PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 45 p4p, 6 weight class) and Craig Wius (ranked 866 p4p, 109 weight class). Litill Bjornsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bjornsson
vs
Wius

174 cm
30
165 lbs
32 - 2 - 0

185 cm
29
162 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Wius!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Wius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bjornsson on the side of the head.
Bjornsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wius.
Wius fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson swings for the body but Wius moves out of range.
Bjornsson lands with a good body shot.

Wius shoots in and gets a takedown into Bjornsson's guard.

Wius drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bjornsson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wius has Bjornsson in his guard.

Bjornsson landing with the ground and pound.
Bjornsson is pushing down on Wius's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wius is fighting to maintain full guard but Bjornsson has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wius wants to improve his position but Bjornsson is controlling well.
Bjornsson is looking to advance position but Wius won't allow it.

Wius is defending against the submission attempts here by Bjornsson.

Bjornsson is working for a submission of some sort.
Wius tries to roll over but Bjornsson keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bjornsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Wius looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bjornsson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wius!
Wius tries to reverse the position but Bjornsson maintains control.
Bjornsson landing strikes from the mount and Wius is in trouble!
Wius keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wius is trying to escape the mount but Bjornsson keeps good control and instead manages to take Wius's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wius covering up well and avoiding damage.
Wius is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Bjornsson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Wius rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bjornsson is looking to advance position but Wius won't allow it.
Bjornsson stalling away here and it's allowed Wius to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Bjornsson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wius looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wius looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wius!

Bjornsson is looking for a sweep.
Bjornsson struggling a bit here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wius working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wius in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bjornsson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Punch Out Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Wius grinds an elbow into Bjornsson's temple.
Bjornsson parries the strikes from Wius easily there. Wius is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bjornsson to escape.
Bjornsson tries to bench press Wius off him but Wius keeps the position.
Bjornsson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Bjornsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wius has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wius is looking for a sweep. Bjornsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bjornsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wius moves into full guard.
Bjornsson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Wius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Litill Bjornsson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bjornsson avoids the body shot from Wius.
Wius scores with a one two! Bjornsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bjornsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wius.
Bjornsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wius throws the left hand but Bjornsson avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Wius - just one landing.
Wius throws a big shot that misses.
Bjornsson lands a nice hook to Wius's body. Wius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wius looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornsson is just out of range.
Bjornsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bjornsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wius changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Bjornsson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wius to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wius is looking to work some ground and pound but Bjornsson has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wius looking to sit in guard and control but Bjornsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bjornsson trying to control but Wius is working from the bottom.
Wius wants to control the position but Bjornsson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wius is trying to get back to full guard.

Bjornsson wants to work for an arm triangle but Wius is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wius is trying to get back to full guard.
Wius is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson wants to take a breather but Wius is having none of it.
Bjornsson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wius is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bjornsson trying to pass the guard but Wius defending well.
Bjornsson moves into full mount! Wius won't be happy about that!
Bjornsson prevents Wius from getting the reversal.
Bjornsson tries to control but Wius wriggling away.
Wius in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson fails to move to back control.
Wius keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Bjornsson has control of Wius's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wius regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bjornsson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wius can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Bjornsson prevents Wius from getting the reversal.

Bjornsson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wius turns into him and now he's in Bjornsson's guard.

Bjornsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wius throws an elbow that misses. Bjornsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wius's guard. Nice move by Bjornsson!

Bjornsson wants to control from the top but Wius keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Litill Bjornsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wius fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Bjornsson misses its intended target.
Craig Wius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bjornsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wius.
Wius ducks under a wild hook from Bjornsson.
Nice straight punches there by Bjornsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bjornsson.
Bjornsson misses with the combination.
Wius takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bjornsson takes a swing at Wius's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson lands with a shot to the body.
Wius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
And Wius tries to counter it with a takedown but Bjornsson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bjornsson misses with a few strikes there.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws a big shot that misses.
Wius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bjornsson but Bjornsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bjornsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Wius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bjornsson is looking to counter punch.
Litill Bjornsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Wius.

Bjornsson clinches up against the cage.
Bjornsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Bjornsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Bjornsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wius.
Wius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wius circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wius looks to land a right hand but Bjornsson moved out of range.
Bjornsson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wius manages to circle out of the way.
Bjornsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wius is just out of range.
Bjornsson is looking to wear down Wius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjornsson scores with a nice strike.
Wius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Litill Bjornsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjornsson dodges the punch combination from Wius.
Wius misses with a takedown attempt
and Bjornsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjornsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wius.
Wius fails to land the takedown.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bjornsson, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wius.
Wius misses with a takedown
and Bjornsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjornsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Wius. Wius gets slowly back to his feet.
Wius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wius throws a series of punches but Bjornsson moves out of range.
Wius misses with a wild body shot.

Bjornsson clinches up against the cage.
Bjornsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Craig Wius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bjornsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bjornsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bjornsson breaks the clinch.
Wius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjornsson connects with a body shot that sends Wius's belly button to the back.
A punch lands to the side of Bjornsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bjornsson throws out a powerful jab.

Wius is rocked!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bjornsson.
Wius is still on wobbly legs! Can Bjornsson finish him?
Bjornsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wius under the eye.
Bjornsson moves away from the strike by Wius.
Litill Bjornsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bjornsson gets a clinch.
Wius tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bjornsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bjornsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wius tries a knee to the head but Bjornsson blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Litill Bjornsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bjornsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Litill Bjornsson!
A victorious Litill Bjornsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.