PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 1696 p4p, 1239 weight class) and Big Fist (ranked 197 p4p, 149 weight class). Bjornsson's entrance music is Ultimate - Denzel Curry. A fine choice. Big Fist will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bjornsson
vs
Fist

192 cm
21
275
3 - 1 - 0

207 cm
22
270
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Fist!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson punishes Fist's body with a nice straight punch.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Fist blocks it.
Fist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bjornsson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bjornsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bjornsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fist.
Bjornsson misses with a straight left.
Fist throws out a counter right but Bjornsson avoids it with no problem.
We've been informed that Fist has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A telegraphed right hand from Fist misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson misses with a takedown
and Fist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bjornsson lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist misses with a combination

and Bjornsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bjornsson lands a couple of digs.
Bjornsson connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjornsson wants to pass the guard but Fist is keeping the position.
Bjornsson is in close to Fist's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bjornsson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bjornsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fist's head.
Bjornsson wants to control from the top but Fist keeps moving.
Bjornsson throwing strikes from guard but Fist blocks nicely.
Fist tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bjornsson 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.
Bjornsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Fist is looking to sweep but instead, Bjornsson has passed into half guard.
Fist is trying to maintain the position but Bjornsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Bjornsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Fist is rocked!
Bjornsson lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Fist quite badly. Fist pulls Bjornsson in close trying to recover. Bjornsson postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Fist on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Fist doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Bjornsson!
Our winner, Eddie Bjornsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.