PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and First Last (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). First Last will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Holgersson
vs
Last

172 cm
24
144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nils Holgersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, First Last!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Last wants to slow Holgersson down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Holgersson misses its intended target.
Last fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holgersson manages to avoid it.
Last missing with a left hand there. Holgersson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Last stuns Holgersson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holgersson scores with a body shot.
Last ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Last.
Nils Holgersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Last tries to keep at a distance but Holgersson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Last working aggressively here.
Holgersson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Last.
Last tries to throw a body punch but Holgersson avoids it by throwing Last back against the cage.
Last wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Holgersson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holgersson misses with a left hand
and Last counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Last swings for the body but Holgersson moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Holgersson.
Holgersson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Last connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holgersson scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Last misses.
Holgersson misses with a wild combination.
Last cracks Holgersson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holgersson misses with a kick to the body.
Last lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holgersson at a distance.
A jab lands there for Last.
First Last is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Last misses with a straight right.
Holgersson connects with a looping right hand.
Holgersson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Last ducks under a wild hook from Holgersson.
Last moves away from the strike by Holgersson.
Last misses the shot to the body.
Holgersson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Last. Last circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donk. Last catches Holgersson right on the button with a cross.
Holgersson throws a looping overhand right but Last ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Holgersson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Last throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holgersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Last.
Holgersson moves forwards but Last connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Holgersson wants to slow Last down by chopping away at his legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Holgersson takes the fight into the clinch.
Holgersson lands with a left to the head.
Last has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holgersson stalling in the clinch.
Holgersson has Last pressed against the cage, preventing Last from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Holgersson breaks from the clinch.
Holgersson looks for a takedown but Last sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from Holgersson. Those never looked like landing.
Last thows a body shot but no joy.

Holgersson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Holgersson is breathing heavily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Last defending against the ground and pound.
Holgersson in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson lands an elbow.
Holgersson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Last sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Holgersson trying to control the action but Last is working from the bottom.
Last is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Holgersson working the ground and pound from side control.
Holgersson looks up at the clock and then as Last takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Holgersson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Holgersson is looking to take a break and control but Last is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holgersson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Holgersson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Last wants to control but Holgersson postures up.
Last really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holgersson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Holgersson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Holgersson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Holgersson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Last is working to avoid the ground and pound but Holgersson connects with a decent elbow.
Holgersson tries to score with some ground and pound. Last controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Holgersson scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nils Holgersson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Holgersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holgersson swinging wildly here.
A leg kick checked by Last.

Holgersson has managed to clinch.

Holgersson breaks the clinch.

Holgersson has closed the distance and engaged Last in a clinch.
Holgersson misses with a punch to the body.
Holgersson works on Last's body with a couple of short punches.
Holgersson is stalling here.
Holgersson prevents a body shot from Last.
Holgersson keeps control of Last as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Holgersson.
A frustrated look appears on Last's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Holgersson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Last tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holgersson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holgersson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgersson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holgersson.
Holgersson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holgersson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Last doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Last tries a body shot but Holgersson blocks it.
Holgersson leaning against his opponent.
A short left from Holgersson.
Holgersson blocking some punches.
Nils Holgersson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Last takes a shot to the head.
Last tries to work over Holgersson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Last misses with a punch to the body.

Holgersson manages to break the clinch.
Last throws a looping overhand right but Holgersson ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Last. That snapped Holgersson's head back.
Last throws a lazy right hand but Holgersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holgersson jabs Last to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Last lands a nice shot to the body.
Holgersson throws a sloppy head kick and Last moves out of range easily.
Holgersson moves out of range of the body kick from Last.
Last throws a jab but it's blocked by Holgersson.
Holgersson misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Last cracks Holgersson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Last looks to land a body kick but Holgersson moved away.
Holgersson staying out of range there.
Last throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nils Holgersson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Last slips a straight right by Holgersson.
Holgersson moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Holgersson misses.
Holgersson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Last lands a nice hook to Holgersson's body. Holgersson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holgersson takes a swing at Last's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Last moves away from the strike by Holgersson.
Holgersson throws a looping overhand right but Last ducks down to avoid it.
Last avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holgersson closes the distance and clinches up with Last, looking for a takedown. Holgersson pushes Last against the cage but Last circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holgersson misses with a combination
letting Last counter with a right hand.
Holgersson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Last scores with a body shot.
Holgersson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holgersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Last is just out of range.
Holgersson throws a hook but Last blocks it.
Jab by Last.
Last connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holgersson's hands.
Last is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holgersson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson walks into a jab.
Last lands with an uppercut that bounces Holgersson off the cage and back into range.
Last jabs at Holgersson's body.
Holgersson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Holgersson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Last lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Last's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holgersson under the eye.
First Last seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holgersson closes the distance and clinches up with Last, looking for a takedown. Holgersson pushes Last against the cage but Last circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nils Holgersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holgersson misses with a left hand
and Last counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Last lands a slapping body shot.
Good work by Holgersson as he checks the leg kick.
Holgersson moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holgersson throws an overhand right that lands on Last's shoulder, as Last tries to avoid the shot.
Last getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Last stuns Holgersson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Last scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nils Holgersson will probably get the nod.
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!

Last misses with a body shot.

Holgersson moves into the clinch.
Holgersson keeps control of Last as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Last misses with the head strike.
Last tries to throw a body punch but Holgersson avoids it by throwing Last back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Holgersson - that landed with a thud.
Holgersson gets through Last's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holgersson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holgersson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Holgersson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holgersson.
Last misses with some punches.
Last misses with a short punch on the inside.
Last swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Holgersson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Holgersson clinches.
Holgersson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Last throws a head punch that misses.
Holgersson lands with a right to the head.
Last takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Last tries to throw a body punch but Holgersson avoids it by throwing Last back against the cage.
Holgersson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holgersson gets through Last's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Last is trying to force a seperation but Holgersson has the dominant position.
Holgersson lands a body shot.
Holgersson prevents a body shot from Last.
Holgersson lands a body shot.
Holgersson works on Last's body with a couple of short punches.
Holgersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Holgersson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holgersson lands a jab-cross combination.
Last walks into a jab.
Last uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holgersson.
Holgersson throws a big shot that misses.

Last tries to keep at a distance but Holgersson has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Holgersson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson prevents a body shot from Last.
A short left from Holgersson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Last.
Holgersson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Last wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Last takes a shot to the head.
Last swings wildly with an uppercut but Holgersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Last wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holgersson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holgersson.
A right handed body shot lands from Holgersson.

Holgersson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holgersson.
Holgersson throws a jab when Last was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Last steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holgersson.
Holgersson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Last misses with a looping right.
Holgersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Last throws a looping overhand right but Holgersson ducks down to avoid it.
Holgersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Last manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Holgersson. That snapped Last's head back.
Holgersson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Last throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holgersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holgersson misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Last. That snapped Holgersson's head back.
A punch combination from Holgersson misses.
Last throws an overhand right that lands on Holgersson's shoulder, as Holgersson tries to avoid the shot.
Holgersson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Last misses with a body shot.
Last lands the left hand.
Last dodges the punch combination from Holgersson.
Last looks to throw the jab but Holgersson is out of range.
First Last has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Last misses with a straight right.
Last throws a lazy right hand but Holgersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holgersson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Last connects with a body shot.
Holgersson ducks under a wild hook from Last.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Holgersson clinches up with Last and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Last misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Last fails to land.
Holgersson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nils Holgersson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Last tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Holgersson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holgersson, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Holgersson!
Nils Holgersson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.