PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ingolfur Arnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rike McMylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnarson comes to the cage accompanied by Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Arnarson
vs
McMylly

210 cm
23
270 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

199 cm
25
275 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ingolfur Arnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rike McMylly!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arnarson misses with a wild body shot.
McMylly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arnarson.
Rike McMylly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMylly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McMylly throws a head kick that misses.
Arnarson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arnarson connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnarson scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Rike McMylly has been cut.
Arnarson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arnarson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMylly moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Arnarson misses the target.
Arnarson throws a lazy right hand but McMylly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McMylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMylly misses with a head kick.
That kick from McMylly tenderised Arnarson's leg. Arnarson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arnarson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arnarson misses with a low kick.
Arnarson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McMylly misses with a head kick.
McMylly cracks a nice hook into Arnarson's ribs.
Arnarson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McMylly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McMylly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arnarson's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMylly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McMylly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arnarson misses with a hook. McMylly ducked under it nicely.
McMylly throws a sloppy head kick and Arnarson moves out of range easily.
McMylly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arnarson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McMylly throws a head kick that Arnarson semi-blocks.

It looks like Ingolfur Arnarson has been cut.
A head kick misses from McMylly.
McMylly throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Arnarson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McMylly is able to avoid easily.
McMylly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arnarson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnarson misses with a leg kick.
McMylly staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by McMylly. That's going to slow Arnarson down.
McMylly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arnarson is able to avoid easily.
McMylly misses with an attempted mid kick.
McMylly throws a head kick but Arnarson moves out of range.
McMylly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McMylly throws a head kick but Arnarson moves out of range.
McMylly scores with a head kick. Arnarson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McMylly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMylly tries to land a front kick but Arnarson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McMylly tries to clinch there but Arnarson circles away.
McMylly tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from McMylly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMylly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arnarson.

McMylly closes the distance and pushes Arnarson back into the cage.
Arnarson lands with a right to the head.
McMylly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arnarson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMylly landing knees to the head.
McMylly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McMylly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rike McMylly dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A nice leg kick lands there from McMylly.
Arnarson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A bone on bone clash there as Arnarson blocks the leg kick.
Rike McMylly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McMylly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McMylly lands a high kick!
Arnarson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arnarson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by McMylly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McMylly, right into the meat.
McMylly connects with a leg kick. Arnarson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rike McMylly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMylly lands a leg kick that knocks Arnarson off balance momentarily.
McMylly lands a leg kick that knocks Arnarson off balance momentarily.
McMylly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arnarson. That did some damage!
McMylly throws a sloppy head kick and Arnarson moves out of range easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Arnarson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McMylly - the referee stops the clock and Arnarson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McMylly. Arnarson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

McMylly takes the fight into the clinch.
McMylly is stalling here.

Arnarson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arnarson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnarson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McMylly.
McMylly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McMylly scoring well with a low kick there.
McMylly fails in his attempt to clinch.
McMylly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McMylly tries to clinch but Arnarson moves out of range.
Arnarson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

McMylly clinches up against the cage.
McMylly scores a nice knee to the body.
McMylly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from McMylly.
McMylly tries to land knees in the clinch but Arnarson avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for McMylly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMylly crunches a lovely knee into Arnarson's ribcage.
Arnarson takes an elbow to the temple.

Ingolfur Arnarson's cut is getting worse.
McMylly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McMylly lands a good knee to the midsection. Arnarson won't want to take too many of those.
McMylly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arnarson up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnarson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McMylly is pushing Arnarson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rike McMylly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McMylly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for McMylly to work.
McMylly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McMylly connects with a knee to the head.

Ingolfur Arnarson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMylly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jeez, Ingolfur Arnarson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
McMylly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arnarson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arnarson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McMylly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McMylly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arnarson backwards.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ingolfur Arnarson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rike McMylly!