PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Mild (ranked 3338 p4p, 360 weight class) and Egill Skallagrimsson (ranked 2873 p4p, 319 weight class). Eddie Mild has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mild
vs
Skallagrimsson

177 cm
22
151 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

175 cm
20
164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

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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 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Mild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Egill Skallagrimsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Skallagrimsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Mild, which made it look bad.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mild or perhaps it was just good defense by Skallagrimsson, which made it look bad.
Mild swats away the attempt to clinch by Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mild circles away quickly and effectively.

Mild drives through with a takedown into Skallagrimsson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Skallagrimsson seems keen to control Mild's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mild gets to his feet - Skallagrimsson follows without any prompting.
Skallagrimsson throws a right and a left that Mild avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mild tries to clinch
and Skallagrimsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skallagrimsson lands a nice shot that snaps Mild's head back.
A low kick from Mild is predictable there

and Skallagrimsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mild won't be happy with that.
Mild's coaches at Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Mild is looking to reverse the position.
Mild is working hard here to advance position.
Skallagrimsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mild keeps working.
Mild knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Skallagrimsson on the ground.
Mild tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Skallagrimsson is trying to get an arm triangle but Mild is defending well.
Mild is trying to get back to half guard.
Skallagrimsson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mild being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mild is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Skallagrimsson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mild knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Skallagrimsson working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson working away.
Mild tries to buck Skallagrimsson off but Skallagrimsson is having none of it.

Skallagrimsson has hold of Mild's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Mild tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Skallagrimsson cranks the arm and Mild screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Mild, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Egill Skallagrimsson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Egill Skallagrimsson made sure he mentioned UnderGround Supplements, along with how happy he was to win his fight.