PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparbot One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Borga
vs
One

157 cm
20
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludwig Borga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sparbot One!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borga is looking to clinch.
One avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for One, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

One moves into range and clinches up with Borga.
One is trying to force a seperation but Borga has the dominant position.
A short right from One on the inside.
One is trying to force a seperation but Borga has the dominant position.
Borga has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. One avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
One throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borgas head.
Borga tries to pull guard but One won't allow it.
One working hard to break the clinch.

One pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borga shoots for a takedown but One saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Borga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borga avoids a punch combination nicely.
One lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Borga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
One moves out of range as Borga throws a body kick.
One fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Borga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
One lands a body shot.
Borga shoots in looking for a takedown but One manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Borga's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
One clobbers Borga with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
One lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

One moves into the clinch.
One wants to get back to striking at distance but Borga won't allow it.
One is trying to force a seperation but Borga has the dominant position.
One wants to break the clinch but can't.
One looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
One has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
One has had enough of the clinch but Borga keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
One digs a right hand underneath Borga's ribcage. Borga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Borga could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Borga is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
One is trying to break the clinch but Borga is controlling him.
Borga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
One working hard to break the clinch.

One breaks the clinch.
One lands a jab-cross combination.
Borga moves forwards but One connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sparbot One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borga takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Borga has his takedown stuffed
and One counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Borga thinking.
One cracks Borga with a good jab.
One works over Borga's head and body with a nice combination.
One is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
One throws a series of punches but Borga moves out of range.

One drives through and clinches with Borga against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Borga gets tackled into the cage by One. One maintains the clinch.
One is looking to break free of the clinch but Borga has double underhooks.

One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
One changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Borga avoids a punch combination nicely.
One misses with a few strikes there.
One misses with a few strikes there.

One gets in close and instigates a clinch.

One manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from One misses.
One lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by One.

One clinches up with Borga and pushes him back against the cage.

One breaks the clinch.
One swinging wildly here.
Borga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sparbot One is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
One lands a jab.
Borga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
One moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
One moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Borga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. One manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Borga keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sparbot One dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

One drives through and clinches with Borga against the cage.
Borga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

One escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borga shoots in but One avoids the takedown attempt easily.
One lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by One!
Borga doesn't succeed with the takedown
and One counters with a straight right hand.
A nice combination there by One.
Borga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
One throws a combination. Borga tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
One misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
One throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borga doesn't succeed with the takedown
and One counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Borga thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Borga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

One clinches up with Borga and pushes him back against the cage.
One is trying to force a seperation but Borga has the dominant position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

One manages to break the clinch.
One misses with a few strikes there.
One moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

One rushes Borga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Borga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite One's efforts to push away.
One has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
One is trying to force a seperation but Borga has the dominant position.
Borga is working for takedown but One is calmly controlling the position for now.
One lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

One pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - One scores with a four punch combination!

One clinches with his opponent.

One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
One lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Borga looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
One lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borga circles away quickly and effectively.
Donk. One catches Borga right on the button with a cross.
One connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ludwig Borga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
One misses with the combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
One keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borga's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
One manages to break the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Borga. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
One throws a series of punches but Borga avoids them all with ease.
One is working the combinations to good effect here.

One closes the distance and clinches.
One stops a takedown attempt from Borga.

One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
One throws a right and a left that both miss.
One lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by One.
Borga throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around One's waist but One gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Borga off to one side.
A nice combination there by One.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by One!
One fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
One lands a nice shot that snaps Borga's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Borga's head.

One rushes Borga and presses him up against the cage.
One wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
One wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
One can't break the clinch.
Borga is working for takedown but One is calmly controlling the position for now.
One is trying to break free.

One escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
One throws a head kick but Borga moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Borga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
One has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
One throws a combination. Borga tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Borga has a takedown stuffed.
One misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sparbot One showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Borga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from One.
Borga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Borga.
One throws a series of punches but Borga moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from One. Those never looked like landing.
Borga moves to clinch but One breaks away
and One connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
One ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Borga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
One fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sparbot One seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from One. Those never looked like landing.
Borga shoots in but no luck this time.
One connects with a single shot there.

One gets a clinch.
Borga goes for a takedown attempt but One pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Borga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for One, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from One.
Borga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but One paws at him with a jab and circles away.
One stalks Borga and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Borga's face. Borga staggers backwards, shaken.
One lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
One's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and One duly obliges.
Borga misses with a wild body shot.
Borga misses with a body punch
and One counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Borga thinking.
One lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by One.
Borga throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around One's waist but One gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Borga off to one side.
Borga tries a head kick but it misses.
Borga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Borga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from One.
Left hook, right uppercut from One.
One misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borga tries to clinch but One moves out of range.
One cracks a nice hook into Borga's ribs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Borga is defended easily by One.
One's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and One duly obliges.
Borga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borga drops his hands momentarily and One takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A combination from One does no damage.
Borga tries for a takedown but One circles away easily
and One counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Borga thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by One.
Borga tries to clinch there but One circles away.
One throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A right-left combo lands from One.
One throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sparbot One is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
One misses with a series of wild punches.
Borga shoots in for a takedown but One shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Borga has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Borga there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One's jab looks to have found its range, popping Borga under the eye.
One misses with a wild combination.
Ludwig Borga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borga moves out of range of the body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sparbot One comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well One 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparbot One!