PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Barbarossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Sigbjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigbjornsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Greta Salóme & Jónsi....Never Forget. This should be a great matchup!

Barbarossa
vs
Sigbjornsson

186 cm
25
200 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Golden Supplements [O.R.G]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Frederick Barbarossa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Sigbjornsson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbarossa blocks the body kick.
Sigbjornsson takes a swing at Barbarossa's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Sigbjornsson.
Barbarossa misses with a hook.
Barbarossa moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbarossa scores with a hook to the body. Sigbjornsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sigbjornsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barbarossa tests Sigbjornsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Barbarossa. No joy for Sigbjornsson on that attempt.
Barbarossa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sigbjornsson backs up against the cage.
Sigbjornsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barbarossa pinned against the cage. Barbarossa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sigbjornsson closes the distance and clinches up with Barbarossa, looking for a takedown. Sigbjornsson pushes Barbarossa against the cage but Barbarossa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frederick Barbarossa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Sigbjornsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarossa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sigbjornsson's calf.
Barbarossa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barbarossa connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbarossa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barbarossa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sigbjornsson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Barbarossa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sigbjornsson.
Barbarossa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barbarossa.

It looks like Gunnar Sigbjornsson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbarossa slips a jab and a cross from Sigbjornsson.
Barbarossa misses with the combination.
Sigbjornsson checks a leg kick.
Barbarossa scores with a jab. Sigbjornsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Sigbjornsson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Barbarossa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barbarossa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson throwing strikes but missing.
Barbarossa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sigbjornsson on the ground.
Sigbjornsson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sigbjornsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbarossa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sigbjornsson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barbarossa's head.
Sigbjornsson throwing strikes from guard but Barbarossa blocks nicely.
Sigbjornsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbarossa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson trying to control but Barbarossa is working from the bottom.
Sigbjornsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sigbjornsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbarossa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sigbjornsson is pushing down on Barbarossa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barbarossa is fighting to maintain full guard but Sigbjornsson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sigbjornsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sigbjornsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sigbjornsson is looking to advance position but Barbarossa won't allow it.
Barbarossa is looking to escape.
Sigbjornsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson trying to control from half guard but Barbarossa is working away.
Sigbjornsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sigbjornsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barbarossa defending well though.
Sigbjornsson thows a huge punch but Barbarossa dodges it nicely.
Barbarossa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sigbjornsson.
Sigbjornsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barbarossa defending well though.
Sigbjornsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sigbjornsson throwing shots but Barbarossa is blocking nicely.
Sigbjornsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sigbjornsson thows a huge punch but Barbarossa dodges it nicely.
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 Frederick Barbarossa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Sigbjornsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sigbjornsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sigbjornsson tries to bum rush Barbarossa with a series of wild strikes but Barbarossa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbarossa throws a nice looking combination but Sigbjornsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sigbjornsson shoots in for a takedown but Barbarossa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barbarossa.
Barbarossa misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Sigbjornsson. Those never looked like landing.
Barbarossa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sigbjornsson tries to bum rush Barbarossa with a series of wild strikes but Barbarossa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbarossa slaps away a takedown attempt from Sigbjornsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Frederick Barbarossa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Sigbjornsson.
Barbarossa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sigbjornsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarossa misses with a two punch combination.
Barbarossa misses with a series of wild punches.
Sigbjornsson looks to land a combination. Barbarossa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sigbjornsson throws a leg kick
and Barbarossa counters with a straight right hand.
Sigbjornsson tries to bum rush Barbarossa with a series of wild strikes but Barbarossa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbarossa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sigbjornsson has time to react.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sigbjornsson is defended easily by Barbarossa.
Sigbjornsson is breathing heavily.
Sigbjornsson keeps Barbarossa at a distance using the push kick.
Barbarossa slips a jab and a cross from Sigbjornsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbarossa throws a right hand that Sigbjornsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Sigbjornsson also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson misses with a combination
and Barbarossa counters with an inside leg kick.
Sigbjornsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbarossa throws a series of strikes that have Sigbjornsson backpedaling.
Frederick Barbarossa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barbarossa.
Frederick Barbarossa is winning the standup battle so far.
Sigbjornsson throws a head kick but Barbarossa moves out of range.
Barbarossa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbarossa swinging wildly here.
Barbarossa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Sigbjornsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sigbjornsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Barbarossa has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sigbjornsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barbarossa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sigbjornsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sigbjornsson lands a couple of elbows.
Sigbjornsson postures up in Barbarossa's guard and throws a big left but Barbarossa blocks it.
Sigbjornsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Barbarossa keeping full guard, as Sigbjornsson tries to pass.
Sigbjornsson with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson slips nicely into half guard.
Sigbjornsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sigbjornsson thows a huge punch but Barbarossa dodges it nicely.
Sigbjornsson with the ground and pound but Barbarossa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sigbjornsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barbarossa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sigbjornsson with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbarossa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sigbjornsson.
Gunnar Sigbjornsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barbarossa wants to sweep here but Sigbjornsson controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Sigbjornsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Sigbjornsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sigbjornsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbarossa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sigbjornsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barbarossa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sigbjornsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sigbjornsson throws a shot to the body.
Sigbjornsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Barbarossa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Sigbjornsson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sigbjornsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sigbjornsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbarossa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbarossa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sigbjornsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbarossa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barbarossa keeping moving, preventing Sigbjornsson from controlling successfully.
Sigbjornsson passes Barbarossa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sigbjornsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sigbjornsson is nestled in close to Barbarossa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barbarossa punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson looks to land a strike but Barbarossa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sigbjornsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Barbarossa is retaining full guard.
Sigbjornsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Sigbjornsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sigbjornsson throwing strikes but missing.
Sigbjornsson distracts Barbarossa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigbjornsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sigbjornsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sigbjornsson with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Sigbjornsson chips away with some ground and pound.
Sigbjornsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sigbjornsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barbarossa's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sigbjornsson works over Barbarossa with some ground and pound from guard.
Sigbjornsson advances to half guard.
Barbarossa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sigbjornsson.
Barbarossa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sigbjornsson is pressing down on Barbarossa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barbarossa is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sigbjornsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sigbjornsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sigbjornsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sigbjornsson winds up and cracks Barbarossa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sigbjornsson with the ground and pound but Barbarossa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sigbjornsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sigbjornsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sigbjornsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Sigbjornsson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Sigbjornsson's cut.
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 looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Sigbjornsson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Barbarossa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sigbjornsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sigbjornsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barbarossa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sigbjornsson throwing strikes but missing.
Sigbjornsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbarossa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sigbjornsson trying to control but Barbarossa is working from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarossa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sigbjornsson wants to control from the top but Barbarossa keeps moving.
Sigbjornsson landing with the ground and pound.
Barbarossa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sigbjornsson looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sigbjornsson chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sigbjornsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sigbjornsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Sigbjornsson with a nice head shot there.
Sigbjornsson working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigbjornsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbarossa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sigbjornsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sigbjornsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbarossa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sigbjornsson scoring with punches to the head and body.

Barbarossa is rocked!
Sigbjornsson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oh Barbarossa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sigbjornsson slips nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Sigbjornsson there.
Sigbjornsson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Barbarossa! More strikes land and this one is all over! Sigbjornsson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Sigbjornsson!
Gunnar Sigbjornsson is the new heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Gunnar Sigbjornsson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.