PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Sigbjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Goodridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigbjornsson comes into the arena with Greta Salóme & Jónsi....Never Forget blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sigbjornsson
vs
Goodridge

190 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

208 cm
23
270 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Golden Supplements [O.R.G]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Sigbjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Goodridge!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigbjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sigbjornsson misses the body punch
and Goodridge counters with a nice uppercut.

Goodridge bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sigbjornsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Sigbjornsson tries to improve position but can't.
Goodridge trying to control the position but Sigbjornsson is working away.
Sigbjornsson holds on to Goodridge's head and controls the position momentarily.
Goodridge misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Sigbjornsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sigbjornsson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Goodridge misses with the ground and pound.
Goodridge fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sigbjornsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Sigbjornsson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson manages to get back to half guard.

Goodridge is working for a submission of some sort.
Sigbjornsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goodridge.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goodridge lands a nice short elbow.
Goodridge throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sigbjornsson is staying active underneath Goodridge, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodridge uses his free foot to push down on Sigbjornsson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sigbjornsson.
Sigbjornsson blocking the ground and pound.
Sigbjornsson tries to hold on but Goodridge pushes him away.
Goodridge seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Sigbjornsson is holding on tight.
Sigbjornsson tries to lock up and control but Goodridge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goodridge landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodridge lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sigbjornsson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Goodridge pulls Sigbjornsson in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Goodridge has wrist control.
Sigbjornsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodridge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodridge is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sigbjornsson is trying to control but can't.
Sigbjornsson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Goodridge is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sigbjornsson is controlling Goodridge's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Goodridge seems to be looking for submissions.

Sigbjornsson actively working from the bottom here.
Sigbjornsson is looking to control Goodridge's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sigbjornsson avoid being mounted?
Goodridge is looking to advance position but Sigbjornsson won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Goodridge thows a huge punch but Sigbjornsson dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson is refusing to be controlled, as Goodridge sits in half guard.
Sigbjornsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Goodridge is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sigbjornsson sees it coming and defends easily.
Goodridge is thwarting Sigbjornsson's attempts to control the position.
Goodridge seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sigbjornsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Goodridge looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sigbjornsson is staying active underneath Goodridge, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Goodridge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sigbjornsson is looking to control Goodridge's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sigbjornsson avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sigbjornsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Goodridge stands and throws Sigbjornsson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Goodridge trying to control the action but Sigbjornsson is working from the bottom.
Sigbjornsson struggling a bit here.
Sigbjornsson defending against the ground and pound.
Sigbjornsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodridge throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sigbjornsson defending against the ground and pound.
Goodridge scores with a couple of short elbows.
Goodridge misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Goodridge looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Goodridge dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Goodridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sigbjornsson.

Goodridge drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goodridge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goodridge throws a big right hand that misses.
Sigbjornsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Sigbjornsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goodridge passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Goodridge sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sigbjornsson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sigbjornsson is not content to let Goodridge control the position.
Sigbjornsson can't do much from the bottom here.

Goodridge looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Goodridge tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson struggling a bit here.

Goodridge is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sigbjornsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Goodridge working away.
Goodridge trying to control the position but Sigbjornsson is working away.
Sigbjornsson is trying to control Goodridge's posture but Goodridge avoids it.

Goodridge looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Goodridge tries to move to mount but Sigbjornsson blocks the move with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sigbjornsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sigbjornsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Sigbjornsson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Goodridge is refusing to be controlled, as Sigbjornsson sits in half guard.
Sigbjornsson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Goodridge to regain full guard.
Sigbjornsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sigbjornsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goodridge has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigbjornsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goodridge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sigbjornsson wants to control from the top but Goodridge keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodridge pulls Sigbjornsson in close to prevent any damage.
Sigbjornsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goodridge is trying to control the position but Sigbjornsson postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sigbjornsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sigbjornsson looking to pass the guard.
Goodridge trying to keep a closed guard but Sigbjornsson is proving a slippery customer.
Goodridge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sigbjornsson being controlled here momentarily.
Sigbjornsson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodridge manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sigbjornsson regains half guard.
Goodridge works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sigbjornsson regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodridge lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sigbjornsson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sigbjornsson wants to improve his position but Goodridge is controlling well.
Sigbjornsson moves into full guard.
Goodridge trying to control but Sigbjornsson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gary Goodridge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Goodridge shoots in and bounces Sigbjornsson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sigbjornsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gary Goodridge has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sigbjornsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goodridge is looking to escape.
Sigbjornsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sigbjornsson lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodridge wants to control but Sigbjornsson is having none of it.
Sigbjornsson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Goodridge because Sigbjornsson loaded up on that one.
Goodridge takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Goodridge is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Sigbjornsson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sigbjornsson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Goodridge bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sigbjornsson working a defensive guard here.
Goodridge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Sigbjornsson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Goodridge doesn't defend quickly enough and Sigbjornsson has managed to lock this one up! Can Goodridge escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sigbjornsson on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gunnar Sigbjornsson!
Gunnar Sigbjornsson retains his heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gunnar Sigbjornsson waved his t-shirt featuring Golden Supplements [O.R.G]'s logo in front of the cameras.