PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 29 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjj Murderer (ranked 884 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bjornsson
vs
Murderer

174 cm
27
165 lbs
18 - 1 - 0

166 cm
27
166 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bjj Murderer!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murderer misses with a shot to the body
and Murderer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murderer fails with the takedown
and Bjornsson counters with a nice body shot.
Murderer has his takedown stuffed
and Bjornsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murderer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bjornsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Litill Bjornsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjj Murderer.

Bjornsson rushes Murderer and presses him up against the cage.
Murderer working aggressively here.
Bjornsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murderer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murderer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bjornsson's elbow.
Bjornsson lands a body punch.
Murderer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bjornsson lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjornsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Murderer backwards.
Murderer tries to break the clinch but Bjornsson is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murderer decides to pull guard.
Bjornsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Murderer is retaining full guard.
Murderer looking for a sweep. Not yet Murderer, not yet.
Bjornsson wants to control from the top but Murderer keeps moving.
Murderer wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bjornsson is now in half guard.
Bjornsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Murderer gets full guard.
Murderer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bjornsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bjornsson trying to control but Murderer is working from the bottom.
Bjornsson slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjornsson prevents Murderer from improving his position.
Bjornsson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bjornsson controlling the pace for now.
Bjornsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murderer is looking to escape.
Murderer is trying desperately to improve position.
Bjornsson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Murderer to take his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson controlling the position well here. Murderer rolled but Bjornsson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murderer showing good submission defense here.
Murderer tries to escape but Bjornsson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bjornsson is looking to control Murderer but Murderer is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Bjornsson has the hooks in. Murderer is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Murderer keeps trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bjornsson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bjornsson throwing wild punches that miss their target.
I really don't envy Murderer right now.

Bjornsson tightening his grip on Murderer, looking for the choke.
Murderer tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bjornsson wants to control the pace but Murderer is squirming around nicely.
Bjornsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Litill Bjornsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Murderer with a poor takedown
and Bjornsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Murderer.

Murderer is trying to get an arm triangle but Bjornsson is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Bjornsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Murderer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Murderer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murderer tries to advance to mount but Bjornsson instead regains half guard.
Bjornsson keeping hold of Murderer's head, controlling as best he can.

Murderer is working for a submission of some sort.
Bjornsson wants to control but Murderer is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bjornsson is looking for a sweep. Murderer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Murderer seems content to control.
Bjornsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murderer can do to turn this around?

Bjornsson actively working from the bottom here.

Bjornsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murderer is looking to pass Bjornsson's guard but actually Bjornsson recovers to full guard.
Litill Bjornsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bjornsson has control of Murderer's left arm, preventing Murderer from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murderer passes into half guard.
Murderer is looking to take a break and control but Bjornsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bjornsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Murderer tries to free his leg and advance position but Bjornsson is retaining full guard.

Murderer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bjornsson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bjornsson has escaped and now he's on top!

Bjornsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson wants to control from the top but Murderer keeps moving.
Murderer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Murderer trying to control but Bjornsson is working from the bottom.
Bjornsson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Murderer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bjornsson trying to hold on to Murderer's head to control him but Murderer postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murderer prevents Bjornsson from improving his position.
Murderer is looking to advance position but Bjornsson won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjj Murderer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bjornsson tests Murderer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bjornsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murderer misses with a takedown attempt - Bjornsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Murderer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bjornsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bjornsson tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murderer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bjornsson struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bjornsson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Murderer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bjornsson gets back to full guard.
Bjornsson keeping full guard, as Murderer tries to pass.
Bjornsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Bjornsson, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bjornsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murderer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Murderer trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjornsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murderer misses with a body shot
and Bjornsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bjornsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murderer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bjornsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Murderer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bjj Murderer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornsson works the jab nicely.
Murderer tries to move into range but Bjornsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bjornsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murderer under the eye.
Litill Bjornsson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murderer fails with a takedown attempt.
Bjornsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murderer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bjornsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Litill Bjornsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjj Murderer.
Bjornsson works Murderer's body with a nice hook.
Murderer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bjornsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murderer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bjornsson's waist but Bjornsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murderer off to one side.

Bjornsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bjornsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murderer is looking to break free of the clinch but Bjornsson has double underhooks.
Bjornsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bjornsson lands with a light punch inside.
Bjornsson cracks Murderer with a nice body shot.
Murderer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bjornsson lands a body shot.
Bjornsson lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjornsson lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson lands a left hand.

Bjornsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bjornsson has closed the distance and engaged Murderer in a clinch.
Bjornsson is struggling to control the position.
Bjornsson lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Bjornsson - that landed with a thud.
Bjornsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murderer backwards.
Bjornsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bjornsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murderer backwards.
A short right from Bjornsson on the inside.
Bjornsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murderer backwards.
Bjornsson scores with a shot to the side of Murderer's head.
Bjornsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murderer or not.
Litill Bjornsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bjornsson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bjornsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bjornsson is working Murderer over against the cage.
Bjornsson cracks Murderer with a nice body shot.
Bjj Murderer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjornsson is working Murderer over against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Litill Bjornsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bjornsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Litill Bjornsson!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Litill Bjornsson!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Litill Bjornsson!

Litill Bjornsson wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Litill Bjornsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.