PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nord Licht (ranked 23279 p4p, 3373 weight class) and Roder Control (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Licht comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Roder Control told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Licht
vs
Control

206 cm
22
235
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
255
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Heavy Metal Drugs

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nord Licht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roder Control!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Licht moves out of range of the strikes.
Licht blocks a jab.
Control uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Nord Licht has been cut.
Control throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Licht sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Control misses with a left hand
and Licht counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Licht throws a leg kick which misses Control's front leg but catches the back leg as Control tries to avoid it.
Control takes a swing at Licht's ribcage but misses.

Control tries to keep at a distance but Licht has taken the fight into the clinch.
Licht scores with a nice hook to the head.
Control fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Control scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Control's coach down at MMA LA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Control's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Licht struggles to land a body shot inside as Control controls his hands.
Control misses with the head strike.
Licht blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Control misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Control misses with a short punch on the inside.
Control throws a punch but it's blocked by Licht.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Licht.
Control throws a head punch that misses.
Licht lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Licht blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Control misses with a short punch on the inside.
Licht blocking some punches.
Licht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Control creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Control working aggressively here.
Licht cracks Control with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Licht.
Control swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Licht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Control misses with a short punch on the inside.
Licht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Licht lands with a left to the head.
Licht scores with a shot to the side of Control's head.
Nice body punch from Licht.
Licht gets through Control's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Control looks winded!
Control misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Licht scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Licht on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Licht throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Licht.
A short body shot lands from Licht as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licht lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Licht throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Licht.
Licht pushes Control back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Licht lands with a right to the head.
Licht throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Licht scores with a nice hook to the head.
Licht lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Control working aggressively here.
Licht digs a right hand underneath Control's ribcage. Control let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Licht throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Licht.
Licht is leaning against Control and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Licht.
Licht is working Control over against the cage.
Licht lands a hook to the side of the head.
Licht can't find room to land a body shot as Control controls the action.
A body shot lands from Licht.

Licht manages to break the clinch.
Licht thuds a left hand into Control's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Licht.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licht lands a jab to Control's midsection.
Control gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Licht.
Control doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Licht scores with a kick to the midsection.
Licht lands a front kick.
Licht moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Roder Control has been cut.

Licht has Control up against the cage in a clinch.
Licht lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Licht.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Licht lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Licht.

Licht manages to break the clinch.
Control takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Licht throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Control on the side of the head.
Licht lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Control at a distance.
Licht throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Licht lands with a straight right. Control didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licht with a nice calf kick.
Control walks into a straight right hand from Licht.
Licht scores with a jab.
Licht fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Control looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Licht thuds his right hand into Control's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Control is rocked!
Licht drops Control with a huge uppercut! Control drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Licht is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nord Licht!
During a confident post fight interview, Nord Licht thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.