PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 611 p4p, 72 weight class) and Zabit Sharipov (ranked 2097 p4p, 248 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bjornsson
vs
Sharipov

174 cm
25
165 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
152 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zabit Sharipov!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson avoids the body shot from Sharipov.
Bjornsson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sharipov misses with a left hand
and Bjornsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sharipov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bjornsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Sharipov misses with a hook.
Sharipov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharipov moves away.
Bjornsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sharipov momentarily.
Bjornsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bjornsson defending well as Sharipov loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharipov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bjornsson.
Sharipov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bjornsson works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharipov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjornsson jabs at Sharipov's body.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharipov moves away.
Bjornsson swings widly with a right hand
and Sharipov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sharipov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bjornsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharipov misses with a shot to the body

and Bjornsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bjornsson takes a shot to the head.
Sharipov blocks a body shot from Bjornsson.
Sharipov tries to work over Bjornsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Sharipov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bjornsson throws a jab when Sharipov was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharipov misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Bjornsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharipov. Bjornsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bjornsson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sharipov.
Sharipov scores with a jab to the body.
Bjornsson lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharipov misses with a hook. Bjornsson ducked under it nicely.
Bjornsson slips a jab from Sharipov.
Bjornsson is looking to counter the offense by Sharipov and move into the clinch.
Bjornsson is looking to clinch but Sharipov is avoiding it.
Sharipov moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjornsson slips under a jab from Sharipov.

Bjornsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sharipov, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sharipov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharipov misses with a hook. Bjornsson ducked under it nicely.
Bjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Sharipov.
A shot to the liver by Bjornsson. Beautiful body shot.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjornsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Bjornsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Bjornsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sharipov walks away with a smile on his face. Bjornsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sharipov throws a hook but Bjornsson avoids it easily.
Sharipov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bjornsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Bjornsson - just one landing.
Sharipov blocks a jab.
Bjornsson throws a right hand that misses
and Sharipov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Bjornsson rushes Sharipov and presses him up against the cage.
Sharipov blocks a body shot from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson is trying to pull guard but Sharipov has him pressed against the cage.
Bjornsson working aggressively here.
Bjornsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Bjornsson fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjornsson throws a head punch that misses.
Bjornsson misses with a body punch.
Sharipov tries to throw a body punch but Bjornsson avoids it by throwing Sharipov back against the cage.
Bjornsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Litill Bjornsson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sharipov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Bjornsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bjornsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharipov throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Bjornsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bjornsson lunges at Sharipov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sharipov's hand.
Sharipov throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharipov misses with a straight right.
Sharipov throws a poor cross that misses
and Bjornsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bjornsson works the jab nicely.
Sharipov slips a jab from Bjornsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bjornsson closes the distance and pushes Sharipov back into the cage.

Bjornsson successfully pulls guard.

Bjornsson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sharipov throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bjornsson's body to avoid the submission. Bjornsson has instead reached around Sharipov's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bjornsson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Litill Bjornsson!
Litill Bjornsson retains his lightweight title!
Litill Bjornsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.