PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luka Pele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pele comes to the cage accompanied by Beogradski Sindikat-Na bojnom polju. Eriksson has chosen Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alexander Eriksson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pele
vs
Eriksson

176 cm
24
183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

183 cm
23
183 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Pele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pele wants to clinch up but Eriksson keeps it at a distance.
Eriksson scores with a sloppy right hand. Pele should have avoided that one.
Eriksson fails to land with a series of punches.
Eriksson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pele circles away quickly and effectively.
Pele shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eriksson defends it nicely.
Eriksson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eriksson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pele closes the distance and clinches up with Eriksson, looking for a takedown. Pele pushes Eriksson against the cage but Eriksson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eriksson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pele.
Alexander Eriksson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pele closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eriksson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luka Pele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eriksson throws a series of punches but Pele moves out of range.
Eriksson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eriksson wants it to stay on the feet.
Eriksson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Horrible takedown by Pele or perhaps it was just good defense by Eriksson which made him look bad.
Pele checks the leg kick nicely there.
Eriksson misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Eriksson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Pele moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eriksson lands a knee to the body.
Eriksson lands with a short shot to the head.
Pele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eriksson's efforts to push away.
Eriksson digs a right hand underneath Pele's ribcage. Pele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pele is breathing heavily.

Pele pulls guard successfully.
Eriksson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pele's guard.
Pele is pulling down on Eriksson's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pele controls Eriksson momentarily but Eriksson frees himself.
Pele has a closed guard, preventing Eriksson from standing up.
Eriksson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luka Pele.
Pele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eriksson.
Eriksson misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eriksson throws out a loose jab but Pele uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eriksson.
Eriksson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Eriksson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eriksson misses with a two punch combination.
Pele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Eriksson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eriksson misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Eriksson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pele pushes Eriksson up against the cage in a clinch.
Eriksson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pele blocks it with crossed arms.
Eriksson has a couple of punches blocked by Pele.
Pele blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eriksson misses with a knee to the head.
Eriksson throws a head punch that misses.
Pele drops down looking for an ankle pick but Eriksson pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pele.
Pele closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eriksson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luka Pele. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eriksson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pele is looking to clinch but Eriksson is avoiding it.
Eriksson misses with a wild combination.
Eriksson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pele will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pele lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Eriksson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Eriksson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Eriksson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Pele looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Eriksson wants to get back to his feet.
Eriksson won't allow Pele to pass to mount.
Pele is working hard here to advance position.
Eriksson is trying to stand up here but Pele is controlling him well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Pele is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Eriksson defends it well.

Eriksson is defending against the submission attempts here by Pele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson is looking to escape.
Pele trying to control from half guard but Eriksson is working away.

Pele seems to be looking for submissions.
Pele stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eriksson pushes Pele off and gets back to his feet.
Pele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eriksson moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Eriksson.
Pele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eriksson counters with a one-two to the body.
Eriksson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pele slips a jab and a cross from Eriksson.
Eriksson swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alexander Eriksson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pele tries to land a leg kick but Eriksson saw it coming and moves away.
Pele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pele dives in and grabs Eriksson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eriksson pushes down on Pele's head and hops out.
Eriksson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pele.
Eriksson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Eriksson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eriksson cracks Pele with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eriksson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pele.
Eriksson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pele circles away quickly and effectively.
Eriksson stuffs the takedown attempt from Pele. Pele gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luka Pele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eriksson throws a series of strikes that have Pele backpedaling.

Pele is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eriksson throws a series of punches but Pele avoids them all with ease.
Eriksson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oh Pele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson rushes Pele with punches - Pele moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Pele goes down! Eriksson follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Eriksson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alexander Eriksson made sure he mentioned [GTI] Divine Clothing [8.95$ MORALE BOOSTERS], along with how happy he was to win his fight.