PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Nordlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Szyslak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nordlund's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Popcorn. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Nordlund
vs
Szyslak

179 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Clothes for Gentlemen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Nordlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Szyslak!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nordlund.
Nordlund connects with a high kick.

It looks like Nick Szyslak has been cut.
Szyslak throws a jab when Nordlund was well out of range.
Szyslak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nordlund stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Szyslak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nordlund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Nordlund finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Szyslak.
Szyslak with a nice cross.
Szyslak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nordlund lands with a thumping leg kick.
Szyslak misses with a wild body shot.
Nordlund slips under a jab from Szyslak.
Nordlund avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Szyslak throws a hook but Nordlund avoids it easily.
Szyslak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nordlund.
Nordlund smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nordlund fails to land with a series of punches.
Nordlund lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice body kick from Nordlund.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nordlund lands with a nice body kick.
Nordlund fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nordlund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Szyslak throws out the jab.
Szyslak misses with a wild body shot.
Szyslak throws a hook but Nordlund avoids it easily.
Nick Szyslak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordlund digs a good hook to Szyslak's body.
Nordlund connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Szyslak avoids the head kick by Nordlund.
Nordlund sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Some wild striking there from Nordlund.
Nordlund thows a body kick. Szyslak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Szyslak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nordlund counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nordlund throws a leg kick which misses Szyslak's front leg but catches the back leg as Szyslak tries to avoid it.
Nordlund throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nordlund avoids a punch combination nicely.
Szyslak looks gassed!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nordlund. That's going to slow Szyslak down.
Szyslak misses with a right hand
and Nordlund counters with a series of strikes. Szyslak will be more careful next time no doubt.
Szyslak misses with a left hand
and Nordlund counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Szyslak thinking.
Nordlund lands a head kick!
Nordlund throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Szyslak's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nordlund.
Nordlund throws a combination that misses
letting Szyslak counter with a right hand.
Szyslak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nordlund counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szyslak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nordlund swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Szyslak.
Good shot there by Szyslak.
Szyslak just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nordlund.
Nordlund lands a head kick. Szyslak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Szyslak is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nordlund.
Szyslak is still on wobbly legs! Can Nordlund finish him?
Nordlund scores with a hook.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Nordlund! Szyslak is out on his feet! Nordlund rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Szyslak is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Szyslak is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Nordlund!