PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peder Bjornsund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Baldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bjornsund
vs
Baldridge

185 cm
20
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
28
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peder Bjornsund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Baldridge!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Bjornsund.
Bjornsund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baldridge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baldridge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bjornsund thows a body shot but no joy.
Bjornsund lands an overhand right.
Baldridge tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baldridge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjornsund.
Baldridge defending well as Bjornsund loads up on a big left hand.
Baldridge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bjornsund stalks Baldridge and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baldridge's face. Baldridge staggers backwards, shaken.

Baldridge looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Baldridge lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bjornsund on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bjornsund tries to get out of the position.
Baldridge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornsund wants to improve his position but Baldridge is controlling well.
Baldridge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bjornsund knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baldridge on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldridge trying to control the action but Bjornsund is working from the bottom.
Bjornsund blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baldridge.
Baldridge lands strikes from half guard.
Bjornsund avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baldridge.
Bjornsund on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Baldridge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Baldridge.
Baldridge takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bjornsund is looking to improve his position.
Bjornsund blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baldridge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjornsund keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Baldridge.
Baldridge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baldridge not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bjornsund blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baldridge.
Bjornsund avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baldridge.
Baldridge throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bjornsund wants to get back to his feet.
Baldridge landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Baldridge drops an elbow to the side of Bjornsund's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Baldridge lands a nice short elbow.
Baldridge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baldridge seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Bjornsund is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge winds up and cracks Bjornsund with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oh Bjornsund is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baldridge lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Bjornsund quite badly. Bjornsund pulls Baldridge in close trying to recover. Baldridge postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Bjornsund on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Bjornsund doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Baldridge!
After the big win, Marcus Baldridge made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.