PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spank Crank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Svenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svenson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Du Hast. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Crank
vs
Svenson

180 cm
19
201 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

KnockOut

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spank Crank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Svenson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crank moves away from the strike by Svenson.
Svenson 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.
Svenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crank was well out of range. Poor timing from Svenson.
Crank keeps the fight on the outside.
Svenson wants to clinch

and Crank decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Svenson's guard.
Svenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crank advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crank is nestled in close to Svenson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crank lands strikes from half guard.
Crank lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crank looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Svenson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Crank missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crank working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crank working over Svenson with some ground and pound. Svenson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Svenson is rocked!
Svenson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Svenson is still in real trouble! Can Crank finish him?
Crank winds up and cracks Svenson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've been hearing good reports from Crank's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Svenson wants to control but Crank is keeping busy.
Crank lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Svenson quite badly. Svenson pulls Crank in close trying to recover. Crank postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Svenson on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Svenson doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spank Crank!
Spank Crank took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Irish Collar & Elbow Nutrition and Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.