PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Eriksen (ranked 4128 p4p, 434 weight class) and Quinton Flynn (ranked 3036 p4p, 346 weight class). Cristian Eriksen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Eriksen
vs
Flynn

180 cm
23
193 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cristian Eriksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Flynn!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eriksen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Eriksen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Flynn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eriksen.
Flynn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eriksen's corner calls for a 1-2. Eriksen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Eriksen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flynn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flynn tries to clinch there but Eriksen circles away.
Eriksen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eriksen scores with a sloppy right hand. Flynn should have avoided that one.
Flynn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eriksen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Eriksen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Flynn misses with a double jab.
Quinton Flynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flynn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flynn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eriksen tries to move into range but Flynn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flynn looks to land a combination but Eriksen avoids it well.
Flynn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Flynn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eriksen circles away.
It looked like Eriksen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksen misses with a looping left.
Cristian Eriksen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flynn misses with a leg kick
and Eriksen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flynn shoots in looking for a takedown but Eriksen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Flynn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Flynn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flynn lands with a hook. Eriksen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Eriksen throws a body punch but Flynn moves out of range.
Flynn misses with the combination.
Eriksen is looking to counter punch.
Eriksen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Eriksen blocks a jab.

Eriksen drops Flynn with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Flynn looks back up at him and smiles so Eriksen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Flynn is rocked!
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!
A punch combination from Flynn misses.
It looked like Eriksen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Flynn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eriksen circles away quickly and effectively.
Eriksen throwing a counter right hand but Flynn manages to avoid it.
Eriksen throws a jab but it's blocked by Flynn.
Flynn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Flynn throws a shot from downtown. Eriksen moves away and avoids it.
Eriksen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Flynn misses with a wild combination.
Flynn throws a right hand that Eriksen ducks under and follows up with a left that Eriksen also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Eriksen misses the target.
Flynn cracks Eriksen with an open hand slap.
Flynn misses with a hook
and Eriksen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Eriksen sends Flynn crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Eriksen is motioning to the referee to let Flynn up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Flynn is still on wobbly legs! Can Eriksen finish him?
Eriksen slips under a jab.
Flynn misses with a hook.
Flynn seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn lands with a hook. Eriksen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Flynn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eriksen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flynn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flynn dips to his left and cracks Eriksen with an uppercut!
Flynn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eriksen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Flynn loads up on a big right hand but Eriksen slips the punch.
Eriksen slips a jab and a cross from Flynn.
It looked like Eriksen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Flynn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Eriksen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Flynn throws the left hand but Eriksen avoids the punch easily.
Eriksen tries to move into range but Flynn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Eriksen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flynn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eriksen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eriksen is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Flynn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flynn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eriksen.
Eriksen throws a lazy right hand but Flynn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eriksen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flynn.
Flynn throws a poor cross that misses
and Eriksen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eriksen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flynn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eriksen.
Flynn wants to clinch
enabling Eriksen to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flynn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eriksen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been informed that Flynn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Flynn tries to bum rush Eriksen with a series of wild strikes but Eriksen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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 Cristian Eriksen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Flynn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flynn misses with a double jab.
Flynn tries to bum rush Eriksen with a series of wild strikes but Eriksen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eriksen is looking to counter punch.

Eriksen cracks Flynn with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Eriksen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Flynn to stand back up!
Eriksen takes one on the button.
Eriksen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flynn throws a lazy right hand but Eriksen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Eriksen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Quinton Flynn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flynn darts in looking for a takedown but Eriksen gets double underhooks and turns Flynn into the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Eriksen misses its target.
Flynn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Flynn misses with a wild combination.
Eriksen misses with a body shot.
Flynn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eriksen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Eriksen lands a big right hand that sends Flynn crashing to the mat! Eriksen stays standing though and waves Flynn back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksen throws a hook but Flynn blocks it.
Good shot there by Flynn.
Eriksen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flynn.
Flynn misses with a hook.
Eriksen throws a jab when Flynn was well out of range.
Eriksen tries to move into range but Flynn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Eriksen throws a looping overhand right but Flynn ducks down to avoid it.
Flynn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eriksen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eriksen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Flynn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Flynn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Flynn is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flynn throws a left and a right that both miss

and Eriksen counters with a nice right hand that sends Flynn toppling to the canvas! Flynn scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Eriksen finish him?!
Eriksen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Eriksen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Flynn misses with a left hand
and Eriksen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flynn tries to clinch up
and Eriksen counters with a right hand from hell and Flynn is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cristian Eriksen!
Cristian Eriksen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Just For Fun logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.