PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sten Biller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Tunjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biller's entrance music is Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker. A fine choice. Tunjic has chosen More then a Feeling as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Biller
vs
Tunjic

182 cm
38
178 lbs
44 - 33 - 0

177 cm
32
173 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
Heisenberg

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 33 - 0, fighting out of London, Sten Biller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Tunjic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunjic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Biller at a distance.
Tunjic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Biller is out of range.
Tunjic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tunjic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Biller.
Tunjic misses with an uppercut.
Biller tries to clinch there but Tunjic circles away.
Biller slips a jab from Tunjic.
Biller fails with a takedown attempt.
Biller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Biller shoots in looking for a takedown but Tunjic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Biller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A combination from Tunjic does no damage.
Biller has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Biller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tunjic.
Biller dives in and grabs Tunjic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tunjic pushes down on Biller's head and hops out.
Biller fails with a takedown attempt.
Tunjic tries to bum rush Biller with a series of wild strikes but Biller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Biller has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice takedown defense from Tunjic. No joy for Biller on that attempt.
Tunjic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tunjic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Tunjic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Biller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tunjic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Biller landing knees to the head.
Biller wants a takedown but no success here.
Biller tries to score a body lock takedown but Tunjic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Biller is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Tunjic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tunjic has Biller pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tunjic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Biller tumbling to the mat - Tunjic dives into Biller's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tunjic trying to control but Biller is working from the bottom.
Biller tries to strike from the bottom.
Biller wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tunjic distracts Biller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tunjic lands a couple of elbows.
Tunjic scoring with punches to the head and body.

Biller has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tunjic is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Biller.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biller is looking to regain half guard here but Tunjic keeps moving and retains side control.
Tunjic working the ground and pound.
Tunjic lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tunjic advances to mount.
Biller bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tunjic is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Biller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tunjic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Biller is keeping the position for now.
Tunjic preventing the sweep.
Tunjic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Biller trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Tunjic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Biller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tunjic has managed to get both his arms back between Biller's legs - danger averted.
Tunjic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tunjic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tunjic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tunjic lands a couple of elbows.

Biller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tunjic is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic tries to free his leg and advance position but Biller is retaining full guard.
Tunjic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tunjic postures up and lands a big shot to Biller's brow.
Tunjic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tunjic working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Tunjic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Tunjic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tunjic cracks Biller with a solid left hand.
Biller keeping moving, preventing Tunjic from controlling successfully.

Biller has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Tunjic doesn't defend quickly enough and Biller has managed to lock this one up! Can Tunjic escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Biller on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sten Biller!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sten Biller made sure he mentioned KAISER, along with how happy he was to win his fight.