PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 163 p4p, 22 weight class) and Ivan Blood (ranked 414 p4p, 50 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bjornsson
vs
Blood

174 cm
26
165 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

165 cm
26
155 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Blood!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood throws a body shot but no joy.
Bjornsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood just misses with a punch to the body.
Blood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ivan Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bjornsson.
It looked like Bjornsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blood.
Blood misses with a right hand
enabling Bjornsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bjornsson is looking to clinch but Blood is avoiding it.
Donk. Blood catches Bjornsson right on the button with a cross.
Bjornsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Bjornsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blood.
Blood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bjornsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Blood as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
Bjornsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood tests Bjornsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blood scores with a shot to the body.
Blood's coach down at Temp Spar Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blood's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornsson is just out of range.
Bjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Blood lands with an overhand left.
Blood looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornsson is just out of range.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Bjornsson is looking to counter the offense by Blood and move into the clinch.
Blood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blood scores with a nice head shot.
Bjornsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
Bjornsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Blood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blood looks to throw the jab but Bjornsson is out of range.
Nice cross by Blood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Blood.
Blood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bjornsson in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Bjornsson.
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
Bjornsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blood.
Bjornsson scores with a jab to the head.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Blood finds it's target.
Blood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Blood misses.
Bjornsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blood misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Bjornsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blood.

Bjornsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bjornsson misses with some punches.

Bjornsson gets control of Blood's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bjornsson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Blood postures up.

Bjornsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bjornsson is looking for a triangle here but Blood uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Blood.
Bjornsson tries to bench press Blood off him but Blood keeps the position.
Bjornsson struggling a bit here.
Bjornsson sneaks back into half guard.

Bjornsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bjornsson trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to control but Bjornsson is keeping him busy.
Blood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bjornsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bjornsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bjornsson gets full guard.

Bjornsson working for a triangle but Blood defends it easily.

Bjornsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Bjornsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bjornsson lunges at Blood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blood's hand.
Ivan Blood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blood throws a series of punches but Bjornsson moves out of range.
Blood throws a hook but Bjornsson avoids it easily.
Blood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bjornsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bjornsson.
Blood is trying to push Bjornsson away but Bjornsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Bjornsson manages to pull guard.
Bjornsson controls Blood momentarily but Blood frees himself.
Litill Bjornsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Blood stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Bjornsson has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Blood manages to get his head free but now Bjornsson has transitioned to an armbar! Blood grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Bjornsson! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Litill Bjornsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Litill Bjornsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.