PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Linus Akerman (ranked 1278 p4p, 167 weight class) and Frankie Logan (ranked 1304 p4p, 172 weight class). Logan has chosen Blackened Sunrise - Viking Skull as his entrance music. Linus Akerman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frankie Logan's chin.

Akerman
vs
Logan

180 cm
36
177 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

179 cm
34
184 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Linus Akerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akerman tests Logan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Logan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Logan.
Jab by Akerman.
Akerman 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.
Logan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Akerman lands with a right hand.

It looks like Frankie Logan has been cut.
Akerman is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Logan misses.
Logan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akerman throws a shot from downtown. Logan moves away and avoids it.
Logan throws a leg kick
and Akerman counters with a left and a right that stings Logan.

Logan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Logan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Akerman makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Logan throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Akerman misses with a hook to the body
and Logan counters with a stiff right hand.
Logan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akerman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Logan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akerman's head.
Logan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Akerman.
Akerman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Logan.
Decent striking displayed by Logan there.
Nice shot lands for Akerman.
Logan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akerman throws a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Logan.
Nice cross by Logan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan throws a good cross that connects.
Logan throws a low kick, looking for Akerman's leg but Akerman calmly moves out of range.
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
Logan moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan clobbers Akerman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Logan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Akerman stuffs the takedown attempt from Logan. Logan gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Akerman misses.
Logan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akerman.
Akerman tries to counter by clinching up but Logan breaks away and moves out of range.
Logan slips under a jab.
A jab from Logan misses.
Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akerman.

Akerman has managed to clinch.
Akerman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Logan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Logan swings wildly with an uppercut but Akerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logan looking for a takedown.
Linus Akerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Logan.
Logan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akerman backwards.
Akerman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akerman has a couple of punches blocked by Logan.
Logan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akerman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Logan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akerman throws a punch but it's blocked by Logan.
Logan throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Akerman fails to land.
Akerman wants to stall.
Logan blocks a body shot from Akerman.
Akerman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akerman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Logan swings wildly with an uppercut but Akerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akerman misses with the head strike.
Logan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Logan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Logan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Logan tries to work over Akerman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Logan breaks the clinch.
Akerman loads up on a big right hand but Logan slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan slips under a jab from Akerman.
Logan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Akerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akerman walks into a straight right hand from Logan.
Akerman wants to slow Logan down by chopping away at his legs.
Akerman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Akerman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Logan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akerman's sensitive parts.

Logan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Akerman's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Akerman trying to keep a closed guard but Logan is proving a slippery customer.
Akerman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akerman being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frankie Logan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frankie Logan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Good leg kick by Akerman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Logan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Logan misses with a few strikes there.
Akerman just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Frankie Logan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Logan tries to move into range but Akerman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Logan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Logan looks to throw the jab but Akerman is out of range.
Logan lands a leg kick that knocks Akerman off balance momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Akerman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Logan catches Akerman right on the button with a cross.
Akerman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Logan blocks a leg kick.
Logan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Logan checks a low kick from Akerman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akerman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerman lands with a right hand.
Logan throws a nice looking combination but Akerman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Logan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Logan blocks the body kick.
Logan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Akerman under the eye.
Logan tries to move into range but Akerman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Akerman drops Logan with a beautiful combination! Logan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Akerman is looking for the KO!
Logan is still on wobbly legs! Can Akerman finish him?
Frankie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Logan misses with an uppercut.
Akerman throws a hook but Logan blocks it.
Akerman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Logan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Logan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Akerman pinned against the cage. Akerman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Logan takes one to the chin there.
Logan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Akerman under the eye.
Logan seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan misses with a double jab
and Akerman counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Akerman misses its intended target.
Logan throws out a loose jab but Akerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logan jabs Akerman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Akerman is looking to clinch.
Akerman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Logan under the eye.
Akerman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Logan.
Logan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Linus Akerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akerman throws a low kick, looking for Logan's leg but Logan calmly moves out of range.
Akerman misses with a two punch combination.
Akerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akerman throws a leg kick which misses Logan's front leg but catches the back leg as Logan tries to avoid it.
Akerman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Logan misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerman 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.
Nice body punch from Akerman.
Akerman lands a head kick. Logan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Danga de danga de dang - Logan scores with a four punch combination!
Logan misses the body punch
and Akerman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Akerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akerman misses with a left hand
and Logan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akerman manages to avoid it.
Logan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan misses with a jab to the body
and Akerman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Logan's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Logan is predictable there
and Akerman counters with a good low kick that Logan was not able to check.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akerman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akerman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akerman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Akerman on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Logan shoots in and bounces Akerman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Akerman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Akerman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Logan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Akerman finds it's way through Logan's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Linus Akerman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Logan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Akerman throws a hook to the side of Logan's head but Logan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akerman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Logan at a distance.
Akerman swings widly with a right hand
and Logan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Logan thuds his right hand into Akerman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akerman closes the distance but Logan moves to the side
and Logan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Logan throws an overhand right that lands on Akerman's shoulder, as Akerman tries to avoid the shot.
Logan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akerman.
Logan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Logan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Logan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Akerman looks to throw the jab but Logan is out of range.
Akerman scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akerman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Logan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Akerman.
Logan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Akerman takes a swing at Logan's ribcage but misses.
Akerman misses with a looping left.
Logan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Logan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Akerman counters by moving into the clinch.
Logan misses with the head strike.
Akerman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good body shot from Akerman.
Logan misses with a punch on the inside.
Logan goes for a takedown attempt but Akerman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Logan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Logan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Logan lands a body shot.
Akerman moves away from the strike by Logan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akerman.
Akerman connects with a body shot that sends Logan's belly button to the back.
Logan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Akerman is able to avoid easily.
Akerman cracks Logan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan throws a hook to the side of Akerman's head but Akerman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akerman looks to throw the jab but Logan is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Logan.
Akerman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Logan.
Akerman misses with a body kick.
Akerman tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akerman walks into a jab.
Logan moves out of range as Akerman strikes.
Akerman misses with an uppercut. Logan saw that one coming.
Akerman slips a jab from Logan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan scores with a jab. Akerman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Logan blocks a low kick nicely.
Akerman misses with a head kick.
Akerman is looking to slow Logan down with leg kicks.
Logan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Logan scores with the left hand. Akerman knows he should have avoided that one.
Akerman throws an overhand right that lands on Logan's shoulder, as Logan tries to avoid the shot.
Logan throws a hook but Akerman avoids it easily.
Akerman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Logan just manages to avoid it.
Logan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akerman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Logan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akerman circles away quickly and effectively.
Logan throws a series of punches but Akerman avoids them all with ease.
Akerman defending well as Logan loads up on a big left hand.
Akerman defending well as Logan loads up on a big left hand.
Logan slips under a jab.
Logan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akerman throws out a loose jab but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Logan! But no joy.
Akerman misses with a head kick.
Logan throws a right hand that Akerman ducks under and follows up with a left that Akerman also avoids with ease.
Akerman tries to land a leg kick but Logan saw it coming and moves away.
Logan moves out of range of the strikes.
Logan throws a series of punches but Akerman moves out of range.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akerman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akerman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Logan.
Akerman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Logan.
Akerman looks to land a right hand but Logan moved out of range.
Logan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akerman misses with a left hand
and Logan counters with a three punch combo that has Akerman backing up. Akerman nods at Logan to acknowledge the strikes.
Akerman throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
Akerman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Logan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Logan 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Logan!
A very excited looking Frankie Logan 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.