PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Fredholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslin Habibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Habibi has chosen Bézu - Ali Baba as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fredholm
vs
Habibi

187 cm
27
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

198 cm
24
253 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Machine Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicolas Fredholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aslin Habibi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habibi tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Habibi.
Fredholm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Habibi dips to his left and cracks Fredholm with an uppercut!
Fredholm tries to land a leg kick but Habibi saw it coming and moves away.
Habibi avoids the head kick by Fredholm.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Habibi! But no joy.
Habibi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fredholm avoids the body shot from Habibi.
Fredholm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Habibi counters with a series of strikes. Fredholm will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fredholm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fredholm throws a combination that misses
and Habibi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Habibi.
Fredholm throws a nice looking combination but Habibi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredholm misses with an uppercut. Habibi saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Habibi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Habibi connects with a body shot that sends Fredholm's belly button to the back.
Fredholm misses with a two punch combination.
Habibi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Habibi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fredholm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fredholm misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Habibi! But no joy.
Habibi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fredholm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Habibi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fredholm circles away quickly and effectively.
Habibi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fredholm throws a combination that misses
and Habibi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice cross by Habibi.
Habibi lands a jab to the head.
Fredholm is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Habibi dodges the punch combination from Fredholm.
Fredholm seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
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!
Habibi lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredholm throws a head kick that misses.
Fredholm looks to land a combination but Habibi avoids it well.
Habibi tests Fredholm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fredholm gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Habibi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fredholm misses with a hook
and Habibi counters with a nice uppercut.
Fredholm misses with a left hand
and Habibi counters with an inside leg kick.
Habibi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fredholm. That did some damage!
Habibi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fredholm misses with a combination
and Habibi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fredholm really felt that one!
Fredholm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fredholm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fredholm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Habibi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habibi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fredholm.
Fredholm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Habibi counters with a right hand to the body.
Fredholm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fredholm is breathing heavily.
Fredholm misses with the combination.
Fredholm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Habibi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fredholm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Habibi has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Habibi.
Habibi misses with an elbow over the top.
Habibi tries for a takedown but Fredholm manages to get underhooks.
Habibi trying to land knees to the body.
Fredholm is trying to push Habibi away but Habibi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fredholm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredholm blocks an uppercut.
Fredholm blocking some punches.
Fredholm prevents a body shot from Habibi.
Fredholm prevents a body shot from Habibi.
Habibi throws a head punch that misses.
Fredholm wants to break free but Habibi has control.
Habibi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Habibi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Habibi has a couple of punches blocked by Fredholm.
Habibi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Habibi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Habibi misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aslin Habibi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fredholm throws a low kick but Habibi moves out of range easily.
Fredholm misses with a double jab
enabling Habibi to counter with a crisp jab.
Habibi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fredholm.
A jab from Fredholm finds it's way through Habibi's defenses.

It looks like Aslin Habibi has been cut.
Fredholm looks to throw the jab but Habibi is out of range.
Fredholm walks into a straight right hand from Habibi.
Fredholm misses with a double jab
and Habibi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Habibi clinches up against the cage.
Habibi tries to work over Fredholm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fredholm is trying to force a seperation but Habibi has the dominant position.
Habibi lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredholm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Habibi pushes Fredholm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Habibi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Habibi manages to break the clinch.
Fredholm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fredholm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Habibi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nicolas Fredholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Habibi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fredholm misses with a combination
and Habibi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Habibi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fredholm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Habibi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fredholm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Habibi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Habibi avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredholm throws an off balance right hand
and Habibi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Habibi jabs Fredholm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fredholm swings widly with a right hand
and Habibi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fredholm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Habibi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Habibi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Habibi lands the left hand.
Fredholm misses with a body punch
and Habibi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Habibi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fredholm tries to bum rush Habibi with a series of wild strikes but Habibi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fredholm sets himself, and Habibi steps forward looking for the clinch! Fredholm avoids it this time.
Habibi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nicolas Fredholm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fredholm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Habibi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fredholm swings for the body but Habibi moves out of range.
Habibi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredholm throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Habibi counter with a right hand.
Aslin Habibi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Habibi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fredholm tries to bum rush Habibi with a series of wild strikes but Habibi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fredholm backing away here, and Habibi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fredholm is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Habibi's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Habibi looks to land a combination. Fredholm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fredholm walks forward, straight into a front kick from Habibi.
Fredholm throws a combination that misses
and Habibi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Habibi with a hook.
Habibi moves away from the strike by Fredholm.
Habibi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Habibi lands a lovely overhand right.
Fredholm throws a right hand that misses
and Habibi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fredholm really felt that one!
Habibi tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Habibi.
Fredholm throws a series of punches but Habibi moves out of range.
Habibi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fredholm on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Habibi.
Fredholm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Habibi finds it's way through Fredholm's defenses.
Habibi scores with a jab.
Habibi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fredholm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Habibi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Habibi lands a nice looking body shot.
Habibi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Habibi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fredholm's sensitive parts.
Fredholm looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fredholm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Habibi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Habibi dodges the punch combination from Fredholm.
Habibi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fredholm misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aslin Habibi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aslin Habibi's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fredholm takes a swing at Habibi's ribcage but misses.
Fredholm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fredholm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Habibi counters with a nice uppercut.
Habibi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredholm throws a left and a right that both miss

and Habibi counters by clinching up.
Habibi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Habibi misses with a punch on the inside.
Fredholm stops a takedown attempt from Habibi.
A short right from Habibi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Habibi stalling in the clinch.
Habibi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fredholm tries to circle away but Habibi has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Habibi is leaning against Fredholm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Habibi misses with a body punch.
Habibi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Habibi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fredholm is defending well for now.
Habibi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Habibi lands with a short shot to the head.
Fredholm wants to break free but Habibi has control.
Habibi lands an elbow inside that Fredholm shrugs off.
Fredholm blocking some punches.
Habibi misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habibi misses with a body punch.
Fredholm is looking to break free of the clinch but Habibi has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Habibi.
Habibi working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fredholm.

Fredholm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Habibi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fredholm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Habibi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Habibi tries to throw a body punch but Fredholm avoids it by throwing Habibi back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Habibi.
Habibi lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Habibi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habibi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fredholm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Habibi slowing the pace effectively.
Habibi stalling against the cage.

Fredholm breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Fredholm misses.
Fredholm throws a one two combo.
Habibi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fredholm.
Habibi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fredholm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Habibi counters with a good, hard body kick but Fredholm shrugs it off.
Aslin Habibi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Habibi connects with a body shot.
Fredholm has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Habibi finds it's way round the side to connect with Fredholm's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredholm swinging wildly here.
Fredholm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fredholm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Habibi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Habibi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fredholm on the side of the head.
Fredholm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fredholm misses with a combination
and Habibi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Habibi scores with a decent looking hook.
Sloppy strikes from Fredholm. Those never looked like landing.
Habibi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nicolas Fredholm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Habibi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fredholm throws a nice looking combination but Habibi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Habibi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aslin Habibi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Habibi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslin Habibi!
A very excited looking Aslin Habibi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.