PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Lofgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lofgren
vs
Bounty

190 cm
18
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Red Lofgren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bounty misses.
Bounty ducks right into an uppercut from Lofgren.
Bounty misses with a looping left.
Lofgren throws a hook but Bounty avoids it easily.
Lofgren looks to land a right hand but Bounty moved out of range.
Bounty takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bounty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bounty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lofgren.
Lofgren scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lofgren loads up on a big right hand but Bounty slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Lofgren. That snapped Bounty's head back.
Lofgren misses with an attempted mid kick.

Bounty moves into the clinch successfully.
Lofgren tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lofgren tries to pull guard but Bounty holds him up against the cage and eventually Lofgren drops back down to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bounty manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lofgren is trying to pull guard but Bounty has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Lofgren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bounty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lofgren jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bounty walks away with a smile on his face. Lofgren gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Red Lofgren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lofgren loads up on a big right hand but Bounty slips the punch.
Bounty is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lofgren misses with a combination
and Bounty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Bounty misses.
A big left from Bounty misses.
A swing and a miss from Lofgren.
Lofgren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lofgren misses with a lunging right hand
and Bounty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bounty takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bounty misses with an uppercut. Lofgren saw that one coming.
Bounty takes a swing at Lofgren's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Lofgren.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bounty's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lofgren connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bounty scrambles back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lofgren.
Lofgren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bounty moves away.
Bounty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lofgren was well out of range. Poor timing from Bounty.
Lofgren misses with a hook.
Lofgren misses with a leg kick.

Bounty takes the fight into the clinch.
Bounty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lofgren backwards.

It looks like Red Lofgren has been cut.

Lofgren gets control of Bounty's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lofgren will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bounty controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lofgren is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bounty has his hands clasped together but Lofgren extends and breaks Bounty's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lofgren.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Red Lofgren!