PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Weyzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arild Einemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Einemo has chosen Arkasia - Into Nowhere (Feat CoMa) as his entrance music. Arild Einemo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Weyzen
vs
Einemo

170 cm
26
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
154 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sydney Weyzen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arild Einemo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Weyzen as he connects with a hook.
Weyzen throws a chopping leg kick but Einemo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Weyzen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Einemo misses with a body kick.
Einemo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Einemo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weyzen throws out the jab.
Einemo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Einemo scores with a nice body kick.
Einemo blocks a head kick by Weyzen.
Weyzen lands a leg kick that knocks Einemo off balance momentarily.
Weyzen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Einemo.
Sydney Weyzen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Einemo throws a sloppy head kick and Weyzen moves out of range easily.
Einemo motions for Weyzen to come forward. Einemo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Weyzen misses.
Weyzen throws a body punch but Einemo moves out of range.
Weyzen works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Einemo checks a leg kick nicely.
Einemo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Einemo throws a head kick that misses.
Einemo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weyzen.
Einemo slips a straight right by Weyzen.
Einemo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weyzen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Weyzen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Einemo dips to his left and cracks Weyzen with an uppercut!
Einemo misses the jab.
Weyzen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Einemo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Weyzen misses with a few strikes there.
Weyzen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Einemo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weyzen digs a good body shot into Einemo's ribs.
Einemo takes one to the side of the head.
Weyzen tries to clinch but Einemo is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Einemo.
Weyzen misses with a lunging right hand
and Einemo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Einemo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Einemo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weyzen.
Weyzen throws an off balance right hand
and Einemo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Einemo misses with a two punch combination.
Weyzen swinging wildly here.
Weyzen throws the kick towards the body but Einemo avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weyzen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Einemo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Weyzen, right into the meat.
Einemo takes a swing at Weyzen's ribcage but misses.
Weyzen scores with a hook to the body. Einemo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weyzen. That's going to slow Einemo down.
Weyzen misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Weyzen.
Einemo tries a low kick but Weyzen avoids it.
Einemo misses with a low kick.
Einemo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weyzen loads up on a big right hand but Einemo slips the punch.
Weyzen throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weyzen throws a solid leg kick but Einemo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Weyzen.
Einemo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weyzen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Weyzen lands with an uppercut that bounces Einemo off the cage and back into range.
Weyzen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Weyzen scores with a punch to the head.
Weyzen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Einemo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Weyzen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Weyzen throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Einemo misses the shot to the body.
Einemo throws a solid leg kick but Weyzen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Einemo.
Einemo looks to score with a jab to the body but Weyzen is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sydney Weyzen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Weyzen tried to score with a low kick but Einemo checks it.
Einemo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weyzen manages to avoid it.
Weyzen avoids the head kick by Einemo.
Weyzen throws a big shot that misses.
Weyzen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weyzen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weyzen lands a body shot.
Sydney Weyzen is winning the standup battle so far.
Weyzen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Einemo tries a head kick but it misses.
Einemo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Weyzen rather than just go for the knockout.
Weyzen checks a leg kick.
Einemo checks the leg kick.
Weyzen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Einemo blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weyzen lands with an uppercut that bounces Einemo off the cage and back into range.
Einemo avoids the body shot from Weyzen.
Einemo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Weyzen.
Einemo thuds a left hand into Weyzen's body.
Weyzen looks to land a combination but Einemo avoids it well.
Einemo motions for Weyzen to come forward. Einemo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Weyzen, right into the meat.
A bone on bone clash there as Einemo blocks the leg kick.
Weyzen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Weyzen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Weyzen connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weyzen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Einemo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weyzen.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Einemo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Einemo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Einemo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Einemo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Weyzen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Weyzen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Einemo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Einemo defending well as Weyzen loads up on a big left hand.
Weyzen takes a swing at Einemo's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Weyzen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Einemo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Einemo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Weyzen is looking to clinch but Einemo is avoiding it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Einemo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Weyzen has got the better of the exchanges.
Einemo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Weyzen at a distance.
Einemo is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weyzen looks to land a combination but Einemo avoids it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Weyzen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weyzen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Einemo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Weyzen's knee momentarily.
Einemo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Weyzen throws a hook but Einemo blocks it.
Weyzen thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Einemo.
Einemo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Weyzen counters with an outside leg kick.
Einemo wants to land a leg kick but Weyzen is out of range.
Weyzen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Einemo throws a lazy body kick
letting Weyzen counter with a right hand.
Einemo misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Weyzen.
Weyzen lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weyzen throws a front kick aimed at Einemo's knee but Einemo avoids it well.
Einemo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weyzen throws a body kick that misses.
Weyzen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Einemo can do to turn this around?
That kick from Einemo tenderised Weyzen's leg. Weyzen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Einemo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Weyzen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Weyzen takes a swing at Einemo's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Einemo.
Weyzen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Einemo misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sydney Weyzen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Weyzen misses the shot to the body.
Weyzen throws out a loose jab but Einemo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weyzen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Einemo.
Einemo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Weyzen swinging wildly here.
Einemo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Weyzen's sensitive parts.
Weyzen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weyzen tries to clinch there but Einemo circles away.
Weyzen is looking to chop away at Einemo's legs.
Weyzen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Weyzen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Einemo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Weyzen misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weyzen misses with a hook. Einemo ducked under it nicely.
Einemo throws a leg kick but Weyzen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Einemo misses with a low kick.
Einemo throws a leg kick but Weyzen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Weyzen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Einemo counters with a good low kick that Weyzen was not able to check.
Weyzen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Einemo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Weyzen eats them both and turns towards Einemo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Einemo throws a head kick but Weyzen moves out of range.
Einemo throws a low kick but Weyzen avoids it.
Einemo throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Weyzen.
Einemo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weyzen cracks Einemo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weyzen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Einemo scores with a hook.
Weyzen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Einemo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weyzen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Weyzen staying out of range there.
Weyzen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Einemo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Weyzen lands with an overhand left.
Einemo moves forwards but Weyzen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Weyzen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Weyzen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Weyzen cracks the inside of Einemo's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Einemo.
Weyzen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Einemo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Weyzen throws a shot from downtown. Einemo moves away and avoids it.
Weyzen blocks a head kick by Einemo.
Einemo is looking to land body kicks.
Einemo misses with a body kick.
Weyzen throws the left hand but Einemo avoids the punch easily.
Einemo defending well as Weyzen loads up on a big left hand.
Einemo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Weyzen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Einemo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Weyzen finds it's way round the side to connect with Einemo's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weyzen throws a head kick that misses.
Einemo misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Weyzen.
Einemo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weyzen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Einemo.
Weyzen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Einemo circles away quickly and effectively.
Einemo misses with the combination.
Einemo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weyzen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Einemo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Weyzen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Einemo slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Sydney Weyzen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Weyzen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Einemo blocks a leg kick.
Weyzen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weyzen blocks a head kick by Einemo.
Einemo blocks a leg kick.
Einemo throws a chopping leg kick but Weyzen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Einemo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Einemo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Weyzen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Einemo misses with a kick to the body.
Einemo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weyzen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Einemo misses with a few strikes there.
Weyzen stuns Einemo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Einemo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Weyzen misses with a low kick.
Einemo feints and then cracks Weyzen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weyzen down.
Weyzen misses with a straight left.
Weyzen tried to score with a low kick but Einemo checks it.
Weyzen throws a head kick that misses.
Einemo lands a right hook to the body.
Weyzen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weyzen wants to clinch.
Weyzen thows a leg kick but Einemo checks it
and Einemo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einemo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Weyzen.
Einemo looks to land a combination but Weyzen avoids it well.
Weyzen tries to bum rush Einemo with a series of wild strikes but Einemo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Weyzen misses.
Einemo looks to land a right hand but Weyzen moved out of range.
Weyzen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Einemo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Weyzen is out of range.
Weyzen throws a hook but Einemo avoids it easily.
Weyzen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weyzen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Einemo throws a head kick but Weyzen moves out of range.
Einemo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Weyzen lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weyzen looks for the body kick but Einemo saw that one coming.
Weyzen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Einemo.
Weyzen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Einemo throws a sloppy head kick and Weyzen moves out of range easily.
Weyzen misses with a wild combination.
Einemo slips under a jab from Weyzen.
Weyzen blocks a leg kick.
Einemo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weyzen.
Weyzen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Einemo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Weyzen throws a sloppy head kick and Einemo moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weyzen connects with a right hand. Einemo shakes it off.
Einemo fails to land with a series of punches.
Einemo takes a swing at Weyzen's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Einemo lands.
Weyzen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Einemo.

