PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gein comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dead Skin Mask kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ed Gein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sibelius
vs
Gein

175 cm
32
165 lbs
30 - 7 - 0

177 cm
30
162 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Perkele!

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Gein!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein scores with a leg kick.
Sibelius shoots for a takedown but Gein saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Sibelius does no damage.
Gein leaves Sibelius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gein connects with a leg kick. Sibelius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sibelius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gein swings for the body but Sibelius moves out of range.
Gein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gein looks to land a body kick but Sibelius moved away.
Gein tries a head kick but it misses.
Sibelius misses with an uppercut.
Sibelius misses with a straight left.

Sibelius shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gein manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gein wants to sweep here but Sibelius controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius trying to control but Gein is working from the bottom.
Gein managing to control the position.
Sibelius trying to control but Gein is working from the bottom.
Sibelius is really struggling to control Gein but he's trying to hold on to the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Jean Sibelius wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sibelius lands a head shot.
Gein stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Sibelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Sibelius misses.
A jab from Sibelius misses.
Gein defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sibelius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sibelius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sibelius prevents Gein from getting back to his feet.
Sibelius throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gein is pulling down on Sibelius's head. It's preventing any offense from Sibelius, at least for the moment.
Sibelius trying to control but Gein is working from the bottom.
Sibelius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gein looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gein not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sibelius postures up in Gein's guard and throws a big left but Gein blocks it.
Gein keeping full guard, as Sibelius tries to pass.
Sibelius slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sibelius postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sibelius 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gein's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Sibelius tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sibelius has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sibelius tries to score with some ground and pound. Gein controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gein tries to buck Sibelius off but Sibelius is having none of it.
Sibelius working the ground and pound but Gein is defending the strikes.
Gein gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sibelius trying to control from half guard but Gein is working away.
Gein tries to roll over but Sibelius keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sibelius is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sibelius wants to control but Gein is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein taking some punishment here, with Sibelius in his half guard.
Gein is staying active underneath Sibelius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Gein is defending against the submission attempts here by Sibelius.
Sibelius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gein is trying to get back to full guard.
Sibelius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sibelius wants to control but Gein is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sibelius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gein is looking to improve his position.

Sibelius is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Sibelius dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gein throws a sloppy head kick and Sibelius moves out of range easily.
Gein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sibelius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gein lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Jean Sibelius has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Gein.
Gein keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gein cracks the inside of Sibelius's front leg.
Gein moves in looking to clinch but Sibelius pushes him off.
Sibelius slips a straight right by Gein.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius throws a jab but it's blocked by Gein.
A big right from Sibelius misses.
Gein listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jean Sibelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gein scores with a head kick.

Sibelius looking to score a takedown here. Gein is defending well but Sibelius drives through and ends up in Gein's guard.
Sibelius being controlled here momentarily.
Sibelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Gein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sibelius throwing strikes from guard but Gein blocks nicely.
Sibelius is fighting to break Gein's control of his arms but Gein is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Gein kicks Sibelius off and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sibelius is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gein ducks under a wild hook from Sibelius.
Sibelius fails to land with a series of punches.
Sibelius cracks Gein with a good jab.
Sibelius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gein jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gein takes one on the button.
Sibelius throws a looping overhand right but Gein ducks down to avoid it.
Sibelius takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sibelius lands with a nice body punch.
Gein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sibelius.
Gein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Sibelius is rocked!
Sibelius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Sibelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gein misses with a body shot.
Sibelius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Jean Sibelius's cut is getting worse.
Gein thows a body shot but no joy.
Gein lands a brutal head kick. Sibelius looks out on his feet and Gein throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ed Gein!
During a confident post fight interview, Ed Gein thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.