PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyndon Bryan (ranked 6129 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oluf Krum (ranked 24891 p4p, 0 weight class). Oluf Krum has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lyndon Bryan's chin.

Bryan
vs
Krum

219 cm
18
214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lyndon Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oluf Krum!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan wants to clinch.
Krum has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bryan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Krum looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bryan is defended easily by Krum.
Krum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Krum fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bryan to the ground. Krum is now in Bryan's guard.
Bryan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krum is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Krum lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Krum stopping the sweep attempt from Bryan.

Bryan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Krum off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Bryan moves into range and clinches up with Krum.

Krum pulls guard.
Bryan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan distracts Krum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Krum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bryan distracts Krum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bryan is working Krum over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bryan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krum's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bryan landing some decent shots from guard.
Bryan working some strikes from top position.
Bryan works over Krum with some ground and pound from guard.
Bryan lands a couple of elbows.
Krum has momentary wrist control but Bryan slips an elbow through the middle.
Bryan is in close to Krum's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bryan wants to get up but he can't break Krum's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bryan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bryan scoring with some ground and pound.
Bryan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bryan distracts Krum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Krum has momentary wrist control but Bryan slips an elbow through the middle.
Bryan tries to stand but Krum is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bryan is in close to Krum's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bryan is in close to Krum's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bryan landing with the ground and pound.
Bryan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krum's head.
Bryan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan distracts Krum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bryan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krum's head.
Bryan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bryan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bryan working some strikes from top position.
Bryan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bryan postures up and lands a big shot to Krum's brow.
Bryan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bryan works over Krum with some ground and pound from guard.

Krum is rocked!
Bryan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bryan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Krum is still in real trouble! Can Bryan finish him?
Bryan lands a couple of digs.
Bryan is in close to Krum's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bryan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bryan works over Krum with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bryan arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Krum's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lyndon Bryan!