PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konan Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klas Micropop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klas Micropop has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Konan Obrien's chin.

Obrien
vs
Micropop

193 cm
28
270 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

183 cm
23
275 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Konan Obrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klas Micropop!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obrien thows a leg kick but Micropop checks it
letting Micropop counter with a right hand.
Klas Micropop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obrien takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Micropop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obrien.

Micropop clinches up against the cage.
Micropop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Obrien's defenses.
Obrien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Micropop blocks the elbow strike.
Micropop throws an elbow but it misses.
Obrien can't break the clinch.
Obrien looking to stall.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Konan Obrien has been cut.
Obrien throws a head punch that misses.
Micropop pushes off an throws an elbow but Obrien leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Micropop trying to land knees to the body.
Obrien pushes Micropop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Micropop pushes off an throws an elbow but Obrien leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Obrien scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Klas Micropop has been cut.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike from Micropop.
Micropop throws an elbow but it misses.
Micropop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Micropop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obrien tries a body shot but Micropop blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Micropop as Obrien tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Obrien.
Micropop throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obrien.
Micropop throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Micropop.
Obrien tries to break the clinch but Micropop is controlling the position.
Obrien is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Micropop is defending well for now.
Obrien struggles to land a body shot inside as Micropop controls his hands.
Obrien taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Micropop throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Micropop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Obrien's brow.
Obrien throws a head punch that misses.
Micropop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Micropop tries to land knees in the clinch but Obrien avoids the damage to the body.
Obrien avoids a wild elbow strike from Micropop.
Obrien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Micropop's elbow.
Obrien tries to work over Micropop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Micropop misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Obrien dodges an elbow strike from Micropop.
Micropop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obrien's face.
Micropop is stalling here.
Micropop working Obrien over with knees to the body.
Micropop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Micropop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Obrien blocks the elbow strike.
Micropop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Micropop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obrien blocks it with crossed arms.
Micropop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obrien is defending well for now.
Micropop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obrien.
Obrien pushes Micropop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obrien scores with a hook to the body.
Obrien throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Micropops head.
Obrien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Obrien.
Obrien is trying to break free.
Obrien gets through Micropop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obrien is working Micropop over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Obrien.
Micropop prevents a body shot from Obrien.
With the fighters up against the cage, Micropop throws an elbow but misses.
Micropop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Micropop keeps control of Obrien as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Micropop misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Micropop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Obrien's brow.
Obrien avoids the elbow strike from Micropop, against the cage.
Micropop lands a knee to the body.
Obrien lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien can't break the clinch.
Micropop keeps control of Obrien as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Micropop pushes off an throws an elbow but Obrien leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good body shot from Obrien.
Obrien tries to throw a body punch but Micropop avoids it by throwing Obrien back against the cage.
Micropop lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Micropop.
Obrien lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obrien lands a body shot.
Micropop looks gassed!
Obrien tries to throw a body punch but Micropop avoids it by throwing Obrien back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Micropop throws an elbow but misses.
Micropop throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obrien.
Obrien on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obrien lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Obrien tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Micropop avoids it.
Obrien throws an elbow that misses.
Micropop keeps control of Obrien as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Micropop throws an elbow but misses.
Obrien wants to break the clinch but can't.
Obrien blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Micropop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Micropop lands a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Obrien.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Micropop throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micropop throws an elbow but it misses.
Micropop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obrien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike.
Micropop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obrien avoids it.
Obrien dodges an elbow strike from Micropop.
Obrien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Micropop backwards.
Obrien avoiding damage as Micropop throws knees to the body.
Obrien blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Micropop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Micropop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Obrien as the two fighters clinch.
Obrien scores with a hook to the body.
Obrien blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Obrien.
Obrien lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Obrien.
Micropop missing with knees to the body.
Obrien lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obrien presses Micropop against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obrien working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obrien wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Micropop has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Obrien.
Obrien lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obrien lands a right hand that snaps the head of Micropop backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konan Obrien dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Obrien pivots, looking for a leg kick but Micropop is out of range and Obrien settles back down.
Micropop tries to close the distance and clinch but Obrien swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Obrien moves into the clinch.
Obrien throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Micropop throws an elbow but misses.
Obrien is trying to break the clinch but Micropop has him pressed against the cage.
Obrien working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Micropop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obrien avoids the elbow strike from Micropop, against the cage.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike from Micropop.
Konan Obrien has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obrien misses with the head strike.
Obrien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obrien avoids the elbow strike from Micropop, against the cage.
Micropop blocks a body shot from Obrien.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Micropop gets through Obrien's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obrien lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obrien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Micropop lands an elbow inside.
Obrien misses with a punch on the inside.
Micropop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Micropop throws an elbow but it misses.
Micropop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike from Micropop.
Obrien is trying to maintain a safe position but Micropop gets an underhook and turns Obrien into the cage.
Micropop throws an elbow that misses.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike.
Micropop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obrien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Micropop lands an elbow that stopped Obrien in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obrien working hard to break the clinch.
Micropop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Micropop scores a nice knee to the body.
Micropop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obrien is defending well for now.
Micropop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Micropop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Micropop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Micropop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Micropop.
A nice left hand lands by Micropop.
Micropop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Micropop lands a nice uppercut.
Obrien blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obrien misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike.
Micropop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
Obrien can't find room to land a body shot as Micropop controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Micropop.
Obrien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Micropop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Micropop scores with a knee to the head.
Micropop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obrien backwards.
Micropop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Micropop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Micropop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Obrien's defenses.
Micropop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Micropop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obrien blocks it with crossed arms.
Micropop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Micropop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Micropop manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Micropop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Obrien breaks the clinch.
Micropop connects with an inside leg kick.
Micropop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Obrien checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien throws an off balance right hand
and Micropop counters with a slapping leg kick.

