PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atilla Hun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Liljedahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hun might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad to the Bone. Liljedahl has chosen Imperiet - Märk hur vår skugga as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hun
vs
Liljedahl

195 cm
22
272 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

197 cm
26
230 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Atilla Hun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Liljedahl!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hun on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liljedahl throws a leg kick
and Hun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hun shoots in and drives through. Liljedahl sprawls well.
Hun avoids the body shot from Liljedahl.
Hun shoots in for a takedown but Liljedahl shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hun is defended easily by Liljedahl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atilla Hun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hun throws a shot to the body.
Hun swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liljedahl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Hun instigates a clinch.
Liljedahl tries to throw a body punch but Hun avoids it by throwing Liljedahl back against the cage.
Hun has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Liljedahl avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Liljedahl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hun backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Liljedahl manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hun drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Liljedahl gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Liljedahl lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liljedahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liljedahl tries to throw a body punch but Hun avoids it by throwing Liljedahl back against the cage.
Hun drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Liljedahl gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Liljedahl.
Liljedahl cracks Hun with a nice body shot.
Hun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hun wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hun tries to pull guard but Liljedahl won't allow it.
Liljedahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liljedahl working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Liljedahl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liljedahl is leaning against Hun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hun is breathing heavily.

Liljedahl is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hun is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Liljedahl to the mat. Liljedahl regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liljedahl looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Hun is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hun trying to control the position from guard on top but Liljedahl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Liljedahl really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hun. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hun wants to control from the top but Liljedahl keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liljedahl seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liljedahl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hun checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hun is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Liljedahl's half guard.
Hun perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sven Liljedahl will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Liljedahl bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Liljedahl throws a jab when Hun was well out of range.
Liljedahl fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Liljedahl throws a looping overhand right but Hun ducks down to avoid it.

Hun clinches.
A short right from Liljedahl.
Liljedahl missing with knees to the body.
Hun blocks an elbow strike.
Liljedahl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Liljedahl.
Liljedahl presses Hun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Liljedahl presses Hun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Liljedahl lands with a right to the head.
Liljedahl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liljedahl is pressed up against the cage. Hun has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Liljedahl down to the mat. Liljedahl avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liljedahl but Liljedahl pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good exchange - Liljedahl coming out on top.
Sven Liljedahl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liljedahl connects with a body shot.
Liljedahl scores with a jab to the head.

Hun clinches up with Liljedahl and pushes him back against the cage.
Hun tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Liljedahl just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atilla Hun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liljedahl gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hun.
Liljedahl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Liljedahl.
Liljedahl keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hun's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liljedahl digs a right hand into Hun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hun's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Liljedahl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liljedahl.
Liljedahl chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hun needs to keep his hands up - Liljedahl had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from Liljedahl.
Liljedahl feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hun's calf.
Liljedahl scores with a shot to the body.
Liljedahl lands with a nice body punch.
Liljedahl lunges at Hun with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hun's hand.
Liljedahl lands a front kick.
Atilla Hun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liljedahl scores with a leg kick.
Liljedahl throws a head kick that Hun semi-blocks.
Liljedahl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Hun. Those never looked like landing.
Sven Liljedahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liljedahl throws a quick inside leg kick.
Liljedahl throws a body kick that misses.
Liljedahl tests Hun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liljedahl misses with a head kick.
Sven Liljedahl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hun throws a push kick but Liljedahl slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Liljedahl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Liljedahl clinches with his opponent.
Liljedahl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Liljedahl lands with a right to the head.
Hun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Liljedahl working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Liljedahl as the two fighters clinch.
Liljedahl pushes Hun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Liljedahl.
Liljedahl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Liljedahl pushes Hun back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liljedahl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Liljedahl.
Liljedahl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huns head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liljedahl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hun backwards.
Liljedahl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Hun is rocked!
Liljedahl lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hun to his knees! Liljedahl keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Liljedahl! Sven Liljedahl retains his heavyweight title!