PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olof Skotkonung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Maserati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skotkonung's entrance music is Over The Hills And Far Away. A fine choice. Maserati is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Not Falling . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Skotkonung
vs
Maserati

188 cm
18
203 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
187 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olof Skotkonung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Maserati!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skotkonung wants to clinch.
Skotkonung takes a swing at Maserati's ribcage but misses.

Maserati shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Skotkonung is trying to defend but Maserati finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maserati in particular looking to stall.
Maserati seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Maserati is taking a breather. Skotkonung says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Let's hope that Maserati has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Maserati wants to get back to his feet.
Skotkonung wants to improve his position but Maserati is controlling well.
Maserati performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skotkonung is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maserati is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Maserati wants to stand but Skotkonung has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Skotkonung makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Skotkonung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Maserati stands up and waves to Skotkonung to follow him.
Skotkonung buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maserati tries a head kick but it misses.
Skotkonung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maserati's calf.
Maserati looks gassed!
Maserati takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Luke Maserati has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice leg kick lands there from Skotkonung.
Skotkonung throws a right and a left that Maserati avoids nicely.
Maserati on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skotkonung feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Maserati sprawling to the canvas! Maserati rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Skotkonung finish him?!

Maserati is rocked!
Skotkonung seems to be stalking Maserati here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Maserati drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Olof Skotkonung!