PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gylfi Hallgrimsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Winston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hallgrimsson
vs
Winston

181 cm
25
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

KnockOut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gylfi Hallgrimsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Winston !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Hallgrimsson has closed the distance and engaged Winston in a clinch.
Hallgrimsson missing with knees to the body.
Winston looking for a takedown.
Winston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallgrimsson is defending well for now.
Hallgrimsson tries for a takedown but Winston manages to get underhooks.
Hallgrimsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hallgrimsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Winston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hallgrimsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winston goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hallgrimsson prevents it.
Winston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winston is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hallgrimsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gylfi Hallgrimsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallgrimsson looking to throw knees to the head but Winston is blocking nicely.

Hallgrimsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hallgrimsson forces Winston back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winston .

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hallgrimsson manages to break the clinch.

Hallgrimsson pushes Winston up against the cage in a clinch.
Hallgrimsson landing knees to the body.
Winston is working for takedown but Hallgrimsson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hallgrimsson is struggling to control the position.
Hallgrimsson working Winston over with knees to the body.
Winston looks winded!
Hallgrimsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winston 's face.

It looks like Harry Winston has been cut.
Hallgrimsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Hallgrimsson breaks from the clinch.

Hallgrimsson clinches up with Winston and pushes him back against the cage.
Hallgrimsson blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hallgrimsson after a bit of a struggle.
Hallgrimsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Winston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hallgrimsson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hallgrimsson scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hallgrimsson manages to break the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Winston .
Winston wants to counter with a clinch but Hallgrimsson pushes him away.
Hallgrimsson throws a series of punches but Winston avoids them all with ease.
Hallgrimsson sets himself, and Winston steps forward looking for the clinch! Hallgrimsson avoids it this time.

Hallgrimsson has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallgrimsson wants a takedown.
Hallgrimsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Winston avoids the damage to the body.
Hallgrimsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Winston avoids the damage to the body.
Winston has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hallgrimsson after a bit of a struggle.
Winston is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hallgrimsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hallgrimsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hallgrimsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hallgrimsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winston .
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hallgrimsson as Winston tries to tie him up.

Hallgrimsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hallgrimsson rushes Winston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston tries to throw a body punch but Hallgrimsson avoids it by throwing Winston back against the cage.

Hallgrimsson manages to break the clinch.

Winston gets tackled into the cage by Hallgrimsson. Hallgrimsson maintains the clinch.
Hallgrimsson misses with a knee strike.
Winston tries for a takedown but Hallgrimsson manages to get underhooks.
Hallgrimsson misses with a knee strike.
Winston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Winston tries for a takedown. No joy.
Winston managing to block the knees to the body from Hallgrimsson.

Hallgrimsson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Winston is trying to keep an underhook but Hallgrimsson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winston is trying to get back to full guard.
Winston wants to control but Hallgrimsson is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gylfi Hallgrimsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Winston 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hallgrimsson clinches with his opponent.
Winston is trying to stall.
Hallgrimsson'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.
Hallgrimsson crunches a lovely knee into Winston 's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hallgrimsson breaks the clinch.

Hallgrimsson has Winston up against the cage in a clinch.
Winston is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallgrimsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Winston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hallgrimsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Winston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hallgrimsson wants to take the fight to the mat but Winston manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hallgrimsson trying to land knees to the body.
Hallgrimsson with a knee to the head.
Hallgrimsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Winston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Winston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hallgrimsson is keeping busy.
Hallgrimsson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hallgrimsson missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallgrimsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Winston .
Hallgrimsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winston can do to turn this around?
Winston is working for takedown but Hallgrimsson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gylfi Hallgrimsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston .
Hallgrimsson misses with a knee to the head.
Gylfi Hallgrimsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hallgrimsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winston .
Hallgrimsson lands a knee to the head.
Hallgrimsson lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallgrimsson landing knees to the head.
Hallgrimsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Winston pulls his leg out and moves away.
Winston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hallgrimsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hallgrimsson has managed to clinch.
Winston tries for a takedown but Hallgrimsson manages to get underhooks.
Hallgrimsson looking to throw knees to the head but Winston is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hallgrimsson.
Hallgrimsson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hallgrimsson tries to land a knee to the head but Winston blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallgrimsson tries a knee to the head but Winston blocks it.
Winston looking to throw knees to the head but Hallgrimsson is blocking nicely.
Hallgrimsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Winston won't want to take too many of those.
Hallgrimsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Winston up against the cage.
Winston has Hallgrimsson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hallgrimsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Hallgrimsson breaks the clinch.

Hallgrimsson closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hallgrimsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winston 's face.
Hallgrimsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gylfi Hallgrimsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Winston 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hallgrimsson rushes Winston and presses him up against the cage.
Hallgrimsson taking a breather.
Winston is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hallgrimsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winston blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hallgrimsson.
Winston is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hallgrimsson missing with knees to the body.
Hallgrimsson missing with knees to the body.
Winston taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallgrimsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hallgrimsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winston avoids it.
Hallgrimsson is pressed up against the cage. Winston has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hallgrimsson down to the mat. Hallgrimsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gylfi Hallgrimsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston .
Winston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Hallgrimsson gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Hallgrimsson.
Hallgrimsson scores with a knee to the head.

Hallgrimsson manages to break the clinch.

Hallgrimsson has managed to clinch.
Winston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hallgrimsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hallgrimsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gylfi Hallgrimsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallgrimsson tries to score a body lock takedown but Winston shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Hallgrimsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hallgrimsson drives through and clinches with Winston against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallgrimsson is trying to drag Winston to the mat but Winston just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hallgrimsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Winston .
Hallgrimsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Winston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hallgrimsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Winston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallgrimsson misses with a knee to the head.
Winston has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hallgrimsson after a bit of a struggle.
Hallgrimsson misses with a knee to the head.
Hallgrimsson with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hallgrimsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Winston prevents the takedown attempt.
Winston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hallgrimsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallgrimsson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hallgrimsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hallgrimsson lands a knee to the body.
Winston has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hallgrimsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harry Winston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winston is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hallgrimsson is defending well.
Hallgrimsson tries a knee to the head but Winston blocks it.
Hallgrimsson is working for takedown but Winston is calmly controlling the position for now.
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!
Hallgrimsson is pressed up against the cage. Winston has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hallgrimsson down to the mat. Hallgrimsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hallgrimsson tries to clinch there but Winston circles away.
Winston wants to counter the offense by Hallgrimsson and move into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gylfi Hallgrimsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hallgrimsson 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:24
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gylfi Hallgrimsson!