PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ingolfur Arnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gudleifur Bjarnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gudleifur Bjarnson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Arnarson
vs
Bjarnson

210 cm
21
275 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

225 cm
23
265 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ingolfur Arnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gudleifur Bjarnson !
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjarnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Arnarson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bjarnson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Arnarson counters by clinching up.
Arnarson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Arnarson as the two fighters clinch.
Bjarnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arnarson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arnarson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bjarnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arnarson smiles and moves away.
Bjarnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bjarnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjarnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Arnarson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bjarnson wants to clinch
letting Arnarson counter with a right hand.
Bjarnson takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnarson connects with a body shot.
Bjarnson looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjarnson misses with a combination

and Arnarson counters by moving into the clinch.
Arnarson has Bjarnson pressed against the cage, preventing Bjarnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bjarnson takes a shot to the head.

Arnarson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arnarson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bjarnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjarnson throws a lazy head kick
and Arnarson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bjarnson looks to clinch
and Arnarson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy body kick from Bjarnson
and Arnarson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bjarnson tries to clinch up
and Arnarson counters with a three punch combo that has Bjarnson backing up. Bjarnson nods at Arnarson to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjarnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bjarnson closes the distance but Arnarson moves to the side
and Arnarson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arnarson lands with a hook. Bjarnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bjarnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bjarnson avoids the body shot from Arnarson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingolfur Arnarson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Arnarson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arnarson thumps Bjarnson with a low kick.
Bjarnson wants to clinch but Arnarson slips to the side
and Arnarson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Bjarnson ducks under a wild hook from Arnarson.
Bjarnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Arnarson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bjarnson . That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjarnson tests Arnarson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Ingolfur Arnarson has been cut.

Arnarson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arnarson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bjarnson backwards.
Come on Arnarson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Bjarnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bjarnson tries to clinch up

and Arnarson counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnarson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arnarson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arnarson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Arnarson.
Arnarson lands a left hand.
Bjarnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnarson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bjarnson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arnarson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bjarnson up against the cage.
Arnarson lands with a light punch inside.
Arnarson lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arnarson breaks the clinch.
Bjarnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bjarnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arnarson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bjarnson 's head.
Bjarnson misses with a hook to the body
and Arnarson counters with a nice body shot.
A lazy left from Arnarson finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Arnarson misses.
Bjarnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arnarson counters with a right hand to the body.
Bjarnson walks into a jab.
Gudleifur Bjarnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bjarnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Arnarson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bjarnson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Arnarson moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingolfur Arnarson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ingolfur Arnarson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Arnarson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bjarnson on the side of the head.
Bjarnson misses with a leg kick
enabling Arnarson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gudleifur Bjarnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bjarnson tries to keep at a distance but Arnarson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arnarson lands a shoulder strike.
Arnarson scores with a shoulder strike.
Arnarson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bjarnson backwards.
Arnarson gets through Bjarnson 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bjarnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arnarson lands an uppercut.

Bjarnson is rocked!

Arnarson floors Bjarnson with a big punch on the inside! Bjarnson is trying to recover but Arnarson dives into side control.
Bjarnson is still in real trouble! Can Arnarson finish him?
Arnarson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjarnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Gudleifur Bjarnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

We're going to have a standup here because Ingolfur Arnarson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Arnarson digs a good body shot into Bjarnson 's ribs.
Bjarnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nice combo by Arnarson! Oh, that's hurt him - Bjarnson falls to the canvas and Arnarson follows him into side control.
Arnarson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bjarnson can do to turn this around?
Arnarson controlling the position from side mount.
Arnarson moves into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnarson controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjarnson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ingolfur Arnarson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arnarson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ingolfur Arnarson!