PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pendragon (ranked 413 p4p, 63 weight class) and Ingvar Ingesson (ranked 853 p4p, 138 weight class). Ingesson has chosen Sail - AWOLNATION as his entrance music. Arthur Pendragon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pendragon
vs
Ingesson

189 cm
27
195 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

185 cm
32
202 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Sin City Allstars

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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ingvar Ingesson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon misses with a double jab
and Ingesson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Arthur Pendragon has been cut.
Donk. Pendragon catches Ingesson right on the button with a cross.
We've been told by Pendragon's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ingesson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ingesson ducks under a wild hook from Pendragon.
Ingesson looks to land a right hand but Pendragon moved out of range.
Pendragon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Pendragon.
Pendragon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ingesson circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice side step and Ingesson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pendragon throws a series of punches but Ingesson avoids them all with ease.
Ingesson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ingesson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pendragon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pendragon throws a lazy right hand but Ingesson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pendragon throws the left hand but Ingesson avoids the punch easily.
Ingesson throws out a counter right but Pendragon avoids it with no problem.
Pendragon walks into a stiff left hand from Ingesson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ingesson slips under a jab from Pendragon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingesson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pendragon.
Ingesson misses the shot to the body.
Ingesson throws a right hand that Pendragon ducks under and follows up with a left that Pendragon also avoids with ease.
Ingesson sizes up Pendragon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ingesson lands the left hand.
Pendragon sizes up Ingesson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Ingesson misses.
A slow jab from Pendragon misses its intended target.
Pendragon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ingesson is out of range and Pendragon settles back down.
Ingesson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ingesson lunges at Pendragon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pendragon's hand.
Ingesson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Ingesson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pendragon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ingesson tries to clinch
and Pendragon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingesson swings for the body but Pendragon moves out of range.
Pendragon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ingesson's calf.
Ingesson staying out of range there.
Pendragon misses with a double jab
and Ingesson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pendragon jabs at Ingesson's body.
Pendragon connects with a solid leg kick.
Pendragon throws a nice looking combination but Ingesson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ingesson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ingesson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pendragon.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ingesson moves away.
Nice body punch from Pendragon.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pendragon throws a right hand that misses
and Ingesson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pendragon lands with a shot to the body.
Ingesson misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ingesson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pendragon lands with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Pendragon. Those never looked like landing.
Pendragon misses with a straight left.
Pendragon with a nice cross.
Ingesson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pendragon connects with a looping right hand.
Pendragon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pendragon misses with a left hand
and Ingesson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pendragon thinking.
Ingesson sizes up Pendragon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ingesson misses the shot to the body.
Ingesson digs a good hook to Pendragon's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon throws a shot from downtown. Ingesson moves away and avoids it.
Ingesson lands with a good body shot.
Pendragon is breathing heavily.
Pendragon loads up on a big right hand but Ingesson slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ingesson! But no joy.
Pendragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ingesson.
Pendragon misses with a hook
and Pendragon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pendragon lands with a straight right. Ingesson didn't see that one coming.
Pendragon misses with a lunging right hand
and Ingesson counters with a straight right hand.
Pendragon connects with a body shot.
Pendragon misses with a straight left.
A punch lands to the side of Ingesson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ingesson.
Ingesson throws a body punch but Pendragon moves out of range.
Pendragon throws a series of punches but Ingesson moves out of range.
Pendragon drops his hands momentarily and Ingesson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pendragon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pendragon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pendragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ingesson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ingesson lands a right hook to the body.
Ingesson fails to land with a series of punches.
Pendragon fails to land with a series of punches.
Pendragon misses with a lunging right hand
and Ingesson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ingesson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pendragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ingesson blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ingesson! But no joy.
Pendragon throws the left hand but Ingesson avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingesson thuds his right hand into Pendragon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pendragon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ingesson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ingesson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pendragon lands a body shot.
Pendragon misses with an uppercut. Ingesson saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon throws a lazy uppercut
and Ingesson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Pendragon misses.
Ingesson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ingesson looks to throw the jab but Pendragon is out of range.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ingesson moves away.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Ingesson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pendragon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ingesson throws out a counter right but Pendragon avoids it with no problem.
A good leg kick by Pendragon.
Arthur Pendragon is winning the standup battle so far.
Pendragon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ingesson on the side of the head.
Pendragon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ingesson throws a nice looking combination but Pendragon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pendragon misses with a jab to the body
enabling Ingesson to counter with a crisp jab.

Arthur Pendragon's cut is getting worse.
Pendragon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ingesson at a distance.
Pendragon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ingesson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendragon fails to land with a series of punches.
Pendragon just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Pendragon misses.
Ingesson misses with a looping right.
Ingesson slips under a jab.
Pendragon throws a big shot that misses.
Pendragon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pendragon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ingesson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ingesson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ingesson moves away.
Pendragon misses with the body kick

and Ingesson lands a stunning uppercut that sends Pendragon to the mat!

Pendragon is rocked!
Pendragon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ingesson stalling away here and it's allowed Pendragon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingesson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ingesson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pendragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ingesson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pendragon looking for a sweep. Not yet Pendragon, not yet.
Pendragon keeping moving, preventing Ingesson from controlling successfully.
Ingesson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ingesson trying to control but Pendragon is working from the bottom.
Ingesson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ingesson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pendragon is on top in guard.

Pendragon advances to half guard.
Ingesson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pendragon not doing much here.

Pendragon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ingesson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pendragon wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Ingesson uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Pendragon wants to control from the top but Ingesson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingvar Ingesson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pendragon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ingesson throws a right hand that Pendragon ducks under and follows up with a left that Pendragon also avoids with ease.
Pendragon misses the shot to the body.
Ingesson missing with a left hand there. Pendragon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pendragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ingesson swings widly with a right hand
and Pendragon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pendragon scores with a nice right hand.
Ingesson misses with an uppercut.
Ingesson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pendragon is just out of range.
Pendragon misses with a hook. Ingesson ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingesson with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Ingesson. Those never looked like landing.
Pendragon misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ingesson! But no joy.
Pendragon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ingesson eats them both and turns towards Pendragon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon misses with a straight right.
Ingesson stuns Pendragon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ingesson avoids the body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ingesson.
Pendragon misses with a double jab
and Ingesson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pendragon throws a poor cross that misses

and Ingesson counters with a left and a right that hurts Pendragon! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Ingesson jumps into full mount!
Ingesson cracks Pendragon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Pendragon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ingesson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pendragon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ingesson working the ground and pound effectively.
Ingesson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Pendragon wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Ingesson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ingvar Ingesson!
A victorious Ingvar Ingesson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.