PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Levenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egon Rullgardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Levenstein
vs
Rullgardin

170 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
23
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harvey Levenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Egon Rullgardin!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levenstein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Harvey Levenstein has been cut.
The fighters circling - Rullgardin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Levenstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Levenstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Levenstein misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Levenstein throws a nice looking combination but Rullgardin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rullgardin shoots and misses

and Levenstein counters with a takedown into side control.
Rullgardin manages to get back to half guard.
Rullgardin moves into full guard.
Levenstein throwing strikes but missing.
Rullgardin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Levenstein's guard.
Rullgardin cracks Levenstein with a solid left hand.
Rullgardin is in close to Levenstein's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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.
Rullgardin preventing the sweep.
Rullgardin distracts Levenstein with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Levenstein looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rullgardin scoring with some ground and pound.
Rullgardin passes into half guard.
Levenstein trying to control from the bottom.
Rullgardin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Rullgardin there.
Rullgardin prevents Levenstein from improving his position.
Rullgardin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Levenstein with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rullgardin is trying to control the action in half guard but Levenstein is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rullgardin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Levenstein knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rullgardin on the ground.
Ground and pound from Rullgardin.
Rullgardin passes to side control.
Levenstein gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Levenstein has hold of Rullgardin's hands but Rullgardin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rullgardin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rullgardin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Levenstein is wriggling around trying to escape.

Rullgardin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rullgardin lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rullgardin with a couple of short strikes.
Levenstein is trying to escape the mount.
Levenstein is breathing heavily.
Rullgardin raining down shots from the mount!
Levenstein on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Levenstein tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levenstein is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rullgardin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rullgardin landing strikes from the mount.
Levenstein is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rullgardin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rullgardin unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Rullgardin.
Rullgardin unloading with bombs!

Rullgardin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Levenstein has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Levenstein is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rullgardin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rullgardin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Levenstein is looking to improve his position but Rullgardin isn't that keen on the idea.
Rullgardin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rullgardin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rullgardin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Levenstein throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rullgardin. What's that going to do exactly?
Rullgardin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Levenstein is looking to escape.
Levenstein working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levenstein in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rullgardin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rullgardin working Levenstein over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Egon Rullgardin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harvey Levenstein's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rullgardin fails with the takedown

so Levenstein counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rullgardin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rullgardin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rullgardin lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Levenstein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rullgardin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Levenstein manages to get himself to full guard.
Rullgardin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Levenstein looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rullgardin chips away with some ground and pound.
Rullgardin preventing the sweep.
Levenstein manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rullgardin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Levenstein. What's that going to do exactly?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rullgardin regains half guard.
Rullgardin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rullgardin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rullgardin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Levenstein throwing strikes but missing.

Rullgardin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Levenstein is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Rullgardin has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Levenstein is looking to defend but Rullgardin has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Levenstein! Rullgardin pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Levenstein taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Egon Rullgardin!