PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bekan Reykdalsson (ranked 3910 p4p, 2905 weight class) and Tom Dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Reykdalsson
vs
Dirk

195 cm
26
254
1 - 3 - 0

194 cm
26
234
2 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bekan Reykdalsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Dirk!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirk lands with a nice body punch.
Reykdalsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reykdalsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dirk has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dirk works Reykdalsson's body with a nice hook.
Dirk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reykdalsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tom Dirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dirk lands with a straight right. Reykdalsson didn't see that one coming.
Dirk lunges at Reykdalsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reykdalsson's hand.

Dirk drops Reykdalsson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Reykdalsson looks back up at him and smiles so Dirk waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Bekan Reykdalsson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dirk lands a slapping body shot.
Reykdalsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reykdalsson is breathing heavily.
Reykdalsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dirk scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Reykdalsson square on the jaw! Damn, Reykdalsson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Dirk!