PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dorn (ranked 6350 p4p, 449 weight class) and Arnaldur Hjoervarsson (ranked 930 p4p, 112 weight class). Dorn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hero. Hjoervarsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Only. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dorn
vs
Hjoervarsson

187 cm
43
260 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

196 cm
27
280 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Dorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnaldur Hjoervarsson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hjoervarsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dorn has time to react.

Dorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Dorn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hjoervarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Dorn tries to break free but Hjoervarsson pushes him back against the cage.
Hjoervarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hjoervarsson tries to throw a body punch but Dorn avoids it by throwing Hjoervarsson back against the cage.
Hjoervarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Dorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hjoervarsson lands a right hook to the body.
Hjoervarsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dorn. Dorn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hjoervarsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Hjoervarsson forces Dorn back against the cage and clinches.
Hjoervarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hjoervarsson just leaning against Dorn, taking a breather.
Hjoervarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hjoervarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dorn controls his hands.
Dorn has had enough of the clinch but Hjoervarsson keeps him there for the moment.
Hjoervarsson lands a shot to the body.
Dorn is breathing heavily.
Hjoervarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dorn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hjoervarsson holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjoervarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Dorn is trying to force a seperation but Hjoervarsson has the dominant position.
Hjoervarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Hjoervarsson breaks the clinch.
Hjoervarsson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dorn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ivan Dorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorn looks to land a left hand but Hjoervarsson moved out of range nicely.
Dorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hjoervarsson has Dorn up against the cage in a clinch.
Hjoervarsson prevents Dorn from breaking the clinch.
Dorn is trying to break the clinch but Hjoervarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Hjoervarsson has Dorn pressed against the cage, preventing Dorn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hjoervarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dorn controls his hands.
Dorn takes a shot to the head.
Dorn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hjoervarsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dorn's efforts to push away.
Hjoervarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hjoervarsson has Dorn pressed against the cage, preventing Dorn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hjoervarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Dorn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hjoervarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hjoervarsson.
Hjoervarsson scores with a shot to the side of Dorn's head.
Dorn wants to get back to striking at distance but Hjoervarsson won't allow it.
Hjoervarsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dorn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hjoervarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dorn backwards.
Hjoervarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hjoervarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hjoervarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Dorn trying to land knees to the body.
Hjoervarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dorn is trying to break the clinch but Hjoervarsson is controlling him.
Dorn tries to work over Hjoervarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Hjoervarsson as the two fighters clinch.
Dorn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hjoervarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Hjoervarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dorn's elbow.
A short right from Hjoervarsson.
Dorn prevents a body shot from Hjoervarsson.
Dorn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hjoervarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hjoervarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Hjoervarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hjoervarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hjoervarsson.
Hjoervarsson lands a body punch.
Hjoervarsson lands a body punch.
Hjoervarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dorns head.
Hjoervarsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hjoervarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Hjoervarsson.
Dorn blocks a body shot from Hjoervarsson.
Hjoervarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hjoervarsson lands a left hand.
Hjoervarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Dorn has had enough of the clinch but Hjoervarsson keeps him there for the moment.
Hjoervarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dorn backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Hjoervarsson.
Hjoervarsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hjoervarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hjoervarsson scores with a hook to the body.
Hjoervarsson lands an uppercut.
Hjoervarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hjoervarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dorn or not.
Hjoervarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Hjoervarsson - that landed with a thud.
Hjoervarsson lands with a left to the head.
Hjoervarsson lands a body shot.
Dorn is trying to push Hjoervarsson away but Hjoervarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hjoervarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dorn or not.
Hjoervarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hjoervarsson gets through Dorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dorn prevents a body shot from Hjoervarsson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hjoervarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Dorn is rocked!
Hjoervarsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oh Dorn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hjoervarsson stalling in the clinch.
Dorn seems to have got his legs back now.

Hjoervarsson drops Dorn onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dorn is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hjoervarsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hjoervarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dorn or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldur Hjoervarsson dominated that round.
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.

A slapping body kick lands there for Hjoervarsson.
Dorn misses with a shot to the body
and Hjoervarsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Dorn drops his hands momentarily. Hjoervarsson doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Dorn staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Dorn doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arnaldur Hjoervarsson!
Arnaldur Hjoervarsson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.