PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bjornsson (ranked 2026 p4p, 3167 weight class) and Morris Begley (ranked 269 p4p, 376 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bjornsson
vs
Begley

189 cm
25
211
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
210
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erik Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Morris Begley!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson stuns Begley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Begley misses the jab.
Begley swings widly with a right hand
and Bjornsson counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Morris Begley has been cut.
Bjornsson takes a swing at Begley's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Bjornsson.
Begley throws a right hand that misses
and Bjornsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Begley misses with a left hand
and Bjornsson counters with a nice body shot.
Bjornsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bjornsson connects with a body shot that sends Begley's belly button to the back.
Bjornsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bjornsson scores with a jab. Begley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Begley looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornsson is just out of range.
Begley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjornsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Begley is rocked!
Bjornsson circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Begley tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Bjornsson wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erik Bjornsson!
An out of breath Erik Bjornsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.