PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D has chosen do it as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Sibelius
vs
D

175 cm
23
165 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

182 cm
27
169 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GTI - 1337 new stock june
GTI - 1337 new stock june

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy D!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sibelius misses with a body shot.
Sibelius moves in looking to clinch but D pushes him off.
Sibelius shoots and misses
and D counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sibelius fails with the takedown
and D cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sibelius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sibelius misses the shot to the body.
D rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sibelius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sibelius wants to clinch.
Sibelius thuds his right hand into D's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sibelius.
D throws a big shot that misses.
Sibelius misses with a body shot.
Sibelius throws out a loose jab but D uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from D. Those never looked like landing.
Sibelius tries to clinch but D is having none of it.
Sibelius misses with a looping left.

That's two 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.
Sibelius fails with the takedown
letting D counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Sibelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
D avoids the body shot from Sibelius.
D misses with an uppercut
and Sibelius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sibelius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D was well out of range. Poor timing from Sibelius.
Sibelius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent D stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sibelius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but D paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sibelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D moves away.
D throws an overhand right that lands on Sibelius's shoulder, as Sibelius tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sibelius. Sibelius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Sibelius drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
D is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sibelius is looking to work some ground and pound but D has wrist control.
Sibelius slips nicely into half guard.
Sibelius working D over with strikes.
Sibelius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed D's head.
Sibelius lands with a punch from half guard.
Sibelius is keen to just control but D is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sibelius is trying to control the action in half guard but D is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
D tries to get to full guard but Sibelius has control of the leg.
Sibelius is trying to control. D wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
D trying to control but Sibelius postures up.

Jean Sibelius has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sibelius lands a jab to D's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Sibelius dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sibelius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sibelius is in the full mount, landing strikes.
D can't escape the position.
Sibelius tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
D is bucking up trying to escape but Sibelius cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sibelius controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sibelius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sibelius breaks from D's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D wants to hold on but Sibelius pushes him away.
Sibelius wants to control the pace but D is squirming around nicely.
D is desperately trying to improve his position but Sibelius has a good base and remains in mount.
Sibelius trying to control but D is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sibelius landing punches.
Sibelius controlling the pace for now.
D wants to hold on but Sibelius pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sibelius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sibelius takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sibelius lands a big shot there that rocks D but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sibelius controlling the pace for now.
Sibelius tries to control but D wriggling away.
Sibelius is really struggling to control D but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius raining down hammerfists from mount.
D is bucking up trying to escape but Sibelius cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
D is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sibelius trying to control but D is having none of it.
D manages to regain half guard. Good work.
D is refusing to be controlled, as Sibelius sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
D trying to hold on to Sibelius's head to control him but Sibelius postures up.
Sibelius wants to control but D is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jean Sibelius just wasn't active enough.
D misses with a hook. Sibelius ducked under it nicely.
Sibelius shoots in and drives through. D sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Sibelius dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sibelius avoids the body shot from D.
Nice defenses there by Sibelius.
Sibelius throws a hook but D avoids it easily.
Sibelius takes a swing at D's ribcage but misses.
D looks to land a right hand but Sibelius moved out of range.
D ducks under a wild hook from Sibelius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sibelius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sibelius moves in looking to clinch but D pushes him off.
Sibelius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from D. Sibelius does a little dance to reset his feet.
D keeps the fight on the outside.
Sibelius connects with a body shot.
Sibelius scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Sibelius scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
D tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sibelius wants to lay and pray for a moment but D keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius tries to advance to mount but can't.
D tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sibelius wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on D's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sibelius wants to control but D is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sibelius taking a break here but D is having none of it and regains half guard.
D is trying to get back to full guard.
Sibelius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sibelius lands a nice short elbow.
Roy D has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jean Sibelius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sibelius seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down D for as long as he can get away with.
Sibelius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. D defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sibelius is stalling here. D is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sibelius seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and D has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
D tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
D scores with punches from side control.
D creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sibelius sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
D throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
D throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
D lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sibelius down.
Sibelius gets back to half guard.
D not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Sibelius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sibelius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Sibelius!