PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Willemoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willemoes has chosen Who Let the Dogs out??- Baha men as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Svetnela
vs
Willemoes

187 cm
34
198 lbs
28 - 8 - 1

185 cm
27
202 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conviction

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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 28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Lasse Willemoes!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willemoes misses with a right hand
and Svetnela counters with a leg kick.
Svetnela scores with a jab to the body.
Svetnela gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Svetnela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Willemoes.
Svetnela misses with a hook to the body
and Willemoes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Svetnela thinking.
Svetnela slaps away a takedown attempt from Willemoes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A left lands for Svetnela.
Good work by Svetnela as he checks the leg kick.
Igor Svetnela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svetnela thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Willemoes if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svetnela lands a jab to Willemoes's midsection.
Willemoes misses with a low kick.
Svetnela tries to bum rush Willemoes with a series of wild strikes but Willemoes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That kick from Svetnela tenderised Willemoes's leg. Willemoes is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela lands a nice looking body shot.
Willemoes slips a jab from Svetnela.
Willemoes blocks a head kick by Svetnela.

Willemoes rushes Svetnela and presses him up against the cage.
Willemoes wants a takedown but no success here.
Willemoes wants a takedown.
Igor Svetnela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lasse Willemoes.
Willemoes is looking for a takedown.
Svetnela lands a right hand that snaps the head of Willemoes backwards.
Svetnela lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Willemoes.
Svetnela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Willemoes successfully pulls guard.

Willemoes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willemoes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Svetnela trying to control but Willemoes is working from the bottom.
Svetnela stopping the sweep attempt from Willemoes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Willemoes working for a triangle but Svetnela defends it easily.

Svetnela has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Willemoes to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Svetnela is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Willemoes pulls down on the head and he's put Svetnela to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lasse Willemoes!
Post fight, an emotional Lasse Willemoes said 'Who let the DOGS out? Who, who, who, who!!!???!!!'.