PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Wikstrom (ranked 4827 p4p, 4639 weight class) and Perfect Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Wikstrom
vs
Striker

198 cm
24
190
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
187
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukas Wikstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perfect Striker!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Striker, as that shot connected.

Striker rushes Wikstrom and presses him up against the cage.
Wikstrom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Striker misses with some punches.
Striker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wikstrom leaning against his opponent.
Striker lands with a short shot to the head.
Striker misses with a body punch.
Striker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wikstrom backwards.
Striker can't find room to land a body shot as Wikstrom controls the action.
Wikstrom working hard to break the clinch.
Wikstrom has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Striker after a bit of a struggle.
Striker misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Striker.
Wikstrom tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striker tries to throw a body punch but Wikstrom avoids it by throwing Striker back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Striker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wikstrom wants to get back to striking at distance but Striker won't allow it.
Striker digs a right hand underneath Wikstrom's ribcage. Wikstrom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Striker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wikstrom's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Striker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wikstrom is trying to force a seperation but Striker has the dominant position.
Striker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Striker lands a body shot.
Striker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wikstrom's elbow.
Striker has a couple of punches blocked by Wikstrom.
Striker misses with some punches.
A short right from Striker on the inside.
Wikstrom wants to get back to striking at distance but Striker won't allow it.
Striker lands a body punch.
Striker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wikstrom is breathing heavily.
Wikstrom stalling in the clinch but Striker improves position.
Striker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Striker pushes Wikstrom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Striker misses with some punches.
Striker tries to work over Wikstrom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Striker has a couple of punches blocked by Wikstrom.
Striker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wikstrom backwards.
Striker misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wikstrom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukas Wikstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Striker misses with a body punch.
Striker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Striker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Striker lands a nice uppercut.
Wikstrom blocks an uppercut.
Wikstrom blocks a body shot from Striker.
Striker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wikstrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Striker misses with a punch on the inside.
Striker lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Striker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Striker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Striker lands with a short shot to the head.
Striker pushes Wikstrom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Striker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Wikstrom is rocked!
Striker lands with a left to the head.
Oh Wikstrom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Striker lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Striker.
Striker pushes Wikstrom against the cage. Striker is working some dirty boxing. Striker pushes off with a quick right hook! Wikstrom goes down! Wikstrom tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Striker moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perfect Striker!
Perfect Striker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.