PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Strashko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Killing in the name of... kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Strashko
vs
Lodbrok

188 cm
23
210 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

205 cm
22
220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Strashko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivar Lodbrok!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strashko avoids the head kick by Lodbrok.
Strashko avoids the head kick by Lodbrok.
Strashko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lodbrok.
Strashko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lodbrok tries a low kick but Strashko avoids it.
Lodbrok has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lodbrok throws a jab but it's blocked by Strashko.
Lodbrok tries to move into range but Strashko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Strashko rushes Lodbrok and presses him up against the cage.
Lodbrok misses with a knee to the head.
Lodbrok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Strashko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strashko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lodbrok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lodbrok blocks a body shot from Strashko.
Strashko working aggressively here.
Strashko blocking some punches.
Lodbrok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Strashko misses with the head strike.
Strashko works on Lodbrok's body with a couple of short punches.
Strashko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Lodbrok on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strashko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lodbrok in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lodbrok looks winded!
Strashko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Strashko.
A nice left hand lands by Strashko.
Strashko prevents a body shot from Lodbrok.
Strashko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
Strashko working aggressively here.
Lodbrok blocking some punches.
Strashko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strashko.
Lodbrok can't find room to land a body shot as Strashko controls the action.
Strashko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lodbrok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Strashko is working for takedown but Lodbrok is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lodbrok landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strashko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lodbroks head.
Strashko taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strashko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strashko missing with knees to the body.
Strashko tries to work over Lodbrok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lodbrok lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lodbrok.
A short right from Strashko.
Strashko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strashko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lodbrok avoids it.
Strashko scores a nice knee to the body.
Lodbrok lands a nice knee to the body.
Strashko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strashko works on Lodbrok's body with a couple of short punches.
A bit of stalling here from Strashko.
Strashko goes for a takedown attempt but Lodbrok pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Strashko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lodbrok is trying to defend but Strashko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Strashko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lodbrok gets full guard.
Lodbrok is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lodbrok is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Strashko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lodbrok trying to keep a closed guard but Strashko is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Strashko scoring with some ground and pound.
Strashko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Strashko scoring with some ground and pound.
Strashko trying to control but Lodbrok is working from the bottom.
Lodbrok utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strashko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Strashko stopping the sweep attempt from Lodbrok.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Strashko 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.

Strashko looks to land a combination but Lodbrok avoids it well.
Lodbrok lands a head kick!
Lodbrok lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lodbrok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivar Lodbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strashko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lodbrok sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Strashko forces Lodbrok back against the cage and clinches.
Strashko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lodbrok.
Strashko throws a punch but it's blocked by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Lodbrok.
Strashko scores with a shot to the side of Lodbrok's head.
Strashko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lodbrok can do to turn this around?
Lodbrok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strashko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lodbrok is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Strashko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lodbrok managing to block the knees to the body from Strashko.
Lodbrok missing with knees to the body.
Strashko is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lodbrok.
Strashko tries a body shot but Lodbrok blocks it.
Strashko missing with knees to the body.
Strashko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Strashko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Strashko - that landed with a thud.
Strashko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lodbrok misses with a knee strike.
Strashko tries to work over Lodbrok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lodbrok avoiding damage as Strashko throws knees to the body.
Strashko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strashko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
Lodbrok blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Strashko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lodbrok missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lodbrok prevents a body shot from Strashko.

Lodbrok is fighting off a takedown attempt but Strashko is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lodbrok to the mat. Lodbrok regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strashko trying to control the position from guard on top but Lodbrok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strashko postures up in Lodbrok's guard and throws a big left but Lodbrok blocks it.
Strashko throws a big right hand that misses.
Strashko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Strashko throws a big right hand that misses.
Lodbrok preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Strashko postures up in Lodbrok's guard and throws a big left but Lodbrok blocks it.
Strashko trying to control the position from guard on top but Lodbrok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strashko moves out of range as Lodbrok throws a body kick.
Lodbrok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Strashko rushes Lodbrok and presses him up against the cage.
Strashko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lodbrok fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lodbrok lands with a kick to the temple. Strashko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Strashko looks to land a left hand but Lodbrok moved out of range nicely.
Lodbrok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strashko moves away.
Strashko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lodbrok.
Strashko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Strashko swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Strashko clinches up with Lodbrok and pushes him back against the cage.
Strashko misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strashko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lodbrok scores with a shot to the side of Strashko's head.
A body shot lands from Lodbrok.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strashko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strashko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lodbrok scores a nice knee to the body.
Strashko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strashko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Strashko working aggressively here.
Strashko can't find room to land a body shot as Lodbrok controls the action.
Ivan Strashko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Strashko scores with a hook to the body.
Strashko blocking some punches.
Strashko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strashko avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Strashko dominated that second round.
That's time! Strashko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Strashko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lodbrok was well out of range. Poor timing from Strashko.
Lodbrok throws the left hand but Strashko avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Lodbrok there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Strashko moves into range and clinches up with Lodbrok.
Lodbrok struggles to land a body shot inside as Strashko controls his hands.
Lodbrok pushes Strashko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lodbrok throws a head punch that misses.
Strashko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lodbrok lands a knee to the body.
Strashko blocks a body shot from Lodbrok.

Strashko lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Strashko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Strashko working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strashko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lodbrok does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lodbrok avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Strashko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok is trying to control but can't.
Strashko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lodbrok tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Strashko has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Strashko lands a heavy elbow.
Strashko working the ground and pound effectively.
Strashko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ivar Lodbrok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strashko breaks from Lodbrok's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Lodbrok is rocked!
Lodbrok is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lodbrok tries to hold on but Strashko pushes him away.
Strashko looking to control but Lodbrok is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lodbrok blocking the ground and pound.
Strashko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Strashko lands a couple of good shots and Lodbrok has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok is taking damage to the body and head.
Lodbrok is still in real trouble! Can Strashko finish him?
Strashko lands a big shot to the side of the head and Lodbrok goes limp! He's out cold - the ref jumps in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Strashko!
Ivan Strashko looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Dont mess with cossacks you foolish englishman. And especially dont mess with Viking Cossacks.'.