PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Yonic (ranked 2572 p4p, 348 weight class) and Glenn Svensson (ranked 5372 p4p, 597 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yonic
vs
Svensson

172 cm
26
185 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

184 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Svensson.
Svensson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yonic.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svensson! But no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yonic is defended easily by Svensson.
A left and a right from Svensson both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Boss Yonic has been cut.
Yonic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Svensson.
Svensson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yonic.
Svensson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yonic throws the left hand but Svensson avoids the punch easily.
Svensson lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yonic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yonic throws out a loose jab but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yonic throws a hook but Svensson blocks it.
Yonic slips under a jab.
Yonic moves away from the strike by Svensson.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown but Svensson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boss Yonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Svensson throws a series of punches but Yonic avoids them all with ease.
Yonic tries to counter with a takedown but Svensson is quick to defend against it.
A slow jab from Svensson misses its intended target.
Yonic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Svensson throws a hook but Yonic blocks it.
Yonic moves out of range of the strikes.
Svensson misses with an uppercut

so Yonic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yonic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Svensson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yonic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yonic throws a big elbow that misses.
Svensson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Svensson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yonic haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throwing strikes but missing.
Yonic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yonic throwing strikes but missing.
Yonic throwing strikes but missing.
Yonic tries to free his leg and advance position but Svensson is retaining full guard.
Yonic is looking to work some ground and pound but Svensson has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic wants to pass the guard but Svensson is keeping the position.
Yonic wants to control from the top but Svensson keeps moving.
Yonic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yonic lunges at Svensson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Svensson's hand.
Svensson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yonic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svensson was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.

Svensson moves into the clinch successfully.
Svensson lands an elbow just above Yonic 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Yonic fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Svensson.
Svensson tries to work over Yonic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Svensson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yonic is trying to maintain a safe position but Svensson gets an underhook and turns Yonic into the cage.
Yonic trying to control the position but instead, Svensson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yonic into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Svensson.
Yonic trying to stall but Svensson improves his position.
Svensson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yonic backwards.
Svensson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yonic trying to land knees to the body.
Yonic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Svensson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Svensson.
Svensson looking to stall.
Svensson missing with knees to the body.
Svensson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svensson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yonics head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Svensson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boss Yonic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Svensson cracks Yonic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Yonic shoots in and gets a takedown into Svensson's guard.
Svensson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yonic.
Yonic throws a big elbow that misses.
Yonic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Svensson keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
Yonic 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Svensson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson pulls Yonic in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Yonic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Svensson slips a straight right by Yonic.
Yonic throws a right hand that misses
and Yonic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Svensson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Svensson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Svensson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Svensson loads up on a big right hand but Yonic slips the punch.
Yonic missing with a left hand there. Svensson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yonic misses the jab.
Svensson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yonic lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yonic.
Yonic has his takedown stuffed
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Yonic misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Svensson tests Yonic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Svensson digs a good hook to Yonic's body.
Yonic ducks right into an uppercut from Svensson.
Yonic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yonic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Yonic misses the target.
Yonic throws the left hand but Svensson avoids the punch easily.
Yonic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yonic swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
Svensson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yonic.
Yonic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Svensson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yonic dives in for a single leg takedown but Svensson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A jab from Yonic misses.
Svensson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Svensson misses.
Glenn Svensson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Yonic.
Yonic misses with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
Svensson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yonic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Svensson.
As Yonic backs off Svensson throws a huge counter combo but Yonic manages to avoid it all.
Svensson throws a jab when Yonic was well out of range.
Svensson misses with an uppercut. Yonic saw that one coming.
Svensson leaves Yonic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boss Yonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yonic misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Svensson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.

Yonic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Svensson wants to sweep here but Yonic controlling him for the moment.
Yonic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yonic wants to control from the top but Svensson keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yonic wants to control from the top but Svensson keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We've been hearing that Yonic has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Yonic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yonic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yonic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svensson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yonic looks for a takedown but Svensson sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Svensson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boss Yonic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Svensson throws a looping overhand right but Yonic ducks down to avoid it.
Svensson throws a big shot that misses.
Svensson misses with a looping left.
It looked like Yonic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Svensson digs a good body shot into Yonic's ribs.
Svensson moves out of range of the strikes.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Svensson but Svensson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yonic misses with an uppercut
and Svensson counters with a left and a right that stings Yonic.
Svensson blocks a jab.
Yonic is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Svensson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yonic misses with a looping right.
Yonic slips a straight right by Svensson.
Svensson throws a nice looking combination but Yonic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yonic walks into a left hand.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Yonic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yonic laying and praying for a moment but Svensson takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yonic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yonic wants to control but Svensson is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic not doing much here.
Svensson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yonic.
Yonic is trying to control the action in half guard but Svensson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yonic is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Svensson reverses the position - he's now on top in Yonic's guard.
Glenn Svensson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yonic is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Svensson frees his head nicely. Oh but Yonic has switched to an armbar! Svensson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Boss Yonic!
Boss Yonic thanked the fans post fight for their support.