PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skjoldr Leifsson (ranked 1170 p4p, 1357 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 166 p4p, 196 weight class). Abdul Rahman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Skjoldr Leifsson's chin.

Leifsson
vs
Rahman

179 cm
27
183
9 - 5 - 0

182 cm
25
184
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skjoldr Leifsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leifsson misses with an uppercut. Rahman saw that one coming.
Rahman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rahman blocks a head kick by Leifsson.
Leifsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Leifsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rahman misses with a straight left.
Leifsson moves away from the strike by Rahman.
Leifsson throws a head kick but Rahman moves out of range.
Rahman misses with an uppercut
and Leifsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leifsson throws a looping overhand right but Rahman ducks down to avoid it.
Leifsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leifsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leifsson avoids the body shot from Rahman.
Leifsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leifsson lands a front kick.
Rahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leifsson jabs Rahman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rahman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leifsson is looking to counter punch.
Leifsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leifsson throws a nice head kick!
Rahman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leifsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rahman.
Leifsson throwing a counter right hand but Rahman manages to avoid it.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses.
Rahman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rahman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leifsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Rahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahman lands a right hook to the body.
Good shot there by Leifsson.
Abdul Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leifsson manages to avoid it.
Rahman looks to land a right hand but Leifsson moved out of range.
Leifsson moves away from the strike by Rahman.
Rahman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Rahman.

