PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skjoldr Leifsson (ranked 2507 p4p, 1987 weight class) and Medieval Mercenary (ranked 314 p4p, 261 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Leifsson
vs
Mercenary

179 cm
31
183
12 - 13 - 0

185 cm
29
165
5 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 13 - 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercenary just misses with a punch to the body.
Leifsson is looking to slow Mercenary down with leg kicks.
Leifsson connects with a leg kick.
Mercenary ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mercenary pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leifsson is out of range and Mercenary settles back down.
Mercenary showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leifsson.

Leifsson gets a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mercenary.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leifsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leifsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercenary blocking some punches.
Leifsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leifsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leifsson working aggressively here.
Mercenary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leifsson lands with a short shot to the head.
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 throws a head punch that misses.
Leifsson working aggressively here.
A short left from Leifsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercenary lands with a right to the head.
Leifsson blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leifsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Mercenary lands a knee to the head.
Leifsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mercenary gets through Leifsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary lands a body punch.
Mercenary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leifsson tries a body shot but Mercenary blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Mercenary.
Mercenary gets through Leifsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leifsson backwards.
A short right from Mercenary on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercenary blocks a body shot from Leifsson.
Mercenary tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leifsson's elbow.
Leifsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Leifsson misses with a body punch.
Mercenary tries to work over Leifsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercenary gets through Leifsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary struggles to land a body shot inside as Leifsson controls his hands.
Leifsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mercenary walks away with a smile on his face. Leifsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leifsson checks a low kick from Mercenary.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson connects with a jab.
Mercenary throws a good cross that connects.
Leifsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leifsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mercenary lands a nice hook to Leifsson's body. Leifsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leifsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mercenary misses with a left hand
and Leifsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mercenary's knee momentarily.
Mercenary takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leifsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercenary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leifsson defending well as Mercenary loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leifsson. That's going to slow Mercenary down.
Mercenary goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Leifsson scores with a leg kick.
Mercenary takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mercenary misses with a hook.
Mercenary throws a right and a left that Leifsson avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Leifsson misses the target.
Leifsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercenary swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Mercenary is looking to land body kicks.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leifsson checks a low kick from Mercenary.
Leifsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Mercenary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leifsson.
It looked like Leifsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Leifsson slips under a jab from Mercenary.
Leifsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mercenary lands the left hand.
Mercenary scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mercenary misses with a few strikes there.
Leifsson thuds his right hand into Mercenary's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Mercenary gets tackled into the cage by Leifsson. Leifsson maintains the clinch.
Mercenary misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercenary blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary tries to land knees in the clinch but Leifsson avoids the damage to the body.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leifsson lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leifsson lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Leifsson.
Leifsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mercenary is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mercenary with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Leifsson.
Leifsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary misses with a knee strike.
Leifsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leifsson working aggressively here.
Leifsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leifsson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mercenary to keep the fight standing.
Mercenary pushes Leifsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Leifsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skjoldr Leifsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercenary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leifsson blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Mercenary on the inside.
Mercenary scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Leifsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Leifsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Medieval Mercenary will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mercenary misses with a hook. Leifsson ducked under it nicely.
Leifsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercenary looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leifsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mercenary checks a leg kick.
Mercenary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leifsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercenary throws a shot from downtown. Leifsson moves away and avoids it.
Leifsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leifsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leifsson scores with a nice body kick.
Leifsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Mercenary misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Mercenary finds it's target.
Leifsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leifsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercenary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercenary circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercenary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leifsson.
Mercenary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leifsson moves away.
Leifsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mercenary just manages to avoid it.
Leifsson throws a series of punches but Mercenary avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Mercenary on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mercenary throws a body punch but Leifsson moves out of range.
Leifsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mercenary has time to react.
Mercenary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mercenary throws a sloppy head kick and Leifsson moves out of range easily.
Mercenary throws the kick towards the body but Leifsson avoids it.
Mercenary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leifsson moves away.
Leifsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Mercenary avoided it.
Leifsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mercenary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leifsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leifsson punishes Mercenary's body with a nice straight punch.
Mercenary throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercenary works over Leifsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Leifsson. That snapped Mercenary's head back.
Leifsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercenary swings for the body but Leifsson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mercenary throws a nice looking combination but Leifsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Mercenary misses.
Mercenary misses with the combination.
Leifsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mercenary.
Mercenary lands a jab to the nose.
Mercenary throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Leifsson misses its target.
Leifsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leifsson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Leifsson throws a lazy right hand but Mercenary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leifsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Leifsson throws a lazy right hand but Mercenary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercenary tries to land a front kick but Leifsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mercenary throws a shot from downtown. Leifsson moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Leifsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary with a hook.
Mercenary works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mercenary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leifsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercenary checks a leg kick.
Mercenary swings for the body but Leifsson moves out of range.
Leifsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Leifsson moves into range and clinches up with Mercenary.
Leifsson digs a right hand underneath Mercenary's ribcage. Mercenary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mercenary lands with a left to the head.
Leifsson scores with a shot to the side of Mercenary's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leifsson.
Leifsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leifsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mercenary scores with a knee to the head.
Leifsson throws a head punch that misses.
Mercenary throws a punch but it's blocked by Leifsson.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Leifsson fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Leifsson.
Leifsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Mercenary scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leifsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercenary.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leifsson.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Mercenary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leifsson presses Mercenary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Skjoldr Leifsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mercenary scores with a hook to the body.
Mercenary working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mercenary creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercenary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leifsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leifsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leifsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercenary.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leifsson.
Leifsson lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leifsson.
Mercenary lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Skjoldr Leifsson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mercenary ducks under a wild hook from Leifsson.
Mercenary throws a body kick that misses.
Leifsson is looking to clinch but Mercenary is avoiding it.
Nice shot by Leifsson.
An inside leg kick from Leifsson misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leifsson. That's going to slow Mercenary down.
Leifsson tries to bum rush Mercenary with a series of wild strikes but Mercenary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mercenary looks to land a body kick but Leifsson moved away.
Leifsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mercenary looks to land a right hand but Leifsson moved out of range.
Mercenary's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mercenary fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mercenary moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leifsson.
Mercenary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mercenary lets loose with a powerful body kick. Leifsson will feel that in the morning.
Leifsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Mercenary off the cage and back into range.
Leifsson lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercenary throws a hook but Leifsson avoids it easily.
Leifsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leifsson throws a leg kick but Mercenary moved away.
Mercenary throws a sloppy head kick and Leifsson moves out of range easily.
Leifsson misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Leifsson.
Mercenary plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mercenary cracks Leifsson with an open hand slap.
Mercenary moves out of range of the leg kick from Leifsson.
Leifsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mercenary tries to land a body kick
and Leifsson counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Mercenary.
Leifsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercenary throws out the jab.
Leifsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leifsson throws a leg kick which misses Mercenary's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercenary tries to avoid it.
No joy there for Mercenary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercenary throws a shot from downtown. Leifsson moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leifsson. Leifsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leifsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leifsson scores with the left hand. Mercenary knows he should have avoided that one.
Leifsson misses with an uppercut. Mercenary saw that one coming.
Mercenary let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mercenary tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mercenary swings widly with a right hand
and Leifsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Leifsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercenary moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Leifsson misses.
Leifsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mercenary swings for the body but Leifsson moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Mercenary lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leifsson doesn't seem phased though.
Leifsson moves in looking to clinch but Mercenary pushes him off.
Mercenary scores with a jab to the head.
Leifsson blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary tries to land a body kick
and Leifsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mercenary throws a hook but Leifsson avoids it easily.

Leifsson closes the distance and clinches.
Leifsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercenary lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leifsson or not.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercenary struggles to land a body shot inside as Leifsson controls his hands.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leifsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leifsson throws a head punch that misses.

Leifsson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Leifsson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Leifsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Mercenary gets to his feet. Leifsson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Leifsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Mercenary off the cage and back into range.
Leifsson slips a jab and a cross from Mercenary.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leifsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercenary is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leifsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercenary.
Leifsson misses with a kick to the body.
Mercenary throws a series of punches but Leifsson avoids them all with ease.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mercenary.
Nice defenses there by Mercenary.

Leifsson clinches up with Mercenary and pushes him back against the cage.
Leifsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercenary.
Mercenary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mercenary blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary takes a shot to the head.
Leifsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leifsson works on Mercenary's body with a couple of short punches.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leifsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leifsson blocks an uppercut.
Leifsson takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Skjoldr Leifsson.
I think Leifsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skjoldr Leifsson!
After the fight, Skjoldr Leifsson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.