PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gregorio Fischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Bamberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorio Fischer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fischer
vs
Bamberg

161 cm
24
151 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

177 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregorio Fischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Bamberg!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fischer as he jumps to the side.
Nice body punch from Fischer.
Fischer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bamberg closes the distance and clinches up with Fischer, looking for a takedown. Bamberg pushes Fischer against the cage but Fischer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fischer swings for the body but Bamberg moves out of range.
Fischer avoids the head kick by Bamberg.
Marcus Bamberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamberg shoots in but Fischer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gregorio Fischer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Bamberg.
Fischer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No joy there for Fischer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fischer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Bamberg looking to score a takedown here. Fischer is defending well but Bamberg drives through and ends up in Fischer's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bamberg stops Fischer from standing up.
Bamberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Fischer is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Fischer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fischer is looking to stand up but Bamberg isn't so interested in that idea.
Bamberg trying to control but Fischer is working from the bottom.
Bamberg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcus Bamberg was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bamberg fails to land the takedown.
Bamberg throws a nice looking combination but Fischer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Bamberg moves into the clinch.

Bamberg breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fischer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Bamberg has Fischer up against the cage in a clinch.
Bamberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fischer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bamberg avoids it.
Bamberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fischer is keeping busy.

Fischer ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fischer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bamberg works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamberg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fischer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bamberg tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Fischer.
Bamberg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bamberg is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bamberg winds up and cracks Fischer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fischer is in trouble now - Bamberg has advanced to mount!
Fischer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Bamberg swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Fischer is now in Bamberg's guard. A big mistake from Bamberg there, giving up the dominant position!
Fischer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bamberg on the ground.

Fischer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bamberg, up you get!
Fischer misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bamberg closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fischer to the mat! Fischer manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bamberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Fischer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fischer wants to sweep but no luck.
Bamberg wants to stand but Fischer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bamberg looks winded!
Bamberg wants to control from the top but Fischer keeps moving.
Bamberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fischer keeping moving, preventing Bamberg from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcus Bamberg.
Fischer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bamberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Bamberg dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bamberg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fischer defends well and Bamberg ends up having to push Fischer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bamberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fischer swings wildly with an uppercut but Bamberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bamberg can't get the takedown.

Bamberg gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Fischer regains guard.
Bamberg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bamberg is looking to stand up but Fischer won't let him.
Fischer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bamberg is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamberg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marcus Bamberg wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fischer throws a body punch but Bamberg moves out of range.
Bamberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fischer pinned against the cage. Fischer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gregorio Fischer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Bamberg.
Bamberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fischer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marcus Bamberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bamberg is breathing heavily.
Fischer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bamberg.
Bamberg has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bamberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fischer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bamberg manages to avoid it.

Bamberg is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fischer's half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fischer tries to roll over but Bamberg keeps him under control.
Fischer tries to kick Bamberg off but Bamberg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Fischer kicks Bamberg off and gets back to his feet.
Fischer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bamberg.
Bamberg has a takedown stuffed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fischer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fischer moves in looking to clinch but Bamberg pushes him off.
Bamberg misses with a takedown attempt - Fischer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bamberg shoots and misses

and Fischer moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fischer jumps into guard, dragging Bamberg to the mat.
Bamberg trying to control but Fischer is working from the bottom.
Bamberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fischer is keeping the position for now.
Fischer wants to get back to his feet but Bamberg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marcus Bamberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bamberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fischer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bamberg engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fischer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marcus Bamberg has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fischer takes a swing at Bamberg's ribcage but misses.
Fischer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bamberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fischer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fischer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bamberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fischer tries to clinch but Bamberg is having none of it.
Fischer misses with a wild body shot.
Bamberg misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fischer. Bamberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcus Bamberg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fischer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fischer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bamberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bamberg is defended easily by Fischer.
Fischer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bamberg fails with the takedown
and Fischer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fischer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fischer tries to close the distance and clinch but Bamberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bamberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gregorio Fischer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Bamberg.
Fischer fails to land with a series of punches.
Bamberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Bamberg closes the distance and clinches.
Fischer tries to throw a body punch but Bamberg avoids it by throwing Fischer back against the cage.
Fischer working aggressively here.
Bamberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Fischer controls his hands.
Bamberg wants a takedown but no success here.

Fischer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bamberg is trying to keep an underhook but Fischer manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Fischer stands up from half guard.
Fischer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bamberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bamberg gets a clinch.
Bamberg managing to block the knees to the body from Fischer.
Fischer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bamberg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fischer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bamberg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fischer is looking to wear down Bamberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fischer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bamberg tries for a takedown but Fischer circles away easily
and Fischer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fischer moves in looking to clinch but Bamberg pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Fischer.

Bamberg darts in and clinches Fischer up against the cage.
Bamberg is trying to break free.
Bamberg fails to pull guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Fischer.
Bamberg wants to break free but Fischer has control.
Bamberg wants a takedown.
Fischer lands a left hand.

Fischer has Bamberg pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fischer pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bamberg tumbling to the mat - Fischer dives into Bamberg's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fischer is fighting to break Bamberg's control of his arms but Bamberg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fischer tries to stand but Bamberg is controlling from the bottom.
Fischer wants to stand and escape but instead Bamberg has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bamberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bamberg trying to control but Fischer is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bamberg is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fischer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fischer has escaped and now he's on top!
Fischer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bamberg's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregorio Fischer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bamberg 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!