PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludvig Landersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno comes to the cage accompanied by Pelican - Dead Between The Walls. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tauno
vs
Landersson

193 cm
28
273 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

193 cm
27
260 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tauno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludvig Landersson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landersson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tauno throws a leg kick which misses Landersson's front leg but catches the back leg as Landersson tries to avoid it.
Landersson blocks a jab.
Landersson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Landersson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tauno is able to avoid easily.
Landersson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Landersson swings for the body but Tauno moves out of range.
Landersson connects with a jab.
Tauno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tauno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Landersson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tauno throws a jab when Landersson was well out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Landersson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tauno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tauno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Landersson.
Tauno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landersson.
A head kick misses from Tauno.
Landersson avoids the body shot from Tauno.
Landersson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Landersson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Landersson throws a low kick but Tauno avoids it.
Landersson scores with the left hand. Tauno knows he should have avoided that one.
Tauno blocks a leg kick.
Tauno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tauno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ludvig Landersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tauno throws a sloppy head kick and Landersson moves out of range easily.
Landersson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Tauno drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tauno stopping the sweep attempt from Landersson.
Tauno seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Landersson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landersson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tauno throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Landersson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tauno working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tauno won't allow Landersson to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landersson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tauno wants to control from the top but Landersson keeps moving.
Tauno controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tauno's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Tauno wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Landersson tries to work over Tauno's front leg with a kick but Tauno checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tauno takes one to the side of the head.
Landersson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tauno.
Tauno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tauno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Landersson counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tauno tries a head kick but it misses.
Tauno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tauno thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landersson blocks the body kick.
Landersson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tauno. That did some damage!
Landersson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ludvig Landersson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Landersson misses with a straight left.

It looks like Ludvig Landersson has been cut.
Landersson thumps Tauno with a low kick.
Tauno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tauno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tauno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Landersson counters with a thumping low kick.
Tauno throws an overhand right that lands on Landersson's shoulder, as Landersson tries to avoid the shot.
Tauno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Landersson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Landersson.
Tauno misses with an uppercut. Landersson saw that one coming.
Tauno works over Landersson's head and body with a nice combination.
Tauno tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tauno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tauno missing with a left hand there. Landersson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tauno misses the shot to the body.
Landersson throws a series of punches but Tauno avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Tauno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Landersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Landersson as Tauno shoots in.
A swing and a miss from Tauno.
Tauno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landersson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ludvig Landersson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Landersson slips under a jab from Tauno.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landersson stuns Tauno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Landersson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Landersson staying out of range there.
Landersson lands a nice hook to Tauno's body. Tauno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tauno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landersson cracks Tauno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good shot there by Landersson.
Landersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tauno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tauno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tauno throws a push kick but Landersson slaps the foot to one side.
Landersson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauno thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Landersson.
Nice body punch from Landersson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tauno throws a hook but Landersson avoids it easily.
Landersson ducks under a wild hook from Tauno.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Landersson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Landersson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tauno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tauno throws a big shot that misses.
Landersson loads up on a big right hand but Tauno slips the punch.
Landersson misses with a low kick.
Landersson lands a nice hook to Tauno's body. Tauno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landersson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taunos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tauno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Landersson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Landersson throws out a loose jab but Tauno uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Landersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Landersson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tauno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Landersson misses with a hook.
Tauno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landersson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tauno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tauno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landersson manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Landersson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Landersson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludvig Landersson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ludvig Landersson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tauno moves forwards but Landersson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slow jab from Landersson misses its intended target.

Landersson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Landersson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Landersson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tauno working to try and regain half guard.
Landersson cracks Tauno with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Tauno is rocked!
Tauno wants to control but Landersson is having none of it.
Oh Tauno is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ludvig Landersson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Landersson lands a big elbow - Tauno is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Tauno is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ludvig Landersson!
Ludvig Landersson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Undead clothing. All items 10$, into his post fight interview.