PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Olov Hermansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Sajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermansson comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Ich Will!. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Olov Hermansson
vs
Sajewski

178 cm
29
158 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

177 cm
30
169 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

No Contest Clothing

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Olov Hermansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukasz Sajewski!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermansson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sajewski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hermansson misses with a combination
and Sajewski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sajewski moves out of range as Hermansson strikes.
Hermansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hermansson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hermansson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hermansson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sajewski counters with an outside leg kick.
Hermansson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sajewski counters with a low kick, right behind Hermansson 's knee.
Sajewski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sajewski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hermansson.
Hermansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hermansson lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Hermansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sajewski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hermansson throws out the jab.
Hermansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sajewski moves away from the strike by Hermansson.
Hermansson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sajewski back to the cage. Hermansson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sajewski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hermansson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sajewski counters with a straight right hand.
Hermansson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sajewski moves out of range as Hermansson strikes.
Hermansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sajewski misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Hermansson misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hermansson throws an off balance right hand
and Sajewski finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Hermansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hermansson misses with a hook
and Sajewski counters with a nice uppercut.
Hermansson takes a swing at Sajewski's ribcage but misses.
Hermansson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sajewski as he jumps to the side.
Jan Olov Hermansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sajewski slips a jab from Hermansson.
Sajewski moves away from the strike by Hermansson.
Hermansson throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sajewski moves away from the strike by Hermansson.
Hermansson misses with a double jab.
Sajewski moves away from the strike by Hermansson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hermansson misses with an uppercut. Sajewski saw that one coming.
Lukasz Sajewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hermansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sajewski.
Hermansson misses with a straight right.
Sajewski staying out of range there.
Hermansson misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Hermansson misses.
Sloppy strikes from Hermansson. Those never looked like landing.
Sajewski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hermanssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hermansson punishes Sajewski's body with a nice straight punch.
Hermansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hermansson misses with a hook
and Sajewski counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sajewski walks into a jab.
Hermansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hermansson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sajewski dodges the punch combination from Hermansson.
Hermansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sajewski.
Hermansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Sajewski counters with a leg kick.
Sajewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hermansson.
The fighters circling - Hermansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sajewski moves away from the strike by Hermansson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hermansson misses the shot to the body.
Hermansson throws a right hand that Sajewski ducks under and follows up with a left that Sajewski also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Olov Hermansson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sajewski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hermansson swinging wildly here.
Hermansson moves out of range of the strikes.
Sajewski throws a shot from downtown. Hermansson moves away and avoids it.
Hermansson throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Sajewski.
Hermansson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hermansson throws a big shot that misses.
Hermansson tries to clinch up.
Hermansson misses with a wild body shot.
Hermansson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sajewski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hermansson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansson misses with a hook
and Sajewski counters with a right hand to the body.
Hermansson scores with a jab to the head.
Hermansson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hermansson misses with a straight left.
Hermansson scores with a three punch combo!
An inside leg kick lands from Sajewski.
Hermansson misses with a two punch combination.
Hermansson tries to clinch but Sajewski is having none of it.
Hermansson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hermansson throws a series of punches but Sajewski moves out of range.
Sajewski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hermansson has time to react.
A slow jab from Hermansson misses its intended target.
Hermansson throws a hook but Sajewski avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson lands a jab.
Hermansson misses with a takedown attempt
and Sajewski counters with a straight right hand.
Hermansson clobbers Sajewski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hermansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hermansson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hermansson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Sajewski.
Hermansson throws a hook but Sajewski avoids it easily.
Hermansson throws an off balance right hand
and Hermansson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hermansson scores with a hook to the body. Sajewski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hermansson looks to land a combination but Sajewski avoids it well.
Sajewski slips a jab from Hermansson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hermansson. Sajewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hermansson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sajewski blocks a jab.
Sajewski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jan Olov Hermansson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hermansson throws a right hand that misses
and Sajewski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Hermansson misses.
Hermansson swings widly with a right hand
and Sajewski counters with a stiff right hand.
Hermansson throws a combination. Sajewski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hermansson throws a jab when Sajewski was well out of range.
Hermansson misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Hermansson.
Hermansson misses with a right hand
and Sajewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hermansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hermansson.
Nice defenses there by Sajewski.
A combination from Hermansson does no damage.
Hermansson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sajewski counters with an outside leg kick.
Sajewski avoids the body shot from Hermansson.
Hermansson scores with a nice right hand.
Hermansson misses the shot to the body.
Hermansson throws a right hand that Sajewski ducks under and follows up with a left that Sajewski also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Sajewski.
Sajewski swats away the attempt to clinch by Hermansson.
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!
Hermansson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Olov Hermansson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hermansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sajewski.
Hermansson misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sajewski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hermansson.
Hermansson throws a right hand that misses
and Sajewski counters with a nice uppercut.
Sajewski misses with an uppercut. Hermansson saw that one coming.
Sajewski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hermansson throws out the jab.
Sajewski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crunch! Sajewski slams his shin into Hermansson's torso.

Hermansson instigates a clinch.
Sajewski blocks a body shot from Hermansson.
Hermansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hermansson misses with a punch to the body.
Sajewski lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sajewski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sajewski blocks a body shot from Hermansson.
Hermansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hermansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hermansson tries to work over Sajewski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hermansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Sajewski jumps into guard, dragging Hermansson to the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hermansson postures up in Sajewski's guard and throws a big left but Sajewski blocks it.
Hermansson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sajewski has Hermansson pulled in close to control his posture.
Hermansson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sajewski swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski keeping moving, preventing Hermansson from controlling successfully.
Hermansson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sajewski has momentary wrist control but Hermansson slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sajewski pulls Hermansson in close to his closed guard and prevents Hermansson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sajewski keeping full guard, as Hermansson tries to pass.
Lukasz Sajewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sajewski keeping moving, preventing Hermansson from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson throwing strikes but missing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hermansson throws a lazy right hand but Sajewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hermansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sajewski looks to throw the jab but Hermansson is out of range.
Sajewski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sajewski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Hermansson misses.
No joy there for Hermansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sajewski digs a good hook to Hermansson's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hermansson misses with an uppercut. Sajewski saw that one coming.
Sajewski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hermansson shoots in looking for a takedown but Sajewski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hermansson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sajewski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sajewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hermansson avoids the body shot from Sajewski.
Hermansson ducks under a wild hook from Sajewski.
Hermansson misses with a left hand
and Sajewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hermansson misses the body punch
enabling Sajewski to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hermansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hermansson ducks under a wild hook from Sajewski.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Olov Hermansson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hermansson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Olov Hermansson!
An out of breath Jan Olov Hermansson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.