PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thorvaldur Freyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick The Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Freyr
vs
The Falcon

175 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thorvaldur Freyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick The Falcon!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Falcon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freyr stuffs the takedown attempt from The Falcon. The Falcon gets slowly back to his feet.
The Falcon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Freyr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Falcon stuffs the takedown attempt from Freyr. Freyr gets slowly back to his feet.
The Falcon slaps away a takedown attempt from Freyr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Freyr with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thorvaldur Freyr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freyr pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Falcon is out of range and Freyr settles back down.
Despite the aggression on The Falcon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Freyr wants to get back to striking at distance but The Falcon won't allow it.
The Falcon tries to score a body lock takedown but Freyr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freyr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Falcon has him pressed against the cage.
The Falcon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Freyr's efforts to push away.
Freyr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

The Falcon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Freyr uses from the top position.
Freyr stopping the sweep attempt from The Falcon.
The Falcon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Freyr has passed into side control.

Freyr decides to stand up, so the ref orders The Falcon to his feet.
Freyr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Freyr misses with a low kick.
Freyr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Falcon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Freyr backs off The Falcon throws a huge counter combo but Freyr manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Falcon shoots in but no luck this time.

The Falcon takes the fight into the clinch.
The Falcon can't get the takedown.
The Falcon throws a head punch that misses.
The Falcon can't get the takedown.
Freyr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Falcon has him pressed against the cage.

The Falcon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Falcon throws a head kick but Freyr moves out of range.
The Falcon fails to land the takedown.
The Falcon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Falcon swinging wildly here.
The Falcon tries to clinch but Freyr moves out of range.
The Falcon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freyr misses with a takedown attempt - The Falcon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Freyr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Freyr jumps guard but The Falcon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

The Falcon pulls Freyr into guard.
The Falcon is trying to control the position but Freyr postures up.

Freyr stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Falcon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Freyr sprawls well. Freyr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Falcon gets slowly back to his feet.
The Falcon darts in looking for a takedown but Freyr gets double underhooks and turns The Falcon into the cage.
Freyr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Falcon pinned against the cage. The Falcon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Falcon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Freyr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Freyr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Falcon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freyr.
Freyr looks for the body kick but The Falcon saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thorvaldur Freyr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Freyr is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Falcon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Falcon wants to counter the offense by Freyr and move into the clinch position.
Thorvaldur Freyr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freyr throws a leg kick that misses.
Freyr backing away here, and The Falcon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The Falcon dives in for a single leg takedown but Freyr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Freyr lands the left hand.
The Falcon throws a head kick but Freyr moves out of range.
Freyr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thorvaldur Freyr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Freyr or perhaps it was just good defense by The Falcon, which made it look bad.
The Falcon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Freyr.
Freyr backing away here, and The Falcon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thorvaldur Freyr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Falcon checks a leg kick.
The Falcon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Freyr misses with a few strikes there.
The Falcon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Freyr defends well and The Falcon ends up having to push Freyr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Freyr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Freyr fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freyr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Freyr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for The Falcon with that takedown attempt.
Freyr shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Falcon tries to pull guard but Freyr holds him up against the cage and eventually The Falcon drops back down to his feet.
The Falcon missing with knees to the body.

The Falcon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Freyr regains guard.
Freyr wants to stand up but The Falcon is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Falcon looking to sit in guard and control but Freyr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Freyr trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Falcon's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Falcon holds on and takes a little breather.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Falcon can do anything to dispel that myth.

The Falcon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Freyr uses it to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freyr working away.
The Falcon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Freyr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Freyr decides to stand back up.
The Falcon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Freyr throws a sloppy head kick and The Falcon moves out of range easily.
The Falcon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Freyr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Freyr lands a nice hook to The Falcon's body. The Falcon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Falcon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Freyr counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from The Falcon.
The Falcon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Freyr defends it nicely.
Thorvaldur Freyr is winning the standup battle so far.
Freyr dives in for a single leg takedown but The Falcon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Freyr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Falcon is trying to counter with his kicks.
Freyr fails with the takedown.
Freyr tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Falcon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Falcon tries to clinch but Freyr moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Freyr or perhaps it was just good defense by The Falcon, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorvaldur Freyr dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Freyr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Falcon as he jumps to the side.
Freyr scores with a one two! The Falcon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

The Falcon drags the fight down to the ground.
The Falcon is looking to sweep but instead, Freyr has passed into half guard.
Patrick The Falcon has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Falcon tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Freyr has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Falcon is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Freyr stands up from mount. Strange move.
The Falcon tries to clinch there but Freyr circles away.

Freyr gets tackled into the cage by The Falcon. The Falcon maintains the clinch.
The Falcon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freyrs head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freyr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Falcon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Freyr's efforts to push away.
The Falcon tries to pull guard but Freyr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Freyr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Falcon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Freyr walks away with a smile on his face. The Falcon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Freyr fails with the takedown.

The Falcon moves into the clinch successfully.
Freyr tries to pull guard but The Falcon holds him up against the cage and eventually Freyr drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thorvaldur Freyr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The Falcon manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Freyr.
Freyr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Falcon but The Falcon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Freyr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good work by The Falcon as he checks the leg kick.
Freyr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Freyr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Falcon is able to avoid easily.
The Falcon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

The Falcon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Freyr, pushing him back against the cage.

The Falcon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Falcon shoots for a takedown but Freyr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Falcon fails with an attempt to clinch.

The Falcon gets a clinch.
Freyr is looking to break free of the clinch but The Falcon has double underhooks.
Freyr has had enough of the clinch but The Falcon keeps him there for the moment.
The Falcon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Freyr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Freyr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Falcon has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Falcon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Freyr is trying to push The Falcon away but The Falcon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

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 Thorvaldur Freyr.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Freyr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorvaldur Freyr!