PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wrestling Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asgeir Borgermoen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asgeir Borgermoen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Spar
vs
Borgermoen

163 cm
22
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Brawler
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Decent knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wrestling Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asgeir Borgermoen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgermoen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Borgermoen slaps away a takedown attempt from Spar, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Spar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Spar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Borgermoen wants to improve his position but Spar is controlling well.
Spar lands with a punch from half guard.
Spar slips a nice elbow through Borgermoen's hands, connecting with Borgermoen's forehead.
Borgermoen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spar.
Borgermoen is looking to improve his position.
Spar stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgermoen tries to roll over but Spar keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Spar seems content to control.
Borgermoen wants to improve his position but Spar is controlling well.
Spar controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Wrestling Spar.
No luck for Spar with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wrestling Spar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spar shoots for a takedown but Borgermoen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Borgermoen gets caught flat footed, as Spar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Borgermoen wants to sweep here but Spar controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgermoen looking to control but Spar passes into half guard.
Spar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Spar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Borgermoen's head.
Spar trying to pass the guard but Borgermoen defending well.
Spar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borgermoen is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spar working over Borgermoen with some ground and pound. Borgermoen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar slips a nice elbow through Borgermoen's hands, connecting with Borgermoen's forehead.
Spar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Spar trying to pass the guard but Borgermoen defending well.

Borgermoen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Spar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Spar'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.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Wrestling Spar just wasn't active enough.
Spar shoots in for a double leg but Borgermoen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Spar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Spar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borgermoen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Borgermoen wants to sweep here but Spar controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestling Spar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Borgermoen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spar sprawls well. Spar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Borgermoen gets slowly back to his feet.
Borgermoen slaps away a takedown attempt from Spar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Borgermoen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spar.
Spar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Borgermoen defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wrestling Spar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spar shoots in for a takedown but Borgermoen shows good takedown defense.
Borgermoen fails with a takedown attempt.

Spar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Spar showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar controlling the action here.
Spar is pressing down on Borgermoen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Borgermoen is holding on for now.
Spar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Spar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Borgermoen for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Wrestling Spar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Spar tries for a takedown but Borgermoen circles away easily

and Borgermoen counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Borgermoen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Borgermoen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Spar prevents Borgermoen from improving position.
Borgermoen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spar keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Spar's face as Borgermoen controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Spar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Spar keeping full guard, as Borgermoen tries to pass.
Spar has Borgermoen pulled in close to control his posture.
Spar keeping moving, preventing Borgermoen from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Spar holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgermoen trying to control the position from guard on top but Spar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Borgermoen advances position into side control!
Spar gets back to half guard.
Borgermoen thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Spar to regain full guard.
Borgermoen is pushing down on Spar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Spar is fighting to maintain full guard but Borgermoen has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Borgermoen seems to be looking for submissions.
Spar is staying active underneath Borgermoen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Asgeir Borgermoen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Spar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Borgermoen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spar somewhat.
No luck for Spar with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Borgermoen. No joy for Spar on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wrestling Spar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Borgermoen tries to avoid it but Spar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Borgermoen to the ground. Borgermoen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spar fails with a takedown attempt.
Spar leaves Borgermoen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spar has a takedown stuffed.

Spar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Borgermoen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgermoen tries to buck Spar off but Spar is having none of it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Borgermoen tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgermoen looks to move to half guard but instead Spar has passed into mount! Damn!
Borgermoen tries to hold on but Spar pushes him away.
Borgermoen is working to get back to half guard.
Spar scoring with strikes but Borgermoen is staying in there.
Spar cracks Borgermoen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Spar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Borgermoen regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spar stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar 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.
Spar is controlling the pace.
Borgermoen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wrestling Spar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Spar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Borgermoen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Spar raining down hammerfists from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spar controlling his opponent.
Borgermoen is looking to improve his position but Spar isn't that keen on the idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wrestling Spar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spar 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wrestling Spar!