PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Jonas Angstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Hollow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jonas Angstrom
vs
Hollow

187 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

184 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Jonas Angstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacob Hollow!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Angstrom is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hollow's half guard.
Hollow looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Angstrom trying to mount his opponent but Hollow defends it.
Angstrom is keen to just control but Hollow is a slippery customer.
Angstrom looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hollow with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Angstrom is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Angstrom working Hollow over with strikes.
Angstrom throwing shots but Hollow is blocking nicely.
Angstrom sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hollow defending well though.
Angstrom with the ground and pound but Hollow uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Angstrom postures up and lands a big shot to Hollow's brow.
Angstrom with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Angstrom cracks Hollow with a solid left hand.
Angstrom throws a strike but Hollow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Angstrom uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Angstrom feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Angstrom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Angstrom connects with a couple of short punches.
Angstrom has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hollow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hollow being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Angstrom's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Angstrom knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hollow on the ground.
Angstrom is working Hollow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Angstrom is working Hollow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Angstrom scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Angstrom stands and steps away. Hollow gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Angstrom gets a clinch.

Angstrom gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hollow regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Angstrom stays in close to Hollow's body and controls the position.
Angstrom connects with a couple of short punches.
Angstrom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Angstrom postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Angstrom showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom'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.
Angstrom lands a couple of digs.
Angstrom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Angstrom scoring with some ground and pound.
Angstrom landing with the ground and pound.
Angstrom is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Angstrom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Angstrom makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Angstrom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Angstrom scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom works over Hollow with some ground and pound from guard.
Angstrom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Angstrom with a nice head shot there.
Angstrom showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Angstrom landing with the ground and pound.
Angstrom is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hollow keeping moving, preventing Angstrom from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollow can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Angstrom controls the pace.
Hollow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Jonas Angstrom 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.

Angstrom shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Angstrom was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hollow taking shots to the head.

Angstrom is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hollow is surviving well by controlling Angstrom's body position as best he can.
Angstrom punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Angstrom.
Angstrom punishing his opponent with strikes.
Angstrom has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hollow's face.

Hollow is rocked!
Angstrom with good strikes from the mount here!
Hollow is still in real trouble! Can Angstrom finish him?
Angstrom postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Hollow badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Angstrom around the waist but Angstrom pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Angstrom is the winner by TKO! Angstrom jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Jonas Angstrom!