PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Chigurh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chigurh comes to the cage accompanied by Kvelertak-Mjod. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Chigurh
vs
Riseman

200 cm
34
259 lbs
35 - 22 - 0

189 cm
33
280 lbs
25 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anton Chigurh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman looks to score with a jab to the body but Chigurh is just out of range.
Chigurh is looking to clinch.
Chigurh throws a head kick but Riseman moves out of range.
Chigurh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Riseman throws a left and a right that both miss

and Chigurh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short body shot lands from Riseman as the two fighters clinch.
Chigurh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Riseman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Riseman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riseman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chigurh takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Riseman. Those never looked like landing.
Chigurh misses with a looping right.
Chigurh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riseman.
Good standup being displayed there by Riseman as he connects with a hook.
Chigurh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice jab there from Riseman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chigurh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chigurh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gutz Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chigurh.
Riseman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Chigurh rushes Riseman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riseman tries to break the clinch but Chigurh is controlling the position.
Chigurh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riseman blocks it with crossed arms.
Chigurh is trying to maintain a safe position but Riseman gets an underhook and turns Chigurh into the cage.
Chigurh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riseman backwards.
Chigurh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riseman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chigurh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riseman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Riseman manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chigurh swinging wildly here.
Riseman throws a series of strikes that have Chigurh backpedaling.
Chigurh throws a sloppy head kick and Riseman moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chigurh throws a leg kick but Riseman checks it.
Chigurh wants to clinch up but Riseman keeps it at a distance.
Chigurh missing with a left hand there. Riseman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riseman misses with a low kick.
Chigurh fakes the leg kick and cracks Riseman in the body.
Chigurh tries a head kick but it misses.
Chigurh connects with a single shot there.
Riseman swinging wildly here.
Anton Chigurh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chigurh wants to clinch.
Riseman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chigurh is able to avoid easily.
Chigurh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Riseman's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chigurh looks to land a body kick but Riseman moved away.
Riseman takes one to the chin there.
Riseman just misses with a punch to the body.
Riseman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chigurh backs up against the cage.
Chigurh throws a push kick but Riseman slaps the foot to one side.
Chigurh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Riseman avoids a kick to the body.
Riseman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chigurh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Riseman!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chigurh looks to throw the jab but Riseman is out of range.
Riseman misses with a double jab.
Chigurh slips a jab and a cross from Riseman.
Riseman tries to work over Chigurh's front leg with a kick but Chigurh checks it.
Chigurh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riseman manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Riseman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chigurh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chigurh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Riseman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Riseman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riseman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Riseman.
Jab by Chigurh.
Riseman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Riseman misses.
Riseman gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Riseman tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Chigurh is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Riseman buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Riseman!! Riseman is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Chigurh throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Chigurh!
A very excited looking Anton Chigurh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.