PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magne Midgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Fredrickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Midgard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Crazy Train. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Midgard
vs
Fredrickson

186 cm
31
217 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

189 cm
27
213 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magne Midgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lars Fredrickson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midgard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fredrickson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fredrickson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Midgard tries to avoid it but Fredrickson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Midgard to the ground. Midgard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fredrickson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fredrickson misses with a wild combination.
Midgard throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Fredrickson. Those never looked like landing.
Midgard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fredrickson.
The fighters circling - Midgard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fredrickson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Fredrickson darts in and clinches Midgard up against the cage.
Midgard stalling in the clinch but Fredrickson improves position.
Midgard managing to block the knees to the body from Fredrickson.
Midgard blocks a body shot from Fredrickson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Midgard landing knees to the head.
Midgard misses with a knee to the head.
Midgard scores a nice knee to the body.
Midgard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Midgard wants to stall.
Midgard lands an elbow inside that Fredrickson shrugs off.

It looks like Lars Fredrickson has been cut.
Midgard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Fredrickson pulls Midgard into guard.

Fredrickson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Midgard escapes and throws Fredrickson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Fredrickson is not content to let Midgard control the position.
Fredrickson prevents Midgard from moving into mount.
Midgard controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Midgard wants to control but Fredrickson is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredrickson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Midgard's best efforts.

Fredrickson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fredrickson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fredrickson trying to control but Midgard postures up.

Fredrickson actively working from the bottom here.

Midgard is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midgard is looking to take a break and control but Fredrickson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Midgard is controlling the pace.
Midgard is looking to pass Fredrickson's guard but actually Fredrickson recovers to full guard.
Fredrickson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fredrickson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Midgard is aware though and is defending well.

Fredrickson is looking for a triangle here but Midgard uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Midgard decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fredrickson to his feet.
Midgard throws a sloppy head kick and Fredrickson moves out of range easily.
Fredrickson misses with a series of wild punches.
Midgard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Midgard throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredrickson swings for the body but Midgard moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magne Midgard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lars Fredrickson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fredrickson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Midgard loads up on a big right hand but Fredrickson slips the punch.
Lars Fredrickson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Midgard misses with a hook
and Fredrickson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Midgard throws a combination that misses

and Fredrickson counters with a single leg into guard. Midgard didn't expect that.
Midgard looking to control.
Fredrickson advances position into side control!

Fredrickson is trying to get an arm triangle but Midgard is defending well.

Fredrickson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Midgard has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fredrickson but great work by Midgard.
Lars Fredrickson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Midgard trying to control the action but Fredrickson is working from the bottom.
Midgard wants to take a breather but Fredrickson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Midgard.
Fredrickson keeping moving, preventing Midgard from controlling successfully.

Fredrickson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Midgard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Midgard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Midgard looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midgard throws a big right hand that misses.
Midgard wants to pass the guard but Fredrickson is keeping the position.

Fredrickson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Midgard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fredrickson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredrickson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Midgard is one step ahead there.

Fredrickson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Midgard passes into half guard.
Midgard is trying to control. Fredrickson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Midgard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Fredrickson actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midgard trying to advance position but Fredrickson counters by regaining guard.
Midgard wants to control from the top but Fredrickson keeps moving.
Fredrickson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Midgard's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fredrickson trying to control the position from guard on top but Midgard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Midgard seems keen to control Fredrickson's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredrickson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Midgard is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lars Fredrickson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lars Fredrickson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Midgard throws a low kick but Fredrickson moves out of range easily.
Midgard connects with a high kick.
Midgard throws a combination. Fredrickson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Fredrickson is rocked!
Midgard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magne Midgard is winning the standup battle so far.
Midgard tries to land a leg kick but Fredrickson saw it coming and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredrickson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Midgard backs up against the cage.
Fredrickson defending well as Midgard loads up on a big left hand.
Midgard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fredrickson.
Fredrickson throws a body punch but Midgard moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Midgard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Midgard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fredrickson is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Midgard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Midgard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Midgard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fredrickson is out of range and Midgard settles back down.
Donk. Fredrickson catches Midgard right on the button with a cross.
Fredrickson misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Fredrickson does no damage.
Fredrickson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Midgard.
Fredrickson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fredrickson avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Midgard.
Fredrickson moves out of range of the body kick from Midgard.
Midgard throws a sloppy head kick and Fredrickson moves out of range easily.
Midgard throws a hook but Fredrickson avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midgard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fredrickson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Magne Midgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fredrickson drives through with a takedown into Midgard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fredrickson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Midgard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Midgard has Fredrickson pulled in close to control his posture.
Midgard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fredrickson postures up in Midgard's guard and throws a big left but Midgard blocks it.
Fredrickson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Midgard wants to stand and escape but Fredrickson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midgard keeping moving, preventing Fredrickson from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fredrickson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Midgard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fredrickson fails with the takedown.
Midgard throws a leg kick but Fredrickson checks it.
Midgard throws a jab when Fredrickson was well out of range.
Fredrickson swinging wildly here.
Midgard misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midgard tries to clinch up but Fredrickson circles away and keeps his distance.
Midgard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fredrickson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Midgard blocks the body kick.
Midgard throws a sloppy head kick and Fredrickson moves out of range easily.
Midgard connects with a body shot that sends Fredrickson's belly button to the back.
Midgard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fredrickson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Midgard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Midgard swings for the body but Fredrickson moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Fredrickson blocks the low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Magne Midgard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Midgard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magne Midgard!