PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Kilmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulf Eriksson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Henry Kilmer's chin.

Kilmer
vs
Eriksson

185 cm
19
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

186 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Kilmer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulf Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Kilmer as Eriksson shoots in.
Eriksson cracks the inside of Kilmer's front leg.

Kilmer gets a takedown into half guard.
Eriksson is not content to let Kilmer control the position.
Kilmer thows a huge punch but Eriksson dodges it nicely.
Kilmer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Kilmer is trying to work for a kimura but Eriksson is defending well.

Eriksson looking for submissions off his back.
Kilmer wants to pass to mount but Eriksson is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilmer is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Eriksson!
Eriksson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Kilmer has control of Eriksson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Eriksson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Eriksson tries to lock up and control but Kilmer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Eriksson is squirming around, avoiding Kilmer's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Eriksson tries to hold on but Kilmer pushes him away.
Kilmer lands a big elbow.
Eriksson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kilmer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kilmer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Eriksson hang on?
Eriksson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Eriksson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kilmer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kilmer 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.
Kilmer controlling the action here.
Kilmer wants to take a breather but Eriksson is having none of it.
Eriksson is looking to control Kilmer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Eriksson avoid being mounted?

Kilmer seems to be working for a kimura but Eriksson defends the submission attempt.
Kilmer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eriksson defending well though.
Kilmer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kilmer controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Eriksson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Eriksson wants to hold on but Kilmer pushes him away.
Kilmer looking to control but Eriksson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Kilmer working for a guillotine from mount but Eriksson is in no mood to give up.
Kilmer punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Kilmer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Eriksson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Eriksson throws a wild body kick that Kilmer sees coming a mile off.
Kilmer has his takedown stuffed
and Eriksson counters with a head kick. That will keep Kilmer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Kilmer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Eriksson can't keep his opponent in guard - Kilmer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Eriksson is looking for a sweep. Kilmer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Eriksson gets full guard.
Kilmer trying to control but Eriksson is working from the bottom.
Kilmer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Eriksson taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson wants to control but Kilmer postures up.
Kilmer wants to control but Eriksson is keeping him busy.
Eriksson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Eriksson prevents Kilmer from improving position.
Eriksson is trying to improve his position.
Eriksson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kilmer takes a little break here. Eriksson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

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.
Eriksson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Kilmer is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Eriksson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Eriksson is looking to improve his position but Kilmer isn't that keen on the idea.
Eriksson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kilmer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Eriksson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kilmer scoring with strikes but Eriksson is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmer landing strikes from the mount and Eriksson is in trouble!
Kilmer tries to control but Eriksson wriggling away.

Kilmer working for a guillotine from mount but Eriksson is in no mood to give up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eriksson tries to reverse the position but Kilmer maintains control.
Eriksson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kilmer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Kilmer.
Kilmer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilmer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kilmer wants to control the pace but Eriksson is squirming around nicely.
Eriksson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kilmer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kilmer working Eriksson over with strikes here.
Eriksson wants to control but Kilmer is having none of it.

Kilmer is going olschool here, as he tries to force Eriksson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Eriksson shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilmer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kilmer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Eriksson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kilmer is refusing to be controlled, as Eriksson sits in half guard.
Kilmer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Eriksson stands and throws Kilmer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Eriksson is looking to take a break and control but Kilmer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilmer gets back to half guard.
Kilmer trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kilmer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Eriksson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eriksson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kilmer has control of Eriksson's left arm, preventing Eriksson from doing any damage.
Kilmer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eriksson is one step ahead there.
Eriksson wants to control from the top but Kilmer keeps moving.
Kilmer is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kilmer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Eriksson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Eriksson throws a strike but Kilmer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kilmer is pushing down on Eriksson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Eriksson is fighting to maintain full guard but Kilmer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kilmer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Eriksson is refusing to be controlled, as Kilmer sits in half guard.
Eriksson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilmer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmer is thwarting Eriksson's attempts to control the position.
Kilmer is trying to control the action in half guard but Eriksson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Eriksson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Eriksson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kilmer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kilmer is looking for a sweep.
Kilmer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Eriksson's best efforts.
Kilmer wants to control but Eriksson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilmer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kilmer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Eriksson manages to get himself to full guard.

Eriksson looking for a guillotine here but Kilmer defends easily.
Kilmer passes Eriksson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kilmer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Eriksson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Ulf Eriksson just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kilmer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kilmer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Eriksson is not content to let Kilmer control the position.
Eriksson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eriksson wants to control but Kilmer is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilmer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eriksson defending well though.

Kilmer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Eriksson wants to get back to full guard.

Kilmer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Eriksson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kilmer.
Henry Kilmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eriksson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kilmer is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kilmer trying to control from half guard but Eriksson is working away.
Eriksson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kilmer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kilmer connects with a nice short shot to Eriksson's temple.

Kilmer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kilmer trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson is looking for a sweep. Kilmer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Eriksson is looking to control Kilmer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Eriksson avoid being mounted?
Kilmer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Eriksson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Eriksson pushes Kilmer off looking to stand but Kilmer dives back in and keeps control.
Kilmer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kilmer trying to control the action but Eriksson is working from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Kilmer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kilmer prevents Eriksson from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eriksson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kilmer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Eriksson!
Kilmer cracks Eriksson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eriksson wants to control but Kilmer is having none of it.

Eriksson has left one of his arms exposed and Kilmer doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Eriksson screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henry Kilmer!
Henry Kilmer is the new middleweight champion!