PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herger Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dag Daghammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daghammar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Just like that - Dregen. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ysengrin
vs
Daghammar

178 cm
23
164 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
165 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

M.O. Fight Wear
Hellbent

Sin City Allstars
M.O. Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Herger Ysengrin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dag Daghammar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin takes a swing at Daghammar's ribcage but misses.
Ysengrin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daghammar.
Daghammar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Ysengrin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ysengrin lands in his opponent's guard.
Ysengrin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Daghammar trying to control the position.
Ysengrin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin looks up at the clock and then as Daghammar takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ysengrin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
A lull in the action here as Ysengrin stalls from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ysengrin.
Daghammar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ysengrin is putting a hurting on Daghammar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Daghammar struggling a bit here.
Ysengrin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ysengrin working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ysengrin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Daghammar is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ysengrin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ysengrin lands an elbow.
Ysengrin controlling the position.
Ysengrin scoring with punches and elbows.
Ysengrin working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ysengrin working the ground and pound but Daghammar is defending the strikes.
Ysengrin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar is being controlled here.
Ysengrin tries to score with some ground and pound. Daghammar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Daghammar dodges the ground and pound from Ysengrin.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daghammar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ysengrin trying to control the position but Daghammar is working away.
Ysengrin staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ysengrin.
Ysengrin trying to control the action but Daghammar is working from the bottom.
Ysengrin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ysengrin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Daghammar is trying to control Ysengrin's posture but Ysengrin avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ysengrin scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ysengrin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herger Ysengrin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ysengrin drives through with a takedown into Daghammar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ysengrin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ysengrin lands a couple of elbows.
Ysengrin chips away with some ground and pound.
Ysengrin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daghammar can do to turn this around?
Ysengrin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daghammar is keeping the position for now.
Ysengrin lands a couple of elbows.
Daghammar keeping full guard, as Ysengrin tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin with a nice head shot there.
Daghammar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin tries to free his leg and advance position but Daghammar is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin with a nice head shot there.
Ysengrin throwing strikes but missing.
Ysengrin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daghammar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ysengrin trying to control but Daghammar is working from the bottom.
Ysengrin stays in close to Daghammar's body and controls the position.
Ysengrin trying to control but Daghammar is working from the bottom.
Herger Ysengrin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ysengrin landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ysengrin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ysengrin tries to free his leg and advance position but Daghammar is retaining full guard.
Daghammar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ysengrin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ysengrin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fighters circling - Daghammar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been told by Ysengrin's head coaches at Wolf Training Lair that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick which misses Daghammar's front leg but catches the back leg as Daghammar tries to avoid it.
Ysengrin is looking to slow Daghammar down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Ysengrin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin lands a nice looking body kick.
Ysengrin throws out a loose jab but Daghammar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daghammar throws a counter combo.
Ysengrin drops his hands momentarily and Daghammar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ysengrin. That's going to slow Daghammar down.
Dag Daghammar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ysengrin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daghammar takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Daghammar gets tackled into the cage by Ysengrin. Ysengrin maintains the clinch.
Ysengrin struggles to land a body shot inside as Daghammar controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Ysengrin.
A short uppercut from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a punch but it's blocked by Daghammar.
Ysengrin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daghammar or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ysengrin lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin misses with some punches.
Ysengrin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ysengrin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daghammar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daghammar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ysengrin misses with a body punch.
Ysengrin is stalling here.
Ysengrin presses Daghammar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daghammar tries to circle away but Ysengrin has him pinned against the cage.
Ysengrin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daghammar or not.
Ysengrin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Daghammar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ysengrin backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Daghammar lands with a left to the head.
Daghammar misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herger Ysengrin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big left from Ysengrin misses.
Ysengrin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ysengrin looks to land a combination. Daghammar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Ysengrin gets a takedown into half guard.
Daghammar is looking for a sweep. Ysengrin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Ysengrin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Daghammar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin is trying to control. Daghammar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Daghammar regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ysengrin.
Daghammar keeping full guard, as Ysengrin tries to pass.
Ysengrin throwing strikes but missing.
Ysengrin is working Daghammar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ysengrin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ysengrin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daghammar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daghammar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ysengrin postures up.
Ysengrin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ysengrin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ysengrin trying to mount his opponent but Daghammar defends it.
Daghammar taking some punishment here, with Ysengrin in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Daghammar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ysengrin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Daghammar has hold of Ysengrin's hands but Ysengrin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ysengrin lands with a punch from half guard.
Ysengrin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ysengrin slips a nice elbow through Daghammar's hands, connecting with Daghammar's forehead.
Daghammar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ysengrin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ysengrin sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar is looking to escape.
Ysengrin trying to control from half guard but Daghammar is working away.
Daghammar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daghammar defending well though.
Ysengrin lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ysengrin lands a nice short elbow.
Ysengrin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ysengrin winds up and cracks Daghammar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herger Ysengrin clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Daghammar avoids the body shot from Ysengrin.
A little jabbing left from Daghammar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ysengrin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ysengrin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ysengrin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ysengrin feints and then cracks Daghammar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daghammar down.
Ysengrin throws a head kick but Daghammar moves out of range.
Ysengrin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ysengrin slips a straight right by Daghammar.
Ysengrin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Daghammar sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin scores with a kick to the midsection.

Ysengrin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ysengrin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ysengrin working over Daghammar with some ground and pound. Daghammar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Daghammar is refusing to be controlled, as Ysengrin sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ysengrin lands a nice short elbow.
Ysengrin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Daghammar is not content to let Ysengrin control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ysengrin wants to take a breather but Daghammar is having none of it.
Ysengrin wants to pass the guard but Daghammar is defending well.
Ysengrin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ysengrin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ysengrin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ysengrin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daghammar defending well though.
Ysengrin is nestled in close to Daghammar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Daghammar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ysengrin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ysengrin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Daghammar!
Ysengrin lands a heavy elbow.
Daghammar wants to hold on but Ysengrin pushes him away.
Ysengrin landing punches.
Ysengrin working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Daghammar is rocked!
Ysengrin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Daghammar is still in real trouble! Can Ysengrin finish him?
Ysengrin trying to control but Daghammar is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ysengrin postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Daghammar is out cold - huge knockout for Ysengrin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Herger Ysengrin!
Herger Ysengrin retains his lightweight title!
Herger Ysengrin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.