PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Sjoberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kustaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Sjoberg
vs
Kustaa

186 cm
20
209 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Fast

Elite Clothing
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikael Sjoberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kalle Kustaa!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kustaa closes the distance and clinches.
Kustaa looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kustaa wants to break free but Sjoberg has control.
Kustaa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sjoberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Sjoberg pulls guard.
Sjoberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Sjoberg is striking off his back. Kustaa thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Sjoberg wants to improve his position but Kustaa is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sjoberg tries to kick Kustaa off but Kustaa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sjoberg trying to control from the bottom.
Sjoberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sjoberg moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kustaa preventing the sweep.
Sjoberg wants to control but Kustaa passes easily into half guard.
Sjoberg is trying to control but Kustaa manages to pass to mount!
Sjoberg is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sjoberg throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sjoberg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Sjoberg somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

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.
Sjoberg takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sjoberg misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body kick from Kustaa.
Kustaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sjoberg counters with a single leg into guard. Kustaa didn't expect that.
Kustaa is looking to stand up but Sjoberg isn't so interested in that idea.
Sjoberg advances to half guard.
Sjoberg works his way into full mount!
Sjoberg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kustaa hang on?
BOOM! Sjoberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Kustaa is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sjoberg unloading with bombs!
Kustaa is still in real trouble! Can Sjoberg finish him?
Sjoberg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kustaa seems to have recovered his senses.
Sjoberg tries to control but Kustaa wriggling away.
Kustaa is in a horrible position here. Sjoberg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Sjoberg working for a guillotine from mount but Kustaa is in no mood to give up.
Sjoberg lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sjoberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sjoberg looking to finish Kustaa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kustaa!
Sjoberg raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sjoberg goes for an armbar but Kustaa turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kustaa.
Kustaa is fighting to break Sjoberg's control of his arms but Sjoberg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sjoberg looking for a guillotine here but Kustaa defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Sjoberg dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sjoberg throws a combination that misses
and Kustaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sjoberg with a poor takedown
and Kustaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sjoberg's knee momentarily.
Sjoberg tries to bum rush Kustaa with a series of wild strikes but Kustaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kustaa stuffs the takedown attempt from Sjoberg. Sjoberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Kustaa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Sjoberg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sjoberg working the head with strikes.
Kustaa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sjoberg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mikael Sjoberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sjoberg wants to control but Kustaa is keeping him busy.

Sjoberg wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kustaa, who protects the arm well.
Kustaa is breathing heavily.

Sjoberg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kustaa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sjoberg trying to control the action but Kustaa is working from the bottom.
Sjoberg working the ground and pound from side control.

Sjoberg looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sjoberg controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sjoberg misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sjoberg lands an elbow.
Kustaa is trying to improve his position.
Sjoberg lands a few punches from side control.
Sjoberg landing a few strikes.
Sjoberg lands some shots froms side control.
Sjoberg looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kustaa is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sjoberg has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sjoberg sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Sjoberg clinches up against the cage.
Sjoberg tries to break the clinch but Kustaa is controlling the position.
Sjoberg has Kustaa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kustaa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Sjoberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kustaa has had enough of the clinch but Sjoberg keeps him there for the moment.
Sjoberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kustaa blocks it with crossed arms.

Sjoberg gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kustaa regains guard.
Kustaa keeping moving, preventing Sjoberg from controlling successfully.
Sjoberg passes Kustaa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sjoberg slips a nice elbow through Kustaa's hands, connecting with Kustaa's forehead.
Kustaa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sjoberg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sjoberg moves nicely into side control.
Kustaa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg working the head and body with strikes.
Kustaa is trying to buck Sjoberg off.
Sjoberg lands a nice forearm strike.
Kustaa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sjoberg scoring with punches from side control.
Sjoberg scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kustaa is not content to let Sjoberg control the position.
Sjoberg scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Sjoberg dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sjoberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kustaa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Kustaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sjoberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kustaa misses with a few strikes there.

Sjoberg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sjoberg passes to side control.
Kustaa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sjoberg working over Kustaa with some ground and pound. Kustaa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kustaa is refusing to be controlled, as Sjoberg sits in half guard.
Sjoberg has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sjoberg punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sjoberg working the ground and pound effectively.
Kustaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
BOOM! Sjoberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sjoberg lands a nice shot to the head.
Sjoberg lands a nice shot to the head.
Kustaa is in a horrible position here. Sjoberg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sjoberg with shots to the head and body - Kustaa looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sjoberg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kustaa is squirming around, avoiding Sjoberg's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kustaa's face.
Sjoberg working the ground and pound effectively.
Kustaa working to try and regain half guard.
Sjoberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sjoberg content just to control the position here.
Sjoberg scoring with strikes but Kustaa is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sjoberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sjoberg landing shots from mount.
Sjoberg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sjoberg looking to control but Kustaa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sjoberg connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Sjoberg.
Sjoberg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sjoberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kustaa is trying to stand.
Sjoberg lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sjoberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kustaa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sjoberg controlling his opponent.
Sjoberg working Kustaa over with strikes here.
Kalle Kustaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sjoberg raining down shots from the mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Kustaa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Sjoberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sjoberg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Sjoberg!