PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe The One Armed Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe The One Armed Man will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Svensen
vs
The One Armed Man

176 cm
20
260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
240 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Determined

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Svensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe The One Armed Man!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The One Armed Man darts in and clinches Svensen up against the cage.
Svensen tries to pull guard but The One Armed Man forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A hook to the body from The One Armed Man.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The One Armed Man missing with knees to the body.
Svensen goes for a takedown in the clinch but The One Armed Man prevents it.
The One Armed Man misses with a knee to the head.
The One Armed Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Svensen misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for The One Armed Man to work.
Svensen jumps guard but The One Armed Man turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Svensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The One Armed Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Svensen avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from The One Armed Man.

It looks like Sven Svensen has been cut.
Svensen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The One Armed Man gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Svensen jumps guard but The One Armed Man turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Svensen avoiding damage as The One Armed Man throws knees to the body.
Svensen managing to block the knees to the body from The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by The One Armed Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man throws a head punch that misses.
The One Armed Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Svensen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The One Armed Man smiles and moves away.
The One Armed Man misses the shot to the body.
Svensen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The One Armed Man. That one must have hurt.
Svensen is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man lands with a cross.
Joe The One Armed Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The One Armed Man cracks a nice hook into Svensen's ribs.
The One Armed Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The One Armed Man wants to land a leg kick but Svensen is out of range.
The One Armed Man is looking to chop away at Svensen's legs.
The One Armed Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Svensen checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensen doesn't manage to clinch there - The One Armed Man circles away.

The One Armed Man clinches up with Svensen and pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The One Armed Man obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The One Armed Man displaying some good clinch control by pressing Svensen up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from The One Armed Man as the two fighters clinch.
The One Armed Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svensen.
The One Armed Man is pushing Svensen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The One Armed Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Svensen avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe The One Armed Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Svensen's cut.
That's time! Svensen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The One Armed Man moves into range and clinches up with Svensen.

Svensen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The One Armed Man pushes Svensen up against the cage in a clinch.
Svensen has The One Armed Man pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The One Armed Man manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The One Armed Man working Svensen over with knees to the body.
The One Armed Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Svensen avoids the damage to the body.
The One Armed Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The One Armed Man is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The One Armed Man lands an elbow inside that Svensen shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The One Armed Man slowing the pace effectively.
Svensen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The One Armed Man fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Svensen takes one to the side of the head.
Svensen shoots in for a takedown but The One Armed Man shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Svensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The One Armed Man 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man throws the kick towards the body but Svensen avoids it.
The One Armed Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensen keeps the fight on the outside.
The One Armed Man scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The One Armed Man paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The One Armed Man thows a body kick. Svensen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The One Armed Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Svensen checks a leg kick.
The One Armed Man connects with an inside leg kick.
The One Armed Man wants to slow Svensen down by chopping away at his legs.
Svensen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The One Armed Man takes a swing at Svensen's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man lands with a hook. Svensen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The One Armed Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Svensen has time to react.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The One Armed Man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The One Armed Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Svensen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joe The One Armed Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The One Armed Man misses with a head kick.
Svensen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The One Armed Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The One Armed Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The One Armed Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joe The One Armed Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by The One Armed Man.
Svensen circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The One Armed Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The One Armed Man lands a nice looking body shot.
The One Armed Man tries to land a leg kick but Svensen saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe The One Armed Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sven Svensen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The One Armed Man connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Svensen momentarily.
Jab, jab by The One Armed Man - just one landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The One Armed Man. Svensen shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The One Armed Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Svensen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The One Armed Man lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The One Armed Man wants to land a leg kick but Svensen is out of range.
The One Armed Man throws out a powerful jab.
Svensen checks the leg kick nicely there.
The One Armed Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The One Armed Man lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from The One Armed Man.
Svensen blocks a head kick by The One Armed Man.

The One Armed Man lands a high kick to the side of Svensen's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! The One Armed Man dives into guard, looking to finish.

Svensen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The One Armed Man gets to his feet and stands over Svensen, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Svensen felt that one! The One Armed Man unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Svensen from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe The One Armed Man!
Joe The One Armed Man seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.