PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce has chosen Joy Division - Atmosphere as his entrance music. Jean Sibelius could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobby Bruce's chin.

Sibelius
vs
Bruce

175 cm
36
165 lbs
38 - 13 - 0

169 cm
36
164 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

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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 38 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce walks into a straight right hand from Sibelius.

Sibelius closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bruce quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bruce is looking to improve his position.
Sibelius wants to control but Bruce is keeping him busy.
Sibelius throwing shots but Bruce is blocking nicely.
Sibelius lands strikes from half guard.
Bruce controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Sibelius is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bruce defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sibelius wants to take a breather but Bruce is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sibelius is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sibelius looks to land a strike but Bruce avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sibelius scoring with some ground and pound.
Sibelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce controlling Sibelius's posture.
Sibelius throwing strikes but missing.
Sibelius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruce keeping moving, preventing Sibelius from controlling successfully.
Sibelius is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bruce is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bruce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sibelius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bruce keeping moving, preventing Sibelius from controlling successfully.
Sibelius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sibelius trying to control but Bruce is working from the bottom.
Sibelius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sibelius wants to control from the top but Bruce keeps moving.
Sibelius wants to pass the guard but Bruce is keeping the position.
Bruce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sibelius landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sibelius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruce is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sibelius throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Sibelius dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bruce missing with a left hand there. Sibelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sibelius lands a jab to Bruce's midsection.
Sibelius misses with a body shot
and Bruce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruce tries to land a front kick but Sibelius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Sibelius shoots in and bounces Bruce off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bruce is trying to keep Sibelius in close.
Sibelius tries to free his leg and advance position but Bruce is retaining full guard.
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.
Sibelius throwing strikes from guard but Bruce blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sibelius drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bruce manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sibelius has Bruce in his guard.
Sibelius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sibelius is looking to advance position but Bruce won't allow it.
Bruce is trying to control but can't.
Sibelius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce manages to get to full guard.
Sibelius wants to pass the guard but Bruce is keeping the position.
Bruce is trying to keep Sibelius in close.
Sibelius connects with a couple of short punches.
Bruce keeping moving, preventing Sibelius from controlling successfully.
Bruce controls Sibelius momentarily but Sibelius frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce has Sibelius pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sibelius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sibelius looking to pass the guard.
Sibelius trying to control but Bruce is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bruce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruce connects with a jab.
Bobby Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruce takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bruce lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sibelius will feel that in the morning.
Bruce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sibelius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Jean Sibelius has been cut.
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!
Bruce ducks under a wild hook from Sibelius.
Bruce takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bruce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sibelius.
Bruce lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce scores with a body shot.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses.
Bruce tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sibelius is able to avoid easily.
Sibelius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bruce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jean Sibelius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean Sibelius's cut.
That's time! Sibelius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Sibelius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruce.
Sibelius slips under a jab from Bruce.
Bobby Bruce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sibelius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sibelius seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sibelius cracks Bruce with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sibelius misses with a straight right.
Bruce lands with a hook. Sibelius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sibelius throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruce counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sibelius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sibelius takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sibelius throws a series of punches but Bruce avoids them all with ease.
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sibelius was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.

Sibelius closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sibelius lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce keeping moving, preventing Sibelius from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius throws a big right hand that misses.
Sibelius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bruce seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sibelius throws a strike but Bruce rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sibelius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius is trying to hold Bruce in close to prevent damage but Bruce has managed to pass into half guard.
Bruce prevents Sibelius from improving his position.
Jean Sibelius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sibelius gets back to full guard.
Bruce postures up.
Sibelius wants to improve his position but instead Bruce has moved into half guard.
Bruce seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius wants to get back to full guard.
Sibelius trying to get back to full guard but Bruce takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Sibelius tries to hold on but Bruce postures up.
Sibelius wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Bobby Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jean Sibelius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bruce gets his hands free as Sibelius looks to control.
Sibelius is really stuck here.
Sibelius is working hard here to advance position.
Bruce is trying to stick to Sibelius's back but Sibelius is turning into Bruce. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bruce's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sibelius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius wants to control from the top but Bruce keeps moving.
Sibelius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sibelius sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sibelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sibelius postures up in Bruce's guard and throws a big left but Bruce blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Sibelius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sibelius, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Sibelius!
An out of breath Jean Sibelius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Bobby Bruce stepped up to the mic, saying 'I knew this was gonna be tough. I gotta give up the fighting or the drinking, I can't keep doing both!'.