PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Calle Pajander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and August Strindberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pajander comes to the cage accompanied by Giorgio Moroder - The Chase. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pajander
vs
Strindberg

170 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Calle Pajander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, August Strindberg!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pajander takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Strindberg missing with a left hand there. Pajander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pajander scores with a nice right hand.
Strindberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strindberg lands a nice hook to Pajander's body. Pajander takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Strindberg missing with a left hand there. Pajander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strindberg catches Pajander with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pajander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strindberg.
Pajander slips under a jab from Strindberg.
Pajander looks to land a left hand but Strindberg moved out of range nicely.
Strindberg misses with a body shot.
Strindberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strindberg throws a big shot that misses.
Strindberg cracks Pajander with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Strindberg's corner calls for a 1-2. Strindberg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pajander misses with a takedown attempt - Strindberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Strindberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pajander.
Strindberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Strindberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strindberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strindberg swinging wildly here.
Strindberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Pajander darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pajander not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pajander stops Strindberg from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strindberg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pajander is working away from the top position though.
Strindberg has a hand on Pajander's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Pajander takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Strindberg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Strindberg's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pajander controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

August Strindberg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pajander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strindberg throws out the jab.
Pajander thows a body shot but no joy.
August Strindberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pajander misses with an uppercut.
Strindberg scores with the left hand. Pajander knows he should have avoided that one.
Pajander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strindberg throws out a loose jab but Pajander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pajander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strindberg.
Pajander misses with a hook. Strindberg ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Pajander.
Strindberg blocks a low kick nicely.
Pajander moves away from the strike by Strindberg.
Strindberg takes one to the chin there.
Strindberg slips a straight right by Pajander.
Pajander takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Strindberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strindberg misses with a two punch combination.

Pajander gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pajander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strindbergs head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strindberg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Strindberg taking a breather.
Pajander is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Strindberg gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Pajander lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pajander tries to pass to full mount but Strindberg defends it.
Pajander controlling the action here.
Pajander looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pajander keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pajander is pressing down on Strindberg's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strindberg is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strindberg is looking to get back to is feet but Pajander passes into side control.
Pajander controls the position.
Strindberg tries to buck Pajander off but Pajander is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Strindberg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

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.
Pajander takes a little break here. Strindberg wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
You can see the frustration on Strindberg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calle Pajander dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pajander misses with a hook.
Strindberg misses with a looping right.
A right-left combo lands from Strindberg.
Strindberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pajander throws a hook but Strindberg avoids it easily.

Pajander forces Strindberg back against the cage and clinches.
Pajander pushes Strindberg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Strindberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pajander staying out of range there.
A big left from Strindberg misses.
Pajander uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Strindberg has time to react.
The fighters circling - Pajander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Pajander clinches up against the cage.
Strindberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Strindberg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pajander pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pajander throws a hook but Strindberg avoids it easily.
Pajander lands with an overhand left.
Pajander slips a jab from Strindberg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strindberg throws a predictable looking body shot

and Pajander counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Strindberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pajander sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Strindberg trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pajander tries to free his leg and advance position but Strindberg is retaining full guard.
Strindberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Strindberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Strindberg, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strindberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice shot by Pajander.
Strindberg misses with a hook.
Strindberg catches Pajander with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pajander uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Strindberg has time to react.
Pajander fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Some bone on bone action there as Strindberg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pajander scores with a jab.
Strindberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pajander tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strindberg swivels and escapes.
Pajander throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Strindberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Strindberg misses with a hook to the body

and Pajander decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Strindberg's guard.
Pajander prevents Strindberg from getting back to his feet.
Pajander is stalling in the full guard.
Strindberg wants to get back to his feet but Pajander is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calle Pajander showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pajander 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calle Pajander!