PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marc Heely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hilding Ljungstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ljungstrom has chosen Pitiful as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Heely
vs
Ljungstrom

177 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marc Heely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hilding Ljungstrom!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heely throws a head kick that misses.
Heely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Ljungstrom looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Heely!
Ljungstrom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ljungstrom's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Heely knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ljungstrom on the ground.
Heely tries to reverse the position but Ljungstrom maintains control.
Ljungstrom tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljungstrom postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Heely looks a forlorn figure.
Ljungstrom manages to capitalize on a mistake by Heely to take his back!
Ljungstrom lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Ljungstrom.
You can see the frustration on Heely's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ljungstrom lands shots from the back.
Ljungstrom has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Heely.
Heely is covering up but some of the strikes from Ljungstrom are getting through and doing damage.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ljungstrom lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Ljungstrom cracks Heely with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Heely from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Ljungstrom controls the action.
Heely just trying to survive but Ljungstrom is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljungstrom biding his time, looking for the opening.
Heely wants to escape the position.
Heely is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Ljungstrom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Despite being in the dominant position, Hilding Ljungstrom just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ljungstrom tries to bum rush Heely with a series of wild strikes but Heely uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Ljungstrom shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ljungstrom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ljungstrom looks gassed!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ljungstrom in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heely is trying to get back to full guard.
Heely trying to control but Ljungstrom postures up.
Ljungstrom controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Ljungstrom has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hilding Ljungstrom dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ljungstrom takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ljungstrom as Heely tries to tie him up.

Ljungstrom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Heely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ljungstrom.
Ljungstrom working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ljungstrom stands up.
A head kick misses from Heely.
Heely tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heely blocks a head kick by Ljungstrom.
Marc Heely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heely throws a head kick that misses

and Ljungstrom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Heely won't be happy with that.
Ljungstrom works to advance to full mount. Heely defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ljungstrom controlling from mount.
Ljungstrom landing shots from mount.
Ljungstrom looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ljungstrom scoring with strikes but Heely is staying in there.
Ljungstrom content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljungstrom pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ljungstrom is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ljungstrom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Heely tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ljungstrom connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee warns Heely that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ljungstrom controlling the position easily from mount.
Ljungstrom scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Heely?
Heely is working to get back to half guard.

Ljungstrom looking to secure an arm triangle but Heely defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hilding Ljungstrom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Heely gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Heely is working an open guard so Ljungstrom takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Heely throws a sloppy head kick
and Ljungstrom counters with a body kick.
Ljungstrom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Ljungstrom darts in and clinches Heely up against the cage.

Ljungstrom has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Heely clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Heely defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ljungstrom trying to control momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heely covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Ljungstrom looking to break Heely's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Heely remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ljungstrom will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Heely is in bad spot here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
Ljungstrom cracks Heely with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Heely from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Heely preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ljungstrom.
Ljungstrom controlling the position well here. Heely rolled but Ljungstrom kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Ljungstrom has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Heely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljungstrom is trying to stick to Heely's back but Heely is turning into Ljungstrom. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ljungstrom's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Heely.
Heely is fighting to break Ljungstrom's control of his arms but Ljungstrom is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Ljungstrom has his feet on Heely's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ljungstrom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick by Heely misses

and Ljungstrom counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Heely!
Ljungstrom is landing with some decent strikes but Heely is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ljungstrom tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Heely is in a horrible position here. Ljungstrom smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heely is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ljungstrom controlling the pace for now.
Heely wants to control but Ljungstrom is having none of it.
Ljungstrom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hilding Ljungstrom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ljungstrom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hilding Ljungstrom!