PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herger Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dag Daghammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Daghammar's choice of entrance music: Just like that - Dregen. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dag Daghammar enters the cage!

Ysengrin
vs
Daghammar

178 cm
24
164 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
165 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KAISER
Hellbent

KAISER
M.O. Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Herger Ysengrin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dag Daghammar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab, jab by Daghammar - just one landing.
Ysengrin is looking to land body kicks.
Ysengrin swings for the body but Daghammar moves out of range.
Daghammar throws a lazy right hand but Ysengrin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daghammar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Daghammar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Daghammar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ysengrin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ysengrin throws a wild body kick that Daghammar sees coming a mile off.
Daghammar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin is looking to clinch but Daghammar is avoiding it.
Ysengrin moves out of range of the strikes.
Ysengrin feints and then cracks Daghammar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daghammar down.
Ysengrin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daghammar swings for the body but Ysengrin moves out of range.
Ysengrin is looking to counter the offense by Daghammar and move into the clinch.
Daghammar misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ysengrin throws a head kick but Daghammar moves out of range.
Daghammar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ysengrin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Ysengrin moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin scores with a shot to the side of Daghammar's head.
Ysengrin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daghammar backwards.
Daghammar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ysengrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ysengrin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin scores with a shot to the side of Daghammar's head.
Ysengrin scores with a shoulder strike.
Daghammar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ysengrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daghammar looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Daghammar.
Ysengrin scores with a shot to the side of Daghammar's head.
Nice body punch from Ysengrin - that landed with a thud.
Ysengrin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ysengrin lands a right hand.
Daghammar misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Ysengrin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ysengrin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ysengrin lands with a short shot to the head.
Ysengrin struggles to land a body shot inside as Daghammar controls his hands.
A short right from Ysengrin.
Daghammar tries to stall but Ysengrin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ysengrin misses with a body punch.
Ysengrin lands a right hand.
Ysengrin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ysengrin lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Ysengrin as the two fighters clinch.
Daghammar looks winded!
Ysengrin lands a hook that snaps the head of Daghammar backwards.
Daghammar tries to stall but Ysengrin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ysengrin pushes Daghammar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Daghammar is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ysengrin is leaning against Daghammar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin cracks Daghammar with a nice body shot.
Ysengrin avoiding damage.
Ysengrin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daghammar backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ysengrin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daghammar throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Ysengrin.
Daghammar has a couple of punches blocked by Ysengrin.
Daghammar is trying to stall.
Ysengrin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daghammar backwards.
Ysengrin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ysengrin is leaning against Daghammar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ysengrin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ysengrin stalling the fight.
Ysengrin tries a body shot but Daghammar blocks it.
Daghammar stalling in the clinch but Ysengrin improves position.
Ysengrin scores with a shot to the side of Daghammar's head.
Daghammar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ysengrin tries to throw a body punch but Daghammar avoids it by throwing Ysengrin back against the cage.
Daghammar wants to get back to striking at distance but Ysengrin won't allow it.
Daghammar lands a body punch.
Daghammar tries to break the clinch but Ysengrin is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herger Ysengrin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Ysengrin.
Ysengrin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ysengrin misses with a low kick.
Ysengrin thuds a left hand into Daghammar's body.
Daghammar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big right from Daghammar misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Ysengrin.

Ysengrin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Daghammar on his heels. He'll look to pass Daghammar's guard now, I'm sure.
Daghammar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin throwing strikes from guard but Daghammar blocks nicely.
Daghammar looking to control.
Daghammar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ysengrin controls the pace.
Daghammar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ysengrin advances position into side control!
Ysengrin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ysengrin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ysengrin takes a little break here. Daghammar wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Daghammar holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
A lull in the action here as Ysengrin stalls from top position.
Ysengrin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ysengrin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ysengrin controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daghammar is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ysengrin connects with a decent elbow.
Ysengrin is putting a hurting on Daghammar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ysengrin working the body and head with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar is trying to control Ysengrin's posture but Ysengrin avoids it.
Ysengrin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Daghammar is avoiding damage well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ysengrin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ysengrin working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ysengrin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Herger Ysengrin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sloppy strikes there by Ysengrin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herger Ysengrin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Daghammar throws a jab but it's blocked by Ysengrin.
As Daghammar tries to get set, Ysengrin tries to push him back and clinch up but Daghammar manages to avoid the attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ysengrin, right into the meat.
Herger Ysengrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daghammar misses with a body shot.
Ysengrin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daghammar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ysengrin tries to clinch up
and Daghammar counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Daghammar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ysengrin misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ysengrin drives through and clinches with Daghammar against the cage.
Ysengrin tries to work over Daghammar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ysengrin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daghammar can do to turn this around?
Daghammar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ysengrin backwards.
Daghammar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ysengrin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ysengrin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ysengrin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ysengrin.
Daghammar working aggressively here.
Daghammar is trying to stall.
Ysengrin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daghammar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ysengrin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daghammar's elbow.
Ysengrin misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daghammar's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Ysengrin.
Herger Ysengrin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daghammar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daghammar misses with a punch to the body.
Ysengrin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Ysengrin.
A short left from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daghammar is still on wobbly legs! Can Ysengrin finish him?
Ysengrin gets through Daghammar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daghammar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ysengrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daghammar is looking to break free of the clinch but Ysengrin has double underhooks.
Daghammar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ysengrin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daghammar seems to have recovered his senses.
Ysengrin scores with a shoulder strike.
Ysengrin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ysengrin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin tries to throw a body punch but Daghammar avoids it by throwing Ysengrin back against the cage.
Ysengrin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daghammars head.
Ysengrin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daghammar or not.
Daghammar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ysengrin is leaning against Daghammar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ysengrin lands a shoulder strike.
Ysengrin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daghammar backwards.
A shot in the inside from Ysengrin.
Daghammar misses with a hook to the ribs.

Ysengrin lands a takedown into guard.
Ysengrin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ysengrin postures up and lands a big shot to Daghammar's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin trying to control but Daghammar is working from the bottom.
Daghammar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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!
Ysengrin postures up in Daghammar's guard and throws a big left but Daghammar blocks it.
Ysengrin chips away with some ground and pound.
Daghammar being controlled here, momentarily.
Daghammar is adopting a defensive guard.
Ysengrin passes Daghammar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herger Ysengrin clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Daghammar walks into a straight right hand from Ysengrin.
A good leg kick by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daghammars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ysengrin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick from Ysengrin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daghammar misses with a right hand
and Ysengrin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daghammar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Daghammar misses.
Ysengrin lands with an uppercut that bounces Daghammar off the cage and back into range.
Ysengrin fails to land the takedown.
Daghammar loads up on a big right hand but Ysengrin slips the punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands with a nice body kick.
Daghammar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ysengrin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin looks to land a body kick but Daghammar moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daghammar! But no joy.
That kick from Ysengrin tenderised Daghammar's leg. Daghammar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daghammar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ysengrin cracks Daghammar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ysengrin tries to clinch but Daghammar moves out of range.
Ysengrin moves in looking to clinch but Daghammar pushes him off.
Daghammar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ysengrin.
Daghammar throws out a counter right but Ysengrin avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Ysengrin catches Daghammar right on the button with a cross.
Daghammar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ysengrin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Daghammar counters with a left and a right that stings Ysengrin.
Daghammar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ysengrin punishes Daghammar's body with a nice straight punch.
Daghammar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Herger Ysengrin is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar avoids a kick to the body.
Ysengrin thumps Daghammar with a low kick.
Ysengrin cracks the inside of Daghammar's front leg.
Daghammar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Ysengrin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Ysengrin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daghammar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ysengrin throws a nice looking combination but Daghammar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dag Daghammar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ysengrin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Ysengrin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herger Ysengrin had his way with Dag Daghammar in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Daghammar swings away with a body shot that misses

and Ysengrin counters by moving into the clinch.
Daghammar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daghammar.
Daghammar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ysengrin wants a takedown.

Ysengrin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ysengrin is thwarting Daghammar's attempts to control the position.
Ysengrin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin wants to pass the guard but Daghammar is defending well.
Ysengrin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ysengrin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ysengrin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ysengrin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ysengrin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ysengrin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Daghammar is refusing to be controlled, as Ysengrin sits in half guard.
Ysengrin not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ysengrin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Daghammar trying to control from the bottom.
Ysengrin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daghammar's head.
Ysengrin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ysengrin slips a nice elbow through Daghammar's hands, connecting with Daghammar's forehead.
Ysengrin stalling.
Ysengrin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daghammar's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Ysengrin there.
Still in half guard, Ysengrin seems content to control.
Ysengrin working Daghammar over with strikes.
Daghammar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin trying to control the action but Daghammar is working from the bottom.
Ysengrin stalling away here and it's allowed Daghammar to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ysengrin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ysengrin slips nicely into half guard.
Daghammar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ysengrin.
Dag Daghammar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ysengrin throwing shots but Daghammar is blocking nicely.
Daghammar trying to control from the bottom.
Ysengrin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ysengrin wants to advance to full mount but Daghammar doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Ysengrin tries to free his leg and advance position but Daghammar is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herger Ysengrin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ysengrin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herger Ysengrin!
Herger Ysengrin retains his lightweight title!
Herger Ysengrin thanked the fans post fight for their support.