PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Asztalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name of.... Asztalos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alex Entrance Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Lodbrok
vs
Asztalos

205 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivar Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Asztalos!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok scores with a head kick.
Asztalos connects with a leg kick. Lodbrok looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Asztalos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lodbrok.
Asztalos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lodbrok scores with a body shot.
Lodbrok throws a leg kick which misses Asztalos's front leg but catches the back leg as Asztalos tries to avoid it.
Lodbrok fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asztalos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asztalos misses the jab.
Lodbrok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asztalos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Lodbrok rushes Asztalos and presses him up against the cage.
Asztalos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lodbrok tries a knee to the head but Asztalos blocks it.
Lodbrok has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head punch on the inside from Lodbrok fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lodbrok tries to work over Asztalos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Lodbrok breaks the clinch.
Lodbrok throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Asztalos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok slips under a jab.
Asztalos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses.
Lodbrok takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lodbrok bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Asztalos's head.
Asztalos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses.
Lodbrok throws a sloppy head kick and Asztalos moves out of range easily.
Asztalos just misses with a punch to the body.
Lodbrok takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lodbrok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asztalos tried to score with a low kick but Lodbrok checks it.
Lodbrok lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Asztalos at a distance.
Lodbrok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Asztalos moves out of range of the body kick from Lodbrok.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asztalos blocks a head kick by Lodbrok.
No joy there for Asztalos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Asztalos checks a low kick from Lodbrok.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asztalos scores with a punch to the head.
Lodbrok throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Asztalos on the side of the head.
Lodbrok misses with a looping left.
Lodbrok does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lodbrok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lodbrok connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Asztalos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lodbrok.
Asztalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asztalos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lodbrok moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lodbrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lodbrok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lodbrok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asztalos.
Ivar Lodbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asztalos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Ivar Lodbrok has been cut.
Asztalos throws a chopping leg kick but Lodbrok manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Lodbrok misses

and Asztalos counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lodbrok! Asztalos lets Lodbrok back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Lodbrok is rocked!
Lodbrok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Lodbrok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lodbrok moves out of range as Asztalos strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Lodbrok misses
and Asztalos counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Asztalos!
In his post fight interview, Alex Asztalos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.