PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Val Kjartansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aadyn Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Val Kjartansson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kjartansson
vs
Gibbs

170 cm
21
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
145 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Val Kjartansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aadyn Gibbs!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gibbs closes the distance and pushes Kjartansson back into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kjartansson.
Gibbs misses with a knee to the head.

Kjartansson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kjartansson feints and then cracks Gibbs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gibbs down.
Gibbs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kjartansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch but Kjartansson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kjartansson connects with a leg kick. Gibbs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gibbs darts in trying to clinch
and Kjartansson counters with a right hand to the body.
Kjartansson throws a solid leg kick but Gibbs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kjartansson.
Kjartansson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gibbs under the eye.

Gibbs takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kjartansson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gibbs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kjartansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gibbs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjartansson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kjartansson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kjartansson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gibbs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kjartansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gibbs tries a knee to the head but Kjartansson blocks it.
Kjartansson pushes Gibbs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gibbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kjartansson is defending well for now.
Gibbs takes a shot to the head.
Kjartansson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gibbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gibbs pushes off an throws an elbow but Kjartansson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kjartansson lands a shot to the body.
Gibbs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kjartansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Gibbs goes for a takedown attempt but Kjartansson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs throws a leg kick
and Kjartansson counters with a body kick that stops Gibbs in his tracks momentarily.
Gibbs looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Kjartansson moves away
and Kjartansson counters with a body kick.
Gibbs is looking to clinch but Kjartansson is avoiding it.
Kjartansson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gibbs walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Kjartansson tenderised Gibbs's leg. Gibbs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kjartansson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kjartansson scores with a hook to the body. Gibbs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That kick from Kjartansson tenderised Gibbs's leg. Gibbs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kjartansson thumps Gibbs with a low kick.
Kjartansson lands a head kick!

Gibbs is rocked!

It looks like Aadyn Gibbs has been cut.
Kjartansson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gibbs if he has to take too many more of those.
Gibbs is still on wobbly legs! Can Kjartansson finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gibbs seems to have recovered his senses.
Gibbs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kjartansson counters with a nice body kick.
That kick from Kjartansson tenderised Gibbs's leg. Gibbs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kjartansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kjartansson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kjartansson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gibbs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gibbs misses with a double jab
and Kjartansson counters with a good low kick that Gibbs was not able to check.
Gibbs moves to clinch but Kjartansson breaks away
and Kjartansson counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kjartansson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gibbs tries to clinch there but Kjartansson circles away.
Kjartansson lands with a nice body punch.
Gibbs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kjartansson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kjartansson cracks the inside of Gibbs's front leg.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Kjartansson is having none of it.
Kjartansson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kjartansson.
Gibbs wants to clinch
and Kjartansson counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibbs tries to clinch there but Kjartansson circles away.
Val Kjartansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kjartansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kjartansson keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Val Kjartansson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aadyn Gibbs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kjartansson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aadyn Gibbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kjartansson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gibbs is able to avoid easily.
Kjartansson throws a shot from downtown. Gibbs moves away and avoids it.
Kjartansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gibbs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kjartansson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gibbs throws a sloppy head kick and Kjartansson moves out of range easily.
Gibbs darts in trying to clinch
and Kjartansson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gibbs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kjartansson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjartansson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gibbs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kjartansson works Gibbs's body with a nice hook.
Gibbs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kjartansson. Gibbs does a little dance to reset his feet.

Gibbs clinches up with Kjartansson and pushes him back against the cage.
Gibbs misses with an elbow strike.
Gibbs tries a knee to the head but Kjartansson blocks it.
Kjartansson tries to throw a body punch but Gibbs avoids it by throwing Kjartansson back against the cage.
Kjartansson lands with a right to the head.
Kjartansson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kjartansson tries to work over Gibbs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gibbs misses with a knee to the head.
Gibbs's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kjartansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gibbs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kjartansson pushes Gibbs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gibbs blocks a body shot from Kjartansson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kjartansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kjartansson can't find room to land a body shot as Gibbs controls the action.
Kjartansson works on Gibbs's body with a couple of short punches.

Gibbs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kjartansson.
Gibbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kjartansson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gibbs is breathing heavily.
Gibbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Val Kjartansson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kjartansson.
Kjartansson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gibbs's head backwards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kjartansson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kjartansson.
Kjartansson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gibbs if he has to take too many more of those.
Kjartansson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kjartansson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kjartansson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Kjartansson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gibbs has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kjartansson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kjartansson jabs Gibbs to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kjartansson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kjartansson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gibbs.
Kjartansson keeps the fight on the outside.
Kjartansson misses with a head kick.

Gibbs closes the distance and clinches.
Gibbs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kjartansson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kjartansson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kjartansson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gibbs can do to turn this around?
A short right from Kjartansson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kjartansson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kjartansson scores with a shot to the side of Gibbs's head.
Gibbs misses with an elbow over the top.
Gibbs missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Val Kjartansson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aadyn Gibbs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kjartansson misses with a body shot

and Gibbs counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kjartansson won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Kjartansson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kjartansson regains half guard.
Kjartansson is trying to maintain the position but Gibbs is very close to passing his half guard.
Kjartansson gets full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjartansson pulls Gibbs in close to prevent any damage.
Gibbs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kjartansson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kjartansson has Gibbs pulled in close to control his posture.
Gibbs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Val Kjartansson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kjartansson throws a push kick but Gibbs slaps the foot to one side.
Gibbs doesn't manage to clinch there - Kjartansson circles away.
Kjartansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aadyn Gibbs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kjartansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gibbs moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kjartansson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gibbs finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gibbs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kjartansson. Kjartansson obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Kjartansson is predictable there

and Gibbs counters by clinching up.
Gibbs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gibbs is trying to stall.
Gibbs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kjartansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Gibbs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gibbs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gibbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kjartansson avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson is leaning against Gibbs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kjartansson misses with a punch to the body.
Kjartansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kjartansson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gibbs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gibbs misses with a knee to the head.
Val Kjartansson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gibbs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kjartansson blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Kjartansson.
A right hand to the body from Kjartansson.
Gibbs misses with a knee to the head.
Gibbs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kjartansson lands a nice uppercut.
Gibbs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kjartansson pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kjartansson lands a leg kick that knocks Gibbs off balance momentarily.
Kjartansson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gibbs back to the cage. Kjartansson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Gibbs has Kjartansson up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kjartansson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kjartansson works on Gibbs's body with a couple of short punches.
Gibbs throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kjartansson is defending well for now.
Kjartansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gibbs looking to throw knees to the head but Kjartansson is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aadyn Gibbs.
I think Kjartansson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Val Kjartansson!
Val Kjartansson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.