PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Furcal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Gillberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gillberg has chosen In Flames - Colony as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Furcal
vs
Gillberg

187 cm
25
218 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

188 cm
28
215 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Furcal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theo Gillberg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice sprawl there from Gillberg as Furcal shoots in.
Gillberg scores with a shot to the body.
Gillberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Furcal.
A left and a right from Furcal both land. Nice combination.
Furcal blocks a jab.
Gillberg throws a body punch but Furcal moves out of range.
Furcal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gillberg lands an overhand right.
Gillberg throws a jab when Furcal was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillberg loads up on a big right hand but Furcal slips the punch.
Furcal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gillberg circles away.
Furcal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gillberg.
Jab from Furcal.
Furcal ducks right into an uppercut from Gillberg.
Gillberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furcal connects with the punch.
Theo Gillberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Furcal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gillberg.
Gillberg scores with a nice head shot.
Furcal throws a combination that misses
and Gillberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gillberg throws a jab when Furcal was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gillberg.

Furcal is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gillberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Furcal is just out of range.
Gillberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furcal moves away.
Gillberg misses with a body shot.
Furcal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Furcal thuds a left hand into Gillberg's body.
Furcal walks into a jab.
Gillberg misses with a body shot.
Gillberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Furcal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillberg moves out of range as Furcal strikes.
Gillberg slips a straight right by Furcal.
Furcal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Furcal.
Gillberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Furcal lands a nice looking body shot.
Furcal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gillberg but Gillberg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Furcal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Furcal is breathing heavily.

Gillberg drops Furcal with a left right combo! Gillberg follows him down to the ground into side control.
Oh Furcal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Mike Furcal has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gillberg is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gillberg works to advance to full mount. Furcal defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Gillberg looking for a guillotine from mount but Furcal is having none of it.
Gillberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Furcal seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furcal is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillberg content just to control the position here.
Furcal is trying to escape the mount.

Gillberg jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Furcal manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gillberg trying to control the position but Furcal is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theo Gillberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Furcal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Furcal misses with a double jab
and Gillberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gillberg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gillberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gillberg lands a nice hook to Furcal's body. Furcal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gillberg throws out a loose jab but Furcal uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nice combo by Gillberg! Oh, that's hurt him - Furcal falls to the canvas and Gillberg follows him into side control.
Furcal is not content to let Gillberg control the position.

Gillberg decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Furcal shoots in but no luck this time.
Furcal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gillberg lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Gillberg drops Furcal with a big left hand and mounts him. Furcal is in big trouble!
Gillberg wants to control the pace but Furcal is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gillberg stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Gillberg lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gillberg pounces like a tiger and cracks Furcal with a vicious hook! Furcal is down but not out! Gillberg follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Theo Gillberg!