PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Svensson (ranked 4129 p4p, 5716 weight class) and Kash Klay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Svensson
vs
Klay

200 cm
25
190
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
187
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kash Klay!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klay.
Svensson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Klay sprawls and moves away.
Klay throws a jab when Svensson was well out of range.

Svensson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Klay, pushing him back against the cage.

Svensson jumps guard.
Svensson pulls Klay in close to his closed guard and prevents Klay from doing any damage or advancing position.

Svensson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Klay presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Svensson wants to take the fight to the mat but Klay manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svensson is working for takedown but Klay is calmly controlling the position for now.

Svensson pulls guard.
Svensson tries to strike from the bottom.

Svensson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Klay defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Svensson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Klay doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Klay manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Klay wants to stand and escape but instead Svensson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Klay wants to get back to his feet but Svensson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Svensson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Klay wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Svensson manages to pass to side control.
Klay is trying to stand.
Well, if Svensson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Svensson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Svensson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Svensson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Svensson misses with a head shot.
Svensson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Klay is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Svensson punching from mount but Klay doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Svensson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Klay throws the left hand but Svensson avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Svensson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Svensson shoots in but Klay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Klay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Svensson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svensson lands a jab.
Klay throws a wild body kick that Svensson sees coming a mile off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Klay lands a jab to the nose.
Jab from Klay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Svensson pushes Klay up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Svensson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Svensson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Klay clobbers Svensson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Klay throws a leg kick but Svensson checks it.

Klay tries to keep at a distance but Svensson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Klay has had enough of the clinch but Svensson keeps him there for the moment.
Klay can't break the clinch.

Klay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Svensson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klay avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klay cracks a nice hook into Svensson's ribs.
Svensson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Klay lands with a cross.
Svensson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klay can do to turn this around?
Svensson blocks a low kick nicely.
Carl Svensson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klay.
Klay lands a head shot.
Svensson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Svensson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Klay.
Klay looks to land a right hand but Svensson moved out of range.
Klay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Svensson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klay's waist but Klay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Svensson off to one side.
Svensson shoots in for a takedown but Klay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Svensson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klay misses with a looping left.
Svensson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klay.
Svensson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Klay misses the target.
Svensson fails with the takedown.
Svensson tries a low kick but Klay avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Svensson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Svensson decides to pull guard.
Klay would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Carl Svensson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Svensson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Klay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Klay wants to get up but he can't break Svensson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Svensson pulls Klay in close to his closed guard and prevents Klay from doing any damage or advancing position.
Svensson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Svensson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klay wants to stand but Svensson is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Svensson goes for a double leg but Klay avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Klay continues to drive forward.
Klay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Klay avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Klay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Klay tries to break free but Svensson pushes him back against the cage.
Klay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Svensson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Klay tries to break the clinch but Svensson is controlling the position.

Svensson jumps into guard, dragging Klay to the mat.
Klay wants to stand but Svensson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Svensson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Klay wants to get up but he can't break Svensson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Svensson lands an upkick as Klay stands over him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kash Klay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Svensson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Klay avoids the head kick by Svensson.

Svensson gets a clinch.

Svensson manages to pull guard.
Svensson striking off his back but it's not causing Klay any problems.
Klay must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Svensson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Klay doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Klay manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Svensson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Klay manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson passes Klay's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Svensson sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klay is trying to stand up here but Svensson is controlling him well.
Svensson stalling.
Svensson moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Svensson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Further stalling from Svensson.
Klay pushes Svensson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Svensson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klay defending against the ground and pound.
Klay is letting Svensson control him for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ground and pound from Svensson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Svensson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Klay's shoulder. That is not cool.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Klay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Klay misses with a wild combination.
Klay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Klay wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Svensson.
Klay misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klay looks to land a right hand but Svensson moved out of range.
Klay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Svensson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Klay misses the jab.
Svensson feinted with a counter takedown.
Svensson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Klay as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Svensson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Svensson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Svensson blocks a jab.
Klay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klay misses with a straight left.

Svensson clinches up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Klay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Svensson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Klay's efforts to push away.
Klay is looking to break free of the clinch but Svensson has double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Svensson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Svensson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Svensson!