PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devin Roundhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Bjurstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roundhouse's entrance music is Good Girls Gone Bad by Cobra Starship. A fine choice. Bjurstrom has chosen Bullet for my Valentine - Hand of Blood as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roundhouse
vs
Bjurstrom

169 cm
23
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Nutrition
CROWN

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Roundhouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Bjurstrom!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bjurstrom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Roundhouse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bjurstrom wants to control but Roundhouse is keeping busy.
Roundhouse is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bjurstrom is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Roundhouse unloading with bombs!
Bjurstrom is trying desperately to improve position.
Roundhouse lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Roundhouse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roundhouse landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roundhouse looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bjurstrom keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjurstrom is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Roundhouse has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bjurstrom's face.
Roundhouse has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Roundhouse looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Roundhouse lands with some strikes.
Roundhouse looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Roundhouse punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roundhouse landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bjurstrom trying desperately to get to his feet.
Roundhouse lands with some strikes.
Roundhouse lands a big shot there that rocks Bjurstrom but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Roundhouse landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roundhouse has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bjurstrom's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roundhouse looking to finish Bjurstrom with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bjurstrom!
Bjurstrom tries to hold on but Roundhouse pushes him away.
Roundhouse unloading with bombs!
Bjurstrom in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Roundhouse with shots to the head and body - Bjurstrom looks very uncomfortable down there.
Roundhouse tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roundhouse lands with some strikes.

Roundhouse is going olschool here, as he tries to force Bjurstrom to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bjurstrom shrugs it off.
Bjurstrom tries to lock up and control but Roundhouse gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundhouse with the ground and pound from mount.
Roundhouse lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Roundhouse is landing with some decent strikes but Bjurstrom is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bjurstrom tries to lock up and control but Roundhouse gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roundhouse breaks from Bjurstrom's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Roundhouse sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Roundhouse landing strikes from the mount.
Roundhouse controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjurstrom tries to hold on but Roundhouse pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom working to try and regain half guard.
Roundhouse breaks from Bjurstrom's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bjurstrom wants to control but Roundhouse is having none of it.
Bjurstrom takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roundhouse punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Roundhouse cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bjurstrom working to try and regain half guard.
Roundhouse landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Roundhouse dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Roundhouse scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom doesn't manage to clinch there - Roundhouse circles away.
Roundhouse scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bjurstrom doesn't seem bothered though.

Bjurstrom gets caught flat footed, as Roundhouse shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Roundhouse slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Roundhouse's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bjurstrom wants to get back to his feet but Roundhouse is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bjurstrom is breathing heavily.
Roundhouse is working Bjurstrom over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundhouse controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bjurstrom is trying to keep Roundhouse in close.
Roundhouse looking to pass the guard.
Roundhouse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bjurstrom can do to turn this around?
Bjurstrom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bjurstrom keeping moving, preventing Roundhouse from controlling successfully.
Bjurstrom is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bjurstrom moves in looking to clinch but Roundhouse pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Roundhouse gets the takedown into side control.
Bjurstrom takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bjurstrom is trying to escape the position but Roundhouse is controlling the position.
Bjurstrom takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Roundhouse lands some shots froms side control.
Bjurstrom is being controlled here.
Roundhouse cracks Bjurstrom with a big right hand but Bjurstrom just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bjurstrom is letting Roundhouse control him for a moment.
Roundhouse has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bjurstrom wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Devin Roundhouse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bjurstrom wants to control but Roundhouse postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundhouse content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bjurstrom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roundhouse cracks Bjurstrom with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Roundhouse trying to control the position but Bjurstrom is working away.
Bjurstrom struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Roundhouse working the ground and pound.
Roundhouse grinds an elbow into Bjurstrom's temple.
Roundhouse works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bjurstrom is trying to buck Roundhouse off.
Roundhouse is looking to take a break and control but Bjurstrom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bjurstrom takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roundhouse controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Roundhouse dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Roundhouse works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roundhouse keeps the fight on the outside.
Bjurstrom tries to clinch but Roundhouse is having none of it.
Bjurstrom moves in looking to clinch but Roundhouse pushes him off.
Bjurstrom lands with a kick to the temple. Roundhouse shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Devin Roundhouse has been cut.
Bjurstrom moves in looking to clinch but Roundhouse pushes him off.
Roundhouse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjurstrom.

Roundhouse shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Roundhouse was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bjurstrom tries to hold on but Roundhouse pushes him away.
Bjurstrom is bucking up trying to escape but Roundhouse cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjurstrom is desperately trying to improve his position but Roundhouse has a good base and remains in mount.
Roundhouse scoring with strikes but Bjurstrom is staying in there.
Bjurstrom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roundhouse dominating with strikes here.

Bjurstrom wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Roundhouse has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Bjurstrom taps furiously! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Devin Roundhouse!