PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keda Uru (ranked 4307 p4p, 4433 weight class) and Ejnar Korsgaard (ranked 386 p4p, 0 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.

Uru
vs
Korsgaard

180 cm
25
160
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
164
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keda Uru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ejnar Korsgaard!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korsgaard throws a hook but Uru avoids it easily.
Korsgaard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Uru half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Korsgaard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Uru checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Uru is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Korsgaard.
Uru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korsgaard.
Uru is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Korsgaard.

Uru moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Uru - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Korsgaard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Korsgaard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korsgaard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Korsgaard lands a hook that snaps the head of Uru backwards.
Korsgaard has had enough of the clinch but Uru keeps him there for the moment.
Korsgaard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uru's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Korsgaard wants to stall.
Korsgaard is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Uru has denied him.
Korsgaard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Uru taking a breather.
Uru keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Korsgaard's efforts to push away.
Korsgaard is trying to maintain a safe position but Uru gets an underhook and turns Korsgaard into the cage.
Korsgaard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uru is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Korsgaard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Korsgaard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Uru is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keda Uru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Korsgaard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Korsgaard misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Uru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Korsgaard doesn't manage to clinch there - Uru circles away.
Uru dives in for a single leg takedown but Korsgaard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Uru takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Uru keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Korsgaard's efforts to push away.
Uru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korsgaard.
Good body shot from Korsgaard.
Uru is breathing heavily.
Korsgaard tries to work over Uru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Korsgaard taking a breather.
Korsgaard misses with a punch on the inside.

Uru manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Korsgaard.
Korsgaard jabs Uru right on the nose. Uru blinks but takes it well.
Korsgaard fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Korsgaard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uru.
Uru tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Korsgaard manages to circle out of the way.
Korsgaard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Korsgaard just misses with a punch to the body.
Korsgaard lands with a straight right. Uru didn't see that one coming.
Korsgaard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uru staying out of range there.
Korsgaard fails in his attempt to clinch.

Uru drives through and clinches with Korsgaard against the cage.
Korsgaard working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korsgaard throws a punch but it's blocked by Uru.
Korsgaard swings wildly with an uppercut but Uru uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Uru lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Korsgaard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Korsgaard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Korsgaard trying to control the position but instead, Uru has worked for underhooks and has pushed Korsgaard into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A right hook to the body lands for Korsgaard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ejnar Korsgaard dominated that round.
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.

Uru has closed the distance and engaged Korsgaard in a clinch.
A short left from Uru.
Uru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korsgaard trying to control the position but instead, Uru has worked for underhooks and has pushed Korsgaard into the cage.
Korsgaard stalling in the clinch but Uru improves position.
Korsgaard trying to stall but Uru improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ejnar Korsgaard.
Uru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Korsgaard.
Uru seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Crunch! Uru slams his shin into Korsgaard's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Uru rushes Korsgaard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Uru drags the fight down to the ground.
Uru is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Korsgaard pushes Uru off but Uru dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korsgaard bucks up and tries to throw Uru off but instead Uru has got his back!
What can Korsgaard do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Korsgaard trying to get back to his feet but Uru is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Uru is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Korsgaard is trying to get back to his feet but Uru has full control of the position and if anything, Korsgaard has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Uru biding his time, controlling Korsgaard.
Korsgaard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Uru. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Uru's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uru seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Korsgaard for as long as he can get away with.
Korsgaard is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Uru somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Korsgaard is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Korsgaard covering up well and avoiding damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good control from Uru.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keda Uru dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Uru will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Uru closes the distance and clinches.
Uru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Korsgaard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Korsgaard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Korsgaard is trying to stall.
Korsgaard looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korsgaard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Korsgaard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ejnar Korsgaard.
Uru tries to clinch up.
Donk. Korsgaard catches Uru right on the button with a cross.
Korsgaard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Korsgaard wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keda Uru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Korsgaard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korsgaard connects with a jab.

Korsgaard drops Uru with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Uru looks back up at him and smiles so Korsgaard waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Uru is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korsgaard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uru half committed to a counter leg kick.
Oh Uru is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ejnar Korsgaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Korsgaard engages and cracks Uru with a massive lead left hook - Uru tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Korsgaard is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ejnar Korsgaard!
During a confident post fight interview, Ejnar Korsgaard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.