PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigmund Bjorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wise comes to the cage accompanied by Return Of The Mac. Bjorn has chosen Slipknot - Wait And Bleed as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wise
vs
Bjorn

215 cm
28
298 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

225 cm
24
304 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Wise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sigmund Bjorn!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjorn cracks Wise with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bjorn moves away from the strike by Wise.

Bjorn moves into the clinch.
Bjorn has Wise pressed against the cage, preventing Wise from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wise is trying to break the clinch but Bjorn has him pressed against the cage.
Wise prevents the takedown attempt.

Bjorn is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wise can't fight it off and eventually Bjorn manages to take the fight to the floor. Wise looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bjorn won't allow Wise to get back to his feet.
Wise tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wise avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bjorn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bjorn prevents Wise from getting back to his feet.
Wise keeping full guard, as Bjorn tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bjorn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wise works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bjorn wants to control from the top but Wise keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bjorn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bjorn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bjorn pushes down on Wise's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bjorn prevents Wise from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wise is looking to improve his position.
Wise keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bjorn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wise is staying active underneath Bjorn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Bjorn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wise keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wise keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjorn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wise's head.
Bjorn tries to pass to full mount but Wise defends it.
Bjorn trying to control the action but Wise is working from the bottom.
Bjorn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bjorn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wise keeps working.
Bjorn trying to mount his opponent but Wise defends it.
Bjorn thows a huge punch but Wise dodges it nicely.
Bjorn content to control rather than advance.
Bjorn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjorn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bjorn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wise blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bjorn.
Bjorn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bjorn working over Wise with some ground and pound. Wise looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wise is breathing heavily.
Bjorn working over Wise with some ground and pound. Wise looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wise on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bjorn works his way into full mount!
Bjorn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigmund Bjorn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wise throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bjorn counters with an inside leg kick.
Wise misses with a hook to the body
and Bjorn counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Bjorn.
Bjorn blocks a jab.
Wise misses with a low kick.
Wise swings for the body but Bjorn moves out of range.
Bjorn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Bjorn.

Bjorn drives through and clinches with Wise against the cage.

Bjorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Bjorn catches Wise right on the button with a cross.
Bjorn wants to clinch up but Wise keeps it at a distance.
Wise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjorn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjorn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wise misses with a combination
and Bjorn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjorn scores with a jab to the body.
Wise misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Wise misses.
A big right from Wise misses.
Wise is looking to wear down Bjorn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bjorn lands a nice hook to Wise's body. Wise takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Denis Wise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bjorn avoids the body shot from Wise.
Wise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjorn.
Bjorn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab lands there for Bjorn.
Bjorn tries for a takedown but Wise sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wise throws a head kick that misses.
Sigmund Bjorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjorn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Denis Wise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Bjorn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wise gets tackled into the cage by Bjorn. Bjorn maintains the clinch.

Bjorn gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bjorn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bjorn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bjorn slips nicely into half guard.
Bjorn working Wise over with strikes.
Bjorn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bjorn thows a huge punch but Wise dodges it nicely.
Bjorn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bjorn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bjorn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Bjorn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wise has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wise is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bjorn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bjorn works his way into side control.
Sigmund Bjorn has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjorn controlling from side mount.
Bjorn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wise is not content to let Bjorn control the position.
Bjorn working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wise is not content to let Bjorn control the position.
Bjorn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wise to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigmund Bjorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A jab from Wise misses.
Bjorn slips a straight right by Wise.
Bjorn ducks under a wild hook from Wise.
Wise missing with a left hand there. Bjorn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wise stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wise wants it to stay on the feet.
Wise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjorn.
Bjorn scores with a jab.
Wise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjorn.
Bjorn blocks a jab.
Wise throws a hook but Bjorn blocks it.
Wise lands with a good body shot.
Wise takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bjorn scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wise has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bjorn finds it's way round the side to connect with Wise's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjorn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wise throws a body punch but Bjorn moves out of range.
Wise misses with a left hand
letting Bjorn counter with a right hand.
Wise gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bjorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wise.
Wise scores with a three punch combo!
Wise stuffs the takedown.

Bjorn closes the distance and pushes Wise back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bjorn.

Bjorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bjorn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bjorn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wise is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bjorn's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bjorn connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bjorn.
Denis Wise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sigmund Bjorn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjorn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wise misses with a two punch combination.
Wise looks to land a combination but Bjorn avoids it well.
Bjorn slips a jab from Wise.
Bjorn catches Wise with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Bjorn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wise!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bjorn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bjorn tries to control but Wise wriggling away.
Bjorn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wise's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjorn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Wise is rocked!
Bjorn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oh Wise is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bjorn lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Wise! Bjorn sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Wise and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sigmund Bjorn!