PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Lundgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daan Ron (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.

Lundgren
vs
Ron

185 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Lundgren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daan Ron!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundgren fails with a takedown attempt.
Ron swats away the attempt to clinch by Lundgren.
No luck for Lundgren with that takedown attempt.
Peter Lundgren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lundgren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lundgren is looking to clinch but Ron is avoiding it.
Lundgren doesn't manage to clinch there - Ron circles away.
Ron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ron cracks Lundgren with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No luck for Ron with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundgren is looking to clinch.
Ron throws a one two combo.
Lundgren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lundgren stuffs the takedown attempt from Ron. Ron gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ron counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Lundgren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lundgren is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ron's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ron's back!
Ron is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Ron tries to break free.
I would not like to be Ron right now.
Ron is really stuck here.
Lundgren throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Ron trying to control but not successfully.
Lundgren controlling the position well here. Ron rolled but Lundgren kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren lands a shot to the body.
Ron is in bad spot here.
Ron has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Lundgren controlling the positon.
Ron is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lundgren is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Peter Lundgren just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ron circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ron counters with a three punch combo that has Lundgren backing up. Lundgren nods at Ron to acknowledge the strikes.
Ron looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lundgren tries to clinch
and Ron counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lundgren is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ron looks gassed!

Lundgren drives through and clinches with Ron against the cage.
Lundgren is pressed up against the cage. Ron has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lundgren down to the mat. Lundgren avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Lundgren instigates a clinch.
Lundgren missing with knees to the body.
Lundgren tries a knee to the head but Ron blocks it.
Lundgren using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ron avoids the elbow strike from Lundgren, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ron fails to land.
Ron is trying to break free.
Lundgren landing knees to the head.
Lundgren keeps control of Ron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ron takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lundgren with a knee to the head.
Lundgren throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lundgren with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Lundgren has clasped his hands together around Ron's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ron seems a little lost for a moment, as Lundgren dominates the positioning.
Lundgren'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.
Ron is looking for a sweep.
Ron struggling a bit here.
Lundgren happy to just control the position for now.
Ron tries to buck Lundgren off but Lundgren is having none of it.
Lundgren is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ron's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ron is looking to regain half guard here but Lundgren keeps moving and retains side control.
Ron is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lundgren remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ron is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peter Lundgren will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lundgren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ron drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lundgren not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lundgren keeping moving, preventing Ron from controlling successfully.
Ron missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lundgren tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ron trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lundgren's guard.
Ron sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lundgren controlling Ron's posture.
Lundgren wants to sweep but no luck.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lundgren tries to clinch
and Ron counters with an inside leg kick.
Ron throws a series of punches but Lundgren moves out of range.
A head kick from Lundgren lands but Ron takes it in his stride.
Ron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lundgren tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ron counters with a big head kick but Lundgren shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ron shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lundgren wants to clinch but Ron slips to the side
and Ron counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lundgren with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ron decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lundgren's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ron decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lundgren, up you get!
Lundgren tries to clinch up

and Ron counters with a single leg into guard. Lundgren didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ron looking to sit in guard and control but Lundgren gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lundgren thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ron looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lundgren seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lundgren lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren won't allow Ron to get back to his feet.
Lundgren not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lundgren preventing the sweep.
Ron controls Lundgren momentarily but Lundgren frees himself.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ron decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lundgren moves into full guard.
Lundgren pulls Ron in close to his closed guard and prevents Ron from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ron trying to control but Lundgren is working from the bottom.
Lundgren controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ron won't allow Lundgren to sweep him here.
Lundgren is controlling Ron's posture.
Lundgren has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ron controlling from the top position.
Ron stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lundgren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lundgren looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ron is one step ahead there.
Ron being controlled here momentarily.
Ron stays in close to Lundgren's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lundgren 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.
Ron looking to sit in guard and control but Lundgren gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ron is looking to stand up but Lundgren isn't so interested in that idea.
Lundgren stands and throws Ron's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ron tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lundgren wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ron looking for a sweep but Lundgren has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lundgren working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ron wants to hold on but Lundgren pushes him away.
Lundgren controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daan Ron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lundgren tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ron counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Lundgren forces Ron back against the cage and clinches.
Lundgren with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lundgren misses with a knee to the head.
Lundgren tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lundgren scores with a knee to the head.
Lundgren tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lundgren throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lundgren tries a knee to the head but Ron blocks it.
Lundgren throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ron blocks it with crossed arms.
Lundgren using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lundgren tries to land a knee to the head but Ron blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundgren keeps control of Ron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lundgren scores with a knee to the head.
Lundgren throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ron blocks it with crossed arms.
Ron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A knee to the head by Lundgren.
Lundgren scores with a knee to the head.
Lundgren scores with a knee to the head.

Lundgren breaks from the clinch.
Lundgren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lundgren tries to clinch but Ron is having none of it.
Lundgren tries to clinch up but Ron circles away and keeps his distance.
Lundgren looks for a takedown but Ron sprawls well.
Lundgren lands a brutal head kick. Ron looks out on his feet and Lundgren throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Peter Lundgren!