PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Ericsson (ranked 195 p4p, 28 weight class) and Donsone De (ranked 370 p4p, 53 weight class). Donsone De acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Ericsson
vs
De

186 cm
30
212 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

190 cm
26
224 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition - Q160
Red Light Coffeeshop

Aspire Clothing

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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone De!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ericsson.
De walks into a left hand.
Ericsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De.
De fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ericsson lands the left hand.
De fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick by De misses
and Ericsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ericsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ericsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by De.
De does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ericsson's guard.

De lands a couple of elbows.
De landing some decent shots from guard.
Ericsson managing to control the position.
De with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ericsson wants to stand up but De is controlling him.
De working some strikes from top position.
De has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but De is one step ahead there.
Ericsson pulls De in close to prevent any damage.
De sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ericsson's guard.
De looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ericsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ericsson.
Ericsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ericsson working a defensive guard here.
Ericsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson is trying to control the position but De postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De won't allow Ericsson to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ericsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De stopping the sweep attempt from Ericsson.
Ericsson is trying to control the position but De postures up.
De postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De tries to free his leg and advance position but Ericsson is retaining full guard.
Ericsson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
De cracks Ericsson with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson wants to sweep here but De controlling him for the moment.
De postures up and lands a big shot to Ericsson's brow.
De is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De stopping the sweep attempt from Ericsson.
Ericsson is working hard here to advance position.
Ericsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ericsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ericsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are battling for position here. De manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ericsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ericsson preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Donsone De will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ericsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De was well out of range. Poor timing from Ericsson.
De throws a low kick, looking for Ericsson's leg but Ericsson calmly moves out of range.
Ericsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De checks a leg kick.
De throws an overhand right that lands on Ericsson's shoulder, as Ericsson tries to avoid the shot.
Ericsson lands a nice shot that snaps De's head back.
De fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ericsson.
De fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ericsson is out of range.
De finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ericsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De.
Ericsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donsone De seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De throws a low kick but Ericsson moves out of range easily.
De throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson thumps De with a low kick.
Ericsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De moves forwards but Ericsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ludvig Ericsson is winning the standup battle so far.
De comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ericsson throws an overhand right that lands on De's shoulder, as De tries to avoid the shot.
Ericsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De was well out of range. Poor timing from Ericsson.
De raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ericsson.
De scores with a push kick.
De takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ericsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ericsson misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ericsson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ericsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ericsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses De's sensitive parts.
Ericsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ericsson misses with a hook. De ducked under it nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by De!
Ericsson misses with a low kick.
De bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A swing and a miss from Ericsson.
Ericsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De. De obviously looking to wear him down.
Ericsson shoots for a double leg takedown but De sprawls well. He's pushed Ericsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ericsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De throws a chopping leg kick but Ericsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ericsson throws a leg kick which misses De's front leg but catches the back leg as De tries to avoid it.
De misses with a low kick as Ericsson jumps back.
De misses with a body kick.
Ericsson looks to land a left hand but De moved out of range nicely.
Ericsson slips under a jab from De.
Ericsson misses with an uppercut. De saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by De.
De tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
De jabs Ericsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ericsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good exchange - De coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson lands a leg kick that knocks De off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De scores with a spinning back kick!
Ericsson throws a wild body kick that De sees coming a mile off.
De lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De lands a high kick!
De fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ericsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ericsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ericsson defends it well.
De lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ericsson throws a jab when De was well out of range.
De feints a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ericsson. De does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donsone De showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

De tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ericsson misses with a straight right.
De throws a chopping leg kick but Ericsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ericsson.
De looks to score with a jab to the body but Ericsson is just out of range.
Ericsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ericsson blocks a leg kick.
Ericsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ericsson tries to land a leg kick but De saw it coming and moves away.
De throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ericsson.
De shoots in for a takedown but Ericsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ericsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De thumps Ericsson with a low kick.
Ericsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but De circles away.
De throws a sloppy head kick and Ericsson moves out of range easily.
De throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ericsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ericsson throws a looping overhand right but De ducks down to avoid it.
And De responds with a good body kick, but Ericsson manages to step out the way in time.
De throws a leg kick but Ericsson checks it.
Ericsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ericsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
De doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
De ducks under a wild hook from Ericsson.
Ericsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De moves away from the strike by Ericsson.
Ludvig Ericsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson checks a low kick from De.
Ericsson scores with a nice right hand.
De throws a leg kick that is checked

and Ericsson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ericsson trying to control the position but De is working away.
De is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De keeps trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson scores with punches from side control.
De can't do much from the bottom here.
Donsone De is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ericsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but De keeps working.
Ericsson is putting a hurting on De here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De is trying to get back to half guard.
Ericsson scoring with punches and elbows.
Ericsson trying to control the position but De is working away.
Ericsson working the ground and pound but De is defending the strikes.
De is looking for a sweep.
De managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ericsson.
De is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ericsson scores with punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ludvig Ericsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donsone De!
During a confident post fight interview, Donsone De thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.