PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kveldulfsson has chosen Moti Ragnarokum as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Dan Young has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dan Young seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Young
vs
Kveldulfsson

185 cm
31
219 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

192 cm
23
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kveldulfsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Dan Young has been cut.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kveldulfsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young throws a series of punches but Kveldulfsson avoids them all with ease.

Kveldulfsson has managed to clinch.
Kveldulfsson wants to stall.
Kveldulfsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
Kveldulfsson blocking some punches.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kveldulfsson backwards.
Kveldulfsson trying to stall but Young improves his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kveldulfsson blocking some punches.
Kveldulfsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kveldulfsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young lands a knee to the head.
Kveldulfsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Young misses with an elbow over the top.
Kveldulfsson wants to stall.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Kveldulfsson avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kveldulfsson missing with knees to the body.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Kveldulfsson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kveldulfsson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Kveldulfsson blocks an elbow strike.
Kveldulfsson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kveldulfsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kveldulfsson is trying to stall.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
Kveldulfsson dodges an elbow strike from Young.
A short left from Young.
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Young lands an elbow inside that Kveldulfsson shrugs off.

It looks like Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kveldulfsson avoids it.
Kveldulfsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Kveldulfsson into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kveldulfsson avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Kveldulfsson lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Young.
Kveldulfsson misses with the head strike.
Kveldulfsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Young's defenses.
Young working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Young slowing the pace effectively.
Kveldulfsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kveldulfsson taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young misses with a body punch.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kveldulfsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kveldulfsson slips a straight right by Young.
Kveldulfsson throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Young's head coaches at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Young misses with a double jab.
Young lands an overhand right.
Kveldulfsson swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young motions for Kveldulfsson to come forward. Young throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.

Kveldulfsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the ropes.
Young gets through Kveldulfsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kveldulfsson works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.
Kveldulfsson landing knees to the head.
Kveldulfsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Young up against the ropes.
Kveldulfsson is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kveldulfsson has his back to the ropes.
Kveldulfsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kveldulfsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kveldulfsson stalling.
A hook to the body from Young.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kveldulfsson avoids it.
Kveldulfsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Kveldulfsson fails to land.
Kveldulfsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Kveldulfsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young throws an elbow but it misses.
Kveldulfsson lands an elbow inside.
Young lands an uppercut.
Kveldulfsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Young up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kveldulfsson is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kveldulfsson has his back to the ropes.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kveldulfsson trying to stall but Young improves his position.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Kveldulfsson avoids the damage to the body.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Kveldulfsson backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kveldulfsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Young misses with a body punch.
Young lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kveldulfsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Kveldulfsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kveldulfsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kveldulfsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Kveldulfsson throws a head kick that misses.
Kveldulfsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Young throws a head kick but Kveldulfsson moves out of range.
Young throws a series of punches but Kveldulfsson moves out of range.
Kveldulfsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Young if he has to take too many more of those.
Kveldulfsson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Young moves into range and clinches up with Kveldulfsson.
Kveldulfsson looking to throw knees to the head but Young is blocking nicely.
Young pushes Kveldulfsson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kveldulfsson's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kveldulfsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kveldulfsson prevents a body shot from Young.
Kveldulfsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Kveldulfsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kveldulfsson managing to block the knees to the body from Young.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kveldulfsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kveldulfsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kveldulfsson lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
Kveldulfsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Young creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young scores a nice knee to the body.
Young trying to control the position but instead, Kveldulfsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Young into the ropes.
Young tries to work over Kveldulfsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kveldulfsson.
Kveldulfsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Young just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kveldulfsson's brow.
Young blocking some punches.
Young throws an elbow but it misses.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Young misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kveldulfsson seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Kveldulfsson misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kveldulfsson as Young tries to tie him up.
Kveldulfsson blocks the elbow strike.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Kveldulfsson avoids the damage to the body.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kveldulfsson or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kveldulfsson is working Young over against the ropes.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Kveldulfsson gets an underhook and turns Young into the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kveldulfsson has Young pushed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kveldulfsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kveldulfsson throws a sloppy head kick

and Young counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kveldulfsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Kveldulfsson tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Kveldulfsson.
Kveldulfsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kveldulfsson stalls.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Young as Kveldulfsson tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kveldulfsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kveldulfsson avoids the elbow strike from Young, against the ropes.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kveldulfsson is working Young over against the ropes.
Kveldulfsson misses with some punches.
Kveldulfsson wants to stall.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kveldulfsson backwards.
Kveldulfsson lands an elbow that stopped Young in his tracks for a moment.
Young working aggressively here.
Kveldulfsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Kveldulfsson.
Kveldulfsson blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young works on Kveldulfsson's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kveldulfsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Young lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kveldulfsson wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kveldulfsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Kveldulfsson into the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kveldulfsson dodges an elbow strike from Young.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Young had his way with Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Kveldulfsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dan Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kveldulfsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Kveldulfsson throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Kveldulfsson misses with a wild body shot.

Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kveldulfsson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kveldulfsson avoids it.
A short right from Young.
Still in the clinch, Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kveldulfsson blocks it with crossed arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kveldulfsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kveldulfsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kveldulfsson tries a knee to the head but Young blocks it.
Kveldulfsson taking a breather.
Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kveldulfsson lands a damaging elbow.

Dan Young's cut is getting worse.
Kveldulfsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kveldulfsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kveldulfsson's defenses.
Kveldulfsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kveldulfsson throws a head punch that misses.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Kveldulfsson trying to stall but Young improves his position.
Kveldulfsson blocking some punches.
Kveldulfsson avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kveldulfsson backwards.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kveldulfsson is keeping busy.
Young takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kveldulfsson backwards.
Kveldulfsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Young misses with the head strike.
Kveldulfsson lands with a right to the head.
Kveldulfsson lands a nice elbow.
Kveldulfsson avoids the elbow strike from Young, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Young working aggressively here.
Kveldulfsson has Young pressed against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Young.
I think Kveldulfsson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson!
An out of breath Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.