PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicklas Lidstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Seals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lidstrom
vs
Seals

190 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicklas Lidstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benjamin Seals!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lidstrom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Lidstrom.

It looks like Benjamin Seals has been cut.
Seals throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lidstrom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Seals is rocked!
Seals connects with an inside leg kick.
Lidstrom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seals.
Seals throws an off balance right hand
and Lidstrom counters with a left to the body.
Lidstrom thuds his right hand into Seals's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lidstrom with a jab.
Seals is still on wobbly legs! Can Lidstrom finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seals throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lidstrom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seals thinking.
Seals seems to have recovered his senses.
Lidstrom knocks out Seals with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Lidstrom before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Lidstrom picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nicklas Lidstrom!