PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Gould (ranked 25165 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Ivarsson (ranked 5788 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gould
vs
Ivarsson

224 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caleb Gould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Ivarsson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gould misses with a head kick.

Gould scores with a takedown into Ivarsson's guard.

Ivarsson has his feet on Gould's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Gould gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ivarsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivarsson looking to pass the guard.
Gould is trying to keep Ivarsson in close.
Ivarsson tries to stand but Gould is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould seems keen to control Ivarsson's posture.
Gould really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ivarsson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gould throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ivarsson postures up.
Ivarsson looking to pass the guard.
Gould is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gould lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gunnar Ivarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gould is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ivarsson's half guard.

Gould is looking for a kimura but Ivarsson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gould to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivarsson keeping control of the position.
Gould thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ivarsson's head.
Gould is controlling the pace.
Ivarsson trying to control here.
Gould will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Gould gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gould throws a series of punches but Ivarsson avoids them all with ease.

Ivarsson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ivarsson looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gould trying to keep a closed guard but Ivarsson is proving a slippery customer.

Gould looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ivarsson passes into half guard.
Gould is breathing heavily.
Ivarsson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ivarsson is looking for a kimura but Gould is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ivarsson to get the leverage.
Gould is looking to improve his position.
Ivarsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gould trying to control here.

Ivarsson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ivarsson prevents Gould from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gould trying to control here.
Gould is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ivarsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ivarsson lands a takedown into guard.
Gould is adopting a defensive guard.
Ivarsson wants to control from the top but Gould keeps moving.

Ivarsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ivarsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivarsson landing with the ground and pound.
Ivarsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gould has his hands on Ivarsson's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Gould working for a triangle but Ivarsson defends it easily.
Gould being controlled here, momentarily.
Ivarsson postures up.
Gunnar Ivarsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ivarsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Gould is retaining full guard.
Gould looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ivarsson is one step ahead there.

Gould throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ivarsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gould is keeping the position for now.
Ivarsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gould moves forwards but Ivarsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Ivarsson rushes Gould and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gould wants to take the fight to the mat but Ivarsson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ivarsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Gould has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivarsson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Ivarsson.
Ivarsson stalling in the clinch.
Gould looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ivarsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gould has him pressed against the cage.

Ivarsson jumps guard.

Ivarsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gould defends it easily.

Ivarsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gould has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Ivarsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gould defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gould stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Horrible takedown attempt by Gould or perhaps it was just good defense by Ivarsson, which made it look bad.
Ivarsson tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caleb Gould. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gould shoots in and gets a takedown into Ivarsson's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Ivarsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gould doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gould manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gould gets a double leg takedown into Ivarsson's guard.

Gould is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ivarsson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gould is looking to defend but Ivarsson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gould! Ivarsson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gould taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gunnar Ivarsson!