PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Dussander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soeren Lindstroem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dussander's entrance music is Gary Jules - Mad World (2011 Electro Mix). A fine choice. Lindstroem has chosen Time is Tickin away as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dussander
vs
Lindstroem

177 cm
28
168 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

185 cm
30
183 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry
Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heinrich Dussander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soeren Lindstroem!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindstroem shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lindstroem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dussander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dussander moves in looking to clinch but Lindstroem pushes him off.
Dussander wants to clinch up but Lindstroem keeps it at a distance.
Lindstroem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dussander instigates a clinch.
Lindstroem misses with a punch on the inside.
Lindstroem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lindstroem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Heinrich Dussander has been cut.
Dussander blocks an elbow strike.
Dussander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dussander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dussander misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lindstroem takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lindstroem blocks a body shot from Dussander.
Lindstroem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dussander.
Lindstroem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dussander's elbow.
Dussander swings wildly with an uppercut but Lindstroem uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dussander misses with a body punch.
Lindstroem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lindstroem has a couple of punches blocked by Dussander.
A bit of stalling here from Dussander.
Dussander blocks the elbow strike.
Lindstroem takes a shot to the head.
Dussander has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dussander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Lindstroem.
Dussander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dussander blocks the elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lindstroem tries to throw a body punch but Dussander avoids it by throwing Lindstroem back against the cage.
Dussander can't find room to land a body shot as Lindstroem controls the action.
Lindstroem blocks a body shot from Dussander.
Dussander has Lindstroem pushed against the cage.
Lindstroem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindstroem blocks a body shot from Dussander.
Dussander lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dussander cracks Lindstroem with a nice body shot.
Lindstroem prevents a body shot from Dussander.
Dussander digs a right hand underneath Lindstroem's ribcage. Lindstroem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dussander lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lindstroem blocks a body shot from Dussander.

Dussander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lindstroem throws a sloppy head kick
and Dussander counters with an outside leg kick.
Dussander tries to clinch there but Lindstroem circles away.
Lindstroem lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dussander takes a step back to recover.
Lindstroem blocks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lindstroem!
Lindstroem walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dussander checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lindstroem throws a leg kick but Dussander checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindstroem throws a head kick that misses
and Dussander counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dussander takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dussander scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lindstroem doesn't seem bothered though.
Lindstroem walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lindstroem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soeren Lindstroem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dussander closes the distance and clinches.
Lindstroem swings wildly with an uppercut but Dussander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lindstroem pushes Dussander back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dussander.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Lindstroem.
Lindstroem misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dussander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dussander lands a body shot.
Dussander digs a right hand underneath Lindstroem's ribcage. Lindstroem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dussander struggles to land a body shot inside as Lindstroem controls his hands.
Dussander is looking to control Lindstroem's arms but Lindstroem gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dussander has his back to the cage.
Dussander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lindstroem.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lindstroem as Dussander tries to tie him up.
Lindstroem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dussander backwards.
Lindstroem misses with the head strike.
Lindstroem wants to stall.
Lindstroem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dussander lands a right hand.
Lindstroem looking to throw knees to the head but Dussander is blocking nicely.
Lindstroem prevents a body shot from Dussander.
Dussander is trying to maintain a safe position but Lindstroem gets an underhook and turns Dussander into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinrich Dussander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heinrich Dussander's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lindstroem throws a leg kick but Dussander sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dussander scores with a nice right hand.
Lindstroem tries to clinch up.
Lindstroem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dussander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dussander lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Dussander moves into the clinch successfully.
Heinrich Dussander has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dussander looking to stall.
Lindstroem keeps control of Dussander as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lindstroem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dussander tries to clinch up.
Dussander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lindstroem keeps the fight on the outside.
Dussander wants to clinch.
Lindstroem tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindstroem misses with a head kick.
Dussander moves out of range of the body kick.
Lindstroem moves in looking to clinch but Dussander pushes him off.
Dussander connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lindstroem throws a head kick that misses.
Lindstroem throws a sloppy head kick and Dussander moves out of range easily.
Dussander tries to clinch but Lindstroem is having none of it.

