PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Tr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egill Dagursson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dagursson has chosen Spirit of the Hawk as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tr
vs
Dagursson

170 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

172 cm
18
138 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Freddy Tr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Egill Dagursson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dagursson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dagursson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tr is looking to clinch but Dagursson is avoiding it.
Dagursson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dagursson jabs at Tr's body.
A head kick by Tr misses
and Dagursson counters with a series of strikes. Tr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tr wants to clinch up but Dagursson keeps it at a distance.
Dagursson tries to clinch up but Tr circles away and keeps his distance.
Tr is looking to counter the offense by Dagursson and move into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Dagursson scores with a four punch combination!
Tr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dagursson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tr throws a body kick that misses.

Tr clinches with his opponent.
Tr leaning against his opponent.
Dagursson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Dagursson breaks from the clinch.
Dagursson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tr misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson avoids the body shot from Tr.
Tr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dagursson.
Dagursson jabs at Tr's body.
Tr throws a sloppy head kick and Dagursson moves out of range easily.
Dagursson swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tr backs up against the cage.
Dagursson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tr is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A punch combination from Tr misses.
Dagursson tries to counter with a clinch but Tr shakes him off and moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Dagursson scores with a four punch combination!
Dagursson lands with a nice combination. Tr backs away looking to recover.
Dagursson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tr backs up against the cage.
Tr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tr there as he acknowledges the shot.

Tr is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dagursson lands a slapping body shot.
Dagursson tries to land a front kick but Tr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Tr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dagursson, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tr blocks a body shot from Dagursson.

Tr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dagursson is working the combinations to good effect here.

Dagursson shoots in and bounces Tr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dagursson throwing strikes from guard but Tr blocks nicely.
Dagursson tries to free his leg and advance position but Tr is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Egill Dagursson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dagursson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dagursson tries to avoid it but Tr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dagursson to the ground. Dagursson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tr throws a hook but Dagursson blocks it.
Dagursson blocks the body kick.
Tr misses with a combination
and Dagursson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dagursson looks to land a combination but Tr avoids it well.
No joy there for Dagursson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tr is looking to clinch but Dagursson is avoiding it.
Tr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dagursson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tr attempts a counter takedown but Dagursson avoids it well and moves away.
Dagursson closes the distance and clinches up with Tr, looking for a takedown. Dagursson pushes Tr against the cage but Tr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tr shoots in for a takedown but Dagursson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Tr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dagursson misses with a combination

and Tr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dagursson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dagursson tries to break the clinch but Tr is controlling the position.

Dagursson manages to break the clinch.
Dagursson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tr throws a body shot but no joy.
Tr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dagursson.
Dagursson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A good leg kick by Dagursson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dagursson is fending him off so far but Tr persists. Nope, Dagursson circles away and we're back to standing.
Dagursson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tr on the side of the head.
Dagursson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dagursson wants it to stay on the feet.
Dagursson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dagursson slips a jab and a cross from Tr.

Dagursson has Tr up against the cage in a clinch.

Dagursson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dagursson misses with a combination

and Tr counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson prevents Tr from breaking the clinch.
Dagursson blocks an uppercut.
Tr keeps control of Dagursson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dagursson tries to break the clinch but Tr is controlling the position.
Tr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dagursson backwards.

Dagursson breaks the clinch.
Tr tries to clinch but Dagursson moves away
and Dagursson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dagursson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tr jumps guard but Dagursson stands there with Tr around his waist. Tr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tr misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Egill Dagursson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Tr. That snapped Dagursson's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Dagursson. Those never looked like landing.
Tr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dagursson swinging wildly here.
Tr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dagursson circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dagursson counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dagursson throws a series of punches but Tr moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tr slips a jab and a cross from Dagursson.
Dagursson lands with a cross.
Tr doesn't manage to clinch there - Dagursson circles away.
A left and a right from Dagursson both land. Nice combination.
Tr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tr tries to clinch up but Dagursson circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Tr.
As Tr backs off Dagursson throws a huge counter combo but Tr manages to avoid it all.
A right-left combo lands from Dagursson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson misses with the combination.
Dagursson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dagursson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tr slips a jab and a cross from Dagursson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Tr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tr slips a jab and a cross from Dagursson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Tr gets a clinch.
Dagursson can't get the takedown.
Freddy Tr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dagursson tries to break free but Tr pushes him back against the cage.
Tr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dagursson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Dagursson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Freddy Tr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dagursson goes for a double leg but Tr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tr continues to drive forward.
Tr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dagursson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tr misses with a takedown attempt
and Dagursson counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dagursson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dagursson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tr.
Dagursson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dagursson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tr.
Egill Dagursson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Tr gets caught flat footed, as Dagursson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
Tr throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dagursson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Egill Dagursson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tr thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Egill Dagursson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dagursson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Egill Dagursson!
After winning the bout, Egill Dagursson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.