PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhhamad Bin Zayed (ranked 7919 p4p, 685 weight class) and David Carlsson (ranked 5346 p4p, 586 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bin Zayed
vs
Carlsson

182 cm
26
206 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

193 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhhamad Bin Zayed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Carlsson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carlsson drives through and clinches with Bin Zayed against the cage.
Bin Zayed can't break the clinch.
Bin Zayed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Carlsson breaks from the clinch.
Bin Zayed misses with a series of wild punches.

Bin Zayed clinches.
Bin Zayed can't break the clinch.
Bin Zayed trying to control the position but instead, Carlsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bin Zayed into the cage.
Bin Zayed wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Carlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bin Zayed walks into a straight right hand from Carlsson.

Bin Zayed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carlsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Bin Zayed content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Zayed slows down the pace here.

Carlsson manages to break the clinch.
Carlsson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carlsson thows a body kick. Bin Zayed tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carlsson.

Carlsson instigates a clinch.

Carlsson breaks from the clinch.

Carlsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bin Zayed, pushing him back against the cage.
Bin Zayed tries to break free but Carlsson pushes him back against the cage.
Bin Zayed can't break the clinch.

Carlsson breaks the clinch.
Bin Zayed misses with a body kick.

Bin Zayed gets caught napping as Carlsson dives in and scores a takedown. Bin Zayed manages to retain guard.
Bin Zayed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bin Zayed pulls Carlsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Carlsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carlsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bin Zayed pulls Carlsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Carlsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bin Zayed keeping moving, preventing Carlsson from controlling successfully.
Carlsson passes Bin Zayed's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Carlsson wants to pass the guard but Bin Zayed is defending well.

Carlsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bin Zayed has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlsson trying to control from half guard but Bin Zayed is working away.

Carlsson is working for a submission of some sort.
Bin Zayed regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bin Zayed wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bin Zayed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bin Zayed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bin Zayed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carlsson manages to get himself to full guard.

Carlsson pushes Bin Zayed off and gets back to his feet.
Bin Zayed misses with a body kick.
Bin Zayed moves in looking to clinch but Carlsson pushes him off.
Carlsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bin Zayed should have avoided that one.
Carlsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bin Zayed misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Carlsson 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.

Carlsson lands a body shot.
Carlsson throws a series of punches but Bin Zayed moves out of range.
Carlsson is looking to slow Bin Zayed down with leg kicks.
Bin Zayed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muhhamad Bin Zayed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A combination from Bin Zayed does no damage.

Carlsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Carlsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Carlsson trying to control the position but Bin Zayed is working away.
Carlsson advances nicely into full mount.
Carlsson tries to control but Bin Zayed wriggling away.
Bin Zayed tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bin Zayed defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Carlsson.
Bin Zayed working to try and regain half guard.
Bin Zayed wants to control but Carlsson is having none of it.
Bin Zayed regains half guard.
Bin Zayed is looking to improve his position.

Carlsson 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bin Zayed trying to hold on to Carlsson's head to control him but Carlsson postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carlsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bin Zayed defending well though.
Carlsson thows a huge punch but Bin Zayed dodges it nicely.
Carlsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Zayed is looking for a sweep. Carlsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bin Zayed trying to hold on to Carlsson's head to control him but Carlsson postures up.

Carlsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bin Zayed has managed to free his arm - good work.
Carlsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bin Zayed keeps working.
Carlsson trying to control from Bin Zayed's half guard. Bin Zayed has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Carlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bin Zayed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bin Zayed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bin Zayed closes the distance and pushes Carlsson back into the cage.

Carlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carlsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Carlsson.
Carlsson is breathing heavily.
Bin Zayed managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Carlsson.
Carlsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Carlsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carlsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bin Zayed wants to control but Carlsson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Carlsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bin Zayed misses with a double jab.

Carlsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bin Zayed wants to control but Carlsson is keeping busy.
Bin Zayed gets back to full guard.
Carlsson wants to control from the top but Bin Zayed keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Zayed trying to control the position here.
Carlsson passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlsson trying to control the pace.
Bin Zayed regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bin Zayed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bin Zayed holds on and takes a little breather.
Carlsson wants to control from the top but Bin Zayed keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bin Zayed has Carlsson pulled in close to control his posture.
Carlsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bin Zayed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carlsson's guard.

Carlsson wants to stand and escape but Bin Zayed is having none of it.

Carlsson has his feet on Bin Zayed's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Carlsson works Bin Zayed's body with a nice hook.
Carlsson tries to clinch up.
David Carlsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Bin Zayed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muhhamad Bin Zayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Carlsson moves into range and clinches up with Bin Zayed.
Bin Zayed leaning against his opponent.
Bin Zayed is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carlsson as Bin Zayed tries to tie him up.
Bin Zayed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carlsson is keeping busy.
Carlsson is struggling to control the position.

Carlsson breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Carlsson.
Bin Zayed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlsson lands with a kick to the temple. Bin Zayed shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bin Zayed dodges the punch combination from Carlsson.
Carlsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Carlsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bin Zayed, pushing him back against the cage.
Bin Zayed has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bin Zayed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bin Zayed stalling in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlsson is struggling to control the position.
Bin Zayed stalling in the clinch but Carlsson improves position.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Carlsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carlsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Carlsson!