PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Azizsbatereja (ranked 2882 p4p, 22998 weight class) and Ingolf Ulfriksson (ranked 377 p4p, 641 weight class). Ulfriksson has chosen Hvem Er Hun as his entrance music. Abdul Azizsbatereja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Azizsbatereja
vs
Ulfriksson

195 cm
33
202
5 - 12 - 0

194 cm
32
215
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdul Azizsbatereja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ingolf Ulfriksson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ulfriksson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Azizsbatereja, pushing him back against the cage.
Azizsbatereja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ulfriksson backwards.
Ulfriksson misses with a knee strike.
Azizsbatereja lands an elbow inside that Ulfriksson shrugs off.
Ulfriksson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Azizsbatereja's efforts to push away.
Azizsbatereja avoiding damage as Ulfriksson throws knees to the body.
Azizsbatereja takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Abdul Azizsbatereja has been cut.
Azizsbatereja lands a body shot.
Azizsbatereja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ulfriksson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azizsbatereja has a couple of punches blocked by Ulfriksson.
Azizsbatereja landing knees to the body.

Azizsbatereja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Ulfriksson.

Azizsbatereja closes the distance and clinches.
Ulfriksson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Ulfriksson avoiding damage as Azizsbatereja throws knees to the body.
Ulfriksson prevents Azizsbatereja from breaking the clinch.
Ulfriksson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azizsbatereja wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Ulfriksson.
Ulfriksson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ulfriksson misses with a knee to the head.
Azizsbatereja tries to break free but Ulfriksson pushes him back against the cage.
Ulfriksson tries a knee to the head but Azizsbatereja blocks it.
Ulfriksson pushes off an throws an elbow but Azizsbatereja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ulfriksson lands a damaging elbow.
Ulfriksson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ulfriksson missing with knees to the body.
Azizsbatereja is trying to push Ulfriksson away but Ulfriksson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Azizsbatereja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ulfriksson lands a hook to the side of the head.

Azizsbatereja breaks the clinch.
Ulfriksson throws a sloppy head kick and Azizsbatereja moves out of range easily.
As Ulfriksson tries to get set, Azizsbatereja tries to push him back and clinch up but Ulfriksson manages to avoid the attempt.

Azizsbatereja closes the distance and clinches.
Azizsbatereja blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfriksson lands a knee to the head.
Azizsbatereja is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ulfriksson is defending well for now.
Ulfriksson has Azizsbatereja pressed against the cage, preventing Azizsbatereja from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Azizsbatereja blocks a body shot from Ulfriksson.
Azizsbatereja lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulfriksson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Azizsbatereja.
Ulfriksson misses with a punch to the body.
Azizsbatereja pushes Ulfriksson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ulfriksson lands an elbow inside.
Azizsbatereja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Azizsbatereja can't break the clinch.
Azizsbatereja is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Ulfriksson.
Ulfriksson looking to throw knees to the head but Azizsbatereja is blocking nicely.
Ulfriksson dodges an elbow strike from Azizsbatereja.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfriksson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Azizsbatereja lands a nice shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Ulfriksson.
Azizsbatereja lands a knee to the body.
Ulfriksson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Azizsbatereja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ulfriksson throws a nice head kick!

Azizsbatereja takes the fight into the clinch.
Azizsbatereja trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ulfriksson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Azizsbatereja looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Ulfriksson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ulfriksson is working Azizsbatereja over against the cage.
Azizsbatereja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Azizsbatereja managing to block the knees to the body from Ulfriksson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azizsbatereja lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ulfriksson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ulfriksson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Azizsbatereja in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Azizsbatereja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ulfriksson throws a punch but it's blocked by Azizsbatereja.
Azizsbatereja prevents a body shot from Ulfriksson.
Ulfriksson throws an elbow but it misses.
Ulfriksson scores with a shoulder strike.
Ulfriksson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ulfriksson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Azizsbatereja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ulfriksson misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ulfriksson 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 Azizsbatereja has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azizsbatereja and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Azizsbatereja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Azizsbatereja tries to close the distance and clinch but Ulfriksson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Azizsbatereja throws a right hand that Ulfriksson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ulfriksson also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ingolf Ulfriksson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdul Azizsbatereja's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Azizsbatereja misses with a two punch combination.
Azizsbatereja looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ulfriksson looks to throw a body kick
and Azizsbatereja counters with a left and a right that stings Ulfriksson.
Ulfriksson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azizsbatereja has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Ulfriksson moves into range and clinches up with Azizsbatereja.
Azizsbatereja wants to get back to striking at distance but Ulfriksson won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azizsbatereja.
Azizsbatereja lands an elbow inside that Ulfriksson shrugs off.
Azizsbatereja takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ingolf Ulfriksson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ulfriksson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azizsbatereja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ulfriksson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Azizsbatereja tries to break the clinch but Ulfriksson is controlling the position.
Ulfriksson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azizsbatereja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Azizsbatereja prevents a body shot from Ulfriksson.
Azizsbatereja dodges an elbow strike from Ulfriksson.
Azizsbatereja missing with knees to the body.
Azizsbatereja is trying to force a seperation but Ulfriksson has the dominant position.
Azizsbatereja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Azizsbatereja avoiding damage as Ulfriksson throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Azizsbatereja manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azizsbatereja.
Azizsbatereja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ulfriksson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Azizsbatereja's head.

Azizsbatereja drops Ulfriksson with a beautiful combination! Ulfriksson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Azizsbatereja is looking for the KO!

Ulfriksson is rocked!

Ulfriksson forces Azizsbatereja back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulfriksson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Azizsbatereja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azizsbatereja moves in looking to clinch but Ulfriksson pushes him off.
Ulfriksson unleashes a big counter combination but Azizsbatereja bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Azizsbatereja lands a big right hand that sends Ulfriksson crashing to the mat! Azizsbatereja stays standing though and waves Ulfriksson back to his feet!
Ulfriksson is still on wobbly legs! Can Azizsbatereja finish him?
Azizsbatereja is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Azizsbatereja shuts the power down on Ulfriksson. Lights out, game over! Azizsbatereja is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abdul Azizsbatereja!