PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Liv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fury has chosen Ready to fight as his entrance music. Brian Fury will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Liv
vs
Fury

183 cm
19
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Liv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Fury!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liv shoots in for a takedown but Fury shows good takedown defense.
Liv throws and low kick but Fury moves out of range easily.
Liv closes the distance and clinches up with Fury, looking for a takedown. Liv pushes Fury against the cage but Fury circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Liv is looking to clinch but Fury is avoiding it.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
Liv will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Liv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liv wants to slow Fury down by chopping away at his legs.
Fury throws a right and a left that Liv avoids nicely.

Liv scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury tries to hold on but Liv postures up.
Liv wants to control the pace but Fury is squirming around nicely.
Fury trying desperately to get to his feet.
Fury regains half guard.
Fury is pressing down on Liv's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liv missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liv throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fury works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fury preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Liv drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fury manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Liv has Fury in his guard.
Fury wants to stand but Liv is controlling his posture from full guard.
Liv controls Fury momentarily but Fury frees himself.
Fury wanted to stand there but Liv had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Liv managing to control the position.
Liv controls Fury momentarily but Fury frees himself.
Fury wants to stand but Liv is controlling his posture from full guard.
Liv is trying to keep Fury in close.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Liv shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fury's guard.
Fury is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Liv is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liv loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Liv is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Liv stopping the sweep attempt from Fury.
Liv pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fury is keeping the position for now.
Fury is looking to stand back up but Liv counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Fury.

Liv goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fury rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Liv's guard! Nice work there by Fury!
Liv is breathing heavily.
Liv tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Liv keeping full guard, as Fury tries to pass.
Fury would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Liv is striking from the bottom but Fury uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Liv trying to hold on to Fury's head to control him but Fury postures up.
Fury prevents Liv from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liv is working hard here to advance position.
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 Steven Liv will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Liv shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Liv was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Liv wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fury, who protects the arm well.
Liv throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fury manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liv stops Fury from getting back to his feet.
Fury trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liv is looking to advance position but Fury won't allow it.
Liv thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fury to regain full guard.
Liv wants to control from the top but Fury keeps moving.
Liv content to stall in guard here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liv fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fury throws a series of strikes that have Liv backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Liv fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Fury as Liv shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Liv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury fails with a takedown attempt.
Steven Liv is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liv shoots for a takedown but Fury saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Liv looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fury is fending him off so far but Liv persists. Nope, Fury circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Fury. No joy for Liv on that attempt.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liv takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fury tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liv swivels and escapes.
Fury misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liv with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fury counters with a nice uppercut.
Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fury uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steven Liv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury throws a nice looking combination but Liv bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Liv scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fury regains half guard there - taking advantage of Liv's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Fury tries to kick Liv off but Liv keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Liv content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury is trying to stand.
Liv missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Liv thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Liv in particular looking to stall.
Liv passes to full mount!
Liv trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Liv jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Fury is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Fury and Liv has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brian Fury will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Liv gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fury counters with a two punch combo.
Liv shoots for a double leg takedown but Fury sprawls well. He's pushed Liv's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss.

Liv shoots in and bounces Fury off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fury preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Liv tries to free his leg and advance position but Fury is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fury wants to stand and escape but Liv is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fury looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fury is trying to control the position but Liv postures up.
Liv tries to free his leg and advance position but Fury is retaining full guard.
Liv loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Liv gets the takedown into side control.
Fury wants to control but Liv postures up.

Liv thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Liv wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fury keeps working.
Liv fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liv works to advance to full mount. Fury defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Fury is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Liv controlling the position easily from mount.

Liv moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Fury has worked his arm free - good work by Fury!
Liv trying to control the position but Fury is working away.
Liv throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liv trying to control the action but Fury is working from the bottom.
Liv happy to just control the position for now.

Liv tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Liv has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Liv tries to advance to mount but Fury denies him.

Liv is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fury is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

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.

Liv swings around for an armbar but Fury sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Liv's guard.
Liv keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.

Fury drops back looking for a leg! Liv is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Liv manages to kick Fury off! Fury jumps back into Liv's guard.
Fury wants to stand and escape but instead Liv has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liv not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Liv showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liv 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brian Fury!