PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Flipstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Einar Magnusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taisto Einar Magnusson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Flipstrom
vs
Einar Magnusson

205 cm
21
272 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
23
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Flipstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Einar Magnusson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flipstrom misses with a takedown

and Magnusson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Flipstrom's guard now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Flipstrom keeping full guard, as Magnusson tries to pass.
Magnusson content to stall in guard here.
Magnusson works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Magnusson wants to work for an arm triangle but Flipstrom is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magnusson moves into full mount! Flipstrom won't be happy about that!
Flipstrom is bucking up trying to escape but Magnusson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flipstrom working to try and regain half guard.
Magnusson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Flipstrom wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Magnusson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Magnusson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Magnusson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Flipstrom in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Magnusson content just to control the position here.
Flipstrom takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Flipstrom is rocked!

It looks like Marco Flipstrom has been cut.
Flipstrom is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magnusson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Flipstrom covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taisto Einar Magnusson!