PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between LightHeavy Weight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eirikur Adalsteinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eirikur Adalsteinn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Weight
vs
Adalsteinn

175 cm
26
215 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

203 cm
26
208 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, LightHeavy Weight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eirikur Adalsteinn!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weight lands with a nice body punch.
Adalsteinn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Weights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Weight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Adalsteinn takes a swing at Weight's ribcage but misses.
Adalsteinn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Weight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adalsteinn.
Adalsteinn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Weight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adalsteinn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Weight's hands.
Adalsteinn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Weight under the eye.
Adalsteinn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Weight.
Adalsteinn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Weight drives through and clinches with Adalsteinn against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adalsteinn avoids a wild elbow strike from Weight.
Weight lands a nice elbow.
Adalsteinn blocks an elbow strike.
Adalsteinn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adalsteinn avoids a wild elbow strike from Weight.
Adalsteinn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weight has him pressed against the cage.
Weight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weight prevents Adalsteinn from breaking the clinch.
Weight struggles to land a body shot inside as Adalsteinn controls his hands.
Weight creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adalsteinn stalling in the clinch but Weight improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adalsteinn avoids a wild elbow strike from Weight.
Weight lands an elbow inside that Adalsteinn shrugs off.
Weight throws an elbow that misses.
Adalsteinn tries to break free but Weight pushes him back against the cage.
Adalsteinn is trying to break the clinch but Weight has him pressed against the cage.
Weight presses Adalsteinn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Weight misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Weight just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adalsteinn's brow.
Weight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Weight tries to work over Adalsteinn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adalsteinn takes an elbow to the temple.
Adalsteinn blocks an elbow strike from Weight.
Adalsteinn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Adalsteinn avoids the elbow strike from Weight, against the cage.
Adalsteinn wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight lands a nice shot to the body.
Adalsteinn takes an elbow to the temple.
Weight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Weight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adalsteinn's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weight.

It looks like Eirikur Adalsteinn has been cut.
Adalsteinn looking to stall.
Weight lands an elbow inside.
Weight tries to work over Adalsteinn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adalsteinn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Weight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weight throws an elbow but misses.
Weight misses with an elbow over the top.
Weight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weight lands a hook that snaps the head of Adalsteinn backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weight lands an elbow inside.
Weight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weight creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Weight gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Weight creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adalsteinn tries a body shot but Weight blocks it.
Adalsteinn blocks the elbow strike.
Weight lands an elbow just above Adalsteinn 's eye.
Adalsteinn takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weight.
Weight tries a body shot but Adalsteinn blocks it.
Weight pushes off an throws an elbow but Adalsteinn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Adalsteinn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Adalsteinn is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adalsteinn's defenses.
Adalsteinn is still on wobbly legs! Can Weight finish him?
Adalsteinn is looking to control Weight's arms but Weight gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adalsteinn has his back to the cage.
Adalsteinn avoids the elbow strike from Weight, against the cage.
Weight unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Adalsteinn! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Weight is unloading with more strikes now! Adalsteinn drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LightHeavy Weight!
LightHeavy Weight retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking LightHeavy Weight made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.