PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Criss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigmar Magnusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnusson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Go Go Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Criss
vs
Magnusson

196 cm
28
265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

194 cm
22
275 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

1337 ANZAC

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Criss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sigmar Magnusson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Criss swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Magnusson counters with a good low kick that Criss was not able to check.
Magnusson shoots in for a takedown but Criss shows good takedown defense.

Criss scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Criss is thwarting Magnusson's attempts to control the position.
Magnusson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Criss.
Magnusson manages to get to full guard.

Magnusson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Criss doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Magnusson is tightening it up a little... Criss has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Criss reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Criss taps out! Nice BJJ there by Magnusson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sigmar Magnusson!
Sigmar Magnusson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 1337 ANZAC logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.