PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Lodin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jimmy Karlsson's chin.

Karlsson
vs
Lodin

188 cm
30
223 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

190 cm
30
224 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER
BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Lodin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Karlsson blocks the low kick.
Karlsson blocks the body kick.
Karlsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lodin.
Lodin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lodin misses with a straight left.
Lodin wants to land a leg kick but Karlsson is out of range.
Frank Lodin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karlsson shoots in but Lodin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lodin is looking to slow Karlsson down with leg kicks.
Lodin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
The crowd cheers as Lodin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karlsson doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Jimmy Karlsson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Lodin off the cage and back into range.
Good work by Karlsson as he checks the leg kick.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Lodin lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodin lands a glancing blow to the side of Karlsson's head.
Lodin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Karlsson checks a low kick from Lodin.
Karlsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karlsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lodin throws a big shot that misses.
Lodin lands a slapping body shot.
Good work by Karlsson as he checks the leg kick.
Lodin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karlsson in his tracks.
Lodin connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Lodin counters with a nice body shot.
Lodin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lodin moves away.
A jab from Karlsson misses.
Lodin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lodin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karlsson misses with a takedown attempt
and Lodin counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lodin cracks a nice hook into Karlsson's ribs.
Karlsson is looking to wear down Lodin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lodin connects with the punch.
A solid body kick from Lodin.
Karlsson is breathing heavily.
Lodin lands a really nice looking cross but Karlsson seems unphased.
Karlsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Karlsson is rocked!
Lodin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karlsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lodin to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Karlsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karlsson drops his hands momentarily. Lodin doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Karlsson staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Karlsson doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Lodin!
Our winner, Frank Lodin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.