PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Summer Song. Ulf Eriksson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Li
vs
Eriksson

185 cm
20
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

186 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulf Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson lands a two punch combo.
Eriksson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eriksson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Li as he jumps to the side.
Eriksson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eriksson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Li connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eriksson's hands.
Li misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed right hand from Eriksson misses the target.

Eriksson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Eriksson scoring with punches and elbows.
Li is looking for a sweep.
Eriksson trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to bench press Eriksson off him but Eriksson keeps the position.
Li wants to control but Eriksson postures up.
Li knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eriksson on the ground.
Eriksson in side control, throwing shots but Li defends.
Li is trying to improve his position.
Eriksson throws an elbow but Li slips to the side and avoids it well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Eriksson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eriksson showed some decent athleticism there.
Li tries to get to full guard but Eriksson has control of the leg.
Li keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson slows the pace down in half guard.

Eriksson decides to stand up.
Eriksson looks gassed!
Li shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eriksson pinned against the cage. Eriksson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Li avoids the head kick by Eriksson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to clinch up but Eriksson circles away and keeps his distance.
Li looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chong Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eriksson tries for a takedown but Li circles away easily

and Li counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Eriksson!
Li prevents Eriksson from getting the reversal.
Eriksson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Eriksson wants to control but Li is having none of it.
Eriksson regains half guard.
Eriksson trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson gets full guard.

Eriksson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Li is defending well. Eriksson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Li has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Eriksson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ulf Eriksson!