PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Oddr Sigsteinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oddr Sigsteinn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sigsteinn
vs
Judah

175 cm
20
176 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oddr Sigsteinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Solomon Judah!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sigsteinn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Sigsteinn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sigsteinn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick by Judah misses
and Sigsteinn counters with a low kick, right behind Judah 's knee.

Judah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sigsteinn can't find room to land a body shot as Judah controls the action.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sigsteinn blocks it with crossed arms.
Judah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sigsteinn lands a right hand.
A short right from Sigsteinn on the inside.
Sigsteinn managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sigsteinn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Sigsteinn - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Sigsteinn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah has a couple of punches blocked by Sigsteinn.
Judah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigsteinn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judah throws a punch but it's blocked by Sigsteinn.
Judah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sigsteinn.
Sigsteinn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sigsteinn looking to stall.
Sigsteinn tries to break the clinch but Judah is controlling the position.
Judah working Sigsteinn over with knees to the body.
Judah tries a body shot but Sigsteinn blocks it.
Sigsteinn working aggressively here.
Sigsteinn is trying to force a seperation but Judah has the dominant position.
Judah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sigsteinn avoiding damage as Judah throws knees to the body.
Sigsteinn is trying to force a seperation but Judah has the dominant position.
Sigsteinn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Sigsteinn avoids the damage to the body.
Sigsteinn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah tries a knee to the head but Sigsteinn blocks it.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Judah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sigsteinn.
Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sigsteinn's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sigsteinn tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah tries a knee to the head but Sigsteinn blocks it.
Sigsteinn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah missing with knees to the body.
Sigsteinn is trying to break the clinch but Judah has him pressed against the cage.
Sigsteinn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sigsteinn lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigsteinn.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Judah lands a good knee to the midsection. Sigsteinn won't want to take too many of those.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Sigsteinn controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Judah obliges.

Sigsteinn manages to break the clinch.
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch but Sigsteinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Judah throws a poor cross that misses
and Sigsteinn counters with a thumping low kick.
Judah tries a head kick but it misses.
Judah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sigsteinn.
Sigsteinn is looking to counter with a body kick.
Judah throws a poor cross that misses
and Sigsteinn counters with a nice body shot.
Sigsteinn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Judah throws a body kick that misses
and Sigsteinn counters with a leg kick.
Sigsteinn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Judah misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sigsteinn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sigsteinn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sigsteinn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses the jab.
Judah needs to keep his hands up - Sigsteinn had a free shot at his head there.
Judah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah wants to clinch but Sigsteinn slips to the side
and Sigsteinn counters with an outside leg kick.
Sigsteinn cracks Judah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Judah moves into the clinch successfully.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Judah prevents a body shot from Sigsteinn.
Judah pushes off an throws an elbow but Sigsteinn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sigsteinn prevents a body shot from Judah.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sigsteinn misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Judah.
Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sigsteinn avoids it.
Sigsteinn throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Solomon Judah will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sigsteinn. Judah shrugs it off though.
Judah misses with a kick to the body
and Sigsteinn counters with a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sigsteinn checks a leg kick.
It looked like Sigsteinn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Judah throws a lazy head kick
enabling Sigsteinn to counter with a crisp jab.
Sigsteinn moves out of range of the leg kick from Judah.
Judah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Judah moves into the clinch.
Sigsteinn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sigsteinn misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah tries a knee to the head but Sigsteinn blocks it.
Judah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Judah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Solomon Judah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sigsteinn presses Judah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sigsteinn is looking to control Judah's arms but Judah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sigsteinn has his back to the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sigsteinn swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sigsteinn avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigsteinn.
Sigsteinn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah scores a nice knee to the body.
Judah landing knees to the body.
Judah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sigsteinn tries to break the clinch but Judah is controlling the position.
Sigsteinn throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Sigsteinn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sigsteinn tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing Sigsteinn back against the cage.
Judah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sigsteinn.
Judah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sigsteinn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Judah.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sigsteinn has had enough of the clinch but Judah keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigsteinn blocking some punches.
Sigsteinn can't find room to land a body shot as Judah controls the action.
Judah throws a knee to the head but misses.

Judah breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Sigsteinn.
Sigsteinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oddr Sigsteinn is winning the standup battle so far.
Judah throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sigsteinn counters with a series of strikes. Judah will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sigsteinn misses with a hook
and Judah counters with a nice leg kick.

Judah ducks into a a hook from Sigsteinn and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!

Judah is rocked!
Judah gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sigsteinn counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Judah out cold! What a finish! Sigsteinn is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oddr Sigsteinn!
Post fight, Oddr Sigsteinn stared into the camera and said 'Finally yeah!!!'.