PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svennson (ranked 2813 p4p, 298 weight class) and Knutr Sveinsson (ranked 3423 p4p, 333 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Svennson
vs
Sveinsson

190 cm
33
250 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

205 cm
29
265 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Svennson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Knutr Sveinsson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svennson lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Knutr Sveinsson has been cut.
Sveinsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svennson manages to avoid it.
Svennson ducks right into an uppercut from Sveinsson.

It looks like Sven Svennson has been cut.
Sveinsson ducks under a wild hook from Svennson.
Sveinsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Svennson fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Svennson tries to circle away but Sveinsson has him pinned against the cage.
Sveinsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Svennsons head.
I was talking to Svennson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sveinsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sveinsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Svennson's defenses.

Svennson breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Sveinsson.
Svennson scores with a decent looking hook.
Svennson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sveinsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sveinsson gets tackled into the cage by Svennson. Svennson maintains the clinch.

Svennson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Svennson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sveinsson tries to work over Svennson's front leg with a kick but Svennson checks it.
and Svennson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Sveinsson! He's just covering up as Svennson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Svennson!
An out of breath Sven Svennson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.