PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 1566 p4p, 190 weight class) and Glass Joe (ranked 2737 p4p, 308 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Sigfridsson
vs
Joe

180 cm
38
192 lbs
26 - 18 - 2

183 cm
39
195 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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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 26 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe connects with a leg kick. Sigfridsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Joe scores with a spinning back kick!
Sigfridsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Sigfridsson as Joe shoots in.
No joy there for Joe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sigfridsson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Joe cracks Sigfridsson with a good jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Joe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joe connects with the punch.
Joe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Joe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Joe gets tackled into the ropes by Sigfridsson. Sigfridsson maintains the clinch.
Joe swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Joe breaks from the clinch.
Joe throws a body kick that misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sigfridsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Joe closes the distance and clinches up with Sigfridsson, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes Sigfridsson against the ropes but Sigfridsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Sigfridsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Sigfridsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Still in the clinch, Sigfridsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joe prevents a body shot from Sigfridsson.
Joe blocks a body shot from Sigfridsson.
Joe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sigfridsson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Benjamin Sigfridsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glass Joe.
A short left from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson misses with the head strike.
Sigfridsson has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.

Joe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joe tries to clinch but Sigfridsson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe closes the distance and clinches up with Sigfridsson, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes Sigfridsson against the ropes but Sigfridsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe shoots and misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benjamin Sigfridsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sigfridsson closes the distance and pushes Joe back into the ropes.
Sigfridsson misses with the head strike.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sigfridsson.
Joe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sigfridsson lands a right hand.
Sigfridsson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Joe blocking some punches.
Sigfridsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Sigfridsson misses with some punches.
Joe has Sigfridsson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Sigfridsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Joe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sigfridsson just stands there and leans against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Joe breaks from the clinch.

Sigfridsson drives through and clinches with Joe against the ropes.
Sigfridsson working aggressively here.

Joe gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Joe prevents Sigfridsson from standing back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sigfridsson is trying to escape back to his feet but Joe uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Joe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sigfridsson keeps working.
Sigfridsson is trying to buck Joe off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Joe wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sigfridsson, who protects the arm well.
Joe trying to control the position but Sigfridsson is working away.

Sigfridsson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sigfridsson but Sigfridsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Joe throws a low kick but Sigfridsson avoids it.
It looked like Sigfridsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson wants to clinch up but Joe keeps it at a distance.
Joe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sigfridsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Sigfridsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sigfridsson is looking to slow Joe down with leg kicks.
Joe tries for a takedown but Sigfridsson circles away easily
and Sigfridsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Joe.
Sigfridsson dips to his left and cracks Joe with an uppercut!
Joe keeps the fight on the outside.
Sigfridsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joe shoots in but no luck this time.
Some bone on bone action there as Sigfridsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sigfridsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joe throws a wild body kick that Sigfridsson sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe tried to score with a low kick but Sigfridsson checks it.
Glass Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Sigfridsson. Beautiful body shot.

Sigfridsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joe, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sigfridsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Joe breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sigfridsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sigfridsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Joe is rocked!
Joe fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe is still on wobbly legs! Can Sigfridsson finish him?
Benjamin Sigfridsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glass Joe.
A swing and a miss from Joe.
Joe seems to have recovered his senses.

Joe tries to keep at a distance but Sigfridsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sigfridsson lands an uppercut.
Benjamin Sigfridsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Joe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sigfridsson defends it nicely.
Joe wants to clinch up but Sigfridsson keeps it at a distance.
Sigfridsson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sigfridsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Joe shoots for a double leg takedown but Sigfridsson sprawls well. He's pushed Joe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sigfridsson moves in looking to clinch but Joe pushes him off.
Joe shoots in and drives through. Sigfridsson sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sigfridsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Joe gets tackled into the ropes by Sigfridsson. Sigfridsson maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigfridsson.

Joe has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sigfridsson uses from the top position.

Sigfridsson stands up and waves to Joe to follow him.
Joe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sigfridsson. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sigfridsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sigfridsson misses with some punches.
Sigfridsson has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
Sigfridsson tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Joe manages to pull guard.

Sigfridsson stands and steps away. Joe gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Sigfridsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sigfridsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Sigfridsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Joe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sigfridsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sigfridsson has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
Sigfridsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joe is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sigfridsson can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.

Joe manages to break the clinch.
Joe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sigfridsson is fending him off so far but Joe persists. Nope, Sigfridsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Joe is breathing heavily.
Sigfridsson cracks Joe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That kick from Joe tenderised Sigfridsson's leg. Sigfridsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the body from Joe misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a crisp right that sends Joe to the canvas! Sigfridsson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Sigfridsson!
Benjamin Sigfridsson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.