PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yggdrasil Livre (ranked 5808 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Bombardo (ranked 24874 p4p, 0 weight class). Bombardo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All of the lights. Yggdrasil Livre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Livre
vs
Bombardo

197 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
215 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yggdrasil Livre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Bombardo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombardo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Livre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Cain Bombardo has been cut.
Livre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bombardo. Bombardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Livre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Livre lands with a straight right. Bombardo didn't see that one coming.
Cain Bombardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bombardo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bombardo looking for a takedown.
Bombardo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Livre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Livre blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bombardo wants to break free but Livre has control.
Bombardo is looking for a takedown.
Yggdrasil Livre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Bombardo.

Bombardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bombardo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bombardo wants to clinch but Livre slips to the side
and Livre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombardo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Livre.
Bombardo looks to clinch
and Livre counters with a nice uppercut.
Livre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Livre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bombardo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Livre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A bone on bone clash there as Livre blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Livre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bombardo.
Livre is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Livre finds it's way through Bombardo's defenses.
Bombardo walks into a jab.
Yggdrasil Livre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bombardo throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Livre to counter with a crisp jab.

Bombardo is rocked!
Bombardo swings widly with a right hand
and Livre rattles Bombardo with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Bombardo tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Livre dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Bombardo stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yggdrasil Livre!
In his post fight interview, Yggdrasil Livre started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.