PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dagur Egilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max has chosen Graveyard Symphony as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Egilsson
vs
Max

176 cm
28
154 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

170 cm
26
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dagur Egilsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mad Max!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max misses with a left hand
and Egilsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Max's knee momentarily.
Egilsson digs a good body shot into Max's ribs.

Max has Egilsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Egilsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Egilsson manages to break the clinch.
Egilsson lands a leg kick that knocks Max off balance momentarily.
Max misses with a double jab.
Egilsson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Max has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Egilsson connects with a leg kick. Max looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Max wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Egilsson finds it's way through Max's defenses.
Egilsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Max's calf.
Max throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max misses with a low kick.
Egilsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Max looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Max throws a right hand that Egilsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Egilsson also avoids with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Egilsson - that will leave a mark!
Egilsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egilsson. Max does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egilsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Egilsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Max is looking for the big counter here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Egilsson.
Egilsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Egilsson scores with a hook to the body. Max takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Max tries to clinch but Egilsson moves out of range.
Max is looking to clinch but Egilsson is avoiding it.
A shot to the body from Max misses
and Egilsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egilsson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Max back to the cage. Egilsson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Max lands a slapping body shot.
Max lands with a nice body punch.
Egilsson throws a nice looking combination but Max bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A good leg kick by Egilsson.
Mad Max seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Max. Those never looked like landing.
Max has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Max there as he acknowledges the shot.
Max wants to clinch up but Egilsson keeps it at a distance.
Max fails to land with a series of punches.
Max swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Egilsson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Max looks winded!
Egilsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Max's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Max on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Egilsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Max.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max throws a right hand that Egilsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Egilsson also avoids with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Egilsson.
Max throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Egilsson counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Max misses.
Egilsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Egilsson scores with a spinning back kick!
Egilsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Max has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Max takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Egilsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Max's sensitive parts.
Egilsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Max.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egilsson throws a series of punches but Max moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Max. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Max misses
and Egilsson counters with a body kick that stops Max in his tracks momentarily.
Max steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Egilsson. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egilsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Egilsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Egilsson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Egilsson digs a good hook to Max's body.
Egilsson looks to land a combination. Max sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Egilsson keeps Max at a distance using the push kick.
Egilsson lands a jab to the nose.

Max is rocked!
Max tries to clinch
and Egilsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Max is still on wobbly legs! Can Egilsson finish him?
Egilsson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Egilsson scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Egilsson as he connects with a hook.
Egilsson works Max's body with a nice hook.
Egilsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Egilsson is looking to wear down Max with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Max 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dagur Egilsson dominated that round.
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.

Egilsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Max seems to have recovered his senses.
Max throws a right and a left that Egilsson avoids nicely.

Egilsson lands a big head kick that sends Max tumbling to the mat! Egilsson takes a step backwards and waves Max back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Egilsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Max.
Left hook, right uppercut from Max.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Max lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Egilsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Egilsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Max.
Egilsson misses with a wild body shot.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Egilsson! Max is out on his feet! Egilsson rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Max is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Max is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dagur Egilsson!
Dagur Egilsson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Mad Max was interviewed post fight and said 'I precisely prepare for this loss, I put all my best but I got too short. I'll be back, I promise.'.