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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banka Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Maxwell (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.
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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196 cm
20
221 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Banka Jansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ross Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jansson leaves Maxwell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jansson throws a head kick that misses
and Maxwell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Maxwell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maxwell controlling the pace.
Jansson trying to hold on to Maxwell's head to control him but Maxwell postures up.
Maxwell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maxwell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jansson's head.
Jansson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maxwell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jansson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Maxwell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maxwell landing some decent shots from guard.
Maxwell stands up over Jansson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansson keeping full guard, as Maxwell tries to pass.
Maxwell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jansson is trying to control the position but Maxwell postures up.
Maxwell wants to control from the top but Jansson keeps moving.
Maxwell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maxwell landing some decent shots from guard.
Maxwell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jansson is keeping the position for now.
Maxwell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maxwell is looking to work some ground and pound but Jansson has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maxwell postures up in Jansson's guard and throws a big left but Jansson blocks it.
Maxwell throws and elbow that misses. Jansson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maxwell's guard. Nice move by Jansson!
Maxwell looking for a sweep. Not yet Maxwell, not yet.
Jansson looking to sit in guard and control but Maxwell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jansson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maxwell.
Maxwell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maxwell lands a couple of elbows.
Jansson is controlling Maxwell's posture.
Maxwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maxwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maxwell throwing strikes from guard but Jansson blocks nicely.
Jansson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jansson keeping full guard, as Maxwell tries to pass.
Maxwell postures up.
Jansson keeping moving, preventing Maxwell from controlling successfully.
Maxwell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maxwell postures up in Jansson's guard and throws a big left but Jansson blocks it.
Maxwell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maxwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Jansson is retaining full guard.
Maxwell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jansson holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick by Jansson misses
and Maxwell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jansson is breathing heavily.
Maxwell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maxwell slows the pace down in half guard.
Maxwell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxwell tries to pass to full mount but Jansson defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Maxwell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jansson throws a leg kick
and Maxwell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jansson's guard.
Maxwell throwing strikes from guard but Jansson blocks nicely.
Maxwell trying to control but Jansson is working from the bottom.
Maxwell is in close to Jansson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maxwell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jansson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maxwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jansson is trying to keep Maxwell in close.
Jansson working a defensive guard but Maxwell passes into half guard.
Jansson wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maxwell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jansson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maxwell throwing shots but Jansson is blocking nicely.
Jansson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maxwell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maxwell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maxwell prevents Jansson from improving his position.
Maxwell is keen to just control but Jansson is a slippery customer.
Maxwell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Maxwell with shots to the head and body - Jansson looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell cracks Jansson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Maxwell with a couple of short strikes.
Jansson is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Maxwell! Jansson is hurt baaadly! Maxwell is firing away with more strikes - Jansson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Maxwell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
68% |
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