PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adils Hallbjornsson (ranked 92 p4p, 425 weight class) and Sven Torvik (ranked 17 p4p, 62 weight class). Hallbjornsson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Herr Mannelig. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hallbjornsson
vs
Torvik

190 cm
24
250
12 - 1 - 0

191 cm
24
265
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adils Hallbjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Torvik!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torvik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hallbjornsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adils Hallbjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torvik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hallbjornsson throwing a counter right hand but Torvik manages to avoid it.
Hallbjornsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Hallbjornsson misses.
Torvik on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hallbjornsson. Hallbjornsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Hallbjornsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hallbjornsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hallbjornsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Torvik looks to score with a jab to the body but Hallbjornsson is just out of range.
Hallbjornsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Torvik 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.
Hallbjornsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torvik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallbjornsson staying out of range there.
Hallbjornsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Torvik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hallbjornsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Torvik.
Hallbjornsson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torvik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hallbjornsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torvik misses with a hook
and Torvik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Sven Torvik has been cut.
Torvik just misses with a punch to the body.
Hallbjornsson takes a swing at Torvik's ribcage but misses.
Hallbjornsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hallbjornsson staying out of range there.
Hallbjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvik throws a body punch but Hallbjornsson moves out of range.
Torvik scores with a hook to the body. Hallbjornsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hallbjornsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Torvik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hallbjornsson scrambles back to his feet.
Torvik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hallbjornsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Torvik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torvik swings for the body but Hallbjornsson moves out of range.
Torvik thuds his right hand into Hallbjornsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hallbjornsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torvik let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Torvik throws a poor cross that misses
and Hallbjornsson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hallbjornsson thows a body kick. Torvik tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Torvik on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hallbjornsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torvik takes a swing at Hallbjornsson's ribcage but misses.
Torvik on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hallbjornsson. Hallbjornsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Hallbjornsson checks a leg kick.
Hallbjornsson misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torvik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hallbjornsson throws a body kick that misses.
Hallbjornsson throws a solid leg kick but Torvik takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hallbjornsson.
Torvik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hallbjornsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Torvik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torvik misses with a straight right.
Torvik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hallbjornsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallbjornsson is looking to land body kicks.
Torvik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sven Torvik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sven Torvik's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hallbjornsson loads up on a big right hand but Torvik slips the punch.
Hallbjornsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Torvik throws a series of punches but Hallbjornsson moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hallbjornsson misses the target.
Hallbjornsson tries a low kick but Torvik avoids it.
A jab lands there for Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallbjornsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hallbjornsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hallbjornsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Torvik is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Torvik on the side of the head.
Hallbjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torvik 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.
Torvik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hallbjornsson throws a hook but Torvik avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Torvik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torvik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hallbjornsson.
Torvik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Torvik is out of range.
Torvik throws the left hand but Hallbjornsson avoids the punch easily.
Torvik misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hallbjornsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Torvik throws a right hand that misses
and Hallbjornsson counters with a body kick.
Hallbjornsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torvik scores with a hook to the body. Hallbjornsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torvik blocks a head kick by Hallbjornsson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torvik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvik throws a body punch but Hallbjornsson moves out of range.
Hallbjornsson walks into a left hand.
Torvik scores with a nice strike.
Torvik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Torvik scores with a punch to the head.
Hallbjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Torvik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That kick from Hallbjornsson tenderised Torvik's leg. Torvik is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Torvik misses.
Torvik with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson tries to land a front kick but Torvik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hallbjornsson avoids the body shot from Torvik.
A shot to the body from Torvik misses
and Hallbjornsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Torvik is breathing heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hallbjornsson, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallbjornsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torvik.
Hallbjornsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torvik takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hallbjornsson cracks Torvik with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adils Hallbjornsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sven Torvik's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Torvik misses with a looping left.
Torvik looks to land a right hand but Hallbjornsson moved out of range.
Hallbjornsson scores with a leg kick.
Hallbjornsson scores with a jab. Torvik acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Torvik lands a left and a right that send Hallbjornsson crashing to the mat, dazed. Torvik thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Adils Hallbjornsson has been cut.
Torvik throws a lazy uppercut
and Hallbjornsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torvik wants to land a leg kick but Hallbjornsson is out of range.
Hallbjornsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hallbjornsson looks to throw the jab but Torvik is out of range.
Hallbjornsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torvik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson wants to land a leg kick but Torvik is out of range.
Hallbjornsson looks to land a right hand but Torvik moved out of range.
Torvik only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Torvik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut lands for Hallbjornsson. That snapped Torvik's head back.
Hallbjornsson blocks a jab.

Hallbjornsson lands a big head kick that sends Torvik tumbling to the mat! Hallbjornsson takes a step backwards and waves Torvik back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That has opened up Sven Torvik's cut even more.
Hallbjornsson scores with the left hand. Torvik knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torvik throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallbjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Hallbjornsson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Torvik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torvik cracks Hallbjornsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hallbjornsson thuds a left hand into Torvik's body.
Hallbjornsson cracks Torvik with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

The cut above Sven Torvik's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Torvik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hallbjornsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torvik.
Torvik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvik takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hallbjornsson throws a leg kick
and Torvik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hallbjornsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Torvik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hallbjornsson.
Hallbjornsson works the jab nicely.

Sven Torvik's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hallbjornsson throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Torvik 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hallbjornsson lands a hook that stumbles Torvik back into the cage. Hallbjornsson follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Torvik to the canvas! Hallbjornsson pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Torvik has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Adils Hallbjornsson!
Adils Hallbjornsson retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Adils Hallbjornsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.