PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Algot Uggla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All or Nothing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nothing is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vegan Reich - The Way It Is. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Uggla
vs
or Nothing

165 cm
19
149 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
42
101 lbs
17 - 42 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Algot Uggla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 42 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, All or Nothing!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nothing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Uggla feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nothing has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Uggla has passed into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Uggla goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nothing has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Uggla but great work by Nothing.
Uggla wants to get back to his feet but Nothing drags him back down.
Nothing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Uggla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nothing trying to control the position but Uggla is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uggla is trying to get back to his feet.
Uggla's coaches at The Stray Dogs have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Nothing politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nothing prefers to stall for the moment though.
Uggla pushes Nothing away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nothing gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Uggla trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Nothing slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uggla wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uggla is not content to let Nothing control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Algot Uggla dominated that round.
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.

Uggla decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Uggla working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Nothing's thigh. Nothing counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Nothing keeping full guard, as Uggla tries to pass.
Uggla showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nothing is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Uggla wants to control from the top but Nothing keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uggla controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nothing is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Algot Uggla just wasn't active enough.

Uggla drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nothing controls Uggla momentarily but Uggla frees himself.
Uggla wants to control from the top but Nothing keeps moving.
Uggla sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nothing managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

All or Nothing has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Uggla closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nothing to the mat! Nothing manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nothing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uggla wants to control from the top but Nothing keeps moving.
Nothing wants to sweep but no luck.
Nothing keeping moving, preventing Uggla from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nothing controlling Uggla's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Algot Uggla.

Uggla fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nothing sprawls well initially but Uggla persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nothing wants to get back to full guard.
Nothing wants to control but Uggla is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Uggla takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Uggla tries to pass to full mount but Nothing defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Uggla is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nothing is just riding it out for now. Uggla eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Algot Uggla dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Uggla looking to score a takedown here. Nothing is defending well but Uggla drives through and ends up in Nothing's guard.
Uggla is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Algot Uggla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Uggla drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nothing manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Uggla has Nothing in his guard.
Uggla is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nothing is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uggla is wriggling around but Nothing manages to pass to half guard.
Nothing controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uggla is staying active underneath Nothing, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nothing prevents Uggla from standing back up.
Nothing is looking to take a break and control but Uggla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nothing stops Uggla from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. All or Nothing wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nothing sizes up Uggla with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Uggla decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Uggla wants to take a breather but Nothing is having none of it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Algot Uggla wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Uggla shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nothing's guard.
Uggla stopping the sweep attempt from Nothing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uggla trying to control the position from guard on top but Nothing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
All or Nothing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Algot Uggla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Algot Uggla wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Uggla looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Algot Uggla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Uggla has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Algot Uggla!