PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigmund Bjorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjorn comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - Wait And Bleed. Fisher has chosen Must Be The Money as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bjorn
vs
Fisher

225 cm
27
304 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

200 cm
32
287 lbs
22 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigmund Bjorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Bjorn.
Fisher misses with a body kick.
Bjorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bjorn misses with a few strikes there.
Fisher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bjorn doesn't seem bothered though.
Bjorn misses the shot to the body.
Bjorn throws a hook to the side of Fisher's head but Fisher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bjorn scores with a body shot.
Sigmund Bjorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Fisher with that takedown attempt.

Fisher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bjorn!
Fisher punching from mount but Bjorn doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjorn gets back to half guard.
Fisher is looking to advance position but Bjorn won't allow it.
Fisher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bjorn keeps working.
Bjorn keeping hold of Fisher's head, controlling as best he can.

Fisher is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjorn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fisher is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Fisher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bjorn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fisher throws a strike but Bjorn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fisher can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bjorn controls the pace.
Fisher is looking to stand up but Bjorn isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fisher moves in looking to clinch but Bjorn pushes him off.
Bjorn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fisher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fisher wants to clinch.
Fisher misses with a combination
and Bjorn counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Bjorn.
Fisher defending well as Bjorn loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Steve Fisher will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bjorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bjorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Fisher.
Fisher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fisher tries to clinch up but Bjorn circles away and keeps his distance.
Bjorn with a hook.
Bjorn throws the left hand but Fisher avoids the punch easily.
Fisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bjorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
Bjorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Fisher.
Fisher moves in looking to clinch but Bjorn pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjorn.
Good work by Fisher as he checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bjorn.
Bjorn throws a hook but Fisher avoids it easily.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bjorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Fisher.
Fisher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bjorn counters with a one-two to the body.
Bjorn cracks Fisher with a good jab.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Bjorn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjorn. Fisher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fisher avoids the body shot from Bjorn.
Fisher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sigmund Bjorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bjorn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bjorn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bjorn misses with an uppercut.
Fisher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjorn.
Bjorn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bjorn duly obliges.

It looks like Steve Fisher has been cut.
Bjorn throws a nice looking combination but Fisher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjorn lands a glancing blow to the side of Fisher's head.
Bjorn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Fisher clinches up against the cage.
Bjorn can't break the clinch.

Bjorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Fisher moves into the clinch.
Bjorn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fisher has him pressed against the cage.

Bjorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fisher works over Bjorn's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Sigmund Bjorn has been cut.
Bjorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fisher was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjorn.
Bjorn misses with a right hand

and Fisher counters with a shoot takedown. Bjorn fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fisher wants to pass the guard but Bjorn is keeping the position.
Fisher landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjorn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fisher postures up in Bjorn's guard and throws a big left but Bjorn blocks it.
Fisher throws an elbow that misses. Bjorn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fisher's guard. Nice move by Bjorn!
Bjorn prevents Fisher from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bjorn decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fisher, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sigmund Bjorn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bjorn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bjorn looks to land a right hand but Fisher moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Bjorn there.
Bjorn staying out of range there.
Bjorn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fisher's head.
Bjorn throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Fisher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fisher pushes Bjorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bjorn takes a shot to the head.
Bjorn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fisher misses with a body punch.

Bjorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bjorn moves out of range of the strikes.

Fisher dives in and scores a takedown into Bjorn's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher throwing strikes from guard but Bjorn blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fisher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fisher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bjorn controlling Fisher's posture.
Fisher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fisher throws a strike but Bjorn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Bjorn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjorn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Sigmund Bjorn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bjorn misses with an uppercut

and Fisher counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bjorn.
Bjorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fisher tries to land a knee to the head but Bjorn blocks with his arms.

Bjorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fisher moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjorn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Fisher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fisher struggles to land a body shot inside as Bjorn controls his hands.
Fisher trying to land knees to the body.

Bjorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bjorn lands with an uppercut that bounces Fisher off the cage and back into range.
Nice shot lands for Bjorn.
Bjorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fisher.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjorn misses with a right hand
and Fisher counters with a nice body shot.
Bjorn throws a low kick, looking for Fisher's leg but Fisher calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher moves away from the strike by Bjorn.
Fisher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bjorn pinned against the cage. Bjorn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Fisher shoots in and gets a takedown into Bjorn's guard.
Fisher trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bjorn's guard.
Fisher looking to sit in guard and control but Bjorn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bjorn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sigmund Bjorn.
I think Bjorn 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sigmund Bjorn!
Our winner, Sigmund Bjorn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.