PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samwell Tarly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olafur Finnbogason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Tarly
vs
Finnbogason

169 cm
27
151 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

179 cm
26
154 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samwell Tarly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olafur Finnbogason!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnbogason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tarly slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Tarly misses the target.
Finnbogason will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finnbogason pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tarly back to the cage. Finnbogason follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Finnbogason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Finnbogason tries to keep at a distance but Tarly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finnbogason takes a shot to the head.
Finnbogason throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tarly blocks it with crossed arms.
Tarly throws a head punch that misses.
Tarly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finnbogason backwards.
Tarly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finnbogason takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finnbogason wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tarly has him pressed against the cage.
Tarly misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarly misses with a punch to the body.
Tarly has a couple of punches blocked by Finnbogason.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarly misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Tarly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tarly keeps control of Finnbogason as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Finnbogason's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tarly.
Finnbogason takes a shot to the head.
Finnbogason using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tarly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tarly throws a head punch that misses.
Finnbogason wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tarly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Finnbogason tries to break free but Tarly pushes him back against the cage.
Tarly lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tarly.
Tarly working aggressively here.
Finnbogason blocks an uppercut.
Tarly working aggressively here.
Tarly tries to throw a body punch but Finnbogason avoids it by throwing Tarly back against the cage.
Finnbogason wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tarly misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnbogason wants to break the clinch but can't.

Finnbogason manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarly. Finnbogason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finnbogason looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finnbogason throws a right hand that misses
and Tarly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finnbogason throws a looping overhand right but Tarly ducks down to avoid it.
Finnbogason waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarly.
A quick step to the side and Tarly tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tarly doesn't manage to clinch there - Finnbogason circles away.
Finnbogason misses with a looping right.
Finnbogason throws a hook but Tarly blocks it.
Tarly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Finnbogason throws a series of punches but Tarly avoids them all with ease.
Finnbogason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finnbogason throws out a loose jab but Tarly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarly moves in looking to clinch but Finnbogason pushes him off.
Finnbogason takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finnbogason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finnbogason misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Tarly misses the target.
Tarly lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnbogason throws a right and a left that both miss.

Tarly has managed to clinch.
Tarly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tarly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarly lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tarly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Finnbogason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarly tries a body shot but Finnbogason blocks it.
Finnbogason stalling in the clinch but Tarly improves position.
A shot in the inside from Tarly.
Tarly lands a right hand.
Tarly blocks a body shot from Finnbogason.

Finnbogason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tarly drops his hands momentarily and Finnbogason takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Finnbogason throws a hook but Tarly avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Finnbogason on the side of the head.

Tarly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnbogason is trying to break the clinch but Tarly is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finnbogason.
Finnbogason wants to break free but Tarly has control.
Finnbogason looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tarly throws a head punch that misses.
Finnbogason prevents a body shot from Tarly.

Finnbogason breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finnbogason misses with a hook to the body
and Tarly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finnbogason throws an off balance right hand
and Tarly counters with a straight right hand.
Finnbogason misses with a few strikes there.
Tarly lands a jab to the nose.
Finnbogason misses with a body shot.
Finnbogason misses with a right hand
and Tarly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finnbogason misses with a body shot
and Tarly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finnbogason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Finnbogason lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tarly at a distance.
Tarly digs a good hook to Finnbogason's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samwell Tarly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Finnbogason tries to keep at a distance but Tarly has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tarly.
Tarly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Finnbogason fails to land.
A short right from Tarly on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Finnbogason is looking to break free of the clinch but Tarly has double underhooks.
Tarly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finnbogason with a knee to the head.
Tarly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finnbogason backwards.

Finnbogason is rocked!
Tarly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finnbogason backwards.
Finnbogason is still on wobbly legs! Can Tarly finish him?
Tarly has a couple of punches blocked by Finnbogason.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tarly.
A short right from Tarly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Finnbogason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finnbogason misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tarly.
Finnbogason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tarly.
Still in the clinch, Tarly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tarly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tarly keeps control of Finnbogason as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tarly lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Tarly.
Tarly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finnbogason can do to turn this around?
Finnbogason is breathing heavily.
Tarly tries to work over Finnbogason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarly misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Tarly.
A right hand to the body from Tarly.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tarly.
Tarly digs a right hand into Finnbogason's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Finnbogason's gas tank.
Tarly digs a right hand underneath Finnbogason's ribcage. Finnbogason let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tarly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Finnbogason seems to have recovered his senses.
Tarly cracks Finnbogason with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Tarly.
A short right from Tarly.
Tarly lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Tarly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarly gets through Finnbogason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarly lands a big right hand that drops Finnbogason! The killer instinct kicks in and Tarly finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Tarly!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samwell Tarly!
Olafur Finnbogason spoke after the fight, saying 'Whatever '.