a clinch.

Fredriksson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ezra Kazee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredriksson 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.
Fredriksson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazee is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fredriksson lands a nice looking body shot.
Fredriksson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fredriksson lands with a shot to the body.
Kazee looks gassed!
Fredriksson stuns Kazee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Fredriksson closes the distance and clinches.

Fredriksson breaks from the clinch.
Fredriksson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Fredriksson clinches up against the ropes.

Fredriksson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kazee gets tackled into the ropes by Fredriksson. Fredriksson maintains the clinch.
Kazee is trying to force a seperation but Fredriksson has the dominant position.

Fredriksson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kazee ducks straight into an uppercut from Fredriksson and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Kazee manages to regain guard straight away.

Kazee is rocked!

It looks like Ezra Kazee has been cut.
Fredriksson stays in close to Kazee's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fredriksson lands a couple of digs.
Fredriksson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fredriksson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fredriksson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson is pushing down on Kazee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kazee is fighting to maintain full guard but Fredriksson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fredriksson throwing shots but Kazee is blocking nicely.
Fredriksson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kazee is trying to stand back up but Fredriksson is controlling him
Fredriksson is taking a breather. Kazee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kazee looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fredriksson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fredriksson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fredriksson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kazee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fredriksson tries to pass to full mount but Kazee defends it.
Fredriksson lands strikes from half guard.
Fredriksson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fredriksson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fredriksson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fredriksson uses his free foot to push down on Kazee's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kazee.
Fredriksson working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fredriksson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kazee hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Fredriksson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezra Kazee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fredriksson lands a jab to the nose.
Kazee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fredriksson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazee.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fredriksson lunges at Kazee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kazee's hand.
Steven Fredriksson is winning the standup battle so far.
Kazee throws a right and a left that Fredriksson avoids nicely.

A jab-cross combination lands for Fredriksson and sends Kazee crashing to the mat! Fredriksson follows him down to the mat - Kazee regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Kazee is still in real trouble! Can Fredriksson finish him?
Fredriksson slows the pace down in half guard.
Fredriksson lands a big elbow - Kazee is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Fredriksson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Fredriksson!