PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sailor comes to the cage accompanied by Blackalicious - It's Going Down. Klason has chosen (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Sailor
vs
Klason

192 cm
27
224 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

190 cm
30
216 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wendell Sailor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Klason!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sailor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Klason.
Sailor misses with a looping right.
Sailor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sailor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klason was well out of range. Poor timing from Sailor.
Klason tries to score with a low kick but Sailor moves his leg out of the way.
Sailor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Klason takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sailor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klason moves away.
A jab from Klason does it's job there.
Sailor throws a hook to the side of Klason's head but Klason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klason throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klason smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sailor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Klason counters with a thumping low kick.
Sailor swings for the body but Klason moves out of range.
Sailor lands with a shot to the body.
Klason looks to land a left hand but Sailor moved out of range nicely.
Sailor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klason sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sailor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason lands a lovely overhand right.
Klason looks to score with a jab to the body but Sailor is just out of range.
Klason on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sailor connects with a body shot.
Sailor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Klason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sailor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sailor throws a right hand that Klason ducks under and follows up with a left that Klason also avoids with ease.
Sailor lands with an overhand left.
Sailor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sailor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Sailor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klason on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wendell Sailor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klason moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason scores with a jab.
Sailor lands a nice shot to the body.
Klason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klason on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sailor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Klason.
Sailor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klason on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sailor misses the body punch
and Klason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sailor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Klason.
Sailor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sailor misses with a wild body shot.
Sailor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sailor fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Klason.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor shoots for a takedown but Klason saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Klason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sailor.
Klason jabs Sailor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Klason misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klason misses with an uppercut. Sailor saw that one coming.
Sailor just misses with a punch to the body.
Sailor misses the body punch
and Klason counters with a nice leg kick.
Klason on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sailor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klason was well out of range. Poor timing from Sailor.
Sailor scores with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sailor - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klason avoids the body shot from Sailor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sailor.
Sailor scores with a shot to the body.
Sailor misses with a body punch
and Klason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klason lands a nice shot that snaps Sailor's head back.
Klason misses with a hook. Sailor ducked under it nicely.
Sailor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Klason counters with a thumping low kick.
Sailor throws a sloppy body shot
and Klason counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Klason connects with a leg kick. Sailor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sailor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sailor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klason manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Sailor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klason scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klason takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good exchange - Sailor coming out on top.
Klason throws a leg kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Klason.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wendell Sailor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sailor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klason moves away.

Sailor rushes Klason and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Klason is trying to maintain a safe position but Sailor gets an underhook and turns Klason into the cage.
Sailor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klason has Sailor pressed against the cage.
Sailor blocking some punches.

Klason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sailor throws out the jab.
Sailor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klason was well out of range. Poor timing from Sailor.
Klason lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sailor takes a step back to recover.
Sailor lands with a nice body punch.
Klason throws a series of punches but Sailor avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sailor. Klason does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sailor drives through and clinches with Klason against the cage.
Klason swings wildly with an uppercut but Sailor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sailor blocking some punches.
Sailor throws a head punch that misses.
Klason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klason blocks a body shot from Sailor.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sailor lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Hjalmar Klason has been cut.
Klason lands a left hand.
Sailor blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sailor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason is trying to maintain a safe position but Sailor gets an underhook and turns Klason into the cage.
Sailor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klason avoids a wild elbow strike from Sailor.
Sailor misses with the head strike.
Klason controlling the action here for a moment.
Klason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klason can't break the clinch.
Sailor stalling in the clinch but Klason improves position.
Sailor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sailor throws a head punch that misses.
Klason lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sailor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klason throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sailors head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sailor trying to control the position but instead, Klason has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sailor into the cage.
Sailor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Klason up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Klason.
Klason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sailor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Klason tries to stall but Sailor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sailor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sailor struggles to land a body shot inside as Klason controls his hands.
Sailor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sailor misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailor keeps control of Klason as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sailor misses with a punch to the body.
Sailor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sailor.
Sailor misses with a punch on the inside.
Sailor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Klason as Sailor tries to tie him up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sailor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Klason lands a left hand.
Wendell Sailor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Klason.
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!
Sailor trying to control the position but instead, Klason has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sailor into the cage.
Sailor can't find room to land a body shot as Klason controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wendell Sailor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hjalmar Klason's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Good leg kick by Klason there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Klason misses with a kick to the body.
Wendell Sailor is winning the standup battle so far.
Danga de danga de dang - Sailor scores with a four punch combination!
Sailor moves out of range as Klason strikes.
Sailor misses the body punch
letting Klason counter with a right hand.
Sailor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sailor digs a good hook to Klason's body.
Sailor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sailor lands a jab to the head.
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!
Sailor scores with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Sailor misses
and Klason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klason on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klason on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klason takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klason jabs Sailor right on the nose. Sailor blinks but takes it well.
Nice jab there from Sailor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sailor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sailor is looking to wear down Klason with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sailor lands with a good body shot.
Sailor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Klason gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sailor trying to control but Klason is working from the bottom.
Klason keeping full guard, as Sailor tries to pass.
Hjalmar Klason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailor trying to control but Klason is working from the bottom.

Wendell Sailor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sailor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klason catches Sailor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Wendell Sailor has been cut.
Sailor looks to land a combination but Klason avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klason tries to move into range but Sailor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sailor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Klason on the side of the head.
Sailor fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sailor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Klason in his tracks.
Sailor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sailor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Sailor misses.
Klason takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Klason ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klason connects with a leg kick. Sailor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sailor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Klason throws a low kick but Sailor moves out of range easily.
Klason scores with a jab. Sailor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Sailor is rocked!
Sailor sizes up Klason with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sailor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Klason looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason throws a nice inside leg kick.
Klason drops Sailor with a huge uppercut! Sailor drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Klason is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hjalmar Klason!
In his post fight interview, Hjalmar Klason started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.