PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Wayne (ranked 1245 p4p, 2505 weight class) and Havar Bjornbak (ranked 141 p4p, 291 weight class). Wayne comes to the cage accompanied by Edge Of A Revolution- Nickelback. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bjornbak's choice of entrance music: Danheim - Berserkir. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wayne
vs
Bjornbak

194 cm
20
225
5 - 0 - 0

206 cm
20
288
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

PWNAGE
HELLBENT

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Havar Bjornbak!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornbak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Havar Bjornbak has been cut.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses.
Havar Bjornbak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornbak looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Bjornbak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bjornbak tries to clinch up but Wayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Bjornbak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wayne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bjornbak's knee momentarily.
Bjornbak lands a right hook to the body.
Wayne scoring well with a low kick there.
Bjornbak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It appears Wayne was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bjornbak misses with a jab to the body
and Wayne counters with a body kick that stops Bjornbak in his tracks momentarily.
A big left from Wayne misses.
Wayne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bjornbak moves out of range as Wayne throws a body kick.
Bjornbak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjornbak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wayne. Wayne obviously looking to wear him down.
Bjornbak tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wayne counters with a head kick that drops Bjornbak to the mat! Bjornbak scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bjornbak manages to avoid it.
Bjornbak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bjornbak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Anthony Wayne has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne throws the kick towards the body but Bjornbak avoids it.
Bjornbak throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Bjornbak.
Bjornbak checks a leg kick.
Bjornbak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bjornbak is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wayne.
Wayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Bjornbak slips under a jab from Wayne.
Wayne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bjornbak throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.

Wayne lands a big right hand that sends Bjornbak crashing to the mat! Wayne stays standing though and waves Bjornbak back to his feet!
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!
Wayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Wayne.
Bjornbak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wayne throws a sloppy head kick and Bjornbak moves out of range easily.
Bjornbak with the inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wayne, as that shot connected.
Bjornbak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses.
Bjornbak lands a jab to the nose.
Wayne is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bjornbak.
Wayne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bjornbak moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bjornbak tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bjornbak digs a good body shot into Wayne's ribs.
Wayne throws a push kick but Bjornbak slaps the foot to one side.
Bjornbak wants to counter with a clinch but Wayne pushes him away.
Bjornbak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wayne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bjornbak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Bjornbak.
Bjornbak doesn't manage to clinch there - Wayne circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak tries to clinch there but Wayne circles away.
Bjornbak blocks a low kick nicely.
Bjornbak tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wayne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bjornbak misses with a body shot
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bjornbak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bjornbak throws a shot to the body.
Bjornbak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bjornbak scores with a hook.
Wayne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Anthony Wayne's cut is getting worse.
Bjornbak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bjornbak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bjornbak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne lands with a kick to the temple. Bjornbak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Bjornbak has managed to clinch.
Wayne working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wayne wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
A frustrated look appears on Wayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bjornbak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Wayne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bjornbak has him pressed against the cage.
Bjornbak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bjornbak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bjornbak.
Wayne working hard to break the clinch.
I was talking to Wayne's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bjornbak throws a punch but it's blocked by Wayne.
Wayne can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Bjornbak has him pressed against the cage.
Bjornbak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wayne's efforts to push away.
Wayne tries to break the clinch but Bjornbak is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bjornbak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Wayne will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bjornbak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wayne tries to score with a low kick but Bjornbak moves his leg out of the way.
Wayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anthony Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.

Bjornbak takes the fight into the clinch.
Wayne tries to circle away but Bjornbak has him pinned against the cage.

Wayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wayne throws a sloppy head kick and Bjornbak moves out of range easily.
Bjornbak moves out of range as Wayne throws a body kick.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bjornbak.
Bjornbak checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornbak looks to land a combination. Wayne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bjornbak throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Bjornbak connects with a body shot that sends Wayne's belly button to the back.
Wayne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bjornbak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wayne fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bjornbak just manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bjornbak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Anthony Wayne's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wayne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bjornbak is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bjornbak jabs Wayne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wayne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bjornbak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bjornbak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bjornbak wants to clinch.
Wayne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bjornbak wants to clinch.
Bjornbak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Bjornbak misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bjornbak connects with a body shot.
Bjornbak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wayne throws a leg kick that misses.
Wayne ducks right into an uppercut from Bjornbak.

Jeez, Anthony Wayne's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Wayne feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Bjornbak takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjornbak misses with a hook from the clinch.

Wayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bjornbak moves out of range of the body kick from Wayne.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wayne jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bjornbak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wayne with a hook.
Wayne lands a leg kick that knocks Bjornbak off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses the jab.
Wayne sets himself, and Bjornbak steps forward looking for the clinch! Wayne avoids it this time.
Bjornbak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bjornbak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthony Wayne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Havar Bjornbak!
A relieved looking Havar Bjornbak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Anthony Wayne had this to say: 'We will go back and watch some film and determine what we need to do to get better for the next time. Hail American Revolutionaries!'.