PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Bestarsson (ranked 483 p4p, 57 weight class) and Jontte Man (ranked 1947 p4p, 223 weight class). Viktor Bestarsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jontte Man's chin.

Bestarsson
vs
Man

179 cm
30
166 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

175 cm
33
168 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Bestarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jontte Man!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bestarsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bestarsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bestarsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Man's knee momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Man!
Man throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bestarsson.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bestarsson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bestarsson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Man manages to circle out of the way.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bestarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man scores a nice knee to the body.
Bestarsson lands a shoulder strike.
Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Man tries to pull guard but Bestarsson won't allow it.
Bestarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Viktor Bestarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jontte Man.
Man fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Bestarsson.
Man lands a knee to the body.
A short left from Man.
Bestarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Bestarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Bestarsson on the inside.
Bestarsson working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bestarsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Bestarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Man.
Man prevents a body shot from Bestarsson.
Man stalling the fight.
Man has Bestarsson pressed against the cage.
Man receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bestarsson as Man tries to tie him up.
Bestarsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bestarsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bestarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Bestarsson missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bestarsson as Man tries to tie him up.
Man trying to control the position but instead, Bestarsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Man into the cage.
Bestarsson connects with a knee to the head.
Man dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jontte Man.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Bestarsson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Man manages to circle out of the way.

Man takes the fight into the clinch.
Man prevents a body shot from Bestarsson.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Bestarsson.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bestarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man tries a knee to the head but Bestarsson blocks it.
Bestarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man working Bestarsson over with knees to the body.
Man just leaning against Bestarsson, taking a breather.
Man avoiding damage as Bestarsson throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking to control Bestarsson's arms but Bestarsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Man has his back to the cage.
Man has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Bestarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
I was talking to Bestarsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bestarsson presses Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bestarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man tries to stall but Bestarsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bestarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bestarsson trying to land knees to the body.
Bestarsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bestarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Man stalls.
Bestarsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bestarsson.
Man lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bestarsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Viktor Bestarsson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Man tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bestarsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Bestarsson misses with a low kick.
Bestarsson throws out a leg kick but Man moves out of range and Bestarsson only half commits.
Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bestarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.

Man pushes Bestarsson up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bestarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Viktor Bestarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bestarsson.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Bestarsson controls his hands.
Man crunches a lovely knee into Bestarsson's ribcage.
Man scores with a knee to the head.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Man leaning against his opponent.
Bestarsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bestarsson avoids it.
Bestarsson scores with a shot to the side of Man's head.
Bestarsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Man - that landed with a thud.
Bestarsson working Man over with knees to the body.
Man is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bestarsson as Man tries to tie him up.
Bestarsson misses with a punch on the inside.

Man pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Man has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bestarsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man looking to control.
Bestarsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
Bestarsson passes Man's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Man actively working from the bottom here.
Bestarsson controlling the action here.

Man looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson stalling.
Man is not content to let Bestarsson control the position.
Bestarsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Man is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Man actively working from the bottom here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bestarsson counters with a left to the body.
Bestarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Jontte Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man lands with an uppercut that bounces Bestarsson off the cage and back into range.
Bestarsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Bestarsson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bestarsson swinging wildly here.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick from Man.
Man moves out of range as Bestarsson strikes.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Bestarsson circles away.
Man checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man misses with a body shot
and Bestarsson counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Jontte Man has been cut.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Man checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bestarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man is looking to slow Bestarsson down with leg kicks.
Man moves to clinch but Bestarsson breaks away
and Bestarsson counters with a straight right hand.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bestarsson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Bestarsson circles away.

Man has Bestarsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bestarsson is defending well for now.
Bestarsson lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Bestarsson avoids the damage to the body.
Bestarsson lands a nice uppercut.
Bestarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
A right hand to the body from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson misses with a knee strike.
Bestarsson trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bestarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Bestarsson pushes Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Man drags the fight down to the ground.
Bestarsson advances position into side control!
Man is trying to control Bestarsson's posture but Bestarsson avoids it.
Bestarsson trying to control the position but Man is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man regains half guard.
Viktor Bestarsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Man looking for submissions off his back.
Bestarsson prevents Man from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Man looking for subs from the bottom but Bestarsson mounts him!
Bestarsson controlling his opponent.
Man is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bestarsson controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jontte Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Bestarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bestarsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Bestarsson!
A very excited looking Viktor Bestarsson 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.