PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ove Juve (ranked 1625 p4p, 1964 weight class) and Bekan Reykdalsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Juve
vs
Reykdalsson

179 cm
27
231
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
27
254
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ove Juve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bekan Reykdalsson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juve throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reykdalsson's waist but Reykdalsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Juve off to one side.
Reykdalsson misses with a takedown attempt - Juve sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Juve displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reykdalsson.

Juve fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Reykdalsson to the ground. Juve is now in Reykdalsson's guard.
Reykdalsson keeping moving, preventing Juve from controlling successfully.
Juve definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Juve looking to pass the guard.
Reykdalsson trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reykdalsson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Reykdalsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Juve defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reykdalsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Juve defends it easily.
Reykdalsson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Reykdalsson keeping full guard, as Juve tries to pass.
Reykdalsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Juve controls the pace.
Juve wants to pass the guard but Reykdalsson is keeping the position.
Juve pushes down on Reykdalsson's leg and manages to get into half guard.

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.
Reykdalsson tries to roll over but Juve keeps him under control.
Reykdalsson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Juve slips nicely into half guard.
Juve works his way into full mount!
Juve fails to advance to Reykdalsson's back.

Juve with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reykdalsson is looking to get to half guard.
Juve with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Reykdalsson regains half guard.

Juve is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reykdalsson has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've been informed that Reykdalsson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reykdalsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four 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.
Juve trying to control but Reykdalsson is working from the bottom.

Reykdalsson looking for subs off his back but Juve has passed one foot through into half guard.
Reykdalsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reykdalsson is still trying to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reykdalsson manages to get to full guard.
Juve stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reykdalsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ove Juve dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Juve closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Reykdalsson's guard.
Juve pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reykdalsson is keeping the position for now.
Juve advances to half guard.
Juve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reykdalsson can do to turn this around?
Reykdalsson is trying to get back to full guard.

Juve seems to be looking for submissions.
Reykdalsson gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Juve avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Juve sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reykdalsson's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reykdalsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Juve is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reykdalsson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Reykdalsson tries to roll over but Juve keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reykdalsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Juve wants to control from the top but Reykdalsson keeps moving.

Reykdalsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Juve gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Juve wants to pass the guard but Reykdalsson is keeping the position.
Juve passes Reykdalsson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Reykdalsson is looking to control Juve's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reykdalsson avoid being mounted?

Juve is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Reykdalsson is just riding it out for now. Juve eventually gives up the hold.
Reykdalsson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reykdalsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reykdalsson.

Reykdalsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Juve slips nicely into half guard.

Juve wants to work for an arm triangle but Reykdalsson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Juve tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reykdalsson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Reykdalsson tries to get to full guard but Juve has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Juve tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reykdalsson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Reykdalsson actively working from the bottom here.
Juve is pressing down on Reykdalsson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reykdalsson is holding on for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reykdalsson tries to roll over but Juve keeps him under control.
Juve is trying to control the action in half guard but Reykdalsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ove Juve dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Juve closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reykdalsson circles away.
Juve shoots in looking for a takedown. Reykdalsson tries to sprawl out of it but Juve keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reykdalsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Reykdalsson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Juve to the ground. Reykdalsson is now in Juve's guard.

Juve working for submissions but it's allowed Reykdalsson to get to half guard.
Juve wants to improve his position but Reykdalsson is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reykdalsson wants to free his trapped foot but Juve is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Reykdalsson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Juve manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Juve is looking to sweep but instead, Reykdalsson has passed into half guard.
Juve is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Juve is defending against the submission attempts here by Reykdalsson.

Juve is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reykdalsson pulls his head out easily.

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.

Juve looking for submissions off his back.
Juve makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Juve.
Reykdalsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juve is keeping the position for now.
Reykdalsson is pushing down on Juve's leg trying to pass to half guard. Juve is fighting to maintain full guard but Reykdalsson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Juve is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juve is working hard here to advance position.

Reykdalsson is working for a submission of some sort.
Reykdalsson trying to control the action but Juve is working from the bottom.
Juve wants to improve his position but Reykdalsson is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Reykdalsson is working for a kimura but Juve is defending it quite comfortably.

Juve looking for submissions off his back.
Juve slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Juve looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bekan Reykdalsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ove Juve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Juve is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bekan Reykdalsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Juve 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Ove Juve!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Ove Juve!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Ove Juve!

Ove Juve wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Ove Juve rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.