PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - Damage Inc.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Friman
vs
Andersson

168 cm
29
160 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

186 cm
22
160 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Andersson has time to react.
Friman lands a head kick!
Friman doesn't manage to clinch there - Andersson circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Andersson.

Friman moves into the clinch.
Andersson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head punch on the inside from Andersson fails to land.
Friman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Andersson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Andersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Andersson.
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!
Andersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andersson blocks a body shot from Friman.
Friman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Andersson tries a body shot but Friman blocks it.
Andersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andersson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andersson blocks an elbow strike from Friman.
Friman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andersson tries to throw a body punch but Friman avoids it by throwing Andersson back against the cage.
Friman looking to throw knees to the head but Andersson is blocking nicely.
Friman blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Andersson breaks the clinch.

Friman moves into range and clinches up with Andersson.
Friman lands a nice shot to the body.
Friman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andersson.
Andersson managing to block the knees to the body from Friman.
Andersson lands with a right to the head.
Andersson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andersson misses with a body punch.
Friman misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
Andersson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Friman scores with a knee to the head.
Friman misses with a punch to the body.
Andersson tries to throw a body punch but Friman avoids it by throwing Andersson back against the cage.
Andersson lands a right hand.
Andersson tries a body shot but Friman blocks it.
Friman swings wildly with an uppercut but Andersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Friman.
Friman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Friman looking to throw knees to the head but Andersson is blocking nicely.
Andersson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Friman misses with a knee strike.
Andersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Friman controls his hands.
Andersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Friman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Friman lands a knee to the body.
Friman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andersson avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman keeps control of Andersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Friman lands a body punch in the clinch.

Andersson breaks the clinch.
Friman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andersson, as that shot connected.
Friman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andersson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Friman tries to clinch but Andersson moves out of range.
Friman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Andersson tried to score with a low kick but Friman checks it.
Friman wants to clinch.
Friman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Friman tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Friman doesn't manage to clinch there - Andersson circles away.
Valdemar Friman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Friman wants to clinch but Andersson slips to the side
and Andersson counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Andersson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Andersson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andersson misses the jab.
Valdemar Friman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Friman wants to clinch.
Andersson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersson. Friman does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Friman.
Friman tries to clinch but Andersson is having none of it.
Frank Andersson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman misses with a series of wild punches.
Friman blocks the body kick.
Andersson lands a jab to the nose.
Andersson throws the left hand but Friman avoids the punch easily.
Friman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Andersson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andersson misses with a hook.
Friman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andersson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Andersson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Friman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman walks into a stiff left hand from Andersson.
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!
Friman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andersson.
Friman throws a sloppy head kick and Andersson moves out of range easily.
Friman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Andersson counters with a nice body shot.
Friman wants to clinch.
Friman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Friman closes the distance and pushes Andersson back into the cage.
Andersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Friman controls his hands.
Andersson is stalling here.
Andersson looking to slow down the pace here.
Andersson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andersson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Friman lands a knee to the body.
Andersson avoids a wild elbow strike from Friman.
Andersson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andersson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andersson tries to circle away but Friman has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Friman.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andersson is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friman trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Andersson.
Friman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andersson.
A short right from Andersson on the inside.
Andersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andersson throws a punch but it's blocked by Friman.
Andersson tries to work over Friman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Friman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Friman moves out of range as Andersson throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Friman moves out of range of the strikes.
Friman shoots in for a takedown but Andersson shows good takedown defense.
Andersson circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Andersson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Andersson blocks a head kick by Friman.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Friman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andersson wants to break free but Friman has control.
Friman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andersson.
Friman with a knee to the head.
Friman tries to score a body lock takedown but Andersson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andersson is defending well for now.
Friman blocks a body shot from Andersson.
Andersson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Friman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Friman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andersson is trying to break the clinch but Friman is controlling him.
Friman connects with a knee to the head.
Valdemar Friman has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman throws an elbow but it misses.
Friman prevents a body shot from Andersson.
Friman trying to land knees to the body.
Friman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Andersson.
Friman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andersson.
Andersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andersson tries a body shot but Friman blocks it.
Friman lands a nice knee to the body.
Andersson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Andersson blocks the elbow strike.
Andersson has a couple of punches blocked by Friman.
Friman trying to land knees to the body.
Friman misses with a knee to the head.
Andersson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Friman has him pressed against the cage.
Andersson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Friman looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson lands with a left to the head.
Friman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andersson.
A short uppercut from Andersson.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andersson is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Andersson.
Andersson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andersson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Friman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andersson avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andersson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andersson wants to break free but Friman has control.
Andersson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Friman backwards.
Andersson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Friman lands a knee to the body.
Friman trying to land knees to the body.
Friman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andersson takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman can't find room to land a body shot as Andersson controls the action.
Friman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Friman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Andersson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Andersson misses with a body punch.
Friman looking to stall.
Andersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andersson.
Andersson blocks a body shot from Friman.
Andersson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Andersson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andersson avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
Andersson lands a shoulder strike.
Andersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Friman trying to land knees to the body.
Friman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Andersson breaks from the clinch.
Friman throws a right hand that Andersson ducks under and follows up with a left that Andersson also avoids with ease.
Valdemar Friman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Friman is predictable there
and Andersson counters with a nice uppercut.
Andersson keeps the fight on the outside.
Friman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andersson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Andersson. Andersson obviously looking to wear him down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Friman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valdemar Friman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Friman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Andersson counter with a right hand.
Frank Andersson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Andersson scores with a body shot.
Frank Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Friman walks into a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Andersson.
I've got Andersson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Andersson!