PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Von Hendriks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiberius Avisius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiberius Avisius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Von Hendriks
vs
Avisius

185 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludwig Von Hendriks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tiberius Avisius!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avisius slips under a jab.
Von Hendriks wants to clinch up but Avisius keeps it at a distance.
Von Hendriks misses with a lunging right hand
and Avisius counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Von Hendriks misses with a body shot.
Avisius lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Avisius is looking to score with low kicks.
Von Hendriks tries to clinch up.
Von Hendriks blocks a head kick by Avisius.
Avisius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Avisius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Von Hendriks closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Avisius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Von Hendriks lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Tiberius Avisius has been cut.
Avisius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Von Hendriks is keeping busy.
Von Hendriks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Avisius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Avisius looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hendriks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Hendriks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Von Hendriks tries to land a knee to the head but Avisius blocks with his arms.
Avisius dodges an elbow strike from Von Hendriks.
Avisius tries to break free but Von Hendriks pushes him back against the cage.
Avisius trying to control the position but instead, Von Hendriks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Avisius into the cage.
Avisius wants to get back to striking at distance but Von Hendriks won't allow it.
Von Hendriks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Avisius blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Von Hendriks as Avisius tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Von Hendriks throws an elbow but misses.
Von Hendriks lands an elbow that stopped Avisius in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hendriks lands an elbow just above Avisius 's eye.
Von Hendriks tries a knee to the head but Avisius blocks it.
Von Hendriks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Von Hendriks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Von Hendriks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Von Hendriks misses with an elbow strike.
Von Hendriks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Avisius has him pressed against the cage.
Avisius misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Avisius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Avisius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Hendriks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Von Hendriks misses with an elbow over the top.
Von Hendriks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Avisius blocks it with crossed arms.
Von Hendriks misses with a knee strike.
Von Hendriks pushes off an throws an elbow but Avisius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Von Hendriks.
Avisius looking to stall.
Von Hendriks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Avisius in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Von Hendriks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Von Hendriks working Avisius over with knees to the body.
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!
Von Hendriks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Von Hendriks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von Hendriks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Avisius is able to avoid easily.
Von Hendriks doesn't manage to clinch there - Avisius circles away.

Von Hendriks has Avisius up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Von Hendriks throws an elbow but misses.
Avisius avoids the elbow strike from Von Hendriks, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Von Hendriks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Von Hendriks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Hendriks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Von Hendriks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Avisius blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Von Hendriks.

That has opened up Tiberius Avisius's cut even more.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludwig Von Hendriks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiberius Avisius's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Von Hendriks blocks a head kick by Avisius.
Von Hendriks is looking to clinch.
Von Hendriks slips under a jab from Avisius.
Von Hendriks avoids the head kick by Avisius.
Von Hendriks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Avisius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Avisius.
Von Hendriks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Von Hendriks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Von Hendriks moves into the clinch.
Von Hendriks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Von Hendriks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Avisius is defending well for now.
Von Hendriks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Von Hendriks manages to break the clinch.
Von Hendriks tries to clinch up but Avisius circles away and keeps his distance.
Von Hendriks wants to clinch up but Avisius keeps it at a distance.

Von Hendriks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Von Hendriks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Hendriks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Von Hendriks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Von Hendriks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Von Hendriks effectively controlling the action here.
Von Hendriks looking to slow down the pace here.
Von Hendriks lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Tiberius Avisius's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Von Hendriks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avisius keeps control of Von Hendriks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Von Hendriks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Avisius's efforts to push away.
Avisius is trying to maintain a safe position but Von Hendriks gets an underhook and turns Avisius into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Von Hendriks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Avisius's brow.
Von Hendriks tries a knee to the head but Avisius blocks it.
Avisius taking a breather.
Von Hendriks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Von Hendriks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Von Hendriks obliges.
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!
Von Hendriks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Hendriks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Avisius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Avisius is breathing heavily.
Avisius blocks the elbow strike.
Von Hendriks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Avisius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Hendriks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Avisius's efforts to push away.
Von Hendriks tries a knee to the head but Avisius blocks it.
Ludwig Von Hendriks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Von Hendriks obliges.
Von Hendriks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Avisius avoids it.
Von Hendriks misses with an elbow over the top.
Von Hendriks scores a nice knee to the body.
Von Hendriks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Von Hendriks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Avisius avoids the elbow strike from Von Hendriks, against the cage.
Von Hendriks lands an elbow that stopped Avisius in his tracks for a moment.

Tiberius Avisius's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Von Hendriks misses with an elbow over the top.
Avisius dodges an elbow strike from Von Hendriks.
Von Hendriks scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Hendriks lands an elbow just above Avisius 's eye.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tiberius Avisius's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ludwig Von Hendriks!
Ludwig Von Hendriks thanked the fans post fight for their support.