PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dagur Egilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Aldo
vs
Egilsson

170 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anderson Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dagur Egilsson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Aldo wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Egilsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Egilsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Egilsson takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egilsson stalling.

Egilsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Aldo.

Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Egilsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Egilsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Egilsson lands a shoulder strike.
Egilsson blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Egilsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Egilsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Egilsson.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Egilsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Egilsson just leaning against Aldo, taking a breather.
Egilsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Aldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egilsson's elbow.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Egilsson avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aldo.
Egilsson lands an elbow inside.
Aldo misses with a knee strike.

Egilsson breaks from the clinch.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Egilsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Egilsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Aldo moves into range and clinches up with Egilsson.
Egilsson is pushing Aldo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Aldo misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egilsson is stalling here.

Egilsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Aldo blocks a low kick nicely.

Egilsson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Egilsson breaks the clinch.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Egilsson circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Egilsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Egilsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aldo is out of range and Egilsson settles back down.

Egilsson closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Egilsson blocks it.
Come on Egilsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Egilsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Egilsson breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Egilsson rushes Aldo and presses him up against the cage.

Egilsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Egilsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dagur Egilsson dominated that round.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aldo tries to clinch but Egilsson moves out of range.
Aldo sets himself, and Egilsson steps forward looking for the clinch! Aldo avoids it this time.
Egilsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Egilsson circles away.
As Aldo backs off Egilsson throws a huge counter combo but Aldo manages to avoid it all.
Egilsson throws a body kick that misses.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Egilsson counters with a big head kick but Aldo shrugs it off.
Egilsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aldo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Egilsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Egilsson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aldo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Egilsson lands a shoulder strike.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Egilsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo takes an elbow to the forehead.

Egilsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dagur Egilsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Egilsson thows a leg kick but Aldo checks it
and Aldo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo tries to clinch but Egilsson moves away
and Egilsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Egilsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Egilsson has closed the distance and engaged Aldo in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Egilsson avoids the damage to the body.

Egilsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Egilsson clinches.
A shot in the inside from Egilsson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Egilsson avoids the damage to the body.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aldo looking to throw knees to the head but Egilsson is blocking nicely.
Aldo tries to stall but Egilsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egilsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Egilsson.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Egilsson lands with a light punch inside.
Aldo looking to throw knees to the head but Egilsson is blocking nicely.

Egilsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Egilsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Egilsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo backing away here, and Egilsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Egilsson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Aldo blocks it well.
Nice straight punches there by Aldo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aldo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Egilsson circles away.
Egilsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Aldo steps away.
A telegraphed right hand from Egilsson misses the target.
Aldo checks a leg kick.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Egilsson is trying to counter with his kicks.

Egilsson clinches up against the cage.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but Egilsson blocks with his arms.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Egilsson.
Aldo working aggressively here.

Egilsson breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dagur Egilsson 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. This is the final round!

Aldo tries to clinch but Egilsson moves away
and Egilsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Egilsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Egilsson is avoiding it.
Egilsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Aldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Egilsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dagur Egilsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Egilsson.
Aldo tries to work over Egilsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egilsson effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Egilsson as Aldo tries to tie him up.
Egilsson stalling the fight.
Aldo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Egilsson is keeping busy.
Egilsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Egilsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egilsson blocks an uppercut.
Egilsson effectively controlling the action here.

Egilsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Egilsson keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