PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Nordlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksej Ruslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nordlund comes into the arena with Hate to say I told you so from the Hives blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Nordlund
vs
Ruslan

191 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Nordlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksej Ruslan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruslan slips under a jab from Nordlund.
Ruslan throws a shot to the body.
Nordlund misses with a looping right.
Ruslan works Nordlund's body with a nice hook.
Ruslan defending well as Nordlund loads up on a big left hand.
Nordlund misses with a hook
and Ruslan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice body kick from Ruslan.
Aleksej Ruslan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruslan.
Ruslan punishes Nordlund's body with a nice straight punch.
Nordlund sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruslan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nordlund takes a step back to recover.
Ruslan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nordlund takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nordlund takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Ruslan pushes Nordlund up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruslan has Nordlund pressed against the cage, preventing Nordlund from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruslan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruslan lands a hook to the side of the head.

Nordlund breaks the clinch.
Ruslan ducks under a wild hook from Nordlund.

Ruslan has managed to clinch.
Ruslan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Ruslan.
Ruslan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruslan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nordlund backwards.
Ruslan misses with a body punch.
Nordlund misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruslan keeps control of Nordlund as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ruslan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nordlund letting Ruslan take a breather here.
Ruslan slowing the pace effectively.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ruslan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordlund being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aleksej Ruslan.
Ruslan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nordlund takes a step back to recover.
Nordlund misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nordlund ducks right into an uppercut from Ruslan.
Nordlund on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nordlund shoots in looking for a takedown but Ruslan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nordlund's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aleksej Ruslan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruslan lands a nice looking body kick.
Nordlund takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ruslan digs a good hook to Nordlund's body.
Nordlund takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruslan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nordlund steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ruslan. That one must have hurt.
Nordlund is breathing heavily.
Nordlund stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruslan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan scores with a leg kick.

Ruslan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruslan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nordlund definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ruslan lands a nice shot to the body.
Nordlund wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nordlund misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruslan scores with a shoulder strike.
Nordlund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruslan misses with a punch to the body.
Ruslan trying to land knees to the body.
Ruslan controlling the action here for a moment.
Nordlund being controlled against the cage.
Nordlund wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruslan won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan stalling against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruslan.
Ruslan lands a hook that snaps the head of Nordlund backwards.
Nordlund wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ruslan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nordlund scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nordlund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nordlund being controlled against the cage.
Nordlund misses with some punches.
Ruslan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nordlund will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nordlund wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruslan won't allow it.
Ruslan can't find room to land a body shot as Nordlund controls the action.
Nordlund working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksej Ruslan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ruslan throws a head kick that half lands.
Nordlund takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nordlund takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruslan connects with a leg kick. Nordlund looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nordlund chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruslan can pounce on him.
Nordlund throws a hook but Ruslan avoids it easily.
Nordlund swings widly with a right hand
and Ruslan counters with a nice body kick.
Ruslan connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice takedown defense from Ruslan. No joy for Nordlund on that attempt.
The fighters circling - Nordlund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruslan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nordlund rather than just go for the knockout.
Nordlund shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruslan tries to sprawl out of it but Nordlund keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruslan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ruslan closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nordlund fails to land.
Ruslan stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruslan.
Ruslan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nordlund seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ruslan can turn it around.
Ruslan landing knees to the body.
Ruslan just leaning against Nordlund, taking a breather.
Ruslan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruslan stalling the fight.
Ruslan scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruslan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruslan misses with a body punch.
Ruslan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nordlund up against the cage.
Nordlund being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aleksej Ruslan.
Nordlund takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordlund looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruslan tries to clinch but Nordlund is having none of it.
Ruslan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruslan lands a body shot.
Ruslan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nordlund tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruslan lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nordlund looks to land a right hand but Ruslan moved out of range.
Nordlund bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruslan's head.
Ruslan pushes Nordlund away with a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruslan.
Nordlund chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruslan can pounce on him.
Ruslan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan cracks Nordlund with a good jab.
Nordlund doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ruslan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nordlund thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Nordlund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nordlund walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nordlund lands a jab-cross combination.
Ruslan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruslan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruslan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ruslan's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruslan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Nordlund is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruslan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nordlund's sensitive parts.
Crunch! Ruslan slams his shin into Nordlund's torso.
Ruslan jabs Nordlund to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nordlund takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruslan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That kick from Ruslan tenderised Nordlund's leg. Nordlund is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nordlund's head.
Oh Nordlund is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruslan closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Nordlund! Ruslan dives in looking to finish! Nordlund 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 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksej Ruslan!
A very excited looking Aleksej Ruslan 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.
David Nordlund spoke after the fight, saying 'He was better today but I will come back even stronger!'.