Weyzen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Einemo gets through Weyzen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Weyzen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Einemo breaks the clinch.
Weyzen throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weyzen lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sydney Weyzen had his way with Arild Einemo in that round.
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. This is the final round!

Weyzen wants to clinch up but Einemo keeps it at a distance.
Weyzen tries to land a leg kick but Einemo saw it coming and moves away.
Weyzen connects with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Weyzen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Einemo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Einemo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Einemo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Weyzen's hands.
Einemo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weyzen was well out of range. Poor timing from Einemo.
Einemo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Weyzen avoids a kick to the body.
Weyzen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Einemo throws a sloppy head kick and Weyzen moves out of range easily.
Weyzen throws a series of strikes that have Einemo backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weyzen scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weyzen lands with a right hand.
Weyzen tries to close the distance and clinch but Einemo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weyzen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Weyzen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Einemo.
Einemo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Weyzen is out of range.
Einemo misses with a head kick.
Weyzen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Weyzen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Einemo is rocked!
Einemo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Einemo is still on wobbly legs! Can Weyzen finish him?
A lazy body kick from Weyzen
and Einemo counters with a left and a right that stings Weyzen.
Einemo seems to have recovered his senses.
Weyzen avoids the body shot from Einemo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einemo moves away from the strike by Weyzen.
Einemo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weyzen loads up on a big right hand but Einemo slips the punch.
Weyzen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Einemo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Einemo lands with an uppercut that bounces Weyzen off the cage and back into range.
A big left from Weyzen misses.
Einemo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Einemo throws a hook but Weyzen blocks it.
Einemo throws a leg kick but Weyzen moved away.
Einemo throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Einemo as he checks the leg kick.
Sydney Weyzen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einemo slips under a jab.
Einemo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Weyzen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A bone on bone clash there as Einemo blocks the leg kick.
Weyzen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Weyzen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Einemo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Weyzen.
A big right from Einemo misses.
Weyzen moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice combination there by Weyzen.
Weyzen fails to land with a series of punches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Weyzen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weyzen throws a low kick but Einemo moves out of range easily.
Einemo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Einemo counters with a right hand to the body.
Einemo is looking to land body kicks.
Weyzen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Einemo circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body kick from Einemo.
Weyzen catches Einemo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arild Einemo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Einemo misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weyzen throws a lazy right hand but Einemo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Einemo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sydney Weyzen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weyzen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sydney Weyzen!
Sydney Weyzen retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Sydney Weyzen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.