PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius comes to the cage accompanied by Marcia Carolus Rex. Long has chosen I bust heads as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dave Long was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Aurelius
vs
Long

156 cm
24
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dave Long!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius stuffs the takedown.
Aurelius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
Aurelius lands with a nice body punch.
Long throws the left hand but Aurelius avoids the punch easily.
Long takes a jab right on the kisser.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Long fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Long swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Long misses with a few strikes there.
Long shoots in for a takedown but Aurelius shows good takedown defense.
Sigvard Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Long.

Aurelius clinches with his opponent.
Aurelius lands an elbow just above Long 's eye.
Aurelius lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Dave Long has been cut.
Aurelius lands an elbow just above Long 's eye.
Aurelius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short body shot lands from Aurelius as the two fighters clinch.
Aurelius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Long backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Long looks gassed!
Aurelius landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aurelius scores a nice knee to the body.
Aurelius lands a knee to the body.
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!
Aurelius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Aurelius.
A right hand to the body from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Dave Long's cut even more.
Aurelius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow.
Aurelius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aurelius crunches a lovely knee into Long's ribcage.
Aurelius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

The cut above Dave Long's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius crunches a lovely knee into Long's ribcage.
Aurelius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Aurelius as the two fighters clinch.
Aurelius missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aurelius lands a shot to the body.
Aurelius digs a right hand underneath Long's ribcage. Long let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aurelius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Long lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aurelius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Long lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A body shot lands from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a hook that snaps the head of Long backwards.
A right hand to the body from Aurelius.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Aurelius.
Aurelius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Aurelius as the two fighters clinch.
Long takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Aurelius.

Dave Long's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Aurelius is working Long over against the cage.
Aurelius lands a shot to the body.
Aurelius is leaning against Long and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aurelius lands a right hand.
Aurelius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dave Long's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sigvard Aurelius!
Sigvard Aurelius is the new bantamweight champion!