PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Calavera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ulfsson
vs
Calavera

187 cm
23
181 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

180 cm
26
182 lbs
5 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

ANABOLIC **160**

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Calavera!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulfsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Calavera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Ulfsson moves into range and clinches up with Calavera.
Ulfsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Ulfsson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ulfsson missing with knees to the body.
Ulfsson landing knees to the body.
Calavera lands with a left to the head.
Calavera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calavera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ulfsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Ulfsson.
Ulfsson missing with knees to the body.
Ulfsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Calavera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ulfsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calavera has Ulfsson pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calavera.
Calavera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ulfsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Calavera is defending well for now.
Calavera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ulfsson prevents a body shot from Calavera.
Ulfsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ulfsson lands a knee to the body.
Calavera looks gassed!
Ulfsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ulfsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Calavera avoids the damage to the body.
Ulfsson is looking for a takedown.
Calavera managing to block the knees to the body from Ulfsson.
Calavera has a couple of punches blocked by Ulfsson.
Calavera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ulfsson is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calavera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ulfsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Calavera avoiding damage as Ulfsson throws knees to the body.
Ulfsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calavera.
Ulfsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ulfsson blocks a body shot from Calavera.
Calavera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Calavera presses Ulfsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ulfsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Calavera struggles to land a body shot inside as Ulfsson controls his hands.
Calavera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ulfsson missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ulfsson scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ulfsson.
Ulfsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calavera avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calavera.
Calavera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ulfsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ulfsson tries a knee to the head but Calavera blocks it.
Ulfsson working Calavera over with knees to the body.
Ulfsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calavera.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ulfsson.

It looks like Manny Calavera has been cut.
Calavera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calavera takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ulfsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Calavera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Calavera misses with a punch on the inside.
Calavera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ulfsson with a knee to the head.
Calavera wants to stall.
Ulfsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Calavera avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Calavera.
Calavera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ulfsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Calavera breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ulfsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ulfsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ulfsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Calavera taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnbjorn Ulfsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Calavera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ulfsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calavera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ulfsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Calavera takes a step back to recover.
Ulfsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Calavera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ulfsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ulfsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ulfsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ulfsson closes the distance and clinches up with Calavera, looking for a takedown. Ulfsson pushes Calavera against the cage but Calavera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ulfsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ulfsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Calavera misses with a wild body shot.
Calavera checks a low kick from Ulfsson.
Calavera misses the shot to the body.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulfsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ulfsson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Ulfsson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Calavera tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ulfsson is in Calavera's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ulfsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Calavera is keeping the position for now.

Ulfsson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Calavera manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ulfsson has Calavera in his guard.
Calavera trying to control but Ulfsson is working from the bottom.
Ulfsson trying to control the position.
Calavera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ulfsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ulfsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Calavera defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calavera won't allow Ulfsson to get back to his feet.

Ulfsson looking for a guillotine here but Calavera defends easily.

Ulfsson has his foot on Calavera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Calavera works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Calavera must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Ulfsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Calavera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Calavera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Calavera trying to control the position from guard on top but Ulfsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ulfsson is looking to sinch up a triangle. Calavera throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ulfsson's body to avoid the submission. Ulfsson has instead reached around Calavera's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ulfsson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.