PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stuten Ingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and liam andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). andersson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: powerslave. liam andersson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ingo
vs
andersson

188 cm
19
199 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

195 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stuten Ingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, liam andersson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingo tries to clinch but andersson moves out of range.

andersson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
andersson wants to pass the guard but Ingo is defending well.
andersson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
andersson is stalling here. Ingo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! andersson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ingo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
andersson tries to escape but Ingo is in control.

Ingo is trying to get an arm triangle but andersson is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingo wants to stand but andersson is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Ingo.
You can see the frustration on andersson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ingo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and andersson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ingo is lucky that one didn't land flush.

andersson instigates a clinch.

Ingo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics andersson uses from the top position.
andersson wants to control from the top but Ingo keeps moving.
Ingo trying to control the position.
andersson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ingo is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ingo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ingo is breathing heavily.
Ingo letting andersson take a breather here.

andersson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ingo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
andersson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
andersson wants to control but Ingo is having none of it.
andersson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Ingo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Ingo is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

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.

andersson closes the distance and pushes Ingo back into the cage.

andersson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
andersson misses with a takedown attempt

and Ingo moves into the clinch.
Ingo blocks the elbow strike.
Ingo stalling the fight.

andersson breaks the clinch.
Ingo closes the distance and clinches up with andersson, looking for a takedown. Ingo pushes andersson against the cage but andersson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
andersson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ingo closes the distance but andersson moves to the side

and andersson counters with a single leg into guard. Ingo didn't expect that.
Ingo trying to control the position.
Ingo is really struggling to control andersson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

liam andersson dominated that round.
That's time! Ingo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ingo looks for a takedown but andersson sprawls well.

andersson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ingo napping and manages to drive through into side control!

andersson decides to stand back up. andersson steps back and let's Ingo get back to his feet.
Stuten Ingo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

andersson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ingo is trying to force a seperation but andersson has the dominant position.
Ingo is trying to break free.

andersson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
andersson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ingo's waist but Ingo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing andersson off to one side.
Ingo throws a head kick that misses

and andersson counters by clinching up.
Ingo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
andersson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ingo lands a right hand that snaps the head of andersson backwards.
Ingo tries to score a body lock takedown but andersson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ingo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but andersson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

andersson breaks from the clinch.

Ingo has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
andersson looking to slow down the pace here.
andersson scores a nice knee to the body.
Ingo wants to get back to striking at distance but andersson won't allow it.
Ingo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
andersson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ingo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt andersson or not.

Ingo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
andersson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ingo avoids it really well and circles away.
Ingo darts in trying to clinch

and andersson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by andersson.
andersson wants to control from the top but Ingo keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
andersson wants to pass the guard but Ingo is keeping the position.
Ingo trying to control the position.
andersson wants to control from the top but Ingo keeps moving.
Ingo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for andersson!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingo wants to control the pace but andersson is squirming around nicely.
andersson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ingo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Ingo stands up from mount. Strange move.

andersson forces Ingo back against the cage and clinches.

That's four 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.
Ingo tries a knee to the head but andersson blocks it.

Ingo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ingo tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and andersson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
andersson not doing much here.
andersson is thwarting Ingo's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
andersson is trying to control. Ingo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

liam andersson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ingo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Ingo scores with a three punch combo!
Ingo is looking to clinch but andersson is avoiding it.

andersson moves into range and clinches up with Ingo.
Ingo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but andersson blocks it with crossed arms.
andersson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ingo.

andersson successfully pulls guard.
andersson tries to strike from the bottom.
Ingo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ingo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as andersson holds on and takes a little breather.
Ingo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. andersson is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingo wants to control from the top but andersson keeps moving.

Ingo has gone for a leg lock! andersson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ingo's guard.
Ingo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
andersson works a leg free and moves into half guard.

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.
andersson wants to stand but Ingo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
andersson moves into full mount! Ingo won't be happy about that!
Ingo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ingo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
andersson misses with a head shot.

andersson goes for an armbar but Ingo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ingo.
andersson keeping moving, preventing Ingo from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
andersson looking to control.
Ingo trying to stand up but can't free himself from andersson's guard.
Ingo wants to stand and escape but instead andersson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ingo keeping moving, preventing andersson from controlling successfully.

That's four 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells andersson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ingo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Ingo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

andersson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
andersson trying to pass the guard but Ingo defending well.
Ingo wants to control but andersson is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
liam andersson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well andersson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... liam andersson!