PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klas Micropop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konan Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Micropop
vs
Obrien

183 cm
21
275 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

193 cm
27
270 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klas Micropop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Konan Obrien!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micropop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obrien.
Micropop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Micropop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Obrien is able to avoid easily.
Micropop tried to score with a low kick but Obrien checks it.
Konan Obrien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Micropop throws a push kick but Obrien slaps the foot to one side.
Good work by Obrien as he checks the leg kick.
Obrien misses with a looping left.
Obrien just misses with a punch to the body.

Obrien has closed the distance and engaged Micropop in a clinch.
Micropop misses with an elbow strike.
Micropop throws an elbow that misses.
Micropop lands an elbow just above Obrien 's eye.

It looks like Konan Obrien has been cut.
Obrien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Obrien.
Micropop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Obrien avoids the elbow strike from Micropop, against the cage.
Micropop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obrien swings wildly with an uppercut but Micropop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Micropop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Micropop pushes off an throws an elbow but Obrien leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Obrien is trying to break the clinch but Micropop is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from Obrien as the two fighters clinch.
Micropop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Micropop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Micropop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obrien.
Micropop misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien throws a head punch that misses.
Obrien lands a body punch in the clinch.
Micropop misses with an elbow over the top.
Obrien tries to circle away but Micropop has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Obrien.
Nice body punch from Obrien - that landed with a thud.
Micropop is breathing heavily.
Obrien can't break the clinch.
Obrien wants to get back to striking at distance but Micropop won't allow it.
Obrien is looking to break free of the clinch but Micropop has double underhooks.
Micropop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Obrien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obrien throws a head punch that misses.
Obrien stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Micropop throws an elbow but misses.
Micropop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obrien avoids a wild elbow strike from Micropop.
Obrien with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Micropop pushes off an throws an elbow but Obrien leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Obrien is leaning against Micropop and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obrien lands a hook to the side of the head.
Micropop crunches a lovely knee into Obrien's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Micropop lands a damaging elbow.

Obrien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Micropop throws the kick towards the body but Obrien avoids it.
Obrien thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien just misses with a punch to the body.
Micropop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obrien has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body punch from Obrien.
Obrien tries to bum rush Micropop with a series of wild strikes but Micropop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obrien throws a leg kick that is checked
and Micropop counters with a nice low kick that buckles Obrien's knee momentarily.
Micropop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Obrien.
Micropop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Obrien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obrien misses with a jab to the body
and Micropop counters with a good low kick that Obrien was not able to check.
Obrien is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Micropop rather than just go for the knockout.
Obrien tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Micropop closes the distance and clinches.
Micropop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Micropop.
Obrien is trying to stall.
Micropop stalling.
Obrien wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Micropop has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micropop blocks an uppercut.
Obrien tries to break the clinch but Micropop is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Micropop.
Micropop lands an elbow inside.
Micropop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Micropop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Micropop.
Micropop effectively controlling the action here.
Micropop lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Micropop.
Micropop lands an elbow inside that Obrien shrugs off.
Obrien avoids the elbow strike from Micropop, against the cage.
Obrien is trying to push Micropop away but Micropop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Obrien can't break the clinch.
Micropop is pushing Obrien up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Micropop lands an elbow that stopped Obrien in his tracks for a moment.
Micropop lands an elbow just above Obrien 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Micropop.
Micropop lands a nice knee to the body.
Micropop lands an elbow inside.
Micropop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Micropop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micropop stalling the fight.
Micropop throws an elbow that misses.
Obrien takes an elbow to the temple.
Micropop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Micropop lands a damaging elbow.
Micropop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Micropop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Micropop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Micropop lands an elbow inside.
Micropop lands an elbow inside that Obrien shrugs off.
Micropop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Micropop lands an elbow that stopped Obrien in his tracks for a moment.
Micropop lands an elbow inside.
Micropop scores a nice knee to the body.
Obrien taking a breather.
Micropop throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Micropop.
Micropop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Micropop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Micropop throws an elbow that misses.

Obrien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obrien misses the body punch

and Micropop holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Obrien tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Micropop avoids it.
Micropop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klas Micropop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konan Obrien's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Obrien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Micropop thumps Obrien with a low kick.
Obrien takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Micropop thuds his shin into the meat of Obrien's side.

