PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yianni Theodosis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Sigbjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigbjornsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Greta Salóme & Jónsi....Never Forget. Yianni Theodosis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Theodosis
vs
Sigbjornsson

205 cm
26
283 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Brute

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yianni Theodosis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Sigbjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigbjornsson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Theodosis defends it nicely.

Theodosis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Theodosis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sigbjornsson tries to pull guard but Theodosis holds him up against the cage and eventually Sigbjornsson drops back down to his feet.
Theodosis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sigbjornsson tries to pull guard but Theodosis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yianni Theodosis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Sigbjornsson.
Theodosis looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Theodosis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sigbjornsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sigbjornsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The strikes coming from Sigbjornsson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Theodosis is trying to control Sigbjornsson's posture but Sigbjornsson avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Theodosis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sigbjornsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodosis wants to control but Sigbjornsson postures up.
Sigbjornsson scores with punches from side control.
An elbow from Sigbjornsson crashes against the mat.
Theodosis can't do much from the bottom here.
Sigbjornsson scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sigbjornsson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Theodosis is trying to escape and Sigbjornsson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Theodosis is forced to tap! Nice work there by Sigbjornsson! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gunnar Sigbjornsson!
Gunnar Sigbjornsson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Golden Supplements for their support in the buildup to the fight.