Dussander closes the distance and pushes Lindstroem back into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Dussander.
Lindstroem tries a body shot but Dussander blocks it.
Lindstroem misses with some punches.
Dussander prevents a body shot from Lindstroem.
Dussander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lindstroem lands a right hand.

Dussander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dussander lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindstroem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dussander.
Dussander tries to clinch but Lindstroem moves out of range.

Dussander rushes Lindstroem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dussander manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lindstroem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindstroem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lindstroem.
Lindstroem lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Dussander on the inside.
Lindstroem has Dussander pressed against the cage.
Lindstroem prevents Dussander from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lindstroem.
Lindstroem scores with a shot to the side of Dussander's head.
Lindstroem throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindstroem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Lindstroem.
Dussander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindstroem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dussander backwards.
Dussander displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lindstroem up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lindstroem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lindstroem scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lindstroem fails to land.

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

Dussander gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindstroem.
Lindstroem misses with a body punch.
Lindstroem throws a punch but it's blocked by Dussander.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dussander.
Dussander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lindstroem backwards.
Dussander tries to work over Lindstroem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lindstroem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lindstroem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lindstroem lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lindstroem tries to stall but Dussander uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lindstroem throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dussanders head.

Dussander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lindstroem throws a head kick that misses
and Dussander counters with a nice body shot.
Dussander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lindstroem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lindstroem keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindstroem takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lindstroem feints and then cracks Dussander's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dussander down.
Dussander moves out of range of the leg kick from Lindstroem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soeren Lindstroem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Heinrich Dussander's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dussander misses the shot to the body.
Dussander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindstroem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dussander blocks a low kick nicely.
Dussander misses with a series of wild punches.
Dussander lands a body shot.
Dussander tries to clinch up.
Lindstroem throws a sloppy head kick
and Dussander counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lindstroem wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lindstroem, right into the meat.
Lindstroem misses with a leg kick

and Dussander counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dussander.
Dussander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lindstroem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dussander lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Dussander.
Dussander tries to throw a body punch but Lindstroem avoids it by throwing Dussander back against the cage.
Lindstroem has a couple of punches blocked by Dussander.
Lindstroem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dussander taking a breather.
Dussander tries to break the clinch but Lindstroem is controlling the position.
Dussander lands a body shot.
Dussander lands with a short shot to the head.
Dussander taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dussander lands a left hand.
Lindstroem blocking some punches.
Dussander presses Lindstroem against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lindstroem wants to stall.
Dussander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindstroem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindstroem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dussander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lindstroem's elbow.
Dussander is trying to push Lindstroem away but Lindstroem has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Lindstroem.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lindstroem.
Lindstroem misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Dussander - that landed with a thud.
Lindstroem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dussander avoiding damage as Lindstroem throws knees to the body.
Dussander scores with a shoulder strike.
Dussander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Dussander breaks the clinch.
Lindstroem throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dussander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dussander tries to clinch but Lindstroem is having none of it.
Dussander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindstroem swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindstroem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dussander tries to clinch but Lindstroem moves out of range.
Lindstroem connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lindstroem misses the target.
Lindstroem misses with the body kick
and Dussander counters with a nice body shot.
Dussander tries to clinch but Lindstroem moves out of range.
Dussander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lindstroem throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dussander counters with a low kick, right behind Lindstroem 's knee.

Dussander moves into the clinch.
Dussander working hard to break the clinch.
Dussander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Dussander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dussander tries to close the distance and clinch but Lindstroem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Lindstroem.
Dussander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindstroem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dussander swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lindstroem.

Lindstroem closes the distance and pushes Dussander back into the cage.
Dussander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Dussander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dussander blocks a low kick nicely.
Lindstroem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lindstroem missing with a left hand there. Dussander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heinrich Dussander is winning the standup battle so far.
Lindstroem misses with a head kick.
Dussander stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindstroem wants to clinch but Dussander slips to the side
and Dussander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lindstroem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dussander.
Dussander checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heinrich Dussander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dussander has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heinrich Dussander!
During a confident post fight interview, Heinrich Dussander thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.