PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Chis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Baijllknusar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chis
vs
Baijllknusar

190 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

225 cm
24
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Chis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jonas Baijllknusar!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baijllknusar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chis is trying to maintain the position but Baijllknusar is very close to passing his half guard.
Baijllknusar is controlling the pace.
Baijllknusar is thwarting Chis's attempts to control the position.
Chis tries to roll over but Baijllknusar keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baijllknusar is controlling the pace.
Chis trying to hold on to Baijllknusar's head to control him but Baijllknusar postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baijllknusar trying to control but Chis is working from the bottom.
Baijllknusar stays in close to Chis's body and controls the position.
Baijllknusar postures up.
Baijllknusar looking to pass the guard.
Baijllknusar controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jonas Baijllknusar just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baijllknusar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jonas Baijllknusar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Chis drives through and clinches with Baijllknusar against the cage.
Baijllknusar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Baijllknusar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chis clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Baijllknusar has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Chis's body.
Chis looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Baijllknusar keeps control of the position as Chis tries to break free.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baijllknusar has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Chis's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baijllknusar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Baijllknusar trying to control.
Baijllknusar controlling the position well here. Chis rolled but Baijllknusar kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jonas Baijllknusar just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chis shoots in and drives through. Baijllknusar sprawls well.

Baijllknusar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baijllknusar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Baijllknusar prevents Chis from standing back up.
Baijllknusar is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Chis looking for submissions off his back.
Chis is breathing heavily.
Baijllknusar is controlling the pace.
Baijllknusar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Baijllknusar stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Chis to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Baijllknusar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Baijllknusar throws a right hand that Chis ducks under and follows up with a left that Chis also avoids with ease.

Chis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chis tries for a takedown. No joy.

Chis jumps guard and drags Baijllknusar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Baijllknusar stopping the sweep attempt from Chis.
Chis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baijllknusar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baijllknusar content to stall in guard here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jonas Baijllknusar just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baijllknusar wants to clinch up but Chis keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baijllknusar.
Chis slips a jab and a cross from Baijllknusar.
Chis shoots in for a takedown but Baijllknusar shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baijllknusar misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Baijllknusar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chis circles away.
Horrible takedown by Chis or perhaps it was just good defense by Baijllknusar which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Chis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Chis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baijllknusar keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Chis prevents Baijllknusar from improving his position.
Baijllknusar wants to control but Chis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Baijllknusar won't allow Chis to pass to mount.
Baijllknusar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chis stops Baijllknusar from getting back to his feet.
Baijllknusar keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Chis wants to stand up but Baijllknusar has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Baijllknusar looking for submissions off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Baijllknusar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Baijllknusar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Baijllknusar decides to stand back up. Baijllknusar steps back and let's Chis get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baijllknusar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chis counters with a good low kick that Baijllknusar was not able to check.

Chis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Baijllknusar!
Baijllknusar avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chis.
Baijllknusar manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Chis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Baijllknusar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baijllknusar is pulling down on Chis's head to control his posture.
Chis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Baijllknusar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Baijllknusar fails with the takedown

and Chis counters with a takedown into side control.
Chis trying to control the position but Baijllknusar is working away.

Chis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baijllknusar, who protects the arm well.
Baijllknusar struggling a bit here.
Chis trying to control the action but Baijllknusar is working from the bottom.

Baijllknusar sneaks out the side door and pushes Chis away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Baijllknusar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baijllknusar misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chis shoots in but Baijllknusar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baijllknusar misses with a series of wild punches.
Baijllknusar throws a nice looking combination but Chis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baijllknusar throws a one two combo.
Baijllknusar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baijllknusar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baijllknusar throws a series of punches but Chis avoids them all with ease.

Chis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Baijllknusar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Baijllknusar is bucking up trying to escape but Chis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chis trying to control but Baijllknusar is having none of it.
Baijllknusar tries to lock up and control but Chis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Baijllknusar manages to avoid the submission attempt.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baijllknusar works over Chis's head and body with a nice combination.
Baijllknusar misses with a jab, cross combination.

Baijllknusar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Baijllknusar is pulling down on Chis's head. It's preventing any offense from Chis, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chis trying to control but Baijllknusar is working from the bottom.

Chis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Baijllknusar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Baijllknusar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Baijllknusar!
Baijllknusar controlling the position.
Jonas Baijllknusar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jonas Baijllknusar has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Big Chis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chis is trying to control Baijllknusar's posture but Baijllknusar avoids it.
Baijllknusar controls the position.
Chis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jonas Baijllknusar just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baijllknusar checks it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Big Chis.
I think Baijllknusar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Baijllknusar!