PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Gorgeous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Pall Sigmarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigmarsson has chosen Du Hast, Rammstein as his entrance music. Jon Pall Sigmarsson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gorgeous
vs
Pall Sigmarsson

196 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

194 cm
25
271 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Gorgeous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Pall Sigmarsson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigmarsson swinging wildly here.
Sigmarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gorgeous fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gorgeous fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sigmarsson misses with a wild combination.
Sigmarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorgeous manages to avoid it.
Gorgeous fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Gorgeous. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gorgeous drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gorgeous with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gorgeous preventing the sweep.
Gorgeous slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gorgeous accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgeous wants to control from the top but Sigmarsson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sigmarsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gorgeous looking to sit in guard and control but Sigmarsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gorgeous pulls Sigmarsson in close to prevent any damage.
Sigmarsson wants to pass the guard but Gorgeous is keeping the position.
Sigmarsson slips nicely into half guard.
Gorgeous trying to control from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Gorgeous tries to get to full guard but Sigmarsson has control of the leg.
Sigmarsson trying to control from half guard but Gorgeous is working away.
Gorgeous on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gorgeous tries to get out of the position.
Gorgeous is looking to improve his position.
Gorgeous is working hard here to advance position.
Sigmarsson controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jon Pall Sigmarsson.
Gorgeous ducks right into an uppercut from Sigmarsson.
Gorgeous shoots in but Sigmarsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorgeous dives in and grabs Sigmarsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sigmarsson pushes down on Gorgeous's head and hops out.
Gorgeous fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gorgeous shoots in for a takedown but Sigmarsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gorgeous is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gorgeous is defended easily by Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like George Gorgeous has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Sigmarsson. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sigmarsson catches Gorgeous napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Gorgeous to the canvas!
Sigmarsson stands and throws Gorgeous's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sigmarsson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sigmarsson lands an elbow.
Sigmarsson trying to control the action but Gorgeous is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorgeous is trying to get back to half guard.
Gorgeous is trying to control Sigmarsson's posture but Sigmarsson avoids it.
Gorgeous is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sigmarsson connects with a decent elbow.
Sigmarsson controlling the position from side mount.
Sigmarsson landing strikes.
Gorgeous knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sigmarsson on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sigmarsson is trying to get an arm triangle but Gorgeous is defending well.
Gorgeous is not content to let Sigmarsson control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Pall Sigmarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Gorgeous's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sigmarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorgeous fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
George Gorgeous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sigmarsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Gorgeous shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gorgeous was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gorgeous wants to control the pace but Sigmarsson is squirming around nicely.
Sigmarsson working to try and regain half guard.
Sigmarsson is breathing heavily.
Gorgeous scoring with strikes but Sigmarsson is staying in there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Gorgeous.
Sigmarsson taking shots to the head.
Sigmarsson gets back to half guard.
Gorgeous is looking to advance position but Sigmarsson won't allow it.
Sigmarsson is trying to control but can't.
Sigmarsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gorgeous.
Sigmarsson tries to get to full guard but Gorgeous has control of the leg.
Gorgeous working Sigmarsson over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorgeous throwing shots but Sigmarsson is blocking nicely.
Sigmarsson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorgeous lands with a punch from half guard.
Gorgeous throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sigmarsson is looking to control Gorgeous's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sigmarsson avoid being mounted?
Gorgeous wants to control but Sigmarsson is keeping him busy.
Gorgeous looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gorgeous throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gorgeous lands with a punch from half guard.
Gorgeous is trying to control. Sigmarsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gorgeous slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorgeous is looking to take a break and control but Sigmarsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gorgeous is nestled in close to Sigmarsson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sigmarsson is looking to improve his position.
Gorgeous throwing shots but Sigmarsson is blocking nicely.
Sigmarsson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gorgeous is working away from the top position though.
Sigmarsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gorgeous.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gorgeous lands a nice short elbow.

That's four 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.
Sigmarsson is looking for a sweep. Gorgeous is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sigmarsson is trying to control but can't.
Sigmarsson wants to improve his position but Gorgeous is controlling well.
Gorgeous trying to control the action but Sigmarsson is working from the bottom.
Sigmarsson is looking to improve his position.
Gorgeous sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sigmarsson defending well though.
Sigmarsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sigmarsson.
Gorgeous postures up in Sigmarsson's guard and throws a big left but Sigmarsson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Gorgeous dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Gorgeous's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gorgeous tries for a takedown but Sigmarsson circles away easily
and Sigmarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sigmarsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gorgeous.

Sigmarsson throws a left that rocks Gorgeous and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Sigmarsson dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Gorgeous regain composure!

Gorgeous is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorgeous is looking for a sweep.

Sigmarsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gorgeous is not content to let Sigmarsson control the position.
Sigmarsson working away.
Gorgeous parries the strikes from Sigmarsson easily there. Sigmarsson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gorgeous to escape.
Gorgeous gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgeous really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sigmarsson controlling from mount.
Sigmarsson trying to control but Gorgeous is having none of it.
Gorgeous is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gorgeous keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee warns Gorgeous that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gorgeous tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gorgeous is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sigmarsson raining down shots from the mount!
Sigmarsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gorgeous?
Gorgeous is looking to get to half guard.
Gorgeous is squirming around, avoiding Sigmarsson's attempts to control the action.
Gorgeous sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jon Pall Sigmarsson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigmarsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gorgeous keeps working.
Gorgeous wants to improve his position but Sigmarsson is controlling well.
Gorgeous blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson passes to full mount!
Sigmarsson looking to finish with strikes here!
Sigmarsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gorgeous tries to hold on but Sigmarsson postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gorgeous is wriggling around trying to escape.

Sigmarsson looking for a guillotine from mount but Gorgeous is having none of it.
Gorgeous is looking to get to half guard.
Sigmarsson wants to control the pace but Gorgeous is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigmarsson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Pall Sigmarsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sigmarsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Pall Sigmarsson!