PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ingolfur Arnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnarson comes to the cage accompanied by Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song. Candy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: zZzz. Ingolfur Arnarson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Arnarson
vs
Candy

210 cm
23
270 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

191 cm
30
276 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ingolfur Arnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Candy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Candy stuns Arnarson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Candy misses with a body shot
and Arnarson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like John Candy has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Arnarson.
Candy thows a body shot but no joy.
John Candy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnarson throws a combination that misses
letting Candy counter with a right hand.

It looks like Ingolfur Arnarson has been cut.
Candy misses with a hook. Arnarson ducked under it nicely.
Candy misses with a hook.
Candy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arnarson counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Candy throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Arnarson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arnarson misses with a head kick.
Candy blocks a head kick by Arnarson.
Candy misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy just misses with a punch to the body.
Arnarson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arnarson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arnarson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Candy scores with a jab to the body.
Candy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arnarson rather than just go for the knockout.
Arnarson throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Arnarson misses.
Jab by Arnarson.
Candy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arnarson.
A big left from Arnarson misses.
Candy stalks Arnarson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arnarson's face. Arnarson staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candy tries to land a leg kick but Arnarson saw it coming and moves away.
Arnarson throws a hook but Candy avoids it easily.
Candy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arnarson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Candy moves out of range of the strikes.
Candy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arnarson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Candy connects with a body shot that sends Arnarson's belly button to the back.
Arnarson slips a jab and a cross from Candy.
Decent striking displayed by Candy there.
Candy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arnarson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnarson throws a hook but Candy avoids it easily.
Candy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnarson manages to avoid it.
Candy looks to land a combination but Arnarson avoids it well.
Arnarson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arnarson blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Candy misses.
Candy throws a series of punches but Arnarson moves out of range.
Arnarson scoring well with a low kick there.

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

Candy is rocked!

That has opened up John Candy's cut even more.
Candy looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Candy is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Arnarson Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Candy is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ingolfur Arnarson!
Ingolfur Arnarson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.