PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Liam Nate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nils Holgersson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nate
vs
Holgersson

170 cm
29
147 lbs
9 - 10 - 1

172 cm
24
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Nate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nils Holgersson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holgersson misses with a left hand
and Nate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nate loads up on a big right hand but Holgersson slips the punch.
Holgersson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nate on the side of the head.
Holgersson misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Holgersson finds it's way through Nate's defenses.
Holgersson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holgersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nate.
Nate blocks the body kick.
Holgersson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nate wants it to stay on the feet.
Holgersson lands the left hand.
Holgersson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nate throws a right and a left that Holgersson avoids nicely.
Holgersson misses with a two punch combination.
Holgersson works over Nate's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Nate.
Holgersson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holgersson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgersson swings for the body but Nate moves out of range.
Holgersson thows a body shot but no joy.
Holgersson clobbers Nate with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Holgersson throws a hook but Nate avoids it easily.
Holgersson looks to throw the jab but Nate is out of range.
Nate looks to land a combination. Holgersson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holgersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holgersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nate is just out of range.
Holgersson misses with a jab to the body
and Nate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Nate.
Holgersson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nate to score with a decent uppercut.
Holgersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holgersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holgersson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Holgersson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Holgersson moves into the clinch successfully.
Holgersson has Nate pressed against the cage, preventing Nate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Nate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nate misses with a double jab.
Nate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holgersson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nate circles away quickly and effectively.
Nils Holgersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nate lands a head shot.
Holgersson misses the shot to the body.
Nate throws a jab but it's blocked by Holgersson.
Holgersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holgersson lands a nice looking body shot.
Holgersson tries to clinch but Nate is having none of it.
Nice cross by Nate.
Holgersson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nate circles away quickly and effectively.
Holgersson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nate moves out of range of the strikes.
Nate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nate throws a right hand that Holgersson ducks under and follows up with a left that Holgersson also avoids with ease.
Holgersson throws a hook but Nate avoids it easily.
Nate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holgersson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Nate.
Holgersson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Holgersson.
A big left from Holgersson misses.
Nate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nate throws a big shot that misses.
Holgersson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Holgersson does no damage.
Holgersson throws a nice looking combination but Nate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holgersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holgersson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Holgersson lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nate throws a jab when Holgersson was well out of range.
Holgersson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holgersson.
Nate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holgersson scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nate ducks under a wild hook from Holgersson.
Holgersson throws a lazy uppercut
and Nate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Nate misses.
Holgersson lands a two punch combo.
Holgersson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nate misses with a hook. Holgersson ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nate misses with an uppercut.
Nate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holgersson misses with a looping right.
Nate avoids the body shot from Holgersson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nils Holgersson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Holgersson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liam Nate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Nate misses.
Nate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holgersson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holgersson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nate throws a series of punches but Holgersson avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Holgersson.
Nate takes one to the side of the head.
Holgersson dodges the punch combination from Nate.
Nate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Holgersson misses with an uppercut. Nate saw that one coming.
Holgersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nate is just out of range.
Holgersson lands a jab to the nose.
Holgersson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nate on the side of the head.

Nate is rocked!
Holgersson closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Nate out cold! Nate corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). 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.