It looks like Skjoldr Leifsson has been cut.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses.
Leifsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rahman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leifsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rahman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leifsson eats them both and turns towards Rahman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leifsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rahman thuds a left hand into Leifsson's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahman misses with a lunging right hand
and Leifsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Rahman checks a low kick from Leifsson.
Rahman throws a jab but it's blocked by Leifsson.
Rahman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rahman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rahman takes a swing at Leifsson's ribcage but misses.
Leifsson walks into a jab.
Rahman throws an overhand right that lands on Leifsson's shoulder, as Leifsson tries to avoid the shot.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses.
Rahman misses the shot to the body.
Rahman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leifsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Rahman lands with a hook. Leifsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leifsson walks into a left hand.
Rahman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leifsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leifsson connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rahman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahman moves away from the strike by Leifsson.
Rahman misses the shot to the body.
Leifsson slips under a jab from Rahman.
Leifsson throwing a counter right hand but Rahman manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rahman, as that shot connected.
Rahman looks to land a right hand but Leifsson moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leifsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rahman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rahman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rahman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leifsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leifsson throws out a loose jab but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rahman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leifsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
No joy there for Leifsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rahman misses with a straight left.
Leifsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahman looks to land a combination but Leifsson avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Rahman misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leifsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Leifsson throws a solid leg kick but Rahman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leifsson.
Rahman swings widly with a right hand
and Rahman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leifsson throws a sloppy head kick and Rahman moves out of range easily.
Rahman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rahman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leifsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rahman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rahman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rahman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leifsson manages to avoid it.
Leifsson moves away from the strike by Rahman.
Rahman throws out a loose jab but Leifsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman looks to throw the jab but Leifsson is out of range.
Leifsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leifsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rahman's sensitive parts.
Rahman just misses with a punch to the body.
Rahman looks to land a right hand but Leifsson moved out of range.
Rahman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leifsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rahman scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Skjoldr Leifsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Skjoldr Leifsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rahman misses the shot to the body.
Leifsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rahman throws out the jab.
Leifsson takes one to the side of the head.
Rahman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leifsson.
Leifsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Rahman misses with a hook.
Leifsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rahman lands with a straight right. Leifsson didn't see that one coming.
Leifsson lands with a right hand.
Rahman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leifsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leifsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leifsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Rahman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rahman avoids the head kick by Leifsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rahman. Leifsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rahman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rahman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leifsson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Leifsson misses.
Leifsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rahman.
Abdul Rahman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rahman lands a really nice looking cross but Leifsson seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rahman or perhaps it was just good defense by Leifsson, which made it look bad.
Rahman swings for the body but Leifsson moves out of range.
Leifsson throws a hook to the side of Rahman's head but Rahman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leifsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Leifsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rahman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leifsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rahman.
Rahman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rahman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rahman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leifsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rahman throws a hook to the side of Leifsson's head but Leifsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leifsson tries to land a front kick but Rahman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rahman misses with a left hand
and Leifsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rahman loads up on a big right hand but Leifsson slips the punch.
Rahman takes a swing at Leifsson's ribcage but misses.
Leifsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rahman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Rahman misses
and Leifsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Rahman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leifsson.
Leifsson moves forwards but Rahman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Leifsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rahman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rahman looks to land a left hand but Leifsson moved out of range nicely.
Leifsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rahman.
Rahman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rahman swings for the body but Leifsson moves out of range.
Leifsson lands with a shot to the body.
Leifsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rahman misses with a lunging right hand
and Leifsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rahman with a hook.
Leifsson swings for the body but Rahman moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leifsson slips a jab from Rahman.
Rahman throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Leifsson misses the target.
Leifsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leifsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leifsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rahman misses with a two punch combination.
Leifsson moves out of range as Rahman strikes.
Rahman throws out a powerful jab.
Leifsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rahman.
Rahman lands a nice hook to Leifsson's body. Leifsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rahman missing with a left hand there. Leifsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rahman throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Rahman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leifsson blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Leifsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leifsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rahman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahman misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson throws a hook but Rahman blocks it.
Rahman throws a right hand that misses
enabling Leifsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Rahman avoids the head kick by Leifsson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leifsson.
Rahman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leifssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rahman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rahman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rahman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leifsson.
Leifsson misses with a few strikes there.
Rahman looks to score with a jab to the body but Leifsson is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Rahman.
Leifsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rahman misses the jab.
Leifsson throwing a counter right hand but Rahman manages to avoid it.
Rahman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leifsson moves away.
Rahman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Rahman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Skjoldr Leifsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Leifsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rahman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leifsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rahman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leifsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rahman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leifsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Leifsson tests Rahman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rahman throws a poor cross that misses
and Leifsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rahman throws a good cross that connects.
Rahman digs a good hook to Leifsson's body.
Rahman throws a series of punches but Leifsson avoids them all with ease.
Rahman misses with a straight left.
Rahman lands with a nice combination. Leifsson backs away looking to recover.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leifsson misses with a few strikes there.
Leifsson misses with a few strikes there.
Leifsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leifsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman just misses with a punch to the body.
Leifsson is looking to counter punch.
Leifsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rahman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leifsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Rahman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leifsson.
Rahman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rahman throws an overhand right that lands on Leifsson's shoulder, as Leifsson tries to avoid the shot.
Leifsson is looking to counter punch.
Leifsson staying out of range there.
Rahman jabs at Leifsson's body.
Leifsson throws a head kick but Rahman moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rahman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rahman misses with a straight right.
Rahman misses with a body shot.
Leifsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A leg kick checked by Rahman.
Leifsson throws a right hand that Rahman ducks under and follows up with a left that Rahman also avoids with ease.
Leifsson defending well as Rahman loads up on a big left hand.
Leifsson missing with a left hand there. Rahman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leifsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rahman throws a right hand that misses
and Rahman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leifsson moves away from the strike by Rahman.
Leifsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rahman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leifsson.
Rahman looks to land a right hand but Leifsson moved out of range.
Rahman avoids the head kick by Leifsson.
Leifsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rahman scores with a nice head shot.
Rahman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rahman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leifsson on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Rahman.
Rahman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rahman dips to his left and cracks Leifsson with an uppercut!
Leifsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rahman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Leifsson is rocked!
Leifsson avoids the body shot from Rahman.
Rahman clobbers Leifsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Leifsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rahman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leifsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Rahman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leifsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leifsson defending well as Rahman loads up on a big left hand.
Leifsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rahman misses with a looping left.
Rahman connects with a body shot that sends Leifsson's belly button to the back.
Leifsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rahman manages to avoid it.
Rahman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leifsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rahman.
Rahman moves out of range as Leifsson strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahman connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman scores with a nice right hand.
Rahman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rahman throws a body punch but Leifsson moves out of range.
Leifsson throwing a counter right hand but Rahman manages to avoid it.
Rahman cracks Leifsson with an open hand slap.
Leifsson lands a high kick!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Leifsson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rahman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rahman throws an off balance right hand
and Leifsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rahman misses the shot to the body.
Rahman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leifsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rahman.
Leifsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahman misses with an uppercut. Leifsson saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Rahman misses
and Leifsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leifsson connects with a single shot there.
Leifsson throws a sloppy head kick and Rahman moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Rahman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rahman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Rahman!