PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Hammarskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katla Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammarskjold comes into the arena with Rasmus på luffen - Luffarvisan blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hammarskjold
vs
Vanagandr

183 cm
23
290 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

199 cm
24
230 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alfred Hammarskjold!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Katla Vanagandr!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanagandr fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hammarskjold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vanagandr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hammarskjold back to the ropes. Vanagandr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Alfred Hammarskjold has been cut.
Hammarskjold misses with a wild combination.
Vanagandr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammarskjold.
Vanagandr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vanagandr misses with a few strikes there.
Vanagandr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammarskjold throws a series of punches but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Hammarskjold throws a nice looking combination but Vanagandr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammarskjold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vanagandr misses with a wild combination.
Vanagandr throws a nice looking combination but Hammarskjold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vanagandr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammarskjold circles away quickly and effectively.

Hammarskjold moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vanagandr as Hammarskjold tries to tie him up.
Hammarskjold has Vanagandr pushed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alfred Hammarskjold.
Vanagandr misses with a double jab.
Hammarskjold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammarskjold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanagandr fails to land with a series of punches.
Vanagandr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammarskjold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vanagandr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammarskjold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold throws a nice looking combination but Vanagandr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammarskjold swinging wildly here.
Hammarskjold misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammarskjold is breathing heavily.
Hammarskjold throws a right and a left that both miss.

Vanagandr drives through and clinches with Hammarskjold against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vanagandr stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vanagandr is keeping busy.
Hammarskjold can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Vanagandr looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Katla Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold throws a nice looking combination but Vanagandr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammarskjold misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammarskjold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vanagandr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammarskjold dodges the punch combination from Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold misses with a double jab.
Vanagandr dodges the punch combination from Hammarskjold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanagandr throws a combination. Hammarskjold tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sloppy strikes from Vanagandr. Those never looked like landing.
Vanagandr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vanagandr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammarskjold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold throws a series of punches but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Vanagandr misses with a few strikes there.
Vanagandr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammarskjold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hammarskjold tries to keep at a distance but Vanagandr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hammarskjold leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Hammarskjold is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alfred Hammarskjold.
Vanagandr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Alfred Hammarskjold's cut is getting worse.
Hammarskjold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Vanagandr. Those never looked like landing.
Hammarskjold throws a right hand that Vanagandr ducks under and follows up with a left that Vanagandr also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hammarskjold misses.
Hammarskjold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold throws a right hand that Vanagandr ducks under and follows up with a left that Vanagandr also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Vanagandr. Those never looked like landing.
Hammarskjold misses with a wild combination.
Hammarskjold misses with a double jab.
Hammarskjold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr misses with a two punch combination.
Hammarskjold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Hammarskjold.
Vanagandr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vanagandr throws a right hand that Hammarskjold ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammarskjold also avoids with ease.
Vanagandr throws a right hand that Hammarskjold ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammarskjold also avoids with ease.
Vanagandr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammarskjold circles away quickly and effectively.
Vanagandr misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Hammarskjold. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Vanagandr misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hammarskjold!

It looks like Katla Vanagandr has been cut.
Hammarskjold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vanagandr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Hammarskjold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammarskjold circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammarskjold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vanagandr fails to land with a series of punches.
Vanagandr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammarskjold.
Vanagandr dodges the punch combination from Hammarskjold.
Hammarskjold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammarskjold tries to clinch up but Vanagandr circles away and keeps his distance.

