PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krainobob Izalanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oskar Gudjohnsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Izalanger
vs
Gudjohnsen

180 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

207 cm
18
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krainobob Izalanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oskar Gudjohnsen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izalanger tries to bum rush Gudjohnsen with a series of wild strikes but Gudjohnsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Izalanger. Those never looked like landing.
Izalanger throws a right hand that Gudjohnsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Gudjohnsen also avoids with ease.
Gudjohnsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good shot there by Gudjohnsen.
Gudjohnsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Krainobob Izalanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izalanger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gudjohnsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gudjohnsen tries to bum rush Izalanger with a series of wild strikes but Izalanger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gudjohnsen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gudjohnsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gudjohnsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Izalanger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gudjohnsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Izalanger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gudjohnsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A left lands for Gudjohnsen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izalanger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gudjohnsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Izalanger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gudjohnsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gudjohnsen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Izalanger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gudjohnsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Izalanger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Izalanger is breathing heavily.

Izalanger pushes Gudjohnsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Gudjohnsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Izalanger.
Gudjohnsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gudjohnsen is trying to push Izalanger away but Izalanger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gudjohnsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gudjohnsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gudjohnsen stalling.
Gudjohnsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Izalanger could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izalanger.

Izalanger manages to break the clinch.
Izalanger throws a right hand that Gudjohnsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Gudjohnsen also avoids with ease.
Gudjohnsen throws out a counter right but Izalanger avoids it with no problem.
Gudjohnsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Izalanger should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izalanger walks into a jab.
Gudjohnsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Izalanger doesn't seem bothered though.
Gudjohnsen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Izalanger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gudjohnsen connects with a body shot that sends Izalanger's belly button to the back.
Good standup being displayed there by Gudjohnsen as he connects with a hook.
Izalanger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gudjohnsen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gudjohnsen cracks a nice hook into Izalanger's ribs.
Gudjohnsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gudjohnsen scores with a nice right hand.
Izalanger walks into a left hand.
Nice jab there from Gudjohnsen.
Izalanger takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gudjohnsen lands a slapping body shot.
A left lands for Gudjohnsen.
Gudjohnsen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gudjohnsen jabs Izalanger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gudjohnsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Izalanger.
Izalanger walks into a jab.
Gudjohnsen sizes up Izalanger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Izalanger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gudjohnsen with a nice cross.
Izalanger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gudjohnsen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Izalanger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gudjohnsen tests Izalanger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gudjohnsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Izalanger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice combination there by Gudjohnsen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gudjohnsen lands a really nice looking cross but Izalanger seems unphased.
Gudjohnsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gudjohnsen thuds a left hand into Izalanger's body.
Gudjohnsen lands with a right hand.
Gudjohnsen connects with a jab.
Gudjohnsen connects with a body shot.
Gudjohnsen connects with a crisp jab.
Gudjohnsen lands with a cross.
Gudjohnsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Izalanger off the cage and back into range.
Gudjohnsen connects with a looping right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gudjohnsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Izalanger under the eye.
Gudjohnsen works Izalanger's body with a nice hook.
Gudjohnsen scores with a nice strike.
Gudjohnsen connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oskar Gudjohnsen dominated that round.
That's time! Izalanger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gudjohnsen throws a good cross that connects.
Gudjohnsen lunges at Izalanger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Izalanger's hand.

Izalanger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gudjohnsen, pushing him back against the cage.
Gudjohnsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gudjohnsen misses with some punches.
Gudjohnsen misses with some punches.
Izalanger blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gudjohnsen.
Izalanger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izalanger.
Gudjohnsen has a couple of punches blocked by Izalanger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gudjohnsen.

Izalanger breaks the clinch.
Izalanger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gudjohnsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gudjohnsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gudjohnsen scores with a jab. Izalanger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oskar Gudjohnsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izalanger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gudjohnsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Izalanger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gudjohnsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gudjohnsen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Izalanger with a body shot.
Krainobob Izalanger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Izalanger throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gudjohnsen counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Izalanger tries to bum rush Gudjohnsen with a series of wild strikes but Gudjohnsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Gudjohnsen.
Gudjohnsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Izalanger tries to close the distance and clinch but Gudjohnsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Izalanger misses with a hook. Gudjohnsen ducked under it nicely.
Gudjohnsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Izalanger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gudjohnsen throws out a counter right but Izalanger avoids it with no problem.
Gudjohnsen lands with a straight right. Izalanger didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot by Gudjohnsen.
Gudjohnsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Izalanger's head.
Gudjohnsen scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izalanger walks into a stiff left hand from Gudjohnsen.
Gudjohnsen scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izalanger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gudjohnsen lands a jab.
Gudjohnsen punishes Izalanger's body with a nice straight punch.
Gudjohnsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Izalanger under the eye.
Gudjohnsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Gudjohnsen lands a jab.
Izalanger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gudjohnsen scores with a decent looking hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Gudjohnsen as he connects with a hook.
Gudjohnsen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Izalanger. Izalanger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gudjohnsen lunges at Izalanger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Izalanger's hand.
Gudjohnsen jabs at Izalanger's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gudjohnsen lands a head shot.
Izalanger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gudjohnsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gudjohnsen catches Izalanger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A left lands for Gudjohnsen.
Gudjohnsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gudjohnsen works the jab nicely.
Gudjohnsen scores with a nice strike.
Gudjohnsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Izalanger momentarily.
Gudjohnsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Izalanger swinging wildly here.
Gudjohnsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Izalanger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Gudjohnsen finds it's target.
Izalanger walks into a straight right hand from Gudjohnsen.
Gudjohnsen scores with a jab to the head.
Gudjohnsen lands with a nice body punch.
Gudjohnsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gudjohnsen lands a body shot.
Jab, jab by Gudjohnsen - just one landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Gudjohnsen. That snapped Izalanger's head back.
Izalanger drops his hands momentarily and Gudjohnsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gudjohnsen connects with a jab.
Gudjohnsen with a nice cross.
Izalanger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oskar Gudjohnsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Izalanger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A cross from Gudjohnsen lands.
Gudjohnsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Izalanger swinging wildly here.
Gudjohnsen scores with a shot to the body.
Izalanger throws a right hand that Gudjohnsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Gudjohnsen also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Gudjohnsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Gudjohnsen.
Gudjohnsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gudjohnsen slips a jab and a cross from Izalanger.
Gudjohnsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Izalanger moves forwards but Gudjohnsen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gudjohnsen cracks Izalanger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izalanger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gudjohnsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Izalanger scrambles back to his feet.
Izalanger moves to clinch but Gudjohnsen breaks away
and Gudjohnsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gudjohnsen.
Nice straight punches there by Gudjohnsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gudjohnsen.
Gudjohnsen throws out a powerful jab.

Izalanger is rocked!
Izalanger throws a combination that misses
and Gudjohnsen counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Izalanger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gudjohnsen scores with a nice head shot.
Gudjohnsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Izalanger on the side of the head.
Gudjohnsen tests Izalanger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gudjohnsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gudjohnsen works Izalanger's body with a nice hook.
Izalanger seems to have got his legs back now.
Gudjohnsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Izalanger's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Izalanger walks into a straight right hand from Gudjohnsen.
Gudjohnsen throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from Gudjohnsen.
Izalanger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gudjohnsen.
Gudjohnsen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good exchange - Gudjohnsen coming out on top.
Izalanger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gudjohnsen scores with a jab to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gudjohnsen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gudjohnsen.
Gudjohnsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Izalanger in his tracks.
Gudjohnsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Izalanger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gudjohnsen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gudjohnsen throws a good cross that connects.
Gudjohnsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Izalanger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Izalanger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gudjohnsen lands an overhand right.
Izalanger takes one to the side of the head.
Gudjohnsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Izalanger's head.
Izalanger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gudjohnsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Izalanger's head.
Gudjohnsen cracks Izalanger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Gudjohnsen as he connects with a hook.
Izalanger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice combination there by Gudjohnsen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gudjohnsen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab lands there for Gudjohnsen.
Gudjohnsen slips a jab and a cross from Izalanger.
Izalanger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gudjohnsen thuds a left hand into Izalanger's body.
Nice shot lands for Gudjohnsen.
Gudjohnsen scores with a jab.
Izalanger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gudjohnsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Izalanger scrambles back to his feet.
Gudjohnsen lands a nice hook to Izalanger's body. Izalanger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gudjohnsen scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gudjohnsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Izalanger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Krainobob Izalanger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Gudjohnsen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oskar Gudjohnsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gudjohnsen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 25:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oskar Gudjohnsen!
Our winner, Oskar Gudjohnsen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.