PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knutr Sveinsson (ranked 3298 p4p, 288 weight class) and Salah Al Rashad (ranked 21539 p4p, 564 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!

Sveinsson
vs
Al Rashad

205 cm
26
265 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

200 cm
24
265 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Knutr Sveinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Salah Al Rashad!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Rashad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Rashad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sveinsson throws a right hand that misses
and Sveinsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sveinsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Al Rashad in his tracks.
Nice cross by Sveinsson.
Sveinsson scores with a one two! Al Rashad had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Al Rashad misses with a head kick.
Al Rashad misses with a hook
and Sveinsson counters with a straight right hand.
Knutr Sveinsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Sveinsson misses.
Sveinsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sveinsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Rashad swats away the attempt to clinch by Sveinsson.
Al Rashad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sveinsson looks to land a body kick but Al Rashad moved away.
Al Rashad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sveinsson slips a jab from Al Rashad.
Sveinsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sveinsson avoids the body shot from Al Rashad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sveinsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sveinsson lands a nice shot that snaps Al Rashad's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Al Rashad.

It looks like Knutr Sveinsson has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Sveinsson.
Sveinsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sveinsson misses with the combination.

Sveinsson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Al Rashad to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Al Rashad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Rashad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Al Rashad wants to pass the guard but Sveinsson is keeping the position.
Sveinsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sveinsson tries to get out of the position.
Sveinsson wants to stand and escape but Al Rashad is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Rashad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Al Rashad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sveinsson is keeping the position for now.
Al Rashad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Al Rashad throws a big right hand that misses.
Al Rashad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Al Rashad stops Sveinsson from standing up.
Al Rashad landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Rashad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sveinsson is looking to stand up but Al Rashad isn't so interested in that idea.
Al Rashad connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Rashad wants to control from the top but Sveinsson keeps moving.
Al Rashad prevents Sveinsson from getting back to his feet.

Sveinsson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Al Rashad misses with a looping right.
Sveinsson punishes Al Rashad's body with a nice straight punch.
Sveinsson tries to bum rush Al Rashad with a series of wild strikes but Al Rashad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sveinsson leaves Al Rashad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Al Rashad misses with a looping left.
A right-left combo lands from Sveinsson.

It looks like Salah Al Rashad has been cut.
Sveinsson darts in trying to clinch
and Al Rashad counters with a left to the body.
Sveinsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Rashad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Rashad throws a push kick but Sveinsson slaps the foot to one side.
Al Rashad misses with an uppercut.
Al Rashad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sveinsson.
Al Rashad takes one to the side of the head.
Knutr Sveinsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Rashad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sveinsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Rashad connects with a body shot that sends Sveinsson's belly button to the back.
Al Rashad gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Sveinsson darts in and clinches Al Rashad up against the cage.
Al Rashad blocks an uppercut.
Sveinsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Sveinsson.
Al Rashad takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Al Rashad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Al Rashad changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sveinsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Sveinsson pushes Al Rashad up against the cage in a clinch.
Al Rashad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knutr Sveinsson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sveinsson scores with a three punch combo!
Sveinsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Rashad.
Al Rashad misses with a lunging right hand
and Sveinsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Rashad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Rashad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al Rashad missing with a left hand there. Sveinsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sveinsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Al Rashad throws a right and a left that Sveinsson avoids nicely.
Knutr Sveinsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sveinsson scores with the left hand. Al Rashad knows he should have avoided that one.
Al Rashad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Rashad fails to land with a series of punches.
Sveinsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sveinsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Rashad throws a jab when Sveinsson was well out of range.
Sveinsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al Rashad. That did some damage!
Al Rashad shoots in but no luck this time.
Sveinsson tries to bum rush Al Rashad with a series of wild strikes but Al Rashad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sveinsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Al Rashad's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Rashad lands with a shot to the body.
Sveinsson throws out a powerful jab.
Knutr Sveinsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Sveinsson dips to his left and cracks Al Rashad with an uppercut!

Sveinsson moves into the clinch.
Sveinsson misses with a punch to the body.
Sveinsson has a couple of punches blocked by Al Rashad.
Sveinsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al Rashad can do to turn this around?
Sveinsson lands a shoulder strike.
Al Rashad has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sveinsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Al Rashad tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sveinsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knutr Sveinsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salah Al Rashad.
Sveinsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sveinsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Al Rashad is looking for a takedown.
Sveinsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Al Rashad is breathing heavily.
Sveinsson lands a shot to the body.
Sveinsson lands a body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sveinsson throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sveinsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sveinsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sveinsson lands a nice uppercut.

Al Rashad is rocked!
Al Rashad takes an elbow to the temple.
Al Rashad is still on wobbly legs! Can Sveinsson finish him?
Sveinsson digs a right hand underneath Al Rashad's ribcage. Al Rashad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sveinsson digs a right hand into Al Rashad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Al Rashad's gas tank.
Sveinsson dips a shoulder and cracks Al Rashad with a mighty uppercut! Al Rashad falls back against the cage and Sveinsson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Al Rashad is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Sveinsson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knutr Sveinsson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Knutr Sveinsson thanked Red Light Coffeeshop for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).