PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pelle Svansloes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanji Shiranui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svansloes comes to the cage accompanied by The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger. Sanji Shiranui has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pelle Svansloes's chin.

Svansloes
vs
Shiranui

198 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pelle Svansloes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sanji Shiranui!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Svansloes drives through and clinches with Shiranui against the cage.
Shiranui tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Svansloes just stands there and leans against the cage.

Svansloes has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Shiranui clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Svansloes doesn't have the hooks in and Shiranui manages to turn into his guard.
Svansloes wants to sweep here but Shiranui controlling him for the moment.
Svansloes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shiranui manages to get himself to full guard.
Shiranui keeping full guard, as Svansloes tries to pass.
Svansloes is pushing down on Shiranui's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shiranui is fighting to maintain full guard but Svansloes has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svansloes controlling the pace.
Svansloes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiranui is looking to control Svansloes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shiranui avoid being mounted?
Shiranui is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shiranui tries to kick Svansloes off but Svansloes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Svansloes moves nicely into side control.
Shiranui is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Svansloes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Shiranui seems a little lost for a moment, as Svansloes dominates the positioning.
Shiranui is looking to reverse the position.
Shiranui is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Svansloes off and has taken his back!
Shiranui doesn't have the hooks in and Svansloes manages to turn into his guard.

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.
Svansloes looking to pass the guard.
Svansloes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Svansloes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shiranui is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Svansloes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shiranui is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiranui seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Svansloes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Svansloes is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Shiranui jumps into side control!

Shiranui working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shiranui looks gassed!
Svansloes tries to control but Shiranui manages to take his back.
Svansloes tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Svansloes wants to control but Shiranui is having none of it.
Svansloes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

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.
Shiranui avoids the attempt from Svansloes to control.
Svansloes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Svansloes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Svansloes keeping moving, preventing Shiranui from controlling successfully.
Svansloes controlling Shiranui's posture.
Svansloes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Svansloes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Shiranui looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Svansloes trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Svansloes lands a nice short elbow.
Svansloes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shiranui with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Svansloes controlling the action here.
Svansloes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shiranui should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svansloes is looking to advance position but Shiranui won't allow it.
Svansloes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Pelle Svansloes just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Svansloes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Svansloes pushing down on Shiranui's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shiranui gets back to full guard.
Shiranui is breathing heavily.
Svansloes slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shiranui is defending against the submission attempts here by Svansloes.
Svansloes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Svansloes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shiranui for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svansloes lands with a punch from half guard.
Shiranui is looking for a sweep. Svansloes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Svansloes is pressing down on Shiranui's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shiranui is holding on for now.
Pelle Svansloes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Svansloes controlling the action here.

That's four 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.

Svansloes maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Shiranui could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Svansloes has cracked it and Shiranui is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Svansloes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pelle Svansloes!