PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Sigbjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederick Barbarossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigbjornsson comes to the cage accompanied by Greta Salóme & Jónsi....Never Forget. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sigbjornsson
vs
Barbarossa

190 cm
24
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
200 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Happy Pills
XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Sigbjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Frederick Barbarossa!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbarossa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sigbjornsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbarossa dodges the punch combination from Sigbjornsson.

Sigbjornsson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barbarossa is trying to defend but Sigbjornsson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sigbjornsson looks to land a strike but Barbarossa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sigbjornsson throws a strike but Barbarossa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sigbjornsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barbarossa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barbarossa being controlled here momentarily.

Barbarossa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarossa trying to control the position from guard on top but Sigbjornsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sigbjornsson is controlling Barbarossa's posture.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sigbjornsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sigbjornsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbarossa misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbarossa throws a series of punches but Sigbjornsson moves out of range.
Barbarossa fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbarossa misses the target.

Sigbjornsson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barbarossa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Barbarossa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sigbjornsson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Barbarossa regains half guard, as Sigbjornsson was trying to land strikes.
Barbarossa wants to get back to full guard.
Barbarossa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sigbjornsson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sigbjornsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sigbjornsson working the head and body with strikes.
Sigbjornsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sigbjornsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarossa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sigbjornsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sigbjornsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sigbjornsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barbarossa tries to roll over but Sigbjornsson keeps him under control.
Sigbjornsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sigbjornsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sigbjornsson misses with a head shot. Barbarossa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sigbjornsson throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sigbjornsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson throwing strikes but missing.
Sigbjornsson works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Sigbjornsson seems to be looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sigbjornsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sigbjornsson drops an elbow to the side of Barbarossa's head.
Sigbjornsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barbarossa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sigbjornsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sigbjornsson thows a huge punch but Barbarossa dodges it nicely.
Sigbjornsson winds up and cracks Barbarossa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sigbjornsson controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Sigbjornsson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sigbjornsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Barbarossa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbarossa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sigbjornsson.
Gunnar Sigbjornsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Barbarossa.
Sigbjornsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Barbarossa sprawls well. He's pushed Sigbjornsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Sigbjornsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sigbjornsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barbarossa's waist but Barbarossa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sigbjornsson off to one side.
Some wild striking there from Barbarossa.
Jab by Barbarossa.
Barbarossa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sigbjornsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sigbjornsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbarossa throws a hook but Sigbjornsson avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigbjornsson takes a swing at Barbarossa's ribcage but misses.
Sigbjornsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbarossa manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Sigbjornsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barbarossa tries to avoid it but Sigbjornsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barbarossa to the ground. Barbarossa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barbarossa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sigbjornsson back to the cage. Barbarossa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Frederick Barbarossa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sigbjornsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbarossa throws a combination. Sigbjornsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Frederick Barbarossa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sigbjornsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Barbarossa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sigbjornsson eats them both and turns towards Barbarossa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barbarossa tests Sigbjornsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbarossa tries to move into range but Sigbjornsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barbarossa!
Barbarossa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbarossa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barbarossa.
Barbarossa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barbarossa lands a glancing blow to the side of Sigbjornsson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbarossa throws a series of punches but Sigbjornsson avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Sigbjornsson does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barbarossa tries to bum rush Sigbjornsson with a series of wild strikes but Sigbjornsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbarossa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barbarossa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick by Sigbjornsson misses
and Barbarossa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sigbjornsson thinking.
Sigbjornsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbarossas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barbarossa scores with a shot to the body.
Barbarossa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sigbjornsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Sigbjornsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barbarossa sprawls well. Barbarossa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sigbjornsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sigbjornsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbarossa throws a one two combo.
Sigbjornsson shoots in for a takedown but Barbarossa shows good takedown defense.
Barbarossa throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barbarossa fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunnar Sigbjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbarossa throws the kick towards the body but Sigbjornsson avoids it.
Sigbjornsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sigbjornsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barbarossa throws a series of punches but Sigbjornsson moves out of range.
Sigbjornsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbarossa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sigbjornsson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sigbjornsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbarossa finds it's way round the side to connect with Sigbjornsson's head.
Barbarossa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbarossa scores with a three punch combo!
Barbarossa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sigbjornsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbarossa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sigbjornsson fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Sigbjornsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson needs to keep his hands up - Barbarossa had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Sigbjornsson misses.
Barbarossa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sigbjornsson eats them both and turns towards Barbarossa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barbarossa lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick by Sigbjornsson misses
and Barbarossa counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbarossa scores with a decent looking hook.
Good shot there by Barbarossa.
Barbarossa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barbarossa.
Barbarossa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sigbjornsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbarossa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbarossa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sigbjornsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sigbjornsson lands a nice hook to Barbarossa's body. Barbarossa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Sigbjornsson. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederick Barbarossa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Barbarossa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sigbjornsson back to the cage. Barbarossa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sigbjornsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sigbjornsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sigbjornsson lands with a kick to the temple. Barbarossa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sigbjornsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbarossa.
Sigbjornsson fails to land the takedown.
Sigbjornsson throws a series of punches but Barbarossa moves out of range.
Barbarossa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sigbjornsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
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!
Barbarossa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sigbjornsson.
Sigbjornsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barbarossa counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbarossa scores with a one two! Sigbjornsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barbarossa connects with a looping right hand.
Barbarossa lands a nice shot that snaps Sigbjornsson's head back.
Sigbjornsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barbarossa is fending him off so far but Sigbjornsson persists. Nope, Barbarossa circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Sigbjornsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarossa throws a series of strikes that have Sigbjornsson backpedaling.
Sigbjornsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sigbjornsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barbarossa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbarossa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sigbjornsson.
Barbarossa is working the combinations to good effect here.
Barbarossa slaps away a takedown attempt from Sigbjornsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sigbjornsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Barbarossa misses.
Sigbjornsson misses with a two punch combination.
Barbarossa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sigbjornsson.
Barbarossa scores with the left hand. Sigbjornsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbarossa works over Sigbjornsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Barbarossa lands a two punch combo.
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!
Sigbjornsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barbarossa swivels and escapes.
Barbarossa misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbarossa takes one to the side of the head.
Sigbjornsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sigbjornsson misses with a two punch combination.
Sigbjornsson takes one to the side of the head.
Barbarossa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barbarossa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sigbjornsson misses with a wild combination.
Barbarossa scores with a one two! Sigbjornsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barbarossa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barbarossa throws a series of punches but Sigbjornsson moves out of range.
Barbarossa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sigbjornsson.
Sigbjornsson shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarossa misses with the combination.
Barbarossa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barbarossa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barbarossa misses with a series of wild punches.
Sigbjornsson misses with a wild combination.
Sigbjornsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbarossa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sigbjornsson under the eye.
Barbarossa lands with an overhand left.
Barbarossa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Sigbjornsson.
Sigbjornsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbarossa.
Barbarossa tests Sigbjornsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbarossa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sigbjornsson backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigbjornsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sigbjornsson dodges the punch combination from Barbarossa.
Barbarossa throws a shot to the body.
Sigbjornsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbarossa.
Sigbjornsson dodges the punch combination from Barbarossa.
Barbarossa misses with a two punch combination.
Barbarossa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sigbjornsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barbarossa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbarossa lands a jab.

Sigbjornsson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frederick Barbarossa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbarossa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederick Barbarossa!
Frederick Barbarossa decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.