PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between jjared hhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Bergstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Bergstrom is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

hhart
vs
Bergstrom

225 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
142 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jjared hhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Bergstrom!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by hhart.
hhart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
hhart defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bergstrom.
Bergstrom tries to clinch up.
Bergstrom shoots in looking for a takedown but hhart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bergstrom's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
hhart stuffs the takedown attempt from Bergstrom. Bergstrom gets slowly back to his feet.
jjared hhart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Bergstrom.
Bergstrom shoots in looking for a takedown. hhart tries to sprawl out of it but Bergstrom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. hhart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bergstrom shoots in and drives through. hhart sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
hhart throws a nice looking combination but Bergstrom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bergstrom dodges the punch combination from hhart.
hhart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
hhart displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bergstrom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hhart fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from hhart does no damage.
Bergstrom fails to land the takedown.
Bergstrom fails with the takedown.
hhart misses with a double jab.
Bergstrom tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but hhart swivels and escapes.
Bergstrom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Bergstrom with that takedown attempt.
hhart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A right-left combo lands from hhart.
Bergstrom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has hhart pinned against the cage. hhart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bergstrom looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hhart looks to land a combination but Bergstrom avoids it well.
hhart misses with a wild combination.
Bergstrom fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but hhart avoids it really well and circles away.
Bergstrom closes this distance looking for a takedown but hhart circles away.
hhart displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bergstrom.
Bergstrom shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. hhart defends it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by hhart!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergstrom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bergstrom closes the distance and clinches up with hhart, looking for a takedown. Bergstrom pushes hhart against the cage but hhart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for hhart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
jjared hhart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bergstrom misses with a takedown attempt - hhart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from hhart does no damage.
hhart swinging wildly here.
hhart leaves Bergstrom with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bergstrom has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
hhart tries to bum rush Bergstrom with a series of wild strikes but Bergstrom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
hhart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bergstrom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bergstrom shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. hhart defends it nicely.
hhart fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by hhart!
hhart lands with a nice combination. Bergstrom backs away looking to recover.
Bergstrom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
hhart swinging wildly here.
hhart works over Bergstrom's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jjared hhart dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Horrible takedown by Bergstrom or perhaps it was just good defense by hhart which made him look bad.
Bergstrom is trying hard to land a takedown here. hhart sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
hhart defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bergstrom.
jjared hhart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Bergstrom.
Bergstrom shoots for a double leg takedown but hhart sprawls well. He's pushed Bergstrom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Bergstrom scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Bergstrom wants to work for an arm triangle but hhart is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
hhart is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bergstrom is working for a kimura but hhart is defending it quite comfortably.
hhart is trying to stand back up but Bergstrom is controlling him
Bergstrom is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergstrom uses his free foot to push down on hhart's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for hhart.
Bergstrom misses with a head shot.
Bergstrom throws a strike there. hhart manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.

Bergstrom is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and hhart defends it well.
Bergstrom uses his free foot to push down on hhart's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for hhart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergstrom trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bergstrom landing strikes, looking to finish!

Bergstrom looking to secure an arm triangle but hhart defends it well.

Bergstrom is going oldschool here, as he tries to force hhart to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so hhart shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hhart is squirming around, avoiding Bergstrom's attempts to control the action.
Bergstrom landing strikes from the mount and hhart is in trouble!

Bergstrom has control of hhart's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and hhart regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bergstrom lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergstrom dominating with strikes here.
Bergstrom looking to finish hhart with some ground and pound. This is bad for hhart!

Bergstrom working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. hhart turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Bergstrom off and cradles hhart's limp body as Bergstrom celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Marcus Bergstrom!