PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Hjernson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hjernson has chosen Poirot theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sven Hjernson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

West
vs
Hjernson

180 cm
23
166 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
163 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Hjernson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West takes a jab right on the kisser.
West dodges the punch combination from Hjernson.
Hjernson shoots in but West avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hjernson shoots for a double leg takedown but West sprawls well. He's pushed Hjernson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hjernson cracks West with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hjernson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Randy West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Hjernson.
Hjernson moves to clinch but West breaks away

and West counters by moving into the clinch.
Hjernson tries to pull guard but West won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
West misses with a hook to the ribs.
West lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hjernson can't break the clinch.
West effectively controlling the action here.
West misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjernson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hjernson defending well as West loads up on a big left hand.
Nice takedown defense from West. No joy for Hjernson on that attempt.
West fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hjernson on the side of the head.
West swings for the body but Hjernson moves out of range.
Hjernson throws a quick inside leg kick.
West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hjernson.
West throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hjernson ducks under a wild hook from West.
West looks to throw the jab but Hjernson is out of range.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hjernson moves away.

West clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for West.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hjernson throws a hook but West blocks it.
Hjernson misses with a two punch combination.
Hjernson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hjernson circles away from the clinch attempt.
West throws a hook but Hjernson blocks it.
Hjernson scores with a nice strike.
Nice straight punches there by West. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of West.
Hjernson shoots in for a takedown but West shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hjernson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from West.
Hjernson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.

West drives through and clinches with Hjernson against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hjernson backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjernson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
West tries to throw a body punch but Hjernson avoids it by throwing West back against the cage.
West misses with a body punch.
West lands a shoulder strike.

Hjernson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Hjernson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hjernson avoids a kick to the body.
West lands with a right hand.
Hjernson missing with a left hand there. West was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hjernson ducks under a wild hook from West.
West lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hjernson at a distance.
Good shot there by Hjernson.
West dodges the punch combination from Hjernson.
A big right from West misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hjernson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hjernson lands a nice shot that snaps West's head back.
West lands a leg kick that knocks Hjernson off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West connects with a looping right hand.
Hjernson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
Randy West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West cracks Hjernson with an open hand slap.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hjernson.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Hjernson.
Hjernson slips a straight right by West.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hjernson dives in and grabs West's left leg, looking for a takedown. West pushes down on Hjernson's head and hops out.
West throws a low kick, looking for Hjernson's leg but Hjernson calmly moves out of range.
Hjernson checks the leg kick.
Hjernson misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy West dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hjernson is trying hard to land a takedown here. West sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hjernson blocks a jab.
Hjernson avoids the body shot from West.
West wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hjernson throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
West fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hjernson on the side of the head.
West looks to throw the jab but Hjernson is out of range.
Hjernson is trying desperately to land a takedown but West is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hjernson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from West, right into the meat.
West thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hjernson misses with a few strikes there.
West misses with a double jab.
Hjernson is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.
Hjernson shoots for a double leg takedown but West sprawls well. He's pushed Hjernson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hjernson moves out of range as West strikes.
Hjernson avoids the body shot from West.
Hjernson throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hjernson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from West - the referee stops the clock and Hjernson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says West. Hjernson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hjernson was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
Randy West is winning the standup battle so far.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Hjernson is just out of range.
Hjernson has his takedown stuffed
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
Randy West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Hjernson.
Hjernson throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.
Hjernson moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.
Hjernson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
Hjernson thows a body kick. West tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hjernson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hjernson moves out of range of the leg kick from West.
West connects with a nice looking jab.
A big left from West misses.
Hjernson throws an overhand right that lands on West's shoulder, as West tries to avoid the shot.
Sven Hjernson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hjernson throws a nice looking combination but West bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Hjernson.
Hjernson ducks under a wild hook from West.
Hjernson cracks a nice hook into West's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West thows a body shot but no joy.
Hjernson is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Hjernson misses the target.
West tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hjernson is able to avoid easily.
West bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
West lunges at Hjernson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hjernson's hand.
West throws a looping overhand right but Hjernson ducks down to avoid it.
West lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hjernson's sensitive parts.
Hjernson with a poor takedown
and West counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Sven Hjernson has been cut.
Hjernson dives in and grabs West's left leg, looking for a takedown. West pushes down on Hjernson's head and hops out.
Hjernson is breathing heavily.
West motions for Hjernson to come forward. West throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West throws a jab when Hjernson was well out of range.
West connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hjernson momentarily.
West misses with a straight right.
Hjernson ducks under a wild hook from West.
Hjernson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
Hjernson slips under a jab from West.
West misses with an uppercut

and Hjernson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
West keeping moving, preventing Hjernson from controlling successfully.
Hjernson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hjernson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West trying to control from the bottom.
West wants to improve his position but Hjernson is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West manages to get to full guard.
West throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
West pulls Hjernson in close to his closed guard and prevents Hjernson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hjernson trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
Hjernson preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West has Hjernson pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy West dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sven Hjernson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hjernson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West loads up on a big right hand but Hjernson slips the punch.
Hjernson fails with the takedown.
West throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
West just misses with a punch to the body.
Hjernson staying out of range there.
West scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hjernson wants to clinch.
West connects with a nice looking jab.
A leg kick checked by Hjernson.
West motions for Hjernson to come forward. West throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with an uppercut.
West swings widly with a right hand
and Hjernson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West throws a hook to the side of Hjernson's head but Hjernson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hjernson throws a nice looking combination but West bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hjernson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hjernson lunges at West with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by West's hand.
West throws a hook but Hjernson avoids it easily.
Hjernson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hjernson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
West pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West lands with a nice body punch.
West lands a jab to Hjernson's midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Hjernson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hjernson throws a head kick that misses.
Hjernson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
West slaps away a takedown attempt from Hjernson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hjernson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hjernson misses with a two punch combination.
West scores with a jab to the body.
West thows a left - swing and a miss!
West digs a good body shot into Hjernson's ribs.
West throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
West misses with a straight left.
West throws a shot from downtown. Hjernson moves away and avoids it.
Hjernson throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.
West scores with a jab to the head.
Hjernson checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjernson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
West thows a body shot but no joy.
West lands a head shot.

Hjernson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging West to the ground. Hjernson is now in West's guard.
West keeping moving, preventing Hjernson from controlling successfully.
Hjernson passes West's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hjernson prevents West from standing back up.
West blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hjernson.
Hjernson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hjernson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hjernson throwing shots but West is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West wants to get back to full guard.
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!
The fighters are battling for position here. West manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hjernson preventing the sweep.
Hjernson throwing strikes but missing.
West preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
West pulls Hjernson in close to his closed guard and prevents Hjernson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sven Hjernson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hjernson throws a big elbow that misses.
Hjernson is looking to work some ground and pound but West has wrist control.
West preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for West, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy West!
Randy West decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.