PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Furstenfeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Ironside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Furstenfeld kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Linkin Park - No More Sorrow. Bjorn Ironside has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Furstenfeld
vs
Ironside

183 cm
25
265 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

190 cm
25
240 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Furstenfeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bjorn Ironside!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furstenfeld throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Furstenfeld misses with a hook
and Ironside counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ironside throws a hook to the side of Furstenfeld's head but Furstenfeld sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ironside circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ironside misses with a lunging right hand
and Furstenfeld counters with a nice body shot.
Furstenfeld throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ironside tries to clinch up.
Ironside throws the left hand but Furstenfeld avoids the punch easily.
Furstenfeld throws a lazy uppercut
and Ironside counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bjorn Ironside seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ironside swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Furstenfeld counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Furstenfeld has gone for a leg lock! Ironside slips out almost immediately though and dives into Furstenfeld's guard.

Furstenfeld is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ironside defends well.

Furstenfeld isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ironside stacks Furstenfeld on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ironside!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironside is looking to take a break and control but Furstenfeld is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ironside controlling the position.
Furstenfeld manages to get back to half guard.
Furstenfeld wants to improve his position but Ironside is controlling well.

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.
Ironside looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Furstenfeld tries to roll over but Ironside keeps him under control.
Furstenfeld is not content to let Ironside control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bjorn Ironside was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ironside misses with a looping left.
Ironside ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furstenfeld moves away.
Ironside slips under a jab from Furstenfeld.
Furstenfeld changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ironside tries to avoid it but Furstenfeld manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ironside to the ground. Ironside escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironside throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ironside misses with a lunging right hand
and Furstenfeld counters with a straight right hand.
Furstenfeld cracks a nice hook into Ironside's ribs.
Furstenfeld on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ironside moves to clinch but Furstenfeld breaks away
and Furstenfeld counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ironside throws a lazy body kick

and Furstenfeld counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Furstenfeld is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Furstenfeld prevents Ironside from improving his position.
Ironside slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironside has Furstenfeld pulled in close to control his posture.
Furstenfeld keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ironside's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furstenfeld wants to control from the top but Ironside keeps moving.
Furstenfeld controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Furstenfeld wants to control from the top but Ironside keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Furstenfeld wants to pass the guard but Ironside is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Furstenfeld dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Furstenfeld ducks under a wild hook from Ironside.
Ironside keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ironside throws a leg kick but Furstenfeld sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ironside misses with a lunging right hand

and Furstenfeld counters with a takedown into side control.
Ironside is looking for a sweep.

Furstenfeld tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ironside tries to improve position but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Furstenfeld.

Furstenfeld tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Furstenfeld has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Furstenfeld advances to full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furstenfeld throwing strikes here but Ironside is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Furstenfeld is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ironside is surviving well by controlling Furstenfeld's body position as best he can.

Furstenfeld goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ironside turns into him and now he's in Furstenfeld's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironside trying to control the position from guard on top but Furstenfeld is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ironside landing some decent shots from guard.
Ironside trying to control the position from guard on top but Furstenfeld is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Furstenfeld can't keep his opponent in guard - Ironside advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironside slows the pace down in half guard.
Ironside seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Furstenfeld does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ironside seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bjorn Ironside wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ironside throws a predictable looking body shot

and Furstenfeld counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Furstenfeld tries to free his leg and advance position but Ironside is retaining full guard.
Furstenfeld looking to sit in guard and control but Ironside gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ironside got a little sloppy there for a moment and Furstenfeld has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ironside has managed to get both his arms back between Furstenfeld's legs - danger averted.
Ironside must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Furstenfeld is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ironside defends well.
Ironside is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Furstenfeld looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ironside sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Furstenfeld dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ironside wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ironside misses with a left hand
and Furstenfeld counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Furstenfeld.
Ironside looks to throw the jab but Furstenfeld is out of range.
Ironside misses the body punch
and Furstenfeld counters with a stiff right hand.
Ironside swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ironside throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Furstenfeld counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ironside!
Ironside is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ironside working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Furstenfeld is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ironside is surviving well by controlling Furstenfeld's body position as best he can.
Furstenfeld working Ironside over with strikes here.
Ironside blocking the ground and pound.
Ironside keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ironside tries to lock up and control but Furstenfeld gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Furstenfeld prevents Ironside from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furstenfeld landing strikes, looking to finish!
Furstenfeld is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Furstenfeld is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ironside can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ironside really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Furstenfeld trying to control but Ironside is having none of it.
Furstenfeld is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ironside is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bjorn Ironside has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furstenfeld throws a strike there. Ironside manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Furstenfeld throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Charlie Furstenfeld overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ironside looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ironside keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Charlie Furstenfeld is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ironside makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ironside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ironside has his hands on Furstenfeld's head, controlling the position.
Ironside can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Furstenfeld controls the pace.
Furstenfeld trying to control the position from guard on top but Ironside is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Charlie Furstenfeld just wasn't active enough.
Ironside swings away with a body shot that misses

and Furstenfeld counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Furstenfeld.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Furstenfeld prevents Ironside from getting back to his feet.
Furstenfeld makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Furstenfeld showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Furstenfeld, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Furstenfeld!