PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kentaro Matsumoto (ranked 4347 p4p, 4404 weight class) and Aksel Lykke (ranked 532 p4p, 540 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Matsumoto
vs
Lykke

185 cm
18
190
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
175
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 Los Angeles, Kentaro Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aksel Lykke!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lykke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matsumoto keeps Lykke at a distance using the push kick.
Matsumoto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matsumoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lykke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Lykke.
Matsumoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matsumoto looks for the body kick but Lykke saw that one coming.
Lykke scoring well with a low kick there.
Matsumoto looks for the body kick but Lykke saw that one coming.
Lykke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matsumoto throws out a leg kick but Lykke moves out of range and Matsumoto only half commits.
Matsumoto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Lykke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lykke with a nice calf kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lykke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lykke scoring well with a low kick there.
Matsumoto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matsumoto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lykke tries to land a front kick but Matsumoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matsumoto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lykke just manages to avoid it.
Lykke throws the kick towards the body but Matsumoto avoids it.
Lykke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lykke tries to land a front kick but Matsumoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matsumoto lands a front kick.
Matsumoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matsumoto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matsumoto misses with a kick to the body.
Lykke tries to land a leg kick but Matsumoto saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lykke. That's going to slow Matsumoto down.
A good leg kick by Lykke.
Matsumoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lykke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lykke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matsumoto moves out of range of the body kick from Lykke.
Lykke takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Matsumoto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lykke tries to land a front kick but Matsumoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lykke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matsumoto. That did some damage!
Matsumoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lykke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Matsumoto throws a body kick that misses.
And Lykke responds with a good body kick, but Matsumoto manages to step out the way in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto looks to land a body kick but Lykke moved away.
Lykke throws a wild body kick that Matsumoto sees coming a mile off.
Matsumoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lykke looks to land a body kick but Matsumoto moved away.
Matsumoto half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lykke throws a lazy body kick
and Matsumoto counters with an inside leg kick.
Matsumoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lykke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matsumoto moves out of range of the body kick from Lykke.
Lykke thuds his shin into the meat of Matsumoto's side.
Matsumoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matsumoto throws a leg kick
and Lykke counters with an inside leg kick.
Lykke misses with a low kick.
Matsumoto appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matsumoto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lykke.
Matsumoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lykke tries to land a body kick
and Matsumoto counters with a low kick, right behind Lykke 's knee.
Matsumoto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lykke connects with an inside leg kick.
Lykke thumps Matsumoto with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lykke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matsumoto moves out of range as Lykke throws a body kick.
Matsumoto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lykke just manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Matsumoto.
Lykke avoids a kick to the body.
Matsumoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick lands for Matsumoto.
Matsumoto misses with a kick to the body.
Lykke avoids a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aksel Lykke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lykke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 9:10
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 9:10
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aksel Lykke!
During a confident post fight interview, Aksel Lykke thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.