PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eskil Lemmelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lemmelin's choice of entrance music: Fönt ja en körv. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Po
vs
Lemmelin

185 cm
21
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
26
240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eskil Lemmelin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po cracks Lemmelin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lemmelin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Po.
Lemmelin throws a right and a left that Po avoids nicely.
Lemmelin is looking to clinch.
Lemmelin fails to land with a series of punches.

Lemmelin gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lemmelin is pressing down on Po's thigh, looking to free his foot. Po is holding on for now.
Po wants to get back to his feet.
Lemmelin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Po is trying to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemmelin throwing shots but Po is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po wants to get back to his feet.
Lemmelin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Po wants to get back to his feet.
Lemmelin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Po taking some punishment here, with Lemmelin in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Po wants to stand back up but Lemmelin manages to pass into side control.
Po wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Po knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lemmelin on the ground.
Lemmelin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lemmelin is working Po over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemmelin working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Po's face as Lemmelin controls the position.
Lemmelin scoring with punches and elbows.
Po on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Po tries to get out of the position.
Lemmelin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Po down.
Lemmelin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lemmelin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Po to see if he's OK.
Lemmelin working the ground and pound from side control.
Po taking a bit of punishment here - Lemmelin scoring with strikes.
Po takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Po wants to get back to his feet but Lemmelin drags him back down.
Lemmelin trying to control the position but Po is working away.
Lemmelin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Po is rocked!
Lemmelin is working Po over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oh Po is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Lemmelin! That's hurt Po! Will he recover? Lemmelin fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eskil Lemmelin!
An out of breath Eskil Lemmelin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.