PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Halfdan Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name of.... Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lodbrok
vs
Wilson

180 cm
29
201 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

184 cm
30
198 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halfdan Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson slips a straight right by Lodbrok.

Wilson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lodbrok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lodbrok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilson's brow.
Wilson stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Shane Wilson has been cut.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lodbrok.
Wilson can't get the takedown.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lodbrok lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Wilson is trying to trip Lodbrok. He has hold of a leg but Lodbrok is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wilson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lodbrok is wriggling around but Wilson manages to pass to half guard.

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!
Wilson thows a huge punch but Lodbrok dodges it nicely.
Lodbrok is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Liverpools Red Tri-Angle MMA & Fitness that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Wilson is working for a submission of some sort.
Wilson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throwing shots but Lodbrok is blocking nicely.
Wilson drops an elbow to the side of Lodbrok's head.
Lodbrok on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lodbrok tries to get out of the position.
Wilson content to control rather than advance.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Lodbrok is defending well.

Wilson is working for a submission of some sort.
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Lodbrok is defending against the submission attempts here by Wilson.
Lodbrok is looking to escape.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lodbrok wants to get back to his feet.
Wilson is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilson lands with a punch from half guard.
Lodbrok is trying to stand up here but Wilson is controlling him well.
Wilson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wilson thows a huge punch but Lodbrok dodges it nicely.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lodbrok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Lodbrok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Lodbrok misses the target.

Wilson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lodbrok working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lodbrok keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Wilson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wilson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lodbrok's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Lodbrok is keeping the position.
Wilson throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Wilson'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.

Lodbrok throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lodbrok ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lodbrok scores with a nice head shot.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
Shane Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lodbrok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lodbrok fails in his attempt to clinch.

Wilson has closed the distance and engaged Lodbrok in a clinch.
Wilson blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Lodbrok.
A body shot lands from Lodbrok.
A head punch on the inside from Lodbrok fails to land.
Wilson takes an elbow to the temple.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Lodbrok.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Wilson can't get the takedown.
A knee to the head by Lodbrok.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lodbrok lands an elbow that stopped Wilson in his tracks for a moment.

Wilson manages to break the clinch.

Wilson moves into range and clinches up with Lodbrok.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok misses with the head strike.
Halfdan Lodbrok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lodbrok working aggressively here.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lodbrok is keeping busy.
Lodbrok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Lodbrok lands with a short shot to the head.
Lodbrok is leaning against Wilson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lodbrok lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Wilson is rocked!
Lodbrok lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Wilson to his knees! Lodbrok keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Halfdan Lodbrok!
A very excited looking Halfdan Lodbrok 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.