Micropop rushes Obrien and presses him up against the cage.
Micropop lands an elbow inside that Obrien shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Micropop throws an elbow but misses.
Micropop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Obrien's defenses.
Obrien misses with a punch on the inside.
Micropop misses with an elbow over the top.
Micropop pushes off an throws an elbow but Obrien leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A body shot lands from Obrien.
Obrien tries to work over Micropop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obrien tries a body shot but Micropop blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Micropop.
Micropop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obrien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Micropop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Obrien dodges an elbow strike from Micropop.
Nice elbow from Micropop.
Micropop blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Obrien.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Micropop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
Micropop stalling in the clinch.
Micropop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Obrien misses with the head strike.
Micropop prevents a body shot from Obrien.
Micropop landing knees to the head.
Micropop connects with a knee to the head.

Obrien is rocked!
Micropop with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Obrien is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Micropop dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Micropop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Obrien's defenses.
Nice elbow from Micropop.
Obrien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obrien seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice elbow from Micropop.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obrien tries to throw a body punch but Micropop avoids it by throwing Obrien back against the cage.
Micropop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Micropop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obrien avoids the elbow strike from Micropop, against the cage.
Obrien works on Micropop's body with a couple of short punches.
Micropop throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klas Micropop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Micropop darts in trying to clinch
and Obrien counters with a right hand to the body.
Obrien takes a swing at Micropop's ribcage but misses.
Micropop thuds a left hand into Obrien's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Micropop checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obrien misses with a body shot.
Micropop is looking to clinch but Obrien is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Micropop.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Micropop, right into the meat.
Obrien takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Micropop is looking to clinch but Obrien is avoiding it.
Obrien throws a hook but Micropop blocks it.
Micropop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obrien.
Obrien avoids a kick to the body.
Obrien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Micropop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Micropop misses with a low kick.

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.
Obrien misses with a kick to the body
and Micropop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Obrien scores with a shot to the body.
Obrien finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Micropop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Micropop blocks a body shot from Obrien.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike from Micropop.
Obrien goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obrien avoids the elbow strike from Micropop, against the cage.
Obrien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obrien trying to stall but Micropop improves his position.
Micropop blocking some punches.
Micropop trying to land knees to the body.
Obrien tries to throw a body punch but Micropop avoids it by throwing Obrien back against the cage.
Micropop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Micropop prevents a body shot from Obrien.
Micropop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Obrien avoids a wild elbow strike from Micropop.
Obrien goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien is trying to force a seperation but Micropop has the dominant position.
Obrien is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Micropop pressing his opponent against the cage.
Obrien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Micropop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obrien.
Micropop throws an elbow that misses.
Obrien swings wildly with an uppercut but Micropop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obrien misses with a punch on the inside.
Obrien misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Micropop.
Micropop tries to land knees in the clinch but Obrien avoids the damage to the body.
Micropop lands an elbow that stopped Obrien in his tracks for a moment.
Micropop pushes off an throws an elbow but Obrien leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Micropop will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Obrien up against the cage.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike from Micropop.
Obrien takes a knee to the side of the body.
Micropop pushes off an throws an elbow but Obrien leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Micropop pushes Obrien back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micropop with a knee to the head.

Konan Obrien's cut is getting worse.
Micropop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Micropop throws an elbow but misses.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
Micropop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Micropop lands with a short shot to the head.
Obrien takes an elbow to the forehead.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
Obrien tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Micropop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Micropop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Obrien takes an elbow to the temple.
Obrien takes an elbow to the temple.
Obrien takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Micropop has Obrien pressed against the cage. He pushes Obrien back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Micropop throws a beautiful elbow that sends Obrien crashing to the floor! Micropop piles on the pressure with more strikes! Obrien is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klas Micropop!