PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Lothbrokson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Anesthesia(Pulling Teeth). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lothbrokson
vs
Burton

183 cm
18
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Dissolution Fight Wear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivar Lothbrokson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cliff Burton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lothbrokson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lothbrokson scores with a leg kick.
Burton tries to clinch up.
Burton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burton moves in looking to clinch but Lothbrokson pushes him off.
Burton is looking to clinch but Lothbrokson is avoiding it.
Burton tries to clinch up.
Lothbrokson lands a nice looking body kick.
Burton is looking to clinch but Lothbrokson is avoiding it.
As Burton tries to get set, Lothbrokson tries to push him back and clinch up but Burton manages to avoid the attempt.
Burton doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lothbrokson counters by moving into the clinch.
Lothbrokson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lothbrokson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton working aggressively here.
Burton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lothbrokson backwards.
Lothbrokson crunches a lovely knee into Burton's ribcage.
Burton swings wildly with an uppercut but Lothbrokson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lothbrokson scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton swings wildly with an uppercut but Lothbrokson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrokson blocking some punches.
Lothbrokson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burton stalling in the clinch but Lothbrokson improves position.
Lothbrokson connects with a knee to the head.
Burton tries to land knees in the clinch but Lothbrokson avoids the damage to the body.
Lothbrokson misses with a knee strike.
Burton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lothbrokson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burton blocks it with crossed arms.
Lothbrokson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lothbrokson looking to throw knees to the head but Burton is blocking nicely.
Lothbrokson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burton controlling the action here for a moment.
Burton stalling in the clinch.
Burton tries to pull guard but Lothbrokson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lothbrokson misses with a knee to the head.
Lothbrokson prevents Burton from breaking the clinch.
Lothbrokson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lothbrokson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burton blocks it with crossed arms.
Burton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lothbrokson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Lothbrokson.
Burton is trying to maintain a safe position but Lothbrokson gets an underhook and turns Burton into the cage.
Burton taking a breather.
Lothbrokson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lothbrokson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lothbrokson misses with a knee strike.
Burton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lothbrokson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lothbrokson backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton swings wildly with an uppercut but Lothbrokson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson takes a shot to the head.
Lothbrokson looking to throw knees to the head but Burton is blocking nicely.
Lothbrokson landing knees to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lothbrokson tries to land a knee to the head but Burton blocks with his arms.
Lothbrokson landing knees to the body.
Lothbrokson is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lothbrokson scores with a knee to the head.
Lothbrokson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lothbrokson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burton avoids it.
Burton lands a body punch.
Burton jumps guard but Lothbrokson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ivar Lothbrokson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Burton.
Burton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lothbrokson backwards.
Burton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lothbrokson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burton misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Burton scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lothbrokson tries to land a knee to the head but Burton blocks with his arms.
Lothbrokson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lothbrokson blocking some punches.
Burton lands a left hand.
Burton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burton avoids it.
Burton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burton misses with a knee strike.
Lothbrokson looking to throw knees to the head but Burton is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lothbrokson tries to land a knee to the head but Burton blocks with his arms.
Burton tries to pull guard but Lothbrokson won't allow it.
Lothbrokson tries a knee to the head but Burton blocks it.
Lothbrokson misses with a knee strike.
Burton tries to pull guard but Lothbrokson won't allow it.
Burton takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lothbrokson connects with a knee to the head.
Burton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivar Lothbrokson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Burton tries to close the distance and clinch but Lothbrokson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lothbrokson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lothbrokson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Burton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burton tries to clinch but Lothbrokson moves out of range.
As Burton tries to get set, Lothbrokson tries to push him back and clinch up but Burton manages to avoid the attempt.
Lothbrokson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lothbrokson keeps the fight on the outside.
Burton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burton duly obliges.
Burton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lothbrokson is fending him off so far but Burton persists. Nope, Lothbrokson circles away and we're back to standing.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lothbrokson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burton tries to clinch there but Lothbrokson circles away.

Burton lands a left and a right that send Lothbrokson crashing to the mat, dazed. Burton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Lothbrokson is rocked!
Cliff Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lothbrokson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Lothbrokson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lothbrokson walks straight into a right hand from Burton - that's dropped him! Burton jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Lothbrokson from any more punishment! Lothbrokson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cliff Burton!
Cliff Burton took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dissolution Fight Wear for their support in the buildup to the fight.