PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esa Akerlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spede Show (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akerlund comes to the ring accompanied by Rainer Friman - Valkeat vaunut. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Akerlund
vs
Show

180 cm
25
152 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

[WAaO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Esa Akerlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spede Show!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akerlund feints a jab promting Show to slip. Akerlund then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Show slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Akerlund takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Show misses with a hook.
Akerlund throws a sloppy head kick and Show moves out of range easily.
Akerlund misses with a body shot
letting Show counter with a right hand.
Akerlund throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Show.
Akerlund throws a head kick but Show moves out of range.
Show fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akerlund looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Show takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Show avoids the head kick by Akerlund.
Show scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Show dodges the punch combination from Akerlund.
Akerlund throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Akerlund misses with a body shot

and Show counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Show wants to break free but Akerlund has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akerlund.
Akerlund managing to block the knees to the body from Show.
A right hand to the body from Show.
Akerlund lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Show backwards.
Akerlund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Show is defending well for now.

Akerlund's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Show misses with a double jab.
A shot to the body from Akerlund misses
and Show counters with a straight right hand.
Akerlund thows a body kick. Show tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Akerlund throws a sloppy head kick and Show moves out of range easily.

Show clinches with his opponent.

Akerlund breaks from the clinch.
Show tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Akerlund manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Show ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akerlund moves away.
Akerlund throws a leg kick
and Show counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Akerlund is predictable there
and Show counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Show scores with a hook to the body. Akerlund takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Akerlund throws a left and a right that both miss
and Show counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Show misses with a wild combination.
Akerlund swings away with a body shot that misses
and Show makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Show misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Akerlund.
Show showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akerlund.
Show lands a two punch combo.
Show moves out of range of the body kick from Akerlund.
A leg kick checked by Akerlund.
Show is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Akerlund falls off balance throwing a combination
and Show counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Show scores with the left hand. Akerlund knows he should have avoided that one.
Esa Akerlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Show misses.
Akerlund throws a right hand that misses
and Show counters with a stiff right hand.
Akerlund swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Akerlund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akerlund misses with an uppercut
and Show counters with an outside leg kick.
Show misses with a body punch
and Akerlund counters with a nice body kick.
Akerlund walks into a left hand.
Show digs a good hook to Akerlund's body.
Akerlund cracks a nice hook into Show's ribs.
Jab from Akerlund.
Akerlund throws a lazy uppercut
and Akerlund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akerlund tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akerlund goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Esa Akerlund is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Show throws a low kick, looking for Akerlund's leg but Akerlund calmly moves out of range.
Akerlund swings away with a body shot that misses
and Show counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Show clinches.
Akerlund tries a knee to the head but Show blocks it.

Akerlund breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Show cracks the inside of Akerlund's front leg.
Akerlund throws a head kick that misses
and Show counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akerlund throws a poor cross that misses
and Show connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akerlund cracks Show with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Akerlund wants to land a leg kick but Show is out of range.
Show lands a head shot.
Akerlund misses with a double jab
and Show counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akerlund swings away with a body shot that misses
and Show counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akerlund throws a sloppy head kick and Show moves out of range easily.
Akerlund misses with a combination
and Show counters with a left and a right that stings Akerlund.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akerlund misses with a double jab
and Show counters with a two punch combo.
Akerlund misses with a wild body shot.
Spede Show seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Show clinches with his opponent.
Show misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akerlund has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Show avoiding damage.
Show throws a punch but it's blocked by Akerlund.

Akerlund breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akerlund throws a nice looking combination but Show bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Show throws a front kick aimed at Akerlund's knee but Akerlund avoids it well.
A jab from Show finds it's way through Akerlund's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Spede Show will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Akerlund swings widly with a right hand
and Show counters with a three punch combo that has Akerlund backing up. Akerlund nods at Show to acknowledge the strikes.
Akerlund is looking to wear down Show with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Show uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Show avoids the head kick by Akerlund.
Akerlund connects with a solid leg kick.
Akerlund will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Akerlund throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Show counters with a three punch combo that has Akerlund backing up. Akerlund nods at Show to acknowledge the strikes.
Show swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Akerlund.
Akerlund throws a head kick but Show moves out of range.
Akerlund throws a combination that misses
and Show counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akerlund throws a body kick that misses.
Show lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Akerlund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Show counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akerlund. Show does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akerlund with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerlund pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Akerlund throws a sloppy head kick
and Show counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Show avoids the head kick by Akerlund.
Show moves out of range of the strikes.
Akerlund throws a combination that misses
and Show counters with an inside leg kick.
Akerlund looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Show rushes Akerlund and presses him up against the ropes.
Show misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akerlund.
Akerlund tries to break the clinch but Show is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Akerlund landing knees to the head.
Show is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Akerlund escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akerlund misses with a combination
and Show counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Show has taken the fight to the clinch.

Akerlund breaks from the clinch.
Akerlund throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Akerlund gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A shot to the body from Akerlund misses
and Show counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akerlund swings away with a body shot that misses
and Show counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akerlund throws a combination that misses
and Show counters with a thumping low kick.
Akerlund throws a head kick that misses.
Akerlund misses with a hook
and Show counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akerlund throws a sloppy head kick
and Show cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akerlund misses with an uppercut
and Akerlund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akerlund lands with a kick to the temple. Show shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Show bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akerlund's head.
A lazy body kick from Akerlund
and Akerlund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spede Show comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Show 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Spede Show!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Spede Show!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Spede Show!

Spede Show wins by unanimous decision!