PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Ace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sigic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ace
vs
Sigic

186 cm
21
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

188 cm
20
218 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Ace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, James Sigic!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ace scores with a jab.
Sigic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ace wants to clinch.
Ace throws a head kick but Sigic moves out of range.
Ace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Sigic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sigic throws and elbow that misses. Ace uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sigic's guard. Nice move by Ace!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sigic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ace passes into side control.
Ace wants to stand but Sigic has his arm trapped.
Sigic regains half guard.
Sigic wants to get back to full guard.

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.

Ace postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sigic to stand up.
Sigic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ace as he jumps to the side.

Sigic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ace!
Sigic throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ace because Sigic loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ace tries to buck Sigic off but he can't manage it.
Sigic lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Sigic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ace takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sigic with good strikes from the mount here!
Sigic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ace really wants to buck Sigic off and get back to his feet.
Sigic working Ace over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigic lands a heavy elbow.
Ace is breathing heavily.
Sigic punishing his opponent with strikes.

Sigic goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ace turns into him and now he's in Sigic's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ace won't allow Sigic to sweep him here.
Sigic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sigic striking off his back but it's not causing Ace any problems.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ace wants to stand but Sigic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ace has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sigic is looking to sweep but instead, Ace has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Sigic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sigic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ace.
Sigic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ace circles away quickly and effectively.
Ace fails with the takedown

and Sigic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ace's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sigic is pushing down on Ace's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ace is fighting to maintain full guard but Sigic has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ace has hold of Sigic's hands but Sigic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ace tries to kick Sigic off but Sigic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sigic thows a huge punch but Ace dodges it nicely.
Sigic is pressing down on Ace's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ace is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ace regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sigic.
Sigic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ace can't keep his opponent in guard - Sigic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sigic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ace knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sigic slips a nice elbow through Ace's hands, connecting with Ace's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigic slips a nice elbow through Ace's hands, connecting with Ace's forehead.
Ace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sigic.
Sigic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ace on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ace is trying to stand.
Ace won't allow Sigic to pass to mount.

Ace pushes Sigic off and gets back to his feet.
Ace tries to close the distance and clinch but Sigic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sigic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ace wants to clinch.
Sigic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ace counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ace.
Ace tries to stand but Sigic is controlling from the bottom.
James Sigic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sigic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ace is one step ahead there.
Sigic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ace!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ace's face.
Sigic landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sigic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Sigic.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sigic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Sigic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sigic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ace closes the distance but Sigic moves to the side

and Sigic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ace won't be happy with that.
An elbow from Sigic crashes against the mat.
Ace is trying to buck Sigic off.
Sigic lands some shots froms side control.

Sigic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ace has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes there by Sigic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ace is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sigic is controlling him well.

Sigic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ace dodges the ground and pound from Sigic.

Ace sneaks out the side door and pushes Sigic away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Sigic has his takedown stuffed
and Ace counters with a nice kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ace throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sigic shoots in for a takedown but Ace shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
James Sigic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sigic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ace counters with a solid body kick.
Mikael Ace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Sigic.
Ace goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Ace as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ace closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sigic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ace's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ace is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sigic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ace is keeping the position for now.
Sigic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Sigic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sigic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Sigic!