PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grimur Agnarsson (ranked 1781 p4p, 83 weight class) and Fentz Straterloo (ranked 1625 p4p, 75 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Agnarsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drop death - Squeel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Agnarsson
vs
Straterloo

166 cm
21
147 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

179 cm
27
140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Knockout power

RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grimur Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fentz Straterloo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agnarsson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Straterloo to counter with a crisp jab.
Agnarsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good shot there by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws a body punch but Straterloo moves out of range.
Agnarsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Straterloo counters with a body kick.
Agnarsson throws a right and a left that Straterloo avoids nicely.
Straterloo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Straterloo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Straterloo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Agnarsson throws an off balance right hand
and Agnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Agnarsson misses its intended target.
Straterloo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Agnarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Straterloo's shoulder, as Straterloo tries to avoid the shot.
Straterloo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Agnarsson misses with an uppercut.
Agnarsson backing away here, and Straterloo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Agnarsson misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick there by Straterloo.
Grimur Agnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Straterloo defending well as Agnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Agnarsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Straterloo's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straterloo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Straterloo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Agnarsson throws a body punch but Straterloo moves out of range.
Straterloo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Agnarsson misses with a looping left.
Straterloo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Straterloo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Agnarsson.
It seemed like Straterloo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Agnarsson there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Straterloo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agnarsson.
Straterloo flicks out a counter leg kick but Agnarsson steps away.
Agnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson throws a hook to the side of Straterloo's head but Straterloo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Agnarsson misses.
Straterloo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Agnarsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Straterloo's head.
Agnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Agnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Straterloo.
Straterloo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Agnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Straterloo counters with a thumping low kick.
Agnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Straterloo slips the punch.
Agnarsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Straterloo counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson misses with a hook
and Straterloo counters with a left and a right that stings Agnarsson.
Straterloo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Agnarsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Straterloo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agnarsson misses with a shot to the body
and Straterloo counters with a nice leg kick.
Agnarsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Straterloo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Agnarsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Straterloo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Agnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Straterloo is just out of range.
Straterloo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Grimur Agnarsson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Agnarsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Straterloo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Agnarsson misses with a hook
and Straterloo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Agnarsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Straterloo to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Agnarsson misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Straterloo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fentz Straterloo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Straterloo delivers a nice body kick.
Agnarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Agnarsson forces Straterloo back against the cage and clinches.
Agnarsson misses with the head strike.
Agnarsson slows down the pace here.
Agnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Straterloo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Agnarsson dodges an elbow strike from Straterloo.
Agnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Agnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Straterloo avoids it by throwing Agnarsson back against the cage.
Straterloo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Agnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Straterloo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straterloo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Agnarsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Agnarsson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Straterloo misses with some punches.
Agnarsson lands with a short shot to the head.

Straterloo breaks the clinch.
Straterloo misses with a hook
and Agnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Straterloo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Agnarsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Straterloo counters with a left and a right that stings Agnarsson.
Agnarsson swings for the body but Straterloo moves out of range.
Agnarsson jabs Straterloo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Straterloo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agnarsson moves away.
A combination from Agnarsson does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Straterloo moves away.
Straterloo flicks out a counter leg kick but Agnarsson steps away.
Straterloo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Agnarsson backing away here, and Straterloo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Straterloo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Straterloo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Straterloo throws a chopping leg kick but Agnarsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Agnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Straterloo.
Agnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Straterloo manages to avoid it.
Agnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Straterloo lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Straterloo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Agnarsson blocks a jab.
Agnarsson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Straterloo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Agnarsson wants to clinch.
Straterloo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Agnarsson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Agnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Straterloo moves away and avoids it.
As Agnarsson backs off Straterloo throws a huge counter combo but Agnarsson manages to avoid it all.
Agnarsson lands a jab to the nose.
Agnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Straterloo ducks down to avoid it.
Straterloo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Straterloo is looking to slow Agnarsson down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fentz Straterloo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Agnarsson misses with a right hand
and Straterloo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Straterloo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Straterloo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Straterloo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Agnarsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Straterloo is looking to slow Agnarsson down with leg kicks.
Agnarsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Straterloo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Straterloo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Agnarsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Agnarsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Agnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Straterloo was well out of range. Poor timing from Agnarsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson takes a swing at Straterloo's ribcage but misses.
Straterloo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Agnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Straterloo moves away.
Straterloo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut there from Straterloo.
Agnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Straterloo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Agnarsson misses with a left hand
and Straterloo counters with a thumping low kick.
Straterloo tries to move into range but Agnarsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Agnarsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Straterloo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Agnarsson.
A telegraphed right hand from Straterloo misses the target.
Agnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Straterloo to counter with a crisp jab.
Straterloo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Agnarsson on the side of the head.
Agnarsson walks into a jab.
Agnarsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Straterloo.
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!
Agnarsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Straterloo counters with a thumping low kick.
Agnarsson misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Straterloo.
Agnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Straterloo slips the punch.
Agnarsson cracks Straterloo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Straterloo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Agnarsson misses with a hook.
Agnarsson takes a swing at Straterloo's ribcage but misses.

Agnarsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Agnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Agnarsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Straterloo's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Straterloo lands an elbow that stopped Agnarsson in his tracks for a moment.
Agnarsson scores with a hook to the body.
Agnarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Agnarsson.

Straterloo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Straterloo throws out a counter right but Agnarsson avoids it with no problem.
Agnarsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agnarsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Straterloo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Agnarsson throws a series of punches but Straterloo moves out of range.
Agnarsson lands a jab to Straterloo's midsection.
Agnarsson stalks Straterloo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Straterloo's face. Straterloo staggers backwards, shaken.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grimur Agnarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Agnarsson 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28

The fight is ruled a draw!