PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Frithiofsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svetnela's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Angel of Death by Slayer. Frithiofsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Robert tepper - No easy way out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Svetnela
vs
Frithiofsson

187 cm
22
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Svetnela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Frithiofsson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svetnela throws a leg kick but Frithiofsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Svetnela explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Svetnela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frithiofsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frithiofsson is looking to chop away at Svetnela's legs.
Svetnela's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Svetnela duly obliges.
Svetnela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svetnela fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frithiofsson on the side of the head.
Frithiofsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svetnela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oooh a lovely combination from Svetnela sends Frithiofsson down but not out. Svetnela dives into side control looking to finish.

Frithiofsson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Svetnela stands up and beckons Frithiofsson to his feet.
Svetnela throws a lazy right hand but Frithiofsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frithiofsson blocks a head kick by Svetnela.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela misses with a kick to the body.
Frithiofsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Svetnela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frithiofsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Svetnela takes a swing at Frithiofsson's ribcage but misses.
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick
and Frithiofsson counters with a big head kick but Svetnela shrugs it off.
A big left from Svetnela misses.
Svetnela throws a lazy head kick
and Frithiofsson counters with a head kick.
Frithiofsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Frithiofsson looks gassed!
Svetnela throws a head kick that half lands.
Svetnela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frithiofsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frithiofsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Svetnela.
Frithiofsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Svetnela is out of range.
A head kick by Svetnela misses
and Frithiofsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Svetnela misses with a series of wild punches.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svetnela throws a series of punches but Frithiofsson avoids them all with ease.
Svetnela throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Frithiofsson 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 Svetnela has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Svetnela and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Svetnela throws a lazy right hand but Frithiofsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svetnela lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Frithiofsson at a distance.
Svetnela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svetnela swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela takes a kick to the side of the head.
Svetnela looks to land a right hand but Frithiofsson moved out of range.
Svetnela tries to close the distance and clinch but Frithiofsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svetnela throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Svetnela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svetnela misses with a wild combination.
Svetnela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svetnela misses with a wild body shot.
Svetnela blocks a head kick by Frithiofsson.
Frithiofsson cracks the inside of Svetnela's front leg.
Frithiofsson tries to score with a low kick but Svetnela moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Svetnela avoids the head kick by Frithiofsson.
A head kick by Svetnela misses
and Frithiofsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Frithiofsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Svetnela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Frithiofsson's sensitive parts.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Svetnela.
Svetnela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frithiofsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses
and Frithiofsson counters with a leg kick.
Svetnela is looking to clinch but Frithiofsson is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svetnela fails to land with a series of punches.
Igor Svetnela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frithiofsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Svetnela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Svetnela dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Svetnela throws a series of punches but Frithiofsson avoids them all with ease.
Svetnela throws a right and a left that Frithiofsson avoids nicely.
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick
and Frithiofsson counters with a head kick. That will keep Svetnela thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Svetnela is rocked!
Frithiofsson connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Svetnela misses.
Svetnela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frithiofsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Svetnela tries to clinch up but Frithiofsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Frithiofsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svetnela throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frithiofsson.
Frithiofsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Igor Svetnela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frithiofsson throws a leg kick but Svetnela checks it.
Svetnela throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frithiofsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Svetnela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frithiofsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svetnela.
Frithiofsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frithiofsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Svetnela.
Frithiofsson avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
Frithiofsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Svetnela tries to clinch but Frithiofsson is having none of it.
A low kick from Frithiofsson misses
and Svetnela counters with a one-two to the body.
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick
and Frithiofsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A good leg kick by Frithiofsson.
Frithiofsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frithiofsson dodges the punch combination from Svetnela.
Svetnela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frithiofsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frithiofsson throws a leg kick but Svetnela checks it.
Frithiofsson scores with a head kick.
Svetnela throws a hook to the side of Frithiofsson's head but Frithiofsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Svetnela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frithiofsson manages to avoid it.
Svetnela misses with a head kick.
Svetnela throws a body kick the misses
and Frithiofsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Svetnela tries to clinch up.
Frithiofsson throws a sloppy head kick and Svetnela moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Svetnela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Svetnela scores with the left hand. Frithiofsson knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Frithiofsson tries to keep at a distance but Svetnela has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Svetnela.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Svetnela manages to break the clinch.
Svetnela waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Frithiofsson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Svetnela.
Svetnela smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frithiofsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Igor Svetnela is winning the standup battle so far.
Svetnela looks to land a left hand but Frithiofsson moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Frithiofsson.
Frithiofsson avoids the body shot from Svetnela.
Svetnela takes a swing at Frithiofsson's ribcage but misses.
Frithiofsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svetnela cracks a nice hook into Frithiofsson's ribs.
A low kick from Svetnela misses
and Frithiofsson counters with a low kick, right behind Svetnela 's knee.
Svetnela misses with a wild body shot.
Frithiofsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Svetnela.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela tries to clinch but Frithiofsson moves out of range.
Good work by Svetnela as he checks the leg kick.
Svetnela doesn't manage to clinch there - Frithiofsson circles away.
No joy there for Svetnela, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Svetnela avoids the head kick by Frithiofsson.
A head kick from Frithiofsson lands but Svetnela takes it in his stride.
Svetnela avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Svetnela throws a lazy head kick
and Frithiofsson counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Frithiofsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svetnela checks the leg kick.
Frithiofsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Svetnela is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Svetnela scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Frithiofsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Svetnela moves out of range of the leg kick from Frithiofsson.
Svetnela tries to clinch up but Frithiofsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Svetnela throws a looping overhand right but Frithiofsson ducks down to avoid it.
Svetnela throws a right and a left that both miss.
Svetnela swinging wilding here.
Svetnela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svetnela tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Frithiofsson counters with a good low kick that Svetnela was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svetnela connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frithiofsson's hands.
Frithiofsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Svetnela tries a head kick but it misses.
Frithiofsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Svetnela tries to clinch but Frithiofsson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela avoids the head kick by Frithiofsson.
Svetnela throws a head kick but Frithiofsson moves out of range.
Frithiofsson avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
Frithiofsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Svetnela's head.
Svetnela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frithiofsson.
Svetnela throws a right and a left that Frithiofsson avoids nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Frithiofsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Svetnela takes a swing at Frithiofsson's ribcage but misses.
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick and Frithiofsson moves out of range easily.
Svetnela throws a head kick but Frithiofsson moves out of range.
A head kick by Svetnela misses
and Frithiofsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Svetnela throws a leg kick but Frithiofsson checks it.
Svetnela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frithiofsson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Svetnela misses with a hook.
Frithiofsson throws a head kick that misses.
Svetnela throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Frithiofsson misses with a low kick as Svetnela jumps back.
Svetnela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Svetnela.
Svetnela wants to clinch up but Frithiofsson keeps it at a distance.
Svetnela misses with an attempted mid kick.
Svetnela is looking to clinch but Frithiofsson is avoiding it.
Frithiofsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Svetnela wants to clinch up but Frithiofsson keeps it at a distance.
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick
and Frithiofsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Svetnela throws a right and a left that Frithiofsson avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frithiofsson misses with a low kick as Svetnela jumps back.
A low kick from Frithiofsson misses
and Svetnela counters with a series of strikes. Frithiofsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick by Svetnela - that's a beauty! Frithiofsson is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Svetnela can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Igor Svetnela!