PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peder Bjornsund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bjornsund
vs
Lord

185 cm
21
182 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peder Bjornsund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Lord!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lord connects with a high kick.
Bjornsund looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Lord clinches.
Lord taking a breather.
Lord continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Bjornsund lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lord trying to stall but Bjornsund improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjornsund.

Bjornsund breaks the clinch.
Lord ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bjornsund tries to move into range but Lord moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bjornsund tries a low kick but Lord avoids it.
Bjornsund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lord.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsund avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Lord.
Lord connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bjornsund momentarily.
A left lands for Bjornsund.

It looks like Peter Lord has been cut.
Bjornsund blocks a head kick by Lord.
Bjornsund misses with a hook. Lord ducked under it nicely.
Bjornsund misses with a low kick as Lord jumps back.
Bjornsund lands with an uppercut that bounces Lord off the cage and back into range.

Lord is rocked!
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!
Lord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjornsund.
Lord is still on wobbly legs! Can Bjornsund finish him?
Bjornsund misses with a looping left.
Bjornsund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lord counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lord seems to have recovered his senses.
Lord dodges the punch combination from Bjornsund.
Bjornsund misses with a two punch combination.
Lord misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lord getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lord throws a head kick but Bjornsund moves out of range.
Bjornsund avoids the head kick by Lord.
Bjornsund throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord just misses with a punch to the body.
Bjornsund tries to clinch but Lord is having none of it.
Lord slips a straight right by Bjornsund.
Lord moves away from the strike by Bjornsund.
Lord lands a really nice looking cross but Bjornsund seems unphased.
Lord throws a series of punches but Bjornsund moves out of range.
Bjornsund throws a big shot that misses.
Lord goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Bjornsund misses the target.
Lord fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bjornsund on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Lord. Those never looked like landing.
Lord throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bjornsund.
Bjornsund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bjornsund doesn't manage to clinch there - Lord circles away.
Bjornsund has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bjornsund there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Bjornsund as he connects with a hook.
Bjornsund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lord.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsund misses with a head kick.
Lord lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bjornsund throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lord tries to clinch up but Bjornsund circles away and keeps his distance.
Lord throws a right hand that Bjornsund ducks under and follows up with a left that Bjornsund also avoids with ease.
Lord scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bjornsund thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bjornsund throws a lazy right hand but Lord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lord on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bjornsund turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lord.
Bjornsund connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bjornsund tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord misses with a two punch combination.
Bjornsund fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lord, right into the meat.
Bjornsund misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bjornsund.
Bjornsund wants to clinch.
Bjornsund tries to clinch up but Lord circles away and keeps his distance.
Bjornsund dodges the punch combination from Lord.
Bjornsund tries to close the distance and clinch but Lord swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bjornsund tries a low kick but Lord avoids it.
Lord avoids the body shot from Bjornsund.
Lord misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lord has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bjornsund.
Lord tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bjornsund swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bjornsund misses with a low kick.
Lord slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lord.
A big right from Lord misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peder Bjornsund dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Lord's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bjornsund tries a head kick but it misses.
Bjornsund misses with a straight left.
Lord wants to clinch.
Lord throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Lord has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lord scores with a shot to the side of Bjornsund's head.
Bjornsund lands an uppercut.
Lord tries a knee to the head but Bjornsund blocks it.
Lord misses with an elbow strike.
Bjornsund cracks Lord with a nice body shot.
Bjornsund tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lord manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lord throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bjornsund pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Bjornsund.
Bjornsund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lord lands with a hook. Bjornsund tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Lord does it's job there.
A head kick by Lord misses
and Bjornsund counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bjornsund throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bjornsund lands a head shot.

That has opened up Peter Lord's cut even more.
A big left from Lord misses.
Bjornsund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lord.
Bjornsund swinging wildly here.
Bjornsund throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lord counters with a straight right hand.
Bjornsund defending well as Lord loads up on a big left hand.

Bjornsund lands a big head kick that sends Lord tumbling to the mat! Bjornsund takes a step backwards and waves Lord back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lord moves into the clinch successfully.
Bjornsund pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord tries to break free but Bjornsund pushes him back against the cage.
Lord is trying to force a seperation but Bjornsund has the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Bjornsund's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bjornsund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjornsund throws an overhand right that drops Lord like a sack of potatoes! Bjornsund dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peder Bjornsund!
Peder Bjornsund was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.