|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Sjoberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Aguinaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikael Sjoberg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
21
209 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
|
200 cm
21
209 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikael Sjoberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Felix Aguinaga!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sjoberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sjoberg moves into the clinch.
Sjoberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aguinagas head.
Aguinaga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sjoberg can't break the clinch.
Sjoberg is trying to break free.
Aguinaga manages to break the clinch.
Aguinaga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sjoberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sjoberg scores with a takedown into Aguinaga's guard.
Sjoberg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aguinaga struggling a bit here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sjoberg wants to control but Aguinaga is keeping him busy.
Aguinaga is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sjoberg is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sjoberg wants to stand but Aguinaga has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Sjoberg wants to stand and escape but instead Aguinaga has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Aguinaga postures up.
Aguinaga wants to control from the top but Sjoberg keeps moving.
Sjoberg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aguinaga controls the pace.
Sjoberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aguinaga trying to control but Sjoberg is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sjoberg has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Aguinaga has passed into side control.
Aguinaga working away.
Sjoberg is not content to let Aguinaga control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sjoberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sjoberg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aguinaga tries to avoid it but Sjoberg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aguinaga to the ground. Aguinaga escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sjoberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sjoberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sjoberg is breathing heavily.
Sjoberg shoots in but Aguinaga avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Sjoberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sjoberg fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga shoots for a double leg takedown but Sjoberg sprawls well. He's pushed Aguinaga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aguinaga looks for a takedown but Sjoberg sprawls well.
Sjoberg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aguinaga is pressing down on Sjoberg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sjoberg lands a couple of digs.
Sjoberg wants to control from the top but Aguinaga keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sjoberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sjoberg trying to control but Aguinaga is working from the bottom.
Sjoberg is looking to stand up but Aguinaga won't let him.
Sjoberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguinaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sjoberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguinaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sjoberg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sjoberg is looking to clinch.
Aguinaga fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sjoberg sprawls well initially but Aguinaga persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Aguinaga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sjoberg trying to control but Aguinaga postures up.
Sjoberg is trying to escape back to his feet but Aguinaga uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Aguinaga tries for a kimura but Sjoberg is defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sjoberg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aguinaga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aguinaga is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Sjoberg pulls his head out easily.
Aguinaga is looking to control Sjoberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aguinaga avoid being mounted?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Aguinaga makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aguinaga.
Sjoberg postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sjoberg trying to control but Aguinaga is working from the bottom.
Aguinaga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aguinaga wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sjoberg throws and elbow that misses. Aguinaga uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sjoberg's guard. Nice move by Aguinaga!
Sjoberg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sjoberg trying to control the position.
Aguinaga stays in close to Sjoberg's body and controls the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg lands a decent shot there.
Sjoberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aguinaga wants to control from the top but Sjoberg keeps moving.
Aguinaga preventing the sweep.
Aguinaga slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aguinaga lands a nice looking body shot.
Sjoberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aguinaga pinned against the cage. Aguinaga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aguinaga throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sjoberg's waist but Sjoberg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aguinaga off to one side.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sjoberg scores with a three punch combo!
Sjoberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aguinaga counters with an inside leg kick.
Sjoberg drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aguinaga thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sjoberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguinaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aguinaga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sjoberg is looking to advance position but Aguinaga has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Aguinaga goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sjoberg turns into him and now he's in Aguinaga's guard.
Aguinaga wants to improve his position but instead Sjoberg has moved into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg is nestled in close to Aguinaga, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sjoberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aguinaga keeps working.
Aguinaga is trying to maintain the position but Sjoberg is very close to passing his half guard.
Aguinaga is controlling Sjoberg's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sjoberg trying to control from Aguinaga's half guard. Aguinaga has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mikael Sjoberg will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sjoberg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aguinaga swivels and escapes.
Sjoberg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sjoberg shoots in for a takedown but Aguinaga shows good takedown defense.
Aguinaga throws a series of punches but Sjoberg avoids them all with ease.
Aguinaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aguinaga is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
No joy there for Sjoberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sjoberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Aguinaga circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sjoberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aguinaga just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sjoberg tries to clinch up.
Aguinaga is breathing heavily.
Sjoberg scores a takedown into full mount!
Sjoberg throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aguinaga tries to control the position but Sjoberg now has his back.
Aguinaga rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Aguinaga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sjoberg is working away from the top position though.
Sjoberg is looking to take a break and control but Aguinaga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mikael Sjoberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sjoberg winds up and cracks Aguinaga with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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.
Aguinaga is looking to get back to full guard here but Sjoberg has managed to pass to side control instead.
Sjoberg tries to control but Aguinaga wriggling away.
Aguinaga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aguinaga swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sjoberg throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Aguinaga because Sjoberg loaded up on that one.
Aguinaga keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Aguinaga bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga wants to control from the top but Sjoberg keeps moving.
Sjoberg has his foot on Aguinaga's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aguinaga works his way back into a safe position though.
Sjoberg wants to sweep here but Aguinaga controlling him for the moment.
Sjoberg manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Aguinaga is desperately trying to improve his position but Sjoberg has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sjoberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Aguinaga is squirming around, avoiding Sjoberg's attempts to control the action.
Sjoberg landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg working Aguinaga over with strikes here.
Sjoberg with a couple of short strikes.
Aguinaga is rocked!
Sjoberg scoring with strikes but Aguinaga is staying in there.
Aguinaga is still in real trouble! Can Sjoberg finish him?
Aguinaga is in a horrible position here. Sjoberg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sjoberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sjoberg with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Aguinaga seems to have recovered his senses.
Aguinaga wants to control but Sjoberg is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aguinaga is looking to escape.
Aguinaga tries to reverse the position but Sjoberg maintains control.
Aguinaga tries to control the position but Sjoberg now has his back.
Sjoberg slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Aguinaga holding both Sjoberg 's hands and preventing any damage.
Sjoberg not allowing Aguinaga to control his hands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sjoberg doesn't have the hooks in and Aguinaga manages to turn into his guard.
Aguinaga sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sjoberg's guard.
Sjoberg trying to control here.
Aguinaga is pressing down on Sjoberg's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sjoberg is holding on for now.
Sjoberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sjoberg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aguinaga throws and elbow that misses. Sjoberg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aguinaga's guard. Nice move by Sjoberg!
Sjoberg decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aguinaga, up you get!
Aguinaga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sjoberg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sjoberg stopping the sweep attempt from Aguinaga.
Aguinaga keeping busy on the bottom but Sjoberg has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga is looking for a sweep. Sjoberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aguinaga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aguinaga punching from the bottom.
Sjoberg is stalling here. Aguinaga is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sjoberg seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Aguinaga has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Aguinaga trying to control the position but Sjoberg is working away.
Sjoberg is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Aguinaga is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Aguinaga controlling from mount.
Sjoberg tries to lock up and control but Aguinaga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sjoberg is working to get back to half guard.
Aguinaga controlling from the full mount.
Sjoberg is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Sjoberg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sjoberg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Mikael Sjoberg!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Mikael Sjoberg!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Mikael Sjoberg!
Mikael Sjoberg wins by unanimous decision!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
26% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
