PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stevo Caruga (ranked 4818 p4p, 4816 weight class) and Jonas Sigursson (ranked 554 p4p, 553 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Caruga
vs
Sigursson

183 cm
25
220
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
220
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stevo Caruga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonas Sigursson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caruga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice cross by Sigursson.
Jonas Sigursson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sigursson slaps away a takedown attempt from Caruga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Caruga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sigursson.
Caruga tries to clinch there but Sigursson circles away.
Sigursson wants to counter the offense by Caruga and move into the clinch position.
Sigursson lands with an uppercut that bounces Caruga off the ropes and back into range.
A combination from Caruga does no damage.
Caruga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sigursson scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut lands for Sigursson. That snapped Caruga's head back.
Caruga shoots for a takedown but Sigursson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigursson feints a jab promting Caruga to slip. Sigursson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Caruga slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Caruga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigursson dips to his left and cracks Caruga with an uppercut!
Caruga ducks right into an uppercut from Sigursson.
Sigursson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sigursson dips to his left and cracks Caruga with an uppercut!
Nice shot by Sigursson.
Caruga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevo Caruga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caruga takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sigursson scores with a decent looking hook.
Sigursson connects with a jab.
Caruga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Sigursson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sigursson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Caruga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sigursson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sigursson lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caruga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caruga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Caruga tries to clinch but Sigursson moves out of range.
Good shot there by Sigursson.
Caruga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sigursson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sigursson takes a swing at Caruga's ribcage but misses.
Caruga changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sigursson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Caruga had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Caruga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Caruga shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sigursson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Caruga.
A little jabbing left from Sigursson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sigursson thuds his right hand into Caruga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigursson swings for the body but Caruga moves out of range.
Caruga half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Sigursson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sigursson can do anything to dispel that myth.

Caruga is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Caruga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sigursson is keeping the position for now.
Sigursson trying to keep a closed guard but Caruga is proving a slippery customer.
Caruga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sigursson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigursson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Caruga drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Caruga jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Caruga thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Caruga drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Caruga jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Caruga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Caruga thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Sigursson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Caruga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sigursson circles away.
Sigursson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Caruga is looking to clinch but Sigursson is avoiding it.
Caruga misses with a few strikes there.
Sigursson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carugas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Caruga is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice sprawl there from Sigursson as Caruga shoots in.
Jab, jab by Sigursson - just one landing.
Caruga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sigursson to score with a decent uppercut.

Caruga drives through with a takedown into Sigursson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Caruga drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Caruga jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caruga drops back looking for a leg! Sigursson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sigursson manages to kick Caruga off! Caruga jumps back into Sigursson's guard.

Caruga is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Caruga passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Caruga tries for a kimura but Sigursson is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigursson is trying to get back to half guard.

Caruga tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Caruga has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sigursson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Caruga yanks on the arm and Sigursson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Caruga.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stevo Caruga!