PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gudleifur Bjarnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kidd's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Out of touch. Gudleifur Bjarnson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kidd
vs
Bjarnson

194 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gudleifur Bjarnson !
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjarnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kidd moves away.
Bjarnson keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kidd is defended easily by Bjarnson .
Bjarnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kidd dives in and grabs Bjarnson 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bjarnson pushes down on Kidd's head and hops out.
Jab from Bjarnson .
Kidd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bjarnson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Kidd. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjarnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kidd shoots in for a takedown but Bjarnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kidd shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bjarnson pinned against the cage. Bjarnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bjarnson throws a head kick that misses.
Gudleifur Bjarnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kidd fails with the takedown.
Kidd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bjarnson as he jumps to the side.
Kidd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bjarnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kidd.
Kidd tries to clinch but Bjarnson moves out of range.
Bjarnson misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjarnson tries to score with a low kick but Kidd moves his leg out of the way.
Bjarnson lands a two punch combo.
Kidd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bjarnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kidd somewhat.
Kidd fails with a takedown attempt.
Kidd tries to clinch but Bjarnson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bjarnson tries to avoid it but Kidd manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bjarnson to the ground. Bjarnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bjarnson scores with a push kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kidd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kidd throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bjarnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Kidd finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kidd throwing strikes from guard but Bjarnson blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gudleifur Bjarnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kidd shoots in and drives through. Bjarnson sprawls well.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kidd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bjarnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kidd.
Bjarnson tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Kidd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kidd misses with a takedown attempt - Bjarnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjarnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bjarnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kidd.
Bjarnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kidd tries to clinch up.
Kidd fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bjarnson throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bjarnson thuds his shin into the meat of Kidd's side.
Gudleifur Bjarnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjarnson throws a series of punches but Kidd avoids them all with ease.
Bjarnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Kidd. Kidd gets slowly back to his feet.
Bjarnson cracks Kidd with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bjarnson .
Bjarnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bjarnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kidd takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tyson Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kidd has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bjarnson .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bjarnson lands a big head kick that sends Kidd tumbling to the mat! Bjarnson takes a step backwards and waves Kidd back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bjarnson misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kidd shoots in and bounces Bjarnson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

Kidd is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Kidd is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kidd with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gudleifur Bjarnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kidd shoots in and drives through. Bjarnson sprawls well.
Bjarnson throws a series of punches but Kidd avoids them all with ease.
Kidd shoots for a takedown but Bjarnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Kidd bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Kidd are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Kidd thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kidd creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bjarnson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjarnson defending against the ground and pound.
Bjarnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kidd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kidd misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bjarnson is looking for a sweep.
Kidd working the ground and pound.

Kidd tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Kidd tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gudleifur Bjarnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjarnson stops Kidd from passing to mount.

Kidd thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bjarnson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kidd.
Check out the look on Kidd's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjarnson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kidd creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bjarnson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kidd throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kidd in side control, throwing shots but Bjarnson defends.
The strikes coming from Kidd are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kidd working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Kidd is trying to get an arm triangle but Bjarnson is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Kidd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kidd tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kidd has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kidd scoring with punches and elbows.
Kidd lands some shots froms side control.
Tyson Kidd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bjarnson parries the strikes from Kidd easily there. Kidd is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bjarnson to escape.
Tyson Kidd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kidd throws a strike aimed at the side of Bjarnson 's head but Bjarnson avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Kidd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bjarnson 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!