Micropop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike.
Klas Micropop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Micropop.
Micropop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Obrien's defenses.
Micropop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Micropop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Micropop misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Micropop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Micropop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Micropop lands an elbow that stopped Obrien in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Obrien's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Micropop.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Micropop landing knees to the body.
Micropop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Obrien in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Micropop to work.
Obrien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Micropop's elbow.
Micropop misses with an elbow over the top.
Micropop has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien blocks the elbow strike.
Micropop lands a knee to the body.
Obrien misses with a punch on the inside.
Micropop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Obrien lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Micropop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Obrien lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Micropop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Micropop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Micropop lands an elbow that stopped Obrien in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Micropop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Obrien's brow.
Micropop lands an elbow inside that Obrien shrugs off.
Obrien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Micropop.
Obrien misses with a knee to the head.
Micropop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Micropop.
Micropop lands an elbow inside.
Micropop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Obrien tries to throw a body punch but Micropop avoids it by throwing Obrien back against the cage.
Micropop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Micropop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Micropop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Micropop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Micropop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micropop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Obrien tries to throw a body punch but Micropop avoids it by throwing Obrien back against the cage.
Micropop trying to land knees to the body.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Micropop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Obrien looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Micropop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Micropop lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Micropop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Obrien's brow.
Obrien avoids the elbow strike from Micropop, against the cage.
Obrien lands a shot to the body.
Obrien wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Micropop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obrien avoids a wild elbow strike from Micropop.
Micropop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obrien can do to turn this around?
Micropop misses with an elbow strike.
Obrien tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike from Micropop.
Obrien blocks the elbow strike.
Micropop misses with an elbow strike.
Micropop lands a damaging elbow.
Micropop holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Micropop keeps control of Obrien as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Micropop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
Micropop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Micropop landing knees to the body.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike.
Obrien misses with a body punch.
Obrien has had enough of the clinch but Micropop keeps him there for the moment.
Micropop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Micropop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obrien struggles to land a body shot inside as Micropop controls his hands.
Obrien avoids the elbow strike from Micropop, against the cage.
Micropop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obrien doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Micropop pushes off an throws an elbow but Obrien leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Micropop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obrien misses with a hook to the ribs.
Micropop misses with an elbow over the top.
Obrien wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obrien can't break the clinch.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike from Micropop.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Micropop.
Obrien avoids a wild elbow strike from Micropop.
Micropop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obrien tries to break free but Micropop pushes him back against the cage.
Obrien dodges an elbow strike from Micropop.

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.
Obrien misses with the head strike.
Obrien is trying to break the clinch but Micropop has him pressed against the cage.
Obrien avoids a wild elbow strike from Micropop.
A hook to the body from Obrien.
Micropop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Obrien avoids the elbow strike from Micropop, against the cage.
Obrien lands a body shot.
Obrien lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Micropop misses with an elbow strike.
Micropop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Obrien is trying to force a seperation but Micropop has the dominant position.
Micropop crunches a lovely knee into Obrien's ribcage.
Micropop is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Obrien landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Obrien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obrien trying to control the position but instead, Micropop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Obrien into the cage.
Obrien misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Micropop misses with an elbow over the top.
Micropop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Obrien lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Obrien blocks the elbow strike.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klas Micropop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konan Obrien's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Obrien throws a jab when Micropop was well out of range.
A low kick from Obrien is predictable there
and Micropop counters with a thumping low kick.
Obrien throws a hook but Micropop avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Micropop.
Obrien tries to land a body kick
and Micropop counters with an inside leg kick.
Obrien blocks a head kick by Micropop.
Obrien keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Micropop misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Micropop.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Micropop, right into the meat.
Obrien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obrien takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Micropop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Obrien, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Micropop throws an elbow but misses.
Obrien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Micropop lands an elbow just above Obrien 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Obrien's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Micropop lands an elbow that stopped Obrien in his tracks for a moment.
Micropop throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Micropop lands an elbow inside.
Obrien takes an elbow to the temple.
Micropop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Micropop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Micropop lands a good knee to the midsection. Obrien won't want to take too many of those.
Obrien's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Obrien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Micropop's elbow.
Micropop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Obrien's defenses.
Micropop lands an elbow inside that Obrien shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Micropop throws an elbow but misses.
Micropop misses with an elbow over the top.
Micropop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Micropop.
Micropop misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for Micropop.
Knees to the body from Micropop.
Obrien takes an elbow to the temple.
Micropop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Micropop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obrien wants to break the clinch but can't.
Obrien avoids the elbow strike from Micropop, against the cage.
Obrien on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Micropop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Micropop lands an elbow that stopped Obrien in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micropop prevents Obrien from breaking the clinch.
Micropop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Micropop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Micropop pushes off an throws an elbow but Obrien leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Micropop misses with an elbow over the top.
Micropop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Micropop lands a damaging elbow.
Micropop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike.
Micropop holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Micropop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obrien dodges an elbow strike from Micropop.
Micropop trying to land knees to the body.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike.
Micropop throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees to the body from Micropop.
Obrien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Micropop lands a damaging elbow.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
Micropop landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Micropop throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Micropop is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Micropop stalling in the clinch.
Obrien utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Obrien avoids the elbow strike from Micropop, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Micropop throws an elbow but misses.
Micropop throws an elbow but it misses.
Obrien misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Micropop.
A frustrated look appears on Obrien's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Micropop lands an elbow inside that Obrien shrugs off.
Micropop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Obrien wants to break the clinch but can't.
Micropop lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Obrien's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Obrien tries a body shot but Micropop blocks it.
Micropop lands an elbow inside that Obrien shrugs off.
Obrien takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Micropop.
Micropop pushes off an throws an elbow but Obrien leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Micropop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrien blocks an elbow strike.
Obrien cracks Micropop with a nice body shot.
Micropop landing knees to the body.
Obrien misses with a body punch.
Obrien is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Micropop lands an elbow inside that Obrien shrugs off.
Konan Obrien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Micropop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Micropop throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Micropop lands a damaging elbow.
Obrien takes an elbow to the temple.
Klas Micropop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Micropop throws an elbow that misses.
Obrien takes an elbow to the forehead.
Obrien misses with a hook to the ribs.
Micropop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Obrien in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Micropop lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Micropop lands an elbow that stopped Obrien in his tracks for a moment.
Micropop lands a damaging elbow.
Micropop lands a good knee to the midsection. Obrien won't want to take too many of those.
Micropop misses with an elbow over the top.
Obrien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obrien tries to work over Micropop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Klas Micropop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Micropop 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klas Micropop!