PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zed Bjergsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Llorent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bjergsen
vs
Llorent

165 cm
23
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zed Bjergsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Llorent!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjergsen misses with a takedown

and Llorent counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bjergsen!

Llorent tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Llorent has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Llorent working away.
Bjergsen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Llorent's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bjergsen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Llorent.
Bjergsen trying to hold on to Llorent's head to control him but Llorent postures up.
Bjergsen controlling the position well.
Llorent wants to control but Bjergsen is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Llorent is working for a submission of some sort.
Bjergsen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bjergsen tries to get out of the position.
Llorent wants to take a breather but Bjergsen is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Llorent is looking for a kimura here.
Llorent prevents Bjergsen from improving his position.
Llorent trying to mount his opponent but Bjergsen defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Llorent is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bjergsen manages to get to full guard.
Llorent advances position into side control!

Llorent tries for a kimura but Bjergsen is defending well.
Llorent working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llorent wants to control but Bjergsen is keeping him busy.
Llorent tries to advance to mount but can't.
Llorent trying to control the action but Bjergsen is working from the bottom.
Llorent works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llorent is looking to take a break and control but Bjergsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bjergsen struggling a bit here.
Bjergsen is looking to regain half guard here but Llorent keeps moving and retains side control.
Llorent tries to score with some ground and pound. Bjergsen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bjergsen tries to improve position but can't.
Llorent throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bjergsen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Llorent moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Llorent dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No luck for Bjergsen with that takedown attempt.

Llorent throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bjergsen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Llorent is in Bjergsen's guard.
Llorent advances to half guard.

Llorent seems to be working for a kimura but Bjergsen defends the submission attempt.
Llorent wants to control but Bjergsen is keeping him busy.
Llorent missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Llorent throws a strike but Bjergsen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Llorent showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Llorent trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjergsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjergsen pulls Llorent in close to prevent any damage.
Bjergsen is trying to keep Llorent in close.
Bjergsen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Llorent drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bjergsen dives on top into guard.
Llorent not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bjergsen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bjergsen is working Llorent over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Llorent wants to control but Bjergsen passes easily into half guard.
Llorent is trying to maintain the position but Bjergsen is very close to passing his half guard.
Bjergsen stops Llorent from getting back to his feet.
Llorent trying to hold on to Bjergsen's head to control him but Bjergsen postures up.
Bjergsen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjergsen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bjergsen connects with a nice short shot to Llorent's temple.
Bjergsen is looking to take a break and control but Llorent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Llorent is pressing down on Bjergsen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Llorent is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjergsen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bjergsen passes Llorent's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bjergsen is trying to control the action in half guard but Llorent is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Llorent is looking for a sweep. Bjergsen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bjergsen working over Llorent with some ground and pound. Llorent looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bjergsen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Llorent is rocked!
Bjergsen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Llorent is still in real trouble! Can Bjergsen finish him?
Llorent is staying active underneath Bjergsen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Llorent seems to have recovered his senses.
Bjergsen is nestled in close to Llorent, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Llorent looking for submissions off his back.
Bjergsen scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjergsen wants to pass to mount but Llorent is defending the position.
Bjergsen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Llorent trying to hold on to Bjergsen's head to control him but Bjergsen postures up.
Nice strikes from Bjergsen there.
Ground and pound from Bjergsen.
Bjergsen lands with a punch from half guard.
Bjergsen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bjergsen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bjergsen is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Llorent is hurt! He's hurt bad - Bjergsen fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Llorent from any more punishment! Congratulations to Bjergsen! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zed Bjergsen!