PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lyotard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yohan Evensemen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lyotard
vs
Evensemen

171 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Lyotard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yohan Evensemen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evensemen with a poor takedown
and Lyotard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evensemen slips a jab from Lyotard.
Evensemen looks for a takedown but Lyotard sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Lyotard as Evensemen shoots in.
Frank Lyotard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yohan Evensemen.
Horrible takedown by Evensemen or perhaps it was just good defense by Lyotard which made him look bad.
Evensemen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lyotard circles away.
Lyotard throws a looping overhand right but Evensemen ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evensemen staying out of range there.
Evensemen fails with the takedown.
Lyotard takes a swing at Evensemen's ribcage but misses.
Evensemen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Lyotard does no damage.
A jab from Lyotard does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evensemen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lyotard.
Evensemen tries for a takedown but Lyotard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lyotard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evensemen circles away quickly and effectively.
Lyotard loads up on a big right hand but Evensemen slips the punch.
Lyotard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lyotard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lyotard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lyotard looks to land a left hand but Evensemen moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lyotard as Evensemen shoots in.
Evensemen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lyotard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evensemen.
Evensemen shoots for a takedown but Lyotard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Evensemen shoots for a takedown but Lyotard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Evensemen looks gassed!
Evensemen defending well as Lyotard loads up on a big left hand.
Evensemen has his takedown stuffed
and Lyotard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lyotard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Evensemen moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyotard missing with a left hand there. Evensemen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lyotard scores with a jab to the head.
Lyotard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evensemen.
Evensemen dives in and grabs Lyotard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lyotard pushes down on Evensemen's head and hops out.
Evensemen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lyotard counters with a three punch combo that has Evensemen backing up. Evensemen nods at Lyotard to acknowledge the strikes.

Evensemen is rocked!
Lyotard Throws a clean left jab. Lyotard Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Evensemen's chin! Evensemen crumbles to the ground and Lyotard follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Lyotard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Lyotard!