PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Skarsgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Skarsgard
vs
Rodgers

185 cm
20
203 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Skarsgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skarsgard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skarsgard misses with a body kick.
Rodgers avoids a kick to the body.
Skarsgard stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodgers. Rodgers gets slowly back to his feet.
Skarsgard throws a sloppy head kick and Rodgers moves out of range easily.
Skarsgard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Rodgers blocks the leg kick.
Rodgers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Skarsgard keeps Rodgers at a distance using the push kick.
Skarsgard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skarsgard scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarsgard throws a head kick but Rodgers moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Skarsgard - that will leave a mark!
Rodgers looks gassed!
Skarsgard throws a wild body kick that Rodgers sees coming a mile off.
A good leg kick by Skarsgard.
An inside leg kick lands from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard is looking to slow Rodgers down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skarsgard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skarsgard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skarsgard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodgers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A jab from Skarsgard finds it's way through Rodgers's defenses.
Rodgers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skarsgard is looking to slow Rodgers down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard misses the shot to the body.
Rodgers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Erik Skarsgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skarsgard throws a head kick that half lands.
Rodgers blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Skarsgard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard lands a front kick.
Rodgers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard lands with a nice body punch.
Skarsgard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Skarsgard cracks a nice hook into Rodgers's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skarsgard scores with a leg kick.
Skarsgard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Skarsgard throws a leg kick which misses Rodgers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodgers tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rodgers's calf.
Skarsgard fakes the leg kick and cracks Rodgers in the body.
Skarsgard lands a front kick.
Skarsgard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skarsgard is looking to wear down Rodgers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rodgers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Skarsgard misses with a body kick.
Skarsgard scores with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skarsgard tries to land a leg kick but Rodgers saw it coming and moves away.
Rodgers has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard thumps Rodgers with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Skarsgard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Skarsgard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skarsgard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skarsgard throws a leg kick but Rodgers checks it.
Skarsgard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodgers. That did some damage!
Skarsgard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Skarsgard scores with a hook to the body. Rodgers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skarsgard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Skarsgard scores with a kick to the midsection.
Skarsgard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodgers is breathing heavily.
Skarsgard feints and then cracks Rodgers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodgers down.
Erik Skarsgard is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarsgard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodgers. That did some damage!
Skarsgard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Skarsgard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rodgers's calf.
Skarsgard lands with a kick to the temple. Rodgers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rodgers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rodgers might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Skarsgard has got the better of the exchanges.
A thudding body kick lands there by Skarsgard!
Skarsgard throws a low kick, looking for Rodgers's leg but Rodgers calmly moves out of range.
Rodgers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Skarsgard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skarsgard lands with a nice body punch.
Skarsgard lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Skarsgard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rodgers if he has to take too many more of those.
Erik Skarsgard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skarsgard jabs at Rodgers's body.
Skarsgard thows a body kick. Rodgers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Skarsgard throws a head kick but Rodgers moves out of range.
Rodgers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skarsgard can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard lands a head kick. Rodgers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Skarsgard thumps Rodgers with a low kick.
Skarsgard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Skarsgard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skarsgard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Ken Rodgers has been cut.
Skarsgard lands a head kick!
Rodgers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skarsgard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodgers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rodgers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Skarsgard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skarsgard connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodgers's sensitive parts.
Rodgers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skarsgard scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skarsgard scoring well with a low kick there.
Skarsgard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Skarsgard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ken Rodgers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Skarsgard throws a head kick that misses.
Skarsgard feints and then cracks Rodgers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodgers down.
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Skarsgard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Skarsgard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodgers can do to turn this around?
Skarsgard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Skarsgard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rodgers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Skarsgard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodgers's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Skarsgard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarsgard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rodgers avoids the head kick by Skarsgard.
Skarsgard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skarsgard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skarsgard.
Rodgers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skarsgard thuds a left hand into Rodgers's body.
Skarsgard throws a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Skarsgard.
Erik Skarsgard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard throws a leg kick which misses Rodgers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodgers tries to avoid it.
Skarsgard throws a leg kick which misses Rodgers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodgers tries to avoid it.
Rodgers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skarsgard can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skarsgard connects with a high kick.
Rodgers swings for the body but Skarsgard moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skarsgard.
Nice body kick there by Skarsgard.
Skarsgard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Skarsgard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Skarsgard thuds a left hand into Rodgers's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard connects with a solid leg kick.
Skarsgard keeps Rodgers at a distance using the push kick.
Good leg kick by Skarsgard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Skarsgard. Rodgers shrugs it off though.
Skarsgard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rodgers's calf.
Skarsgard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rodgers will feel that in the morning.
Skarsgard throws a front kick that sends Rodgers stumbling back into the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rodgers crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Skarsgard - the referee stops the clock and Rodgers gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Skarsgard. Rodgers manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ken Rodgers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skarsgard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rodgers's head.
Skarsgard throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard cracks the inside of Rodgers's front leg.
Skarsgard scores with a leg kick.
Skarsgard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodgers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Skarsgard.
Skarsgard lands with a slapping head kick.
Good leg kick by Skarsgard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skarsgard scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skarsgard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Skarsgard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skarsgard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Skarsgard!