PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manley Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asbjorn Rundstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rundstrom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lose Control. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Power
vs
Rundstrom

187 cm
25
187 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manley Power!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Asbjorn Rundstrom!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power tries to close the distance and clinch but Rundstrom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Power cracks Rundstrom with a good jab.
Nice shot by Power.
Rundstrom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Power closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Manley Power has been cut.
Rundstrom misses with an uppercut
and Rundstrom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rundstrom misses with a jab to the body
and Power counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rundstrom thinking.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Power wants to clinch up but Rundstrom keeps it at a distance.
Rundstrom misses with a right hand
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Rundstrom misses with a double jab
and Power makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power lands a glancing blow to the side of Rundstrom's head.

Power moves into the clinch.
Rundstrom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Power is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rundstrom is defending well for now.
Rundstrom slowing the pace effectively.

Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rundstrom keeps the fight on the outside.
Power tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Power lands a jab to the nose.
Rundstrom swings widly with a right hand
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power jabs Rundstrom right on the nose. Rundstrom blinks but takes it well.
Power is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Rundstrom misses with a body shot
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rundstrom swings widly with a right hand

and Power counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Power.
Power tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rundstrom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Power slows down the pace here.

Rundstrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rundstrom misses with a lunging right hand

and Power counters by clinching up.
Rundstrom working hard to break the clinch.
Power pushes Rundstrom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rundstrom is trying to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Rundstrom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Power.
Rundstrom is struggling to control the position.
Power wants to break free but Rundstrom has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rundstrom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Power has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Power throws an elbow but misses.
Power is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Power displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rundstrom up against the cage.
Rundstrom managing to block the knees to the body from Power.
Rundstrom blocks an elbow strike.
Rundstrom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power missing with knees to the body.
Rundstrom is trying to break the clinch but Power has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manley Power dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manley Power's cut.
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.

Power throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rundstrom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rundstrom throws a lazy uppercut
and Power counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rundstrom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Power misses with a right hand
and Rundstrom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Power thinking.
Rundstrom is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Power is looking to clinch but Rundstrom is avoiding it.
Power is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rundstrom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Power throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rundstrom on the side of the head.
Rundstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Power lands.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rundstrom.
Manley Power is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power tries to clinch but Rundstrom moves out of range.
Rundstrom misses with a body punch
and Power counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rundstrom throws an off balance right hand

and Power counters by clinching up.
Rundstrom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rundstrom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Power throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Power.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Power breaks from the clinch.
Power tries to clinch up but Rundstrom circles away and keeps his distance.
Rundstrom misses with a hook
enabling Power to counter with a crisp jab.
Rundstrom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rundstrom cracks Power with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Power lunges at Rundstrom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rundstrom's hand.
Power is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rundstrom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rundstrom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Power moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rundstrom shoots in looking for a takedown. Power tries to sprawl out of it but Rundstrom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Power manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power dodges the punch combination from Rundstrom.

Power rushes Rundstrom and presses him up against the cage.
Power works on Rundstrom's body with a couple of short punches.
Rundstrom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rundstrom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

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

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.
Power works Rundstrom's body with a nice hook.
A lazy left from Power finds it's target.
Power scores with a nice head shot.
Rundstrom swings widly with a right hand
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power digs a good body shot into Rundstrom's ribs.
Asbjorn Rundstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Power.
Jab by Power.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rundstrom swings widly with a right hand
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Power does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manley Power dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manley Power's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rundstrom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Power looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rundstrom misses with a left hand
enabling Power to counter with a crisp jab.
Power closes the distance but Rundstrom moves to the side
enabling Rundstrom to counter with a crisp jab.
Rundstrom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rundstrom takes one to the side of the head.
Rundstrom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Power counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Power tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rundstrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Power falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rundstrom counters with a three punch combo that has Power backing up. Power nods at Rundstrom to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rundstrom misses with a left hand
and Power counters with a straight right hand.
Power misses the jab.
Rundstrom avoids the body shot from Power.
Power throws a body punch but Rundstrom moves out of range.
Asbjorn Rundstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rundstrom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Power.
Rundstrom misses with a double jab
and Power counters with a one-two to the body.
Power works Rundstrom's body with a nice hook.
Rundstrom throws a combination that misses
letting Power counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rundstrom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Power lands with an overhand left.
Rundstrom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Power lands a nice hook to Rundstrom's body. Rundstrom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rundstrom misses with an uppercut
enabling Power to counter with a crisp jab.
Power lands a jab.
Rundstrom misses the body punch
and Power counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rundstrom misses with a lunging right hand
and Power counters with a left to the body.
Rundstrom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Power tests Rundstrom's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Power rushes Rundstrom and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Power as Rundstrom tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Power.
Power leaning against his opponent.

Rundstrom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rundstrom throws a predictable looking body shot
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
Power scores with a decent looking hook.
Rundstrom throws an off balance right hand
and Power counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manley Power is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power connects with a looping right hand.
A cross from Power lands.
Power lands with a right hand.
Rundstrom walks into a straight right hand from Power.
Power paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rundstrom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rundstrom misses with a double jab
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rundstrom.
Asbjorn Rundstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Power forces Rundstrom back against the cage and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manley Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Power has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manley Power!
Manley Power retains his middleweight title!