PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salah Al Rashad (ranked 21744 p4p, 576 weight class) and Knutr Sveinsson (ranked 3487 p4p, 301 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Al Rashad
vs
Sveinsson

200 cm
24
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

205 cm
26
265 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Salah Al Rashad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Knutr Sveinsson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sveinsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Rashad.
Sveinsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Al Rashad lands with a right hand.
Al Rashad misses with a double jab.
As Al Rashad backs off Sveinsson throws a huge counter combo but Al Rashad manages to avoid it all.
Al Rashad misses with a straight right.
Sveinsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salah Al Rashad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sveinsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Al Rashad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sveinsson counters by clinching up.
Sveinsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sveinsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sveinsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sveinsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sveinsson presses Al Rashad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sveinsson misses with a body punch.
Al Rashad misses with a body punch.
Sveinsson tries to work over Al Rashad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Sveinsson as the two fighters clinch.
Al Rashad is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sveinsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Rashad tries to throw a body punch but Sveinsson avoids it by throwing Al Rashad back against the cage.
Sveinsson pushes Al Rashad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sveinsson lands with a right to the head.
Sveinsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sveinsson pushes Al Rashad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Sveinsson on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sveinsson - that landed with a thud.
Sveinsson lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Salah Al Rashad has been cut.
Sveinsson lands an uppercut.
Sveinsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sveinsson lands a big right hand that drops Al Rashad! The killer instinct kicks in and Sveinsson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sveinsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knutr Sveinsson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Knutr Sveinsson waved his t-shirt featuring Red Light Coffeeshop's logo in front of the cameras.