PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickard Nordstrand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Fritz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nordstrand
vs
Fritz

183 cm
22
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing

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 Amsterdam, Rickard Nordstrand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leopold Fritz!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nordstrand looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nordstrand tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Fritz.
Leopold Fritz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nordstrand is looking to clinch but Fritz is avoiding it.

Nordstrand closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fritz wants to stall.
Nordstrand landing knees to the body.
Fritz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nordstrand just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordstrand looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nordstrand tries to circle away but Fritz has him pinned against the cage.

Nordstrand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Nordstrand clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fritz as Nordstrand tries to tie him up.
Nordstrand effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordstrand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fritz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nordstrand has him pressed against the cage.

Nordstrand breaks from the clinch.
Nordstrand swinging wilding here.
Fritz misses with a wild body shot.
Nordstrand tries to clinch up.
Fritz shoots in but no luck this time.

Fritz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Nordstrand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nordstrand tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Fritz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nordstrand won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz lands a few punches from side control.
Fritz working the body and head with strikes.
Nordstrand is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fritz is controlling him well.
Fritz controlling the position from side mount.
Nordstrand is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fritz is controlling him well.
Fritz working the body and head with strikes.
Nordstrand gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nordstrand wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Nordstrand is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fritz working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Nordstrand looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Fritz! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Leopold Fritz!