PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Halfdan Ulfgeirsson (ranked 2208 p4p, 2162 weight class) and Juan Carlos (ranked 285 p4p, 279 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ulfgeirsson
vs
Carlos

175 cm
23
155
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
165
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Halfdan Ulfgeirsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ulfgeirsson.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a three punch combo!
Carlos slips a jab from Ulfgeirsson.
Carlos lands a nice hook to Ulfgeirsson's body. Ulfgeirsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carlos dips to his left and cracks Ulfgeirsson with an uppercut!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carlos.
Carlos closes the distance and clinches up with Ulfgeirsson, looking for a takedown. Carlos pushes Ulfgeirsson against the cage but Ulfgeirsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Ulfgeirsson misses its target.
Ulfgeirsson throws a right hand that Carlos ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlos also avoids with ease.
Carlos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carlos tries for a takedown but Ulfgeirsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carlos loads up on a big right hand but Ulfgeirsson slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Ulfgeirsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Ulfgeirsson gets caught flat footed, as Carlos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos is looking to work some ground and pound but Ulfgeirsson has wrist control.
Ulfgeirsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ulfgeirsson working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ulfgeirsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Carlos preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Carlos felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carlos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ulfgeirsson cracks Carlos with a solid left hand.
Ulfgeirsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlos is retaining full guard.
Ulfgeirsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlos, not yet.
Carlos working a defensive guard here.
Carlos controlling the position.
Ulfgeirsson throwing strikes but missing.

Carlos looking for a guillotine here but Ulfgeirsson defends easily.
Carlos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ulfgeirsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ulfgeirsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carlos controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ulfgeirsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carlos throws a hook but Ulfgeirsson blocks it.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ulfgeirsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson throws a right hand that Carlos ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlos also avoids with ease.
Carlos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ulfgeirsson.
Carlos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Halfdan Ulfgeirsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Carlos moves in looking to clinch but Ulfgeirsson pushes him off.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a jab. Carlos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ulfgeirsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carlos feints the counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Ulfgeirsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ulfgeirsson avoids the body shot from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson slips a jab from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson throws a big counter combination but Carlos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ulfgeirsson digs a good hook to Carlos's body.
Halfdan Ulfgeirsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ulfgeirsson takes one to the side of the head.

Carlos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carlos trying to control the action but Ulfgeirsson is working from the bottom.
Carlos working the ground and pound.
Carlos controls the position from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Halfdan Ulfgeirsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ulfgeirsson looks to land a right hand but Carlos moved out of range.
It seemed like Carlos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a hook to the body. Carlos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Carlos shoots in and bounces Ulfgeirsson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Ulfgeirsson is retaining full guard.
Ulfgeirsson seems keen to control Carlos's posture.
Carlos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Carlos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos forces his way into half guard.
Ulfgeirsson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carlos is working away from the top position though.
Ulfgeirsson is trying to control but Carlos passes into side control!
Carlos working the head with strikes.
Ulfgeirsson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Carlos just content to control the position.
Ulfgeirsson dodges the ground and pound from Carlos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Ulfgeirsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carlos in side control, throwing shots but Ulfgeirsson defends.
Ulfgeirsson being controlled for a moment.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The strikes coming from Carlos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ulfgeirsson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Carlos connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ulfgeirsson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Carlos works to advance to full mount. Ulfgeirsson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Carlos looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carlos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carlos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ulfgeirsson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Carlos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ulfgeirsson tries to hold on but Carlos postures up.
Ulfgeirsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carlos on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ulfgeirsson is looking to escape.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ulfgeirsson is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carlos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ulfgeirsson wants to hold on but Carlos pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carlos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ulfgeirsson can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ulfgeirsson defending well as Carlos loads up on a big left hand.
Ulfgeirsson throws a series of punches but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos throws a lazy right hand but Ulfgeirsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ulfgeirsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a wild combination.
Ulfgeirsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carlos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ulfgeirsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a body shot.
Ulfgeirsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carlos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson throwing a counter right hand but Carlos manages to avoid it.
Ulfgeirsson misses the shot to the body.
Ulfgeirsson throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos misses with a left hand
and Ulfgeirsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a body shot.
Ulfgeirsson throws a series of punches but Carlos avoids them all with ease.

Ulfgeirsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ulfgeirsson is keeping the position for now.
Carlos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ulfgeirsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos landing some decent shots from guard.
Ulfgeirsson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Carlos stands up over Ulfgeirsson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ulfgeirsson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Carlos has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos controlling the position.
Ulfgeirsson parries the strikes from Carlos easily there. Carlos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ulfgeirsson to escape.
Ulfgeirsson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Carlos landing strikes.

Carlos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ulfgeirsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carlos takes a little break here. Ulfgeirsson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ulfgeirsson is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson wants to control but Carlos postures up.
Ulfgeirsson is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Carlos tries for a kimura but Ulfgeirsson is defending well.
Ulfgeirsson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos trying to control the action but Ulfgeirsson is working from the bottom.
Ulfgeirsson wants to control but Carlos postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carlos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
A relieved looking Juan Carlos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.