PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Izturis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einar Magn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Izturis
vs
Magn

190 cm
25
190 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

186 cm
24
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Hellbent
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emilio Izturis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Einar Magn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Izturis.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Magn!
Izturis throws a jab but it's blocked by Magn.
Izturis scores with a hook to the body. Magn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Izturis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Izturis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Izturis scores with a nice strike.
Nice cross by Izturis.
Izturis looks to land a combination but Magn avoids it well.
Magn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Izturis throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Izturis throws a right hand that misses

and Magn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Magn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Magn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Izturis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magn keeps control of Izturis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Izturis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Magn is defending well.

Izturis breaks from the clinch.
Magn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Izturis manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn throws a big shot that misses.
Izturis shoots for a takedown but Magn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magn. Izturis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Izturis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Magn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Izturis misses with a kick to the body.
Magn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Izturis throws a body punch but Magn moves out of range.
Einar Magn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Magn - just one landing.
Izturis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Magn tries to close the distance and clinch but Izturis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Izturis swings for the body but Magn moves out of range.
Izturis tries to work over Magn's front leg with a kick but Magn checks it.

Magn has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magn working aggressively here.
Izturis is working Magn over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magn.
Magn working aggressively here.
Izturis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magn tries to land a knee to the head but Izturis blocks with his arms.
Izturis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Izturis dodges an elbow strike from Magn.
A nice left hand lands by Izturis.
Magn lands an elbow that stopped Izturis in his tracks for a moment.
Izturis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magn lands an elbow inside.
Magn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Magn throws a punch but it's blocked by Izturis.
Magn stalling in the clinch but Izturis improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Magn fails to land.
Magn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Izturis lands with a right to the head.
Magn lands a right hand.
Magn lands a nice elbow.
Magn keeps control of Izturis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Izturis lands a nice shot to the body.
Izturis wants to break free but Magn has control.
Izturis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Izturis swings wildly with an uppercut but Magn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Izturis misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Izturis.
With the fighters up against the cage, Magn throws an elbow but misses.
Izturis lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Izturis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Izturis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Izturis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Izturis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Izturis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Izturis.
Izturis lands a few punches from side control.
Magn is not content to let Izturis control the position.
Magn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emilio Izturis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Izturis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Magn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Izturis scores with a hook to the body. Magn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Magn misses with an uppercut. Izturis saw that one coming.
Magn checks a low kick from Izturis.
Izturis just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Magn.
Izturis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Izturis looks to land a body kick but Magn moved away.
Izturis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Magn lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Izturis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn throws a body shot but no joy.
Izturis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Izturis misses with a few strikes there.
Izturis throws a leg kick but Magn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Magn wants to clinch.
Magn misses the shot to the body.
Magn ducks under a wild hook from Izturis.
Magn defending well as Izturis loads up on a big left hand.
Izturis takes a swing at Magn's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Magn checks a leg kick.
Izturis jabs at Magn's body.
A shot to the body from Izturis misses

and Magn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izturis takes a shot to the head.
Magn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Magn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Izturis backwards.

Izturis is rocked!
Magn throws a punch but it's blocked by Izturis.
Oh Izturis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magn throws a punch but it's blocked by Izturis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Magn fails to land.
Clinched against the cage, Magn lands a big elbow that drops Izturis! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Izturis is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Einar Magn!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Einar Magn waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.