PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Friman (ranked 6429 p4p, 3270 weight class) and Test QQ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Friman
vs
QQ

170 cm
44
144
21 - 17 - 0

155 cm
24
135
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oskar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Test QQ!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
QQ lands a head shot.

Friman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Our spies down at at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter inform us that QQ has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Friman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Friman forces his way into half guard.
Friman is nestled in close to QQ, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman wants to advance to full mount but QQ doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Friman controlling from the top position.
QQ seems keen to control Friman's posture.
Friman tries to free his leg and advance position but QQ is retaining full guard.
Friman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Friman tries to free his leg and advance position but QQ is retaining full guard.
QQ is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
QQ misses with an uppercut.

Friman gets the takedown into side control.
Friman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt QQ will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Friman working the ground and pound but QQ is defending the strikes.
Friman controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman advances to mount.
Friman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Friman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Friman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman avoids the attempt from QQ to control.
QQ might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Friman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Friman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Friman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Friman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Friman slips a straight right by QQ.
Friman lands with an uppercut that bounces QQ off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Test QQ has been cut.
Jab from Friman.
Friman looks to score with a jab to the body but QQ is just out of range.
QQ bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Friman's head.
Friman throws a good cross that connects.
QQ on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
QQ throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Test QQ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friman swings widly with a right hand
enabling QQ to counter with a crisp jab.

Friman tries to sprawl but QQ drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Friman is defending against the submission attempts here by QQ.
Friman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Friman working for a triangle but QQ defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman has QQ pulled in close to control his posture.
Further stalling from Friman.
Friman continues to stall.
QQ wants to control from the top but Friman keeps moving.
Friman pulls QQ in close to his closed guard and prevents QQ from doing any damage or advancing 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.
Friman wants to sweep here but QQ controlling him for the moment.
Friman is pulling down on QQ's head. It's preventing any offense from QQ, at least for the moment.
QQ must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Friman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Still in half guard, Friman seems content to control.
Friman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman lands strikes from half guard.
Friman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Friman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Friman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Friman slows the pace down in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Friman not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
QQ throws a combination. Friman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
QQ stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
QQ misses with a wild combination.
Friman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

QQ closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - QQ lands in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Friman is on top in guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Test QQ will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Test QQ's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Friman looks for a takedown but QQ sprawls well.
Friman looks for a takedown but QQ sprawls well.
Test QQ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Friman throws a right hand that misses
and QQ counters with a left and a right that stings Friman.
Friman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that QQ can do to turn this around?
Friman throws a hook but QQ blocks it.
Friman tries to move into range but QQ moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
QQ misses with a left hand
and Friman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Friman shoots in and gets a takedown into QQ's guard.

QQ looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Friman advances to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
QQ is trying to maintain the position but Friman is very close to passing his half guard.
QQ is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Friman is staying active.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Friman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as QQ is looking to escape.
Friman misses with a head shot.
Friman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Friman's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
QQ is squirming around, avoiding Friman's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman landing shots from mount.
QQ wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Friman.
Friman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Friman with good strikes from the mount here!
Friman content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
QQ wants to control but Friman is having none of it.

That's four 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.
Friman with shots to the head and body - QQ looks very uncomfortable down there.
Friman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Friman controlling his opponent.
Friman avoids the attempt from QQ to control.
Friman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
QQ blocking the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oskar Friman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Friman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oskar Friman!
During a confident post fight interview, Oskar Friman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.