Hammarskjold takes the fight into the clinch.
Vanagandr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hammarskjold is keeping busy.
Hammarskjold stalls.
Vanagandr looking to stall.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hammarskjold has Vanagandr pushed against the ropes.
Hammarskjold is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vanagandr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Come on Hammarskjold - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alfred Hammarskjold.
Vanagandr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammarskjold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammarskjold.
Vanagandr keeps the fight on the outside.
Vanagandr throws a right and a left that Hammarskjold avoids nicely.
Hammarskjold misses with a few strikes there.
Hammarskjold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vanagandr circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Vanagandr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Vanagandr clinches with his opponent.
Vanagandr wants to stall.
Vanagandr stalling.
Hammarskjold taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vanagandr slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Katla Vanagandr.
Vanagandr throws a series of punches but Hammarskjold moves out of range.
Vanagandr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammarskjold circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammarskjold looks to land a combination but Vanagandr avoids it well.
Hammarskjold throws a right and a left that both miss.

Hammarskjold has Vanagandr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vanagandr is trying to maintain a safe position but Hammarskjold gets an underhook and turns Vanagandr into the ropes.
Vanagandr is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Hammarskjold has denied him.
Vanagandr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vanagandr trying to control the position but instead, Hammarskjold has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vanagandr into the ropes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Katla Vanagandr.
Vanagandr misses with a few strikes there.
Hammarskjold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanagandr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vanagandr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammarskjold.
Hammarskjold throws a nice looking combination but Vanagandr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammarskjold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanagandr throws a right hand that Hammarskjold ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammarskjold also avoids with ease.
Hammarskjold dodges the punch combination from Vanagandr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammarskjold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vanagandr slips a jab and a cross from Hammarskjold.
Hammarskjold misses with the combination.
Vanagandr misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammarskjold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Vanagandr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammarskjold misses with a few strikes there.
Vanagandr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammarskjold.
Hammarskjold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vanagandr throws a series of punches but Hammarskjold moves out of range.
Hammarskjold fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Vanagandr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammarskjold swinging wildly here.
Hammarskjold slips a jab and a cross from Vanagandr.

Hammarskjold gets tackled into the ropes by Vanagandr. Vanagandr maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammarskjold trying to control the position but instead, Vanagandr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hammarskjold into the ropes.
Vanagandr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hammarskjold holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katla Vanagandr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A combination from Hammarskjold does no damage.
Vanagandr fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammarskjold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammarskjold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanagandr looks to land a combination but Hammarskjold avoids it well.
Vanagandr throws a series of punches but Hammarskjold avoids them all with ease.
Hammarskjold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vanagandr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alfred Hammarskjold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vanagandr fails to land with a series of punches.
Vanagandr throws a nice looking combination but Hammarskjold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vanagandr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vanagandr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammarskjold dodges the punch combination from Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold throws a series of punches but Vanagandr avoids them all with ease.
Katla Vanagandr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hammarskjold dodges the punch combination from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammarskjold.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vanagandr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanagandr misses with a few strikes there.
Hammarskjold throws a series of punches but Vanagandr moves out of range.

Vanagandr has Hammarskjold up against the ropes in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vanagandr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hammarskjold trying to stall but Vanagandr improves his position.
Vanagandr wants to stall.
Hammarskjold being controlled against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vanagandr trying to control the position but instead, Hammarskjold has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vanagandr into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Katla Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold throws a series of punches but Vanagandr avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Vanagandr misses.
Hammarskjold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammarskjold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vanagandr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vanagandr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammarskjold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vanagandr looks to land a combination but Hammarskjold avoids it well.
Hammarskjold throws a series of punches but Vanagandr avoids them all with ease.
Vanagandr misses with a few strikes there.
Hammarskjold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammarskjold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanagandr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammarskjold.
Hammarskjold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vanagandr. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vanagandr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammarskjold throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Vanagandr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammarskjold has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hammarskjold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanagandr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammarskjold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Hammarskjold instigates a clinch.
Vanagandr taking a breather.
Hammarskjold is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vanagandr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vanagandr trying to control the position but instead, Hammarskjold has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vanagandr into the ropes.
Vanagandr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr trying to control the position but instead, Hammarskjold has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vanagandr into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Katla Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold throws a series of punches but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Hammarskjold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammarskjold is looking to clinch but Vanagandr is avoiding it.
Vanagandr misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammarskjold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vanagandr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hammarskjold eats them both and turns towards Vanagandr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanagandr fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammarskjold tries to bum rush Vanagandr with a series of wild strikes but Vanagandr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vanagandr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammarskjold throws a nice looking combination but Vanagandr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammarskjold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold throws a series of punches but Vanagandr avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Vanagandr misses.
Vanagandr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammarskjold.
Vanagandr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammarskjold circles away quickly and effectively.
Vanagandr dodges the punch combination from Hammarskjold.
Hammarskjold throws a right and a left that Vanagandr avoids nicely.
Hammarskjold looks to land a combination. Vanagandr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vanagandr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vanagandr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammarskjold throws a nice looking combination but Vanagandr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammarskjold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold throws a series of punches but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Vanagandr throws a nice looking combination but Hammarskjold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vanagandr tries to bum rush Hammarskjold with a series of wild strikes but Hammarskjold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vanagandr misses with a two punch combination.
Hammarskjold throws a series of punches but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Vanagandr throws a series of punches but Hammarskjold moves out of range.
Hammarskjold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hammarskjold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vanagandr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammarskjold swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Vanagandr misses.

Vanagandr takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanagandr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Katla Vanagandr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vanagandr trying to stall but Hammarskjold improves his position.
Hammarskjold trying to control the position but instead, Vanagandr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hammarskjold into the ropes.
Vanagandr tries to stall but Hammarskjold uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alfred Hammarskjold.
Hammarskjold misses with a two punch combination.
Vanagandr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammarskjold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vanagandr tries to bum rush Hammarskjold with a series of wild strikes but Hammarskjold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hammarskjold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vanagandr throws a right hand that Hammarskjold ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammarskjold also avoids with ease.
Vanagandr throws a series of punches but Hammarskjold moves out of range.
Vanagandr throws a series of punches but Hammarskjold moves out of range.
Hammarskjold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vanagandr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammarskjold misses with the combination.
Vanagandr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vanagandr misses with a two punch combination.
Hammarskjold goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hammarskjold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vanagandr misses with a two punch combination.
Vanagandr misses with a series of wild punches.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammarskjold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammarskjold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammarskjold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanagandr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammarskjold.
No joy there for Hammarskjold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vanagandr misses with a double jab.
Hammarskjold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vanagandr throws a series of punches but Hammarskjold moves out of range.
Vanagandr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Vanagandr closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vanagandr as Hammarskjold tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hammarskjold stalling in the clinch but Vanagandr improves position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alfred Hammarskjold.
Vanagandr throws a combination. Hammarskjold tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Alfred Hammarskjold's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hammarskjold scores with a one two! Vanagandr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vanagandr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vanagandr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vanagandr throws a series of punches but Hammarskjold moves out of range.
Hammarskjold dodges the punch combination from Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold throws a right hand that Vanagandr ducks under and follows up with a left that Vanagandr also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanagandr throws a right and a left that Hammarskjold avoids nicely.
Hammarskjold slips a jab and a cross from Vanagandr.
Some wild striking there from Hammarskjold.
Hammarskjold throws a right and a left that Vanagandr avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Katla Vanagandr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Hammarskjold dodges the punch combination from Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold throws a right and a left that Vanagandr avoids nicely.
Vanagandr swinging wildly here.
Vanagandr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammarskjold swinging wildly here.
Hammarskjold misses with a few strikes there.
Vanagandr throws a series of punches but Hammarskjold avoids them all with ease.
Vanagandr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Vanagandr rushes Hammarskjold and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Vanagandr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Vanagandr is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Hammarskjold looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Vanagandr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammarskjold is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vanagandr is keeping busy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hammarskjold as Vanagandr tries to tie him up.
Vanagandr seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Katla Vanagandr.
Vanagandr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Hammarskjold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammarskjold looks to land a combination but Vanagandr avoids it well.
Vanagandr looks to land a combination but Hammarskjold avoids it well.
Hammarskjold shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vanagandr eats them both and turns towards Hammarskjold to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vanagandr throws a right hand that Hammarskjold ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammarskjold also avoids with ease.
Hammarskjold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vanagandr misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammarskjold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vanagandr misses with the combination.
Vanagandr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammarskjold throws a right and a left that Vanagandr avoids nicely.
Vanagandr misses with a series of wild punches.
Vanagandr misses with a two punch combination.
Hammarskjold misses with the combination.
Vanagandr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammarskjold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vanagandr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammarskjold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Hammarskjold does no damage.
Hammarskjold fails to land with a series of punches.
Vanagandr throws a nice looking combination but Hammarskjold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vanagandr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammarskjold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vanagandr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Vanagandr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Hammarskjold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vanagandr fails to land with a series of punches.

Hammarskjold gets tackled into the ropes by Vanagandr. Vanagandr maintains the clinch.
Vanagandr is looking to control Hammarskjold's arms but Hammarskjold gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vanagandr has his back to the ropes.
Hammarskjold is looking to control Vanagandr's arms but Vanagandr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hammarskjold has his back to the ropes.
Vanagandr is looking to control Hammarskjold's arms but Hammarskjold gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vanagandr has his back to the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Vanagandr is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Katla Vanagandr.
A combination from Hammarskjold does no damage.
Vanagandr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vanagandr throws a series of punches but Hammarskjold avoids them all with ease.
Hammarskjold misses with the combination.
Hammarskjold misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammarskjold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammarskjold misses with the combination.
Vanagandr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vanagandr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Vanagandr.
A combination from Hammarskjold does no damage.
Vanagandr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammarskjold fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammarskjold throws a series of punches but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Hammarskjold throws a series of punches but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Hammarskjold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vanagandr circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Vanagandr does no damage.
Vanagandr throws a right and a left that Hammarskjold avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Vanagandr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold misses with a double jab.
A combination from Vanagandr does no damage.
Hammarskjold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vanagandr fails to land with a series of punches.
Vanagandr misses with a few strikes there.
Vanagandr misses with the combination.
Vanagandr throws a series of punches but Hammarskjold moves out of range.
Hammarskjold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hammarskjold duly obliges.

That has opened up Katla Vanagandr's cut even more.
Vanagandr tries to bum rush Hammarskjold with a series of wild strikes but Hammarskjold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vanagandr misses with a wild combination.
Hammarskjold swinging wildly here.
Vanagandr misses with a two punch combination.
Hammarskjold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammarskjold misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold throws a nice looking combination but Vanagandr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vanagandr throws a series of punches but Hammarskjold moves out of range.
Vanagandr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammarskjold throws a right hand that Vanagandr ducks under and follows up with a left that Vanagandr also avoids with ease.
Vanagandr lands a jab-cross combination.
Hammarskjold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vanagandr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanagandr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammarskjold misses with the combination.
Hammarskjold slips a jab and a cross from Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Vanagandr. Those never looked like landing.
Hammarskjold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vanagandr lands with a nice combination. Hammarskjold backs away looking to recover.
Vanagandr throws a right hand that Hammarskjold ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammarskjold also avoids with ease.
Hammarskjold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold swinging wildly here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr looks to land a combination but Hammarskjold avoids it well.
Vanagandr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammarskjold.
A combination from Hammarskjold does no damage.
Hammarskjold fails to land with a series of punches.
Vanagandr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanagandr throws a right hand that Hammarskjold ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammarskjold also avoids with ease.
Hammarskjold misses with a double jab.
Vanagandr misses with a few strikes there.
Hammarskjold moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vanagandr misses with a two punch combination.
Vanagandr throws a right and a left that Hammarskjold avoids nicely.
Hammarskjold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vanagandr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammarskjold circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammarskjold looks to land a combination but Vanagandr avoids it well.

Vanagandr moves into the clinch.
Vanagandr stalls.
Vanagandr taking a breather.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold controlling the action here for a moment.
Hammarskjold tries to stall but Vanagandr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vanagandr taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vanagandr as Hammarskjold tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alfred Hammarskjold.
Hammarskjold swinging wildly here.
Hammarskjold misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanagandr dodges the punch combination from Hammarskjold.
Hammarskjold dodges the punch combination from Vanagandr.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Vanagandr. Those never looked like landing.
Hammarskjold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vanagandr circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Vanagandr. Those never looked like landing.

Vanagandr clinches up with Hammarskjold and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hammarskjold is trying to maintain a safe position but Vanagandr gets an underhook and turns Hammarskjold into the ropes.
Vanagandr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hammarskjold is keeping busy.
Hammarskjold wants to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hammarskjold.
Vanagandr looking to slow down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammarskjold is trying to maintain a safe position but Vanagandr gets an underhook and turns Hammarskjold into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Katla Vanagandr just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hammarskjold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Hammarskjold. Those never looked like landing.
Vanagandr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vanagandr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vanagandr misses with a two punch combination.
Vanagandr connects with the punch.
A punch combination from Vanagandr misses.
Hammarskjold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vanagandr throws a right hand that Hammarskjold ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammarskjold also avoids with ease.
Hammarskjold throws a right and a left that Vanagandr avoids nicely.
Hammarskjold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vanagandr throws a series of punches but Hammarskjold moves out of range.
Hammarskjold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vanagandr.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vanagandr misses with a wild combination.
Hammarskjold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammarskjold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanagandr looks to land a combination but Hammarskjold avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammarskjold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vanagandr throws a right hand that Hammarskjold ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammarskjold also avoids with ease.
Hammarskjold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold throws a series of punches but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Hammarskjold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vanagandr fails to land with a series of punches.
Vanagandr looks to land a combination. Hammarskjold sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hammarskjold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vanagandr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vanagandr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vanagandr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanagandr fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammarskjold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold throws a series of punches but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Vanagandr fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammarskjold scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammarskjold misses with a double jab.
Hammarskjold misses with a series of wild punches.
Vanagandr tries to bum rush Hammarskjold with a series of wild strikes but Hammarskjold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vanagandr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hammarskjold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammarskjold looks to land a combination but Vanagandr avoids it well.
Hammarskjold misses with a series of wild punches.
Vanagandr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vanagandr throws a series of punches but Hammarskjold avoids them all with ease.
Hammarskjold misses with a double jab.

Vanagandr clinches up with Hammarskjold and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hammarskjold wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hammarskjold slows down the pace here.
Hammarskjold is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vanagandr is keeping busy.
Vanagandr wants to stall.
Hammarskjold is looking to control Vanagandr's arms but Vanagandr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hammarskjold has his back to the ropes.
Hammarskjold has Vanagandr pushed against the ropes.
Hammarskjold is looking to control Vanagandr's arms but Vanagandr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hammarskjold has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alfred Hammarskjold.
Vanagandr stalks Hammarskjold and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hammarskjold's face. Hammarskjold staggers backwards, shaken.
Hammarskjold throws a right hand that Vanagandr ducks under and follows up with a left that Vanagandr also avoids with ease.
Hammarskjold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vanagandr.
Hammarskjold tries to clinch up but Vanagandr circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vanagandr drives through and clinches with Hammarskjold against the ropes.
Hammarskjold is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vanagandr is keeping busy.
Hammarskjold content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vanagandr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hammarskjold wants to stall.
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!
Hammarskjold manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vanagandr tries to stall but Hammarskjold uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hammarskjold effectively controlling the action here.
Vanagandr looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alfred Hammarskjold.
Hammarskjold fails to land with a series of punches.
Vanagandr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hammarskjold backs up against the ropes.

Jeez, Alfred Hammarskjold's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alfred Hammarskjold's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Katla Vanagandr!
Katla Vanagandr is the new heavyweight champion!
Katla Vanagandr took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Full damage, POW right in the kisser!'.