PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner comes to the cage accompanied by In the Garage. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Wagner
vs
Sibelius

176 cm
36
163 lbs
30 - 10 - 0

175 cm
30
165 lbs
24 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Wagner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner throws a body punch but Sibelius moves out of range.
Sibelius misses the shot to the body.
Sibelius checks a low kick from Wagner.
Sibelius throws a looping overhand right but Wagner ducks down to avoid it.
Wagner misses with a head kick.
Wagner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sibelius.
Sibelius shoots for a double leg takedown but Wagner sprawls well. He's pushed Sibelius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wagner throws a low kick, looking for Sibelius's leg but Sibelius calmly moves out of range.
Sibelius thuds his right hand into Wagner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wagner throws a head kick but Sibelius moves out of range.
Wagner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Sibelius drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sibelius trying to control but Wagner is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wagner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wagner pulls Sibelius in to control the position.
Wagner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sibelius throwing strikes but missing.
Sibelius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sibelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Wagner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Wagner pushes Sibelius off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wagner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sibelius.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wagner.
Sibelius slips a straight right by Wagner.
Sibelius checks a low kick from Wagner.
Wagner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sibelius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sibelius throws a shot from downtown. Wagner moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wagner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sibelius tests Wagner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wagner misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a head kick.
Wagner scoring well with a low kick there.
Wagner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sibelius is out of range and Wagner settles back down.
Sibelius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sibelius lands with a good body shot.
Wagner misses with a hook
and Sibelius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sibelius was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner.
Sibelius moves out of range of the body kick from Wagner.
Sibelius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sibelius throws a jab when Wagner was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wagner throws a series of punches but Sibelius avoids them all with ease.
Sibelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Sibelius with a hook.
Sibelius with a poor takedown
and Wagner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wagner tries to move into range but Sibelius moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner connects with a leg kick. Sibelius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wagner defending well as Sibelius loads up on a big left hand.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Sibelius.
Wagner is looking to wear down Sibelius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sibelius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sibelius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Sibelius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wagner misses with a leg kick
enabling Sibelius to counter with a crisp jab.
Sibelius jabs Wagner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wagner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wagner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sibelius.
Sibelius misses with a hook.
Wagner tries a head kick but it misses.
Sibelius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sibelius's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sibelius duly obliges.
Sibelius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wagner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Jean Sibelius has been cut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses.
Sibelius scores with a shot to the body.
Wagner moves out of range as Sibelius strikes.
Wagner scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sibelius takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
Wagner throws a jab but it's blocked by Sibelius.
Wagner misses with a low kick.
Sibelius ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Sibelius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sibelius misses with a looping right.
Sibelius thows a body shot but no joy.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius moves out of range of the body kick.
Sibelius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wagner throws a chopping leg kick but Sibelius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sibelius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sibelius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wagner.
Wagner tries to land a front kick but Sibelius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sibelius loads up on a big right hand but Wagner slips the punch.
Sibelius misses with a hook.
Sibelius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sibelius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sibelius scores with a jab to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wagner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A good leg kick by Wagner.
Wagner misses with a wild body shot.
Sibelius throws a jab but it's blocked by Wagner.

Wagner moves into the clinch.
Sibelius blocks a body shot from Wagner.
Sibelius lands a nice uppercut.
Sibelius is trying to break the clinch but Wagner has him pressed against the cage.
Sibelius has had enough of the clinch but Wagner keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sibelius tries to break the clinch but Wagner is controlling the position.
Wagner lands with a right to the head.
Wagner misses with a body punch.

Sibelius manages to break the clinch.
Sibelius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius loads up on a big right hand but Wagner slips the punch.
Wagner connects with a looping right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Wagner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wagner.
Kurt Wagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sibelius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sibelius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sibelius cracks Wagner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sibelius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wagner.
Sibelius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sibelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range.
Sibelius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Wagner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kurt Wagner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean Sibelius's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wagner takes one on the button.
Wagner throws a head kick but Sibelius moves out of range.
Wagner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Wagner has managed to clinch.
Wagner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sibelius's efforts to push away.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sibelius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wagner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.

Sibelius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wagner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sibelius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sibelius misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Wagner tenderised Sibelius's leg. Sibelius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sibelius shoots in looking for a takedown. Wagner tries to sprawl out of it but Sibelius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wagner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sibelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range.
Wagner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wagner throws a jab but it's blocked by Sibelius.
Sibelius misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sibelius throws a jab when Wagner was well out of range.
Sibelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wagner throws a hook but Sibelius blocks it.
Wagner misses with a body kick.
Horrible takedown by Sibelius or perhaps it was just good defense by Wagner which made him look bad.
Kurt Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Sibelius.
Wagner misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Wagner misses
and Sibelius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wagner looks for the body kick but Sibelius saw that one coming.
Wagner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sibelius will feel that in the morning.
Sibelius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wagner takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius throws the left hand but Wagner avoids the punch easily.
Wagner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Sibelius shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sibelius showed some decent athleticism there.
Sibelius wants to pass the guard but Wagner is defending well.
Wagner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sibelius is working away from the top position though.
Sibelius wants to take a breather but Wagner is having none of it.
Sibelius looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wagner is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sibelius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sibelius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sibelius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wagner defending well though.
Sibelius is looking to pass Wagner's guard but actually Wagner recovers to full guard.
Sibelius is looking to work some ground and pound but Wagner has wrist control.
Sibelius throws an elbow that misses. Wagner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sibelius's guard. Nice move by Wagner!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius trying to keep a closed guard but Wagner is proving a slippery customer.

Sibelius is looking to sinch up a triangle. Wagner throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sibelius's body to avoid the submission. Sibelius has instead reached around Wagner's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sibelius arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jean Sibelius!
Jean Sibelius is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Jean Sibelius, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.