PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gein's choice of entrance music: Dead Skin Mask. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sibelius
vs
Gein

175 cm
33
165 lbs
33 - 9 - 0

177 cm
31
162 lbs
27 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Heisenberg
Hellbent

Hellbent

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 33 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Gein!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sibelius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gein lands with a straight right. Sibelius didn't see that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Sibelius. Those never looked like landing.
Gein slips a jab from Sibelius.
Gein lands with a cross.

It looks like Jean Sibelius has been cut.
Sibelius throws a big shot that misses.
Sibelius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sibelius misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Sibelius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sibelius throws a series of punches but Gein moves out of range.
Gein tries to clinch up but Sibelius circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sibelius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gein throws a lazy right hand but Sibelius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Sibelius loads up on a big right hand but Gein slips the punch.
Sibelius slips under a jab from Gein.
Sibelius misses with a hook.
Sibelius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sibelius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sibelius on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Sibelius.
Sibelius throws a looping overhand right but Gein ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sibelius cracks Gein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gein walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Gein lands.
Sibelius misses with a hook
and Gein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sibelius tests Gein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Sibelius.
Gein wants to clinch up but Sibelius keeps it at a distance.
Gein wants to clinch.
Gein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sibelius was well out of range. Poor timing from Gein.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein swings for the body but Sibelius moves out of range.
Gein throws a nice looking combination but Sibelius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gein misses with a body shot.
Sibelius blocks a head kick by Gein.
Gein throws a head kick that misses.
Sibelius goes for a double leg but Gein avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gein continues to drive forward.
Gein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sibelius changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gein fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Sibelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sibelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein lands a really nice looking cross but Sibelius seems unphased.
Sibelius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sibelius lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Gein as he connects with a hook.
Sibelius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gein.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gein defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sibelius.
Sibelius blocks a low kick nicely.
Ed Gein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gein throws a nice head kick!

Gein closes the distance and pushes Sibelius back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sibelius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sibelius stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Sibelius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Gein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Sibelius's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sibelius tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gein defends well and Sibelius ends up having to push Gein into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Sibelius lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sibelius drops an elbow to the side of Gein's head.
Sibelius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gein's head.
Gein makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gein.
Gein is pulling down on Sibelius's head. It's preventing any offense from Sibelius, at least for the moment.
Gein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gein is controlling Sibelius's posture.
Sibelius throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gein holds on and takes a little breather.
Gein keeping moving, preventing Sibelius from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ed Gein was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gein just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sibelius scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sibelius has time to react.
Sibelius misses with a looping right.
Sibelius slips under a jab.
Gein throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sibelius.
Gein throws a sloppy head kick and Sibelius moves out of range easily.
Gein closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sibelius lands a head shot.
Sibelius thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sibelius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gein.
Ed Gein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sibelius walks into a left hand.
Sibelius dodges the punch combination from Gein.
Sibelius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gein misses with a left hand
letting Sibelius counter with a right hand.
A big right from Sibelius misses.
Sibelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sibelius misses with a hook.
Sibelius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius moves out of range of the body kick from Gein.
Sibelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sibelius misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Sibelius.
Sibelius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gein.
Sibelius with a hook.
Sibelius tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gein defends well and Sibelius ends up having to push Gein into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gein is leaning against Sibelius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Sibelius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gein's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sibelius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gein scrambles back to his feet.
Sibelius misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein looks for the body kick but Sibelius saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gein tried to score with a low kick but Sibelius checks it.
Sibelius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sibelius misses the shot to the body.
Sibelius thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Gein.

Jean Sibelius's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sibelius defending well as Gein loads up on a big left hand.
Gein throws a hook but Sibelius blocks it.
Gein misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jean Sibelius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean Sibelius's cut.
That's time! Sibelius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sibelius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sibelius scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sibelius. Gein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sibelius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gein.
Sibelius throws a right hand that Gein ducks under and follows up with a left that Gein also avoids with ease.
Sibelius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sibelius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sibelius.
Sibelius swats away the attempt to clinch by Gein.
Sibelius with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius cracks Gein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A right-left combo lands from Sibelius.
Sibelius swings widly with a right hand
and Gein counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Gein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gein.
Gein lands a glancing blow to the side of Sibelius's head.
Gein scores with a nice body kick.
Gein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sibelius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gein.
Sibelius thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sibelius staying out of range there.
Gein moves away from the strike by Sibelius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein misses with a straight left.
Gein moves out of range as Sibelius strikes.
Gein throws a looping overhand right but Sibelius ducks down to avoid it.
Gein throws a combination that misses
letting Sibelius counter with a right hand.
Sibelius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gein sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Sibelius misses.
Gein stuffs the takedown.
Sibelius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gein.
Gein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Gein.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gein moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gein scores with a jab to the body.
Sibelius dodges the punch combination from Gein.
Gein throws a lazy uppercut
and Sibelius counters with a straight right hand.
Gein throws a push kick but Sibelius slaps the foot to one side.
Gein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sibelius misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sibelius.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gein.
Gein wants to slow Sibelius down by chopping away at his legs.
Gein lands a head shot.

Sibelius is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Gein uses the oldest trick in the book to send Sibelius tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Gein is absolutely delighted - when Sibelius wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ed Gein!
Ed Gein is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Ed Gein made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.