PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Torsten Ostergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olof Orkidea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ostergaard comes into the arena with Bad Street, Atlanta, GA blaring out of the sound system. Orkidea has chosen You're The Best as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ostergaard
vs
Orkidea

183 cm
25
165 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

180 cm
27
170 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsten Ostergaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olof Orkidea!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostergaard keeps the fight on the outside.
Orkidea has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ostergaard.
Ostergaard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Orkidea will feel that in the morning.
Ostergaard connects with a body shot that sends Orkidea's belly button to the back.
Good work by Orkidea as he checks the leg kick.
Orkidea stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A leg kick checked by Ostergaard.
Orkidea looks to throw the jab but Ostergaard is out of range.
Ostergaard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Olof Orkidea has been cut.
A big left from Orkidea misses.
Ostergaard tries a head kick but it misses.
Ostergaard misses with a wild body shot.
Ostergaard lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orkidea throws a solid leg kick but Ostergaard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Orkidea.

Orkidea pushes Ostergaard up against the cage in a clinch.
Ostergaard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ostergaard scores a nice knee to the body.
Ostergaard lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Orkidea's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ostergaard is working Orkidea over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ostergaard.
A bit of stalling here from Ostergaard.
Ostergaard crunches a lovely knee into Orkidea's ribcage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ostergaard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ostergaard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ostergaard keeps control of Orkidea as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ostergaard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orkidea wants to break free but Ostergaard has control.
Orkidea is trying to push Ostergaard away but Ostergaard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ostergaard prevents Orkidea from breaking the clinch.
Ostergaard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ostergaard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ostergaard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Orkidea tries to circle away but Ostergaard has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ostergaard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ostergaard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ostergaard pushes off an throws an elbow but Orkidea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Orkidea is trying to break free.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Orkidea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torsten Ostergaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orkidea fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ostergaard is out of range.
Ostergaard throws the left hand but Orkidea avoids the punch easily.
Ostergaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orkidea.
Ostergaard misses with a right hand
and Orkidea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Ostergaard darts in and clinches Orkidea up against the cage.
Ostergaard misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Orkidea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orkidea takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ostergaard.
Orkidea misses with a body kick.
Ostergaard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orkidea bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Orkidea throws a leg kick
and Ostergaard counters with a nice uppercut.
Orkidea takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ostergaard lunges at Orkidea with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Orkidea's hand.
Orkidea throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ostergaard.
Orkidea shoots in looking for a takedown. Ostergaard tries to sprawl out of it but Orkidea keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ostergaard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Orkidea throws a leg kick which misses Ostergaard's front leg but catches the back leg as Ostergaard tries to avoid it.
Ostergaard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Orkidea on the side of the head.
Orkidea misses with a head kick.
Orkidea looks for the body kick but Ostergaard saw that one coming.
Orkidea throws a leg kick which misses Ostergaard's front leg but catches the back leg as Ostergaard tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ostergaard throws a body punch but Orkidea moves out of range.
Ostergaard blocks a head kick by Orkidea.
Ostergaard looks for the body kick but Orkidea saw that one coming.

Ostergaard has closed the distance and engaged Orkidea in a clinch.
Ostergaard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Ostergaard.

Orkidea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ostergaard defending well as Orkidea loads up on a big left hand.
Orkidea avoids the body shot from Ostergaard.
Ostergaard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Orkidea tries to close the distance and clinch but Ostergaard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orkidea scores with a head kick.
Ostergaard looks to land a left hand but Orkidea moved out of range nicely.
Ostergaard tests Orkidea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orkidea lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ostergaard takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Torsten Ostergaard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olof Orkidea's cut.
That's time! Ostergaard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Orkidea on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses.
Ostergaard blocks a head kick by Orkidea.
Ostergaard tries to close the distance and clinch but Orkidea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ostergaard scoring well with a low kick there.
Orkidea tries to clinch there but Ostergaard circles away.
Ostergaard thumps Orkidea with a low kick.
Ostergaard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orkidea looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ostergaard moves out of range of the body kick from Orkidea.
Ostergaard moves forwards but Orkidea connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ostergaard throws an overhand right that lands on Orkidea's shoulder, as Orkidea tries to avoid the shot.
Ostergaard dips to his left and cracks Orkidea with an uppercut!
Orkidea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
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!
Ostergaard throws a leg kick but Orkidea checks it.
Orkidea misses with a kick to the body.

Ostergaard has Orkidea up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Orkidea breaks from the clinch.
Orkidea takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Orkidea keeps the fight on the outside.
Orkidea looks to land a body kick but Ostergaard moved away.
Ostergaard throws a body punch but Orkidea moves out of range.
Orkidea tries a low kick but Ostergaard avoids it.
Orkidea is looking to land body kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ostergaard.
Ostergaard's corner calls for a 1-2. Ostergaard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Orkidea is rocked!
Ostergaard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Orkidea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orkidea is still on wobbly legs! Can Ostergaard finish him?
Ostergaard fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Orkidea square on the jaw! Damn, Orkidea is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torsten Ostergaard!