PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Lindberg (ranked 2948 p4p, 267 weight class) and Koala Baertum (ranked 4573 p4p, 355 weight class). Lindberg comes to the cage accompanied by At The Gates - The Book of Sand. Baertum comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welcome to the Jungle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lindberg
vs
Baertum

169 cm
27
145 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomas Lindberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Koala Baertum!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindberg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baertum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baertum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lindberg takes a swing at Baertum's ribcage but misses.
Baertum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lindberg swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lindberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baertum connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baertum throws a sloppy head kick
and Lindberg counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Lindberg misses.
Baertum scores with a nice strike.
Lindberg avoids the head kick by Baertum.
Nice shot lands for Lindberg.
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!
Baertum just misses with a punch to the body.
Baertum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lindberg.
Lindberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baertum moves away.
Baertum throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Lindberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Lindberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Baertum misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baertum looks to land a right hand but Lindberg moved out of range.
Koala Baertum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baertum throws an off balance right hand
and Lindberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lindberg missing with a left hand there. Baertum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baertum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baertum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lindberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baertum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindberg manages to avoid it.
Lindberg throws a looping overhand right but Baertum ducks down to avoid it.
Lindberg is looking to wear down Baertum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baertum missing with a left hand there. Lindberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lindberg lands a nice looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Lindberg. Those never looked like landing.
Baertum's corner calls for a 1-2. Baertum obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lindberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from Lindberg.
Baertum takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick by Baertum misses
and Lindberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baertum throws a looping overhand right but Lindberg ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lindberg.
Baertum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lindberg.
Lindberg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baertum connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lindberg scrambles back to his feet.
Baertum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lindberg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baertum misses with an uppercut
and Lindberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baertum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baertum throws a hook but Lindberg blocks it.
Lindberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baertum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a lazy right hand but Baertum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baertum misses with a hook.
Baertum throws a lazy head kick
enabling Lindberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Lindberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good work by Lindberg as he checks the leg kick.
Lindberg cracks Baertum with an open hand slap.
Baertum misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baertum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baertum takes a swing at Lindberg's ribcage but misses.
Baertum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baertum swings for the body but Lindberg moves out of range.
Lindberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baertum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindberg avoids the head kick by Baertum.
An attempted straight right counter from Lindberg misses the target.
Lindberg lands with a good body shot.
Baertum throws a head kick that misses
and Baertum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lindberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lindberg misses with a straight right.
Lindberg walks into a left hand.
Baertum throws a low kick but Lindberg moves out of range easily.
Lindberg scores with the left hand. Baertum knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindberg misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baertum misses with a body shot.
Lindberg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lindberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lindberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baertum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lindberg.
Lindberg staying out of range there.
Lindberg throws out a loose jab but Baertum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindberg shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Baertum eats them both and turns towards Lindberg to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lindberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baertum moves away.
A head kick by Baertum misses
and Lindberg counters with a right hand to the body.
Baertum blocks a jab.
Lindberg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baertum looks to land a right hand but Lindberg moved out of range.
Lindberg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lindberg is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Baertum misses with a combination
and Lindberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lindberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Baertum is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Lindberg dominated that round.
That's time! Lindberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lindberg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Baertum throws a head kick but Lindberg moves out of range.
Baertum jabs Lindberg right on the nose. Lindberg blinks but takes it well.
Lindberg throws a shot from downtown. Baertum moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Lindberg.
Baertum slips under a jab.
Tomas Lindberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Lindberg avoids the head kick by Baertum.
Baertum misses with an uppercut.
Lindberg throws out a loose jab but Baertum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baertum raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Baertum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Baertum is rocked!
Baertum gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Lindberg points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Baertum wakes up just in time to hear Lindberg thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomas Lindberg!
After winning the bout, Tomas Lindberg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Koala Baertum had this to say: 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.