PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Brokholc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Daiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daiva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Rasmus - The Fight. Magnus Brokholc has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Brokholc
vs
Daiva

194 cm
22
203 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
189 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Determined

Valhalla War Gear

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus Brokholc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lukas Daiva!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daiva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daiva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Brokholc circles away from the clinch attempt

and Brokholc moves into the clinch.
Brokholc taking a breather.
Brokholc is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Daiva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brokholc tries to score a body lock takedown but Daiva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Daiva letting Brokholc take a breather here.
Brokholc wants to break free but Daiva has control.
Brokholc wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daiva tries to land knees in the clinch but Brokholc avoids the damage to the body.
Brokholc tries to break the clinch but Daiva is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brokholc missing with knees to the body.
Daiva missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Brokholc to work.

Brokholc manages to break the clinch.
Brokholc throws a head kick that half lands.
Brokholc keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brokholc fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daiva, pushing him back against the cage.
Brokholc using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daiva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daiva.
Brokholc blocks an elbow strike from Daiva.
Brokholc wants to break free but Daiva has control.
Brokholc leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brokholc fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Brokholc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brokholc throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daiva blocks it with crossed arms.
Brokholc tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daiva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brokholc avoiding damage as Daiva throws knees to the body.
Brokholc is stalling here.
Daiva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brokholc.
Brokholc wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brokholc is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brokholc tries to break the clinch but Daiva is controlling the position.
Brokholc managing to block the knees to the body from Daiva.

That's two 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.
Brokholc wants to break free but Daiva has control.
Daiva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brokholc just leaning against Daiva, taking a breather.
Brokholc seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Brokholc can't break the clinch.
Brokholc wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brokholc missing with knees to the body.
Brokholc tries to pull guard but Daiva holds him up against the cage and eventually Brokholc drops back down to his feet.
Brokholc tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daiva smiles and moves away.
Daiva checks a leg kick nicely.
Brokholc shoots for a takedown but Daiva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daiva tries for a takedown but Brokholc circles away easily

and Brokholc counters with a single leg into guard. Daiva didn't expect that.
Brokholc won't allow Daiva to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brokholc slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brokholc pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daiva is keeping the position for now.
Brokholc trying to control but Daiva is working from the bottom.
Brokholc trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brokholc is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Brokholc thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four 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.
Brokholc stays in close to Daiva's body and controls the position.
Brokholc has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brokholc stands up from Daiva's guard - Brokholc perhaps looking for a knockout.
Brokholc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brokholc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daiva wants to clinch but Brokholc slips to the side

and Brokholc counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Daiva!
Brokholc tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Brokholc working for a submission but Daiva is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Brokholc dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brokholc tries to land a front kick but Daiva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Daiva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Brokholc counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Daiva keeping full guard, as Brokholc tries to pass.

Daiva is working an open guard so Brokholc takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Daiva throws a series of punches but Brokholc moves out of range.

Brokholc closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Daiva lands a nice knee to the body.
Brokholc using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daiva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brokholc tries to break the clinch but Daiva is controlling the position.
Brokholc avoiding damage as Daiva throws knees to the body.
Daiva scores a nice knee to the body.
Daiva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brokholc is looking to break free of the clinch but Daiva has double underhooks.
Daiva is breathing heavily.
Brokholc managing to block the knees to the body from Daiva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brokholc avoiding damage as Daiva throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brokholc throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Brokholc to work.
Brokholc managing to block the knees to the body from Daiva.
Brokholc has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Daiva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brokholc misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Daiva.
Daiva gets underhooks to prevent Brokholc's takedown attempt.
Daiva tries to land knees in the clinch but Brokholc avoids the damage to the body.
Brokholc is leaning against Daiva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brokholc misses with a punch on the inside.
Brokholc avoiding damage as Daiva throws knees to the body.
Brokholc lands a nice knee to the body.
Brokholc wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daiva has him pressed against the cage.
Daiva managing to block the knees to the body from Brokholc.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brokholc stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Daiva missing with knees to the body.
Daiva prevents Brokholc from breaking the clinch.
Brokholc is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daiva.
A head punch on the inside from Brokholc fails to land.
Brokholc tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daiva lands a damaging elbow.
Daiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brokholc blocks it with crossed arms.

Brokholc breaks from the clinch.
Brokholc tries to score with a low kick but Daiva moves his leg out of the way.
Brokholc is looking to clinch but Daiva is avoiding it.
Daiva throws a head kick that misses

and Brokholc counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Daiva!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brokholc tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brokholc seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Daiva for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Magnus Brokholc just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Brokholc feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brokholc is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brokholc wants to control from the top but Daiva keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brokholc controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brokholc trying to control but Daiva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Brokholc dominated that second round.
That's time! Brokholc's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Brokholc.
Brokholc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daiva tries to clinch

and Brokholc counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Daiva wants to control the action here but instead Brokholc manages to pass to full mount!
Brokholc tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brokholc'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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daiva regains half guard.
Brokholc looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Magnus Brokholc just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Brokholc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brokholc misses with a head kick.
Daiva scores with a body shot.
Daiva circles away from the clinch attempt

and Daiva counters with a takedown into side control.
Brokholc is trying to work for a sweep but Daiva has mounted him!
Daiva prevents Brokholc from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daiva tries to push Brokholc's head away but Brokholc is holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daiva prevents Brokholc from getting the reversal.
Brokholc slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Brokholc is trying to control but Daiva manages to pass to mount!
Daiva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brokholc is looking to escape.
Brokholc flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

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.
Daiva avoids the attempt from Brokholc to control.
Brokholc can't escape the position.
Brokholc gets back to half guard.
Brokholc is looking to improve his position.

Brokholc looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lukas Daiva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brokholc preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Brokholc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brokholc, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Brokholc!