PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Lithgow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Osterlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osterlund is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Street Fighter 2 TAM Ryu vs Sagat theme. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Lithgow
vs
Osterlund

180 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

188 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Lithgow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elias Osterlund!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osterlund tries a head kick but it misses.
Lithgow looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
No joy there for Osterlund, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Osterlund fails with the takedown.
Osterlund looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lithgow is fending him off so far but Osterlund persists. Nope, Lithgow circles away and we're back to standing.
Lithgow swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osterlund changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lithgow tries to avoid it but Osterlund manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lithgow to the ground. Lithgow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michael Lithgow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elias Osterlund.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Lithgow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Osterlund fails with the takedown.
Osterlund misses with a wild combination.
Lithgow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lithgow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Osterlund throws a combination that misses
and Lithgow counters with a three punch combo that has Osterlund backing up. Osterlund nods at Lithgow to acknowledge the strikes.
Osterlund tries to clinch up
and Lithgow counters with a one-two to the body.
Osterlund swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lithgow counters with a one-two to the body.
Osterlund throws a combination that misses
and Lithgow counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osterlund with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lithgow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lithgow has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Osterlund.
Lithgow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lithgow counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osterlund looks to clinch
and Lithgow counters with a series of strikes. Osterlund will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lithgow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Osterlund.
Elias Osterlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osterlund closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lithgow counters with a series of strikes. Osterlund will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Osterlund tries to clinch but Lithgow moves away
and Lithgow counters with a three punch combo that has Osterlund backing up. Osterlund nods at Lithgow to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Lithgow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Osterlund tries a head kick but it misses.
Osterlund darts in trying to clinch
and Lithgow counters with a left and a right that stings Osterlund.
Osterlund tries for a takedown but Lithgow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lithgow slips a straight right by Osterlund.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Osterlund wants to clinch
and Lithgow counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osterlund tries to clinch
and Lithgow counters with a left and a right that stings Osterlund.
Osterlund with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lithgow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Michael Lithgow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Osterlund tries to clinch up but Lithgow circles away and keeps his distance.
Michael Lithgow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Osterlund closes the distance but Lithgow moves to the side
and Lithgow counters with a three punch combo that has Osterlund backing up. Osterlund nods at Lithgow to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Osterlund wants to clinch
and Lithgow counters with a left and a right that stings Osterlund.
Osterlund tries to close the distance and clinch but Lithgow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lithgow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lithgow counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osterlund slips a jab and a cross from Lithgow.
Lithgow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Osterlund throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Osterlund swinging wilding here.
Lithgow ducks under a wild hook from Osterlund.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Osterlund fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lithgow is out of range.
Lithgow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Osterlund wants to clinch
and Lithgow counters with a one-two to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lithgow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Osterlund to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Elias Osterlund will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Osterlund misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Osterlund does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Osterlund fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Osterlund does no damage.
Osterlund is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osterlund clinches but Lithgow breaks the clinch
and Lithgow counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osterlund throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lithgow's waist but Lithgow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Osterlund off to one side.
Osterlund moves in looking to clinch but Lithgow pushes him off.
Osterlund attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Osterlund fails with the takedown.
Lithgow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lithgow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Osterlund closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lithgow counters with a left and a right that stings Osterlund.
Osterlund showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lithgow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lithgow blocks a low kick nicely.
Osterlund closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lithgow counters with a series of strikes. Osterlund will be more careful next time no doubt.
Osterlund throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lithgow counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A punch combination from Lithgow misses.
Osterlund shoots in but no luck this time.
Michael Lithgow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elias Osterlund.
Osterlund with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lithgow counters with a left and a right that stings Osterlund.
Osterlund throws a big shot that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lithgow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lithgow counters with a one-two to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Lithgow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lithgow 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Lithgow!