PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Pace (ranked 24942 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Kjellberg (ranked 4195 p4p, 0 weight class). Sydney Pace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pace
vs
Kjellberg

195 cm
20
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

180 cm
24
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sydney Pace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felix Kjellberg !
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Kjellberg . No joy for Pace on that attempt.

Kjellberg gets a takedown into half guard.
Pace wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pace is looking for a sweep. Kjellberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pace trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kjellberg .
Kjellberg blocks the strikes from Pace.
Kjellberg trying to control the action but Pace is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pace controlling the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pace wants to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pace fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Pace instigates a clinch.

Kjellberg pulls guard.
Kjellberg looks winded!
Pace is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pace scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pace postures up in Kjellberg 's guard and throws a big left but Kjellberg blocks it.
Pace slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pace 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.
Pace's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pace is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pace controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pace is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjellberg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pace connects with a couple of short punches.
Pace is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pace connects with a couple of short punches.
Pace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pace showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pace will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pace cracks Kjellberg with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pace's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pace works over Kjellberg with some ground and pound from guard.
Pace working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pace connects with a couple of short punches.
Pace controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've been informed that Kjellberg has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pace stands up over Kjellberg , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pace is in close to Kjellberg 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pace cracks Kjellberg with a solid left hand.
Pace distracts Kjellberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pace showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pace connects with a couple of short punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pace controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pace chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sydney Pace dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pace has a takedown stuffed.
Kjellberg throws a lazy body kick

and Pace counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pace engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pace has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pace working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kjellberg 's head.
Pace with a nice head shot there.
Kjellberg being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pace chips away with some ground and pound.
Kjellberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kjellberg is breathing heavily.
Pace working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pace controlling from the top position.
Pace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kjellberg 's head.
Pace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pace controls from within his opponent's guard.

Pace gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pace shoots in for a double leg but Kjellberg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Pace gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kjellberg blocks a body shot from Pace.
Kjellberg managing to block the knees to the body from Pace.
Kjellberg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pace wants to break the clinch but can't.

Kjellberg is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pace can't fight it off and eventually Kjellberg manages to take the fight to the floor. Pace looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pace throws a couple of heel strikes.
Kjellberg is fighting to break Pace's control of his arms but Pace is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pace wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pace seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kjellberg won't allow Pace to get back to his feet.

Kjellberg stands and steps away. Pace gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sydney Pace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pace fails to land the takedown.
Pace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kjellberg can do to turn this around?
Pace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kjellberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kjellberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pace, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kjellberg has clasped his hands together around Pace's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pace really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pace wants to control but Kjellberg postures up.
Sydney Pace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pace is trying to buck Kjellberg off.

Pace throws Kjellberg to one side and escapes!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pace 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pace showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kjellberg looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sydney Pace dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kjellberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Pace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kjellberg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kjellberg throws a low kick but Pace moves out of range easily.
Felix Kjellberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kjellberg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pace sprawls well initially but Kjellberg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kjellberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pace keeps working.
Kjellberg prevents Pace from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pace trying to control here.
Kjellberg stops Pace from getting back to his feet.
Kjellberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pace keeping hold of Kjellberg 's head, controlling as best he can.
Pace regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kjellberg won't allow Pace to get back to his feet.
Pace keeping moving, preventing Kjellberg from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pace fails with a takedown attempt.
Pace sets himself, and Kjellberg steps forward looking for the clinch! Pace avoids it this time.
Pace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kjellberg but Kjellberg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sydney Pace. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pace tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kjellberg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pace somewhat.
Pace shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kjellberg defends it nicely.

Kjellberg tries to keep at a distance but Pace has taken the fight into the clinch.

Pace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjellberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Pace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pace closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kjellberg circles away.
Pace takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pace shoots in looking for a takedown but Kjellberg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pace's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Kjellberg . No joy for Pace on that attempt.
Kjellberg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Kjellberg takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kjellberg wants the takedown. Pace is fighting it off but Kjellberg persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pace's guard against the cage.
Pace has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pace is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kjellberg looking to sit in guard and control but Pace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Kjellberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pace has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sydney Pace!