PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Bandit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claus Clausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Bandit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Claus Clausen's chin.

Bandit
vs
Clausen

193 cm
24
191 lbs
8 - 11 - 1

189 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Bandit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claus Clausen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clausen connects with a body shot.
Clausen works Bandit's body with a nice hook.
Bandit throws out a loose jab but Clausen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clausen lands a nice shot that snaps Bandit's head back.
Bandit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clausen lands a nice looking body shot.
Clausen connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clausen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clausen cracks a nice hook into Bandit's ribs.
Bandit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Clausen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clausen.
Clausen scores with a body shot.
Clausen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clausen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bandit with a hook.
Bandit misses with a two punch combination.
Bandit is breathing heavily.
Clausen cracks a nice hook into Bandit's ribs.
Clausen jabs Bandit to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clausen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bandit on the side of the head.
Bandit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clausen.
Clausen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clausen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bandit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Bandit is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Bandit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Clausen cracks Bandit with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Clausen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bandit to stand back up!

Clausen sends Bandit crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Clausen is motioning to the referee to let Bandit up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Clausen stuns Bandit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clausen walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Bandit drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Clausen swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Bandit's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claus Clausen!