PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjarni Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Sixx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sixx has chosen Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Avalon
vs
Sixx

175 cm
27
193 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

191 cm
24
198 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bjarni Avalon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Sixx !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Sixx .
Sixx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avalon moves away.
Ryan Sixx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sixx paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sixx swats away the attempt to clinch by Avalon.
Sixx throws a body shot but no joy.
Avalon throws a nice looking combination but Sixx bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Sixx misses.

Avalon has Sixx up against the cage in a clinch.

Sixx manages to break the clinch.
Avalon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sixx .
Decent striking displayed by Avalon there.
Sixx misses with a wild body shot.
Avalon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sixx paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Avalon as he connects with a hook.
Avalon throws a series of punches but Sixx moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avalon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Avalon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Avalon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sixx shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Avalon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Avalon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sixx manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sixx throws a shot from downtown. Avalon moves away and avoids it.
Avalon is looking to counter the offense by Sixx and move into the clinch.
Sixx throws a poor cross that misses
and Avalon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Avalon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sixx tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Avalon defends well and Sixx ends up having to push Avalon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Avalon tries to clinch up but Sixx circles away and keeps his distance.
Avalon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sixx 's coach down at City of Angels Fight Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sixx 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Avalon tries to clinch but Sixx is having none of it.
Avalon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sixx can pounce on him.
Avalon slips a jab from Sixx .
Avalon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Avalon moves into range and clinches up with Sixx .
Avalon avoiding damage as Sixx throws knees to the body.
Sixx content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Avalon is looking to break free of the clinch but Sixx has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sixx on the inside.

Sixx manages to break the clinch.
Sixx blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avalon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sixx .
Sixx misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Avalon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sixx .
Sixx lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sixx lands with a kick to the temple. Avalon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Avalon rushes Sixx and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Sixx is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Avalon piles on the pressure and Sixx crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjarni Avalon!
After winning the bout, Bjarni Avalon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.