PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claus Clausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslan Bagrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagrian has chosen Justin Bieber - Baby as his entrance music. Claus Clausen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Clausen
vs
Bagrian

189 cm
31
195 lbs
18 - 18 - 0

215 cm
39
202 lbs
29 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claus Clausen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslan Bagrian!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clausen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clausen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bagrian misses with an uppercut.
Bagrian avoids the body shot from Clausen.
Bagrian slips under a jab from Clausen.
Claus Clausen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clausen looks to land a left hand but Bagrian moved out of range nicely.
Clausen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Clausen misses its intended target.
Clausen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bagrian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bagrian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bagrian shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice cross by Clausen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clausen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bagrian doesn't seem bothered though.
Clausen scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clausen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bagrian shoots in for a takedown but Clausen shows good takedown defense.
A lazy left from Clausen finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Clausen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bagrian misses with a hook. Clausen ducked under it nicely.
Bagrian scores with a nice strike.
Clausen misses with a body shot.
Bagrian blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clausen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Bagrian is rocked!
Bagrian fails with the takedown.
Bagrian is still on wobbly legs! Can Clausen finish him?
Claus Clausen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aslan Bagrian.
Bagrian ducks under a wild hook from Clausen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bagrian.
Bagrian seems to have recovered his senses.
Bagrian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clausen.
Claus Clausen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clausen misses with a body shot.
Clausen misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bagrian.
Clausen clobbers Bagrian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bagrian shoots in looking for a takedown but Clausen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bagrian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big left from Clausen misses.
Clausen closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Bagrian! Clausen dives in looking to finish! Bagrian is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claus Clausen!