PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sigurmann Vignisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolo Hardware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vignisson
vs
Hardware

165 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sigurmann Vignisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rolo Hardware!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardware fails with the takedown.
Vignisson leaves Hardware with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vignisson is looking to counter the offense by Hardware and move into the clinch.
Hardware shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vignisson as he avoids it easily.
Vignisson is looking to counter the offense by Hardware and move into the clinch.
Sigurmann Vignisson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolo Hardware.
Vignisson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hardware.
Hardware fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vignisson gets tackled into the cage by Hardware. Hardware maintains the clinch.
Hardware takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vignisson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vignisson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vignisson scores a nice knee to the body.
Vignisson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vignisson landing knees to the head.
Vignisson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vignisson working Hardware over with knees to the body.
Vignisson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hardware letting Vignisson take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardware is trying to pull guard but Vignisson has him pressed against the cage.
Vignisson lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardware looks winded!
Vignisson crunches a lovely knee into Hardware's ribcage.
Vignisson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vignisson controlling the action here for a moment.
Vignisson lands a knee to the head.
Vignisson working Hardware over with knees to the body.
Vignisson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vignisson unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vignisson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vignisson has Hardware pushed against the cage.
Hardware letting Vignisson take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sigurmann Vignisson.

Vignisson moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Vignisson.
Hardware tries for a takedown but Vignisson manages to get underhooks.
Vignisson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vignisson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vignisson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vignisson landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vignisson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Vignisson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vignisson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vignisson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vignisson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Vignisson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vignisson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vignisson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vignisson landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vignisson obliges.
Vignisson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vignisson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigurmann Vignisson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hardware gets tackled into the cage by Vignisson. Vignisson maintains the clinch.
Vignisson lands a knee to the body.
Vignisson crunches a lovely knee into Hardware's ribcage.
Vignisson stalling in the clinch.
Vignisson working Hardware over with knees to the body.
Vignisson lands a nice knee to the body.
Vignisson controlling the action here for a moment.
Hardware letting Vignisson take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardware takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hardware is breathing heavily.
Vignisson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vignisson landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardware takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vignisson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vignisson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vignisson lands a knee to the body.
Vignisson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardware lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vignisson scores a nice knee to the body.
Vignisson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vignisson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vignisson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardware is trying to pull guard but Vignisson has him pressed against the cage.
Vignisson lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vignisson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vignisson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardware lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vignisson obliges.
Vignisson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardware in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardware takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Vignisson.
Vignisson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vignisson lands a knee to the head.
Come on Vignisson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vignisson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vignisson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardware can do to turn this around?
Vignisson lands a nice knee to the body.
Vignisson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vignisson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardware lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vignisson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vignisson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardware in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vignisson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vignisson has Hardware pushed against the cage.
Vignisson stalls.
Vignisson connects with a knee to the head.
Hardware fails to pull guard.
Vignisson lands a knee to the body.
Sigurmann Vignisson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vignisson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardware in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vignisson landing knees to the head.
Vignisson is struggling to control the position.
Vignisson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vignisson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vignisson effectively controlling the action here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vignisson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Vignisson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vignisson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vignisson scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigurmann Vignisson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Vignisson closes the distance and clinches.
Hardware jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vignisson walks away with a smile on his face. Hardware gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hardware looks for a takedown but Vignisson sprawls well.
Vignisson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Vignisson clinches up with Hardware and pushes him back against the cage.
Vignisson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hardware up against the cage.
Vignisson has Hardware pressed against the cage, preventing Hardware from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardware has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hardware takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vignisson connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardware wants a takedown.
Sigurmann Vignisson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolo Hardware.
Vignisson lands a knee to the body.
Hardware wants to get back to striking at distance but Vignisson won't allow it.
Vignisson landing knees to the body.
Vignisson lands a nice knee to the body.
Vignisson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardware in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vignisson lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardware has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vignisson working Hardware over with knees to the body.
Hardware being controlled against the cage.
Knees to the body from Vignisson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vignisson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vignisson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vignisson lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardware won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vignisson obliges.
Vignisson is struggling to control the position.
Vignisson avoiding damage.
Vignisson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sigurmann Vignisson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vignisson stalls.
Vignisson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardware is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hardware wants to break free but Vignisson has control.
Hardware tries to stall but Vignisson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vignisson lands a knee to the body.
Vignisson landing knees to the body.
Vignisson leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hardware has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vignisson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vignisson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vignisson lands a nice knee to the body.
Vignisson lands a nice knee to the body.
Vignisson lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vignisson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rolo Hardware has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vignisson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sigurmann Vignisson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vignisson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Sigurmann Vignisson!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Sigurmann Vignisson!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Sigurmann Vignisson!

Sigurmann Vignisson wins by unanimous decision!