PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sailo Cylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Olov Hermansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermansson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rammstein - Ich Will!. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Cylo
vs
Olov Hermansson

176 cm
26
152 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

178 cm
28
158 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

TWGC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

No Contest Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sailo Cylo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Olov Hermansson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cylo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hermansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cylo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hermansson counters with a nice body shot.
Hermansson scores with a sloppy right hand. Cylo should have avoided that one.
Cylo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hermansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sailo Cylo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Hermansson.
Cylo goes for a takedown attempt but Hermansson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cylo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hermansson pinned against the cage. Hermansson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cylo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hermansson counters with a crisp one two that drops Cylo! Hermansson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cylo to his feet! Cylo is in big trouble!

Cylo is rocked!
Cylo is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hermansson throws a hook but Cylo avoids it easily.
Oh Cylo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hermansson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cylo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cylo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hermansson.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Hermansson knocks Cylo out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jan Olov Hermansson!
Jan Olov Hermansson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that No Contest Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.