PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louie Lupo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lodbrok might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing in the name of.... Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lodbrok
vs
Lupo

180 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
177 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Louie Lupo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok takes a swing at Lupo's ribcage but misses.
Lupo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lodbrok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lupo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lupo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lodbrok connects with the punch.
Lupo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lodbrok misses with a body kick.
Lodbrok misses with a kick to the body.
Lodbrok misses with a low kick as Lupo jumps back.
Lodbrok cracks Lupo with a good jab.
Lodbrok moves in looking to clinch but Lupo pushes him off.
Lupo misses with an uppercut.

Lodbrok rushes Lupo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lodbrok with a knee to the head.

It looks like Louie Lupo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lupo lands a nice elbow.
Lupo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lodbrok's efforts to push away.
Lodbrok trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lupo.
Lupo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lodbrok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lodbrok lands an elbow just above Lupo 's eye.
Knees to the body from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lupo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok trying to land knees to the body.
Lodbrok lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lodbrok pushes Lupo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lupo misses with a punch to the body.
Lodbrok lands with a light punch inside.
Lupo lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok trying to land knees to the body.
Lodbrok tries to work over Lupo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Lodbrok's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lodbrok blocks the elbow strike.
Lupo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lodbrok.
Lupo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lupo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lodbrok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lupo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupo prevents a body shot from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lodbrok throws a head punch that misses.
Lupo avoids a wild elbow strike from Lodbrok.
Lupo taking a breather.
Lupo misses with some punches.
Lodbrok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lodbrok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lupo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lodbrok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Lodbrok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lodbrok lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lupo's sensitive parts.
Lodbrok avoids a kick to the body.
Lodbrok comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lupo moves out of range of the body kick.
Lupo throws a hook but Lodbrok blocks it.
Lodbrok connects with a jab.
Lupo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lupo throws a body punch but Lodbrok moves out of range.
Lodbrok was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lodbrok lands the left hand.
Lodbrok takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lupo - that will leave a mark!
Lupo throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lupo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lodbrok takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lodbrok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupo walks into a left hand.
Lodbrok fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lupo throws a jab when Lodbrok was well out of range.
Lodbrok misses with a body kick.
Lupo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lodbrok catches Lupo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lupo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lodbrok checks it well.
Lodbrok looks to score with a jab to the body but Lupo is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Lupo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lupo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lodbrok thuds his shin into the meat of Lupo's side.
Lupo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lupo throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lodbrok lands a big head kick that sends Lupo tumbling to the mat! Lodbrok takes a step backwards and waves Lupo back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Lupo is rocked!
Lupo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lupo is still on wobbly legs! Can Lodbrok finish him?
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Lodbrok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louie Lupo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lupo is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Lodbrok Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Lupo is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bjorn Lodbrok!
After the fight, Bjorn Lodbrok was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.