PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Svensson (ranked 5175 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hagen (ranked 24777 p4p, 0 weight class). Hagen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thunder by Imagine Dragons. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Svensson
vs
Hagen

190 cm
20
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
200 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Lars Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Hagen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hagen throws a shot to the body.
Hagen is looking to clinch but Svensson is avoiding it.

Svensson gets a double leg takedown into Hagen's guard.

Hagen pushes Svensson off and gets back to his feet.
Hagen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Svensson leaves Hagen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hagen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Hagen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Svensson gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson throwing shots but Hagen is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagen is trying to stand.
Hagen wants to control but Svensson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Svensson wants to pass the guard but Hagen is defending well.
Svensson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Svensson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Svensson controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Svensson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hagen for as long as he can get away with.
Hagen tries to roll over but Svensson keeps him under control.
Hagen gets full guard.
Svensson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Svensson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Svensson postures up.
Svensson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Svensson passes Hagen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hagen is looking to improve his position.
Svensson 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.
Hagen tries to roll over but Svensson keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Svensson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hagen has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Svensson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hagen tries to get to full guard but Svensson has control of the leg.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Svensson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Hagen kicks off Svensson and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lars Svensson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Svensson is defended easily by Hagen.
No luck for Hagen with that takedown attempt.
Hagen tries to clinch but Svensson moves out of range.
Hagen is looking to clinch.
Svensson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Svensson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson misses with a shot to the body
and Hagen counters with a series of strikes. Svensson will be more careful next time no doubt.

Svensson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hagen is trying to defend but Svensson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Svensson is trying to control the action in half guard but Hagen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Svensson trying to work for an americana but Hagen has managed to regain full guard.
Hagen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Hagen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hagen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Svensson stays in close to Hagen's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Hagen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Svensson won't allow Hagen to sweep him here.
Svensson postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Svensson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hagen, pushing him back against the cage.
Hagen missing with knees to the body.
Svensson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hagen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Hagen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Svensson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hagen has managed to get both his arms back between Svensson's legs - danger averted.
Svensson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Svensson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hagen is proving hard to escape from.

Svensson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hagen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hagen has escaped and now he's on top!

Hagen looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Svensson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hagen trying to control the position from guard on top but Svensson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hagen stopping the sweep attempt from Svensson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jack Hagen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Svensson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Svensson manages to break the clinch.
Svensson avoids a kick to the body.

Svensson darts in and clinches Hagen up against the cage.
Hagen landing knees to the body.

Svensson manages to break the clinch.
Svensson blocks a head kick by Hagen.

Hagen pushes Svensson up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Svensson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hagen darts in looking for a takedown but Svensson gets double underhooks and turns Hagen into the cage.

Svensson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hagen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hagen tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson is looking to take a break and control but Hagen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hagen gets back to half guard.
Svensson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Svensson stops Hagen from getting back to his feet.
Svensson is thwarting Hagen's attempts to control the position.
Hagen is pressing down on Svensson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hagen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Svensson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hagen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Svensson as he avoids it easily.
Lars Svensson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Hagen.
Svensson shoots for a double leg takedown but Hagen sprawls well. He's pushed Svensson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hagen is looking for the big counter here.
Svensson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hagen shoots in and drives through. Svensson sprawls well.
Hagen misses with a takedown attempt - Svensson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hagen scores with a jab to the body.
Hagen tries to clinch up.
Lars Svensson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagen avoids a kick to the body.

Svensson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hagen, pushing him back against the cage.
Hagen tries to pull guard but Svensson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hagen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Svensson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hagen with a poor takedown

and Svensson counters by clinching up.

Svensson breaks the clinch.
Hagen shoots in but no luck this time.
Lars Svensson is winning the standup battle so far.

Svensson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hagen's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svensson is in close to Hagen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hagen wants to hit a switch here but Svensson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hagen there!

And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Svensson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Svensson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Svensson!