PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bent Leikvold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Christensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christensen has chosen Twilight of the Thundergods as his entrance music. Jacob Christensen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Leikvold
vs
Christensen

170 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bent Leikvold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Christensen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leikvold shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Christensen as he jumps to the side.
Christensen looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Leikvold fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leikvold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bent Leikvold. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Christensen has managed to clinch.

Christensen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Christensen clinches with his opponent.

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

Leikvold gets tackled into the cage by Christensen. Christensen maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Christensen manages to break the clinch.
Leikvold looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Christensen shoots in looking for a takedown but Leikvold manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Christensen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Christensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christensen tries for a takedown but Leikvold sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leikvold could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Leikvold fails with the takedown.
Leikvold shoots for a takedown but Christensen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christensen leaves Leikvold with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leikvold shoots in and drives through. Christensen sprawls well.
Christensen has his takedown stuffed

and Leikvold counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Christensen's guard now.

Leikvold drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Leikvold jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Leikvold drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Leikvold jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leikvold drops back looking for a leg! Christensen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Christensen manages to kick Leikvold off! Leikvold jumps back into Christensen's guard.
Leikvold stops Christensen from standing up.

Leikvold 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.
Christensen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leikvold pushes down on Christensen's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Leikvold is looking for a kimura here.

Leikvold looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Leikvold has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Christensen defend it? Leikvold steps over the head and cranks it - Christensen is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Leikvold!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bent Leikvold!