PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Egill Dagursson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tripa Seca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dagursson's entrance music is Spirit of the Hawk. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dagursson
vs
Seca

172 cm
18
138 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
141 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Egill Dagursson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tripa Seca!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagursson is looking to land body kicks.
Good work by Seca as he checks the leg kick.
Dagursson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dagursson throws a head kick but Seca moves out of range.
Dagursson throws a body kick that misses.
Seca is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dagursson thuds his shin into the meat of Seca's side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dagursson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seca. That did some damage!
Dagursson is looking to slow Seca down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagursson throws a head kick but Seca moves out of range.
Seca unleashes a big counter combination but Dagursson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Seca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dagursson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dagursson thuds his shin into the meat of Seca's side.
Dagursson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dagursson.
Seca is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson is looking to slow Seca down with leg kicks.
Dagursson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dagursson lands with a slapping head kick.
Dagursson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dagursson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dagursson.
Dagursson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Seca is out of range.
Seca is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dagursson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seca is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dagursson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Dagursson backs off Seca throws a huge counter combo but Dagursson manages to avoid it all.
Dagursson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Seca throws a counter combo.
Dagursson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dagursson. Dagursson obviously looking to wear him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Seca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Seca is looking for the big counter here.
Dagursson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson scores with a head kick. Seca tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dagursson throws a leg kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Seca's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dagursson is looking to slow Seca down with leg kicks.
Dagursson misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Dagursson.
As Dagursson backs off Seca throws a huge counter combo but Dagursson manages to avoid it all.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dagursson tries to work over Seca's front leg with a kick but Seca checks it.
Despite the aggression on Seca's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Egill Dagursson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dagursson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Dagursson backs off Seca throws a huge counter combo but Dagursson manages to avoid it all.
Egill Dagursson is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Dagursson.
Dagursson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dagursson scores with a jab to the head.
Dagursson throws a leg kick which misses Seca's front leg but catches the back leg as Seca tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dagursson throws a sloppy head kick and Seca moves out of range easily.
Dagursson tries to score with a low kick but Seca moves his leg out of the way.
Seca throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagursson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seca checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Seca blocks a head kick by Dagursson.
Egill Dagursson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dagursson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dagursson misses with a low kick.
Dagursson throws a body punch but Seca moves out of range.
As Dagursson backs off Seca throws a huge counter combo but Dagursson manages to avoid it all.
Seca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson throws a right and a left that Seca avoids nicely.
Seca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dagursson.
Seca is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dagursson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Seca checks it well.
Seca blocks a head kick by Dagursson.
Dagursson swinging wildly here.
Seca unleashes a big counter combination but Dagursson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dagursson looks to land a body kick but Seca moved away.
Dagursson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seca can do to turn this around?
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dagursson!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Seca might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dagursson has got the better of the exchanges.
Dagursson throws a series of punches but Seca avoids them all with ease.
As Dagursson backs off Seca throws a huge counter combo but Dagursson manages to avoid it all.
Dagursson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson swings for the body but Seca moves out of range.
Dagursson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Dagursson.
Dagursson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Despite the aggression on Seca's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dagursson throws a leg kick but Seca moved away.
Seca unleashes a big counter combination but Dagursson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Egill Dagursson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Dagursson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seca is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dagursson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Egill Dagursson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dagursson misses with a wild combination.
Seca dodges the punch combination from Dagursson.
Sloppy strikes from Dagursson. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dagursson scores with a three punch combo!
Dagursson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagursson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seca is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Seca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Seca takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A punch combination from Dagursson misses.
Dagursson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dagursson throws a head kick but Seca moves out of range.
Seca is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dagursson motions for Seca to come forward. Dagursson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seca is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Egill Dagursson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A leg kick checked by Seca.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Dagursson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Dagursson does no damage.
Dagursson throws a head kick that misses.
Dagursson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Dagursson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Seca's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dagursson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Dagursson. Those never looked like landing.
Dagursson throws a head kick that misses.
Seca is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seca checks a leg kick nicely.
Seca lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dagursson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seca throws a counter combo.
Dagursson tries a head kick but it misses.
As Dagursson backs off Seca throws a huge counter combo but Dagursson manages to avoid it all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dagursson.
Seca unleashes a big counter combination but Dagursson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Seca moves out of range of the leg kick from Dagursson.
Seca lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dagursson tried to score with a low kick but Seca checks it.
Seca throws a counter combo.
Dagursson misses with a double jab.
Seca is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dagursson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Seca throws a counter combo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dagursson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Seca is looking for the big counter here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Egill Dagursson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dagursson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:24
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Egill Dagursson!
Egill Dagursson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.