PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Gudmundsson (ranked 3597 p4p, 355 weight class) and Petr Yan (ranked 7148 p4p, 516 weight class). Petr Yan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gudmundsson
vs
Yan

178 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
20
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Gudmundsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Yan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gudmundsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Gudmundsson has Yan up against the cage in a clinch.

Gudmundsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gudmundsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yan unleashes a big counter combination but Gudmundsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gudmundsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gudmundsson throws a nice looking combination but Yan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steve Gudmundsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gudmundsson stuffs the takedown.

Yan shoots in and bounces Gudmundsson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gudmundsson keeping moving, preventing Yan from controlling successfully.
Gudmundsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gudmundsson wants to stand but Yan is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan preventing the sweep.
Yan is working Gudmundsson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yan throws a big right hand that misses.
Yan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yan trying to control the position from guard on top but Gudmundsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gudmundsson pulls Yan in close to his closed guard and prevents Yan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gudmundsson wants to sweep here but Yan controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yan's coach down at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Exceptional was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yan dives in and grabs Gudmundsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gudmundsson pushes down on Yan's head and hops out.
Gudmundsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gudmundsson swinging wildly here.

Yan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gudmundsson on his heels. He'll look to pass Gudmundsson's guard now, I'm sure.

Gudmundsson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Yan is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Gudmundsson breaks the clinch.
Yan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gudmundsson throws a shot from downtown. Yan moves away and avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gudmundsson!
Nice uppercut lands for Gudmundsson. That snapped Yan's head back.
Gudmundsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Yan sprawls well. He's pushed Gudmundsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gudmundsson.
Gudmundsson is breathing heavily.

Yan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gudmundsson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yan is in Gudmundsson's guard.

Gudmundsson pushes Yan off and gets back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Gudmundsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yan! But no joy.
Yan keeps the fight on the outside.
Gudmundsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gudmundsson lands a jab to the nose.
Yan throws a right hand that Gudmundsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gudmundsson also avoids with ease.
Yan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gudmundsson circles away.
Steve Gudmundsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Yan.
Yan slips a jab and a cross from Gudmundsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gudmundsson clinches up with Yan and pushes him back against the cage.

Gudmundsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gudmundsson swinging wildly here.
Gudmundsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gudmundsson throws a right and a left that Yan avoids nicely.
A combination from Gudmundsson does no damage.
Yan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gudmundsson dips to his left and cracks Yan with an uppercut!
Yan throws a wild body kick that Gudmundsson sees coming a mile off.
Gudmundsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yan circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Gudmundsson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gudmundsson sprawls well. Gudmundsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yan gets slowly back to his feet.
Gudmundsson is looking to clinch but Yan is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Gudmundsson.
Despite the aggression on Yan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Yan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gudmundsson was covering up waiting for the punch and Yan finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Gudmundsson wriggles free and stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Gudmundsson misses.
Yan wants to counter the offense by Gudmundsson and move into the clinch position.
Yan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gudmundsson lands the left hand.
Yan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gudmundsson but Gudmundsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steve Gudmundsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Yan.
Gudmundsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yan counters with a two punch combo.
Yan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gudmundsson misses with a combination
and Yan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Gudmundsson clinches up with Yan and pushes him back against the cage.

Gudmundsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Gudmundsson does no damage.
Despite the aggression on Yan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gudmundsson swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gudmundsson scores with the left hand. Yan knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gudmundsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gudmundsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yan throws out the jab.
Yan has a takedown stuffed.
Gudmundsson throws a combination. Yan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gudmundsson cracks Yan with an open hand slap.
Steve Gudmundsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gudmundsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yan eats them both and turns towards Gudmundsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Good exchange - Gudmundsson coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gudmundsson swinging wildly here.
Danga de danga de dang - Gudmundsson scores with a four punch combination!
Gudmundsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Gudmundsson closes the distance and pushes Yan back into the cage.
Gudmundsson lands a left hand.
Gudmundsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gudmundsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yan can do to turn this around?

Gudmundsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gudmundsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gudmundsson misses.
Yan unleashes a big counter combination but Gudmundsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gudmundsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!

Yan forces Gudmundsson back against the cage and clinches.
Gudmundsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yan up against the cage.
Gudmundsson can't find room to land a body shot as Yan controls the action.

Gudmundsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gudmundsson throws a series of punches but Yan avoids them all with ease.
Yan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gudmundsson looks to land a combination but Yan avoids it well.
Yan tries to counter by closing the distance.

Yan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gudmundsson on his heels. He'll look to pass Gudmundsson's guard now, I'm sure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Gudmundsson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gudmundsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yan.
Yan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A jab from Yan does it's job there.
Steve Gudmundsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gudmundsson wants to clinch up but Yan keeps it at a distance.
Yan is looking for the big counter here.

Yan gets a double leg takedown into Gudmundsson's guard.

Gudmundsson pushes Yan off and gets back to his feet.
Gudmundsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gudmundsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Yan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gudmundsson feints a jab promting Yan to slip. Gudmundsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Gudmundsson gets caught flat footed, as Yan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gudmundsson controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan trying to control but Gudmundsson is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yan trying to control but Gudmundsson is working from the bottom.
Yan throws an elbow that misses. Gudmundsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yan's guard. Nice move by Gudmundsson!

Yan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gudmundsson is now in half guard.
Gudmundsson controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gudmundsson working over Yan with some ground and pound. Yan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gudmundsson controlling the pace.

Gudmundsson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Yan defend it? Gudmundsson steps over the head and cranks it - Yan is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gudmundsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Gudmundsson!
Steve Gudmundsson very nearly forgot to thank Iron Wolf Discount Supplements (Q159/$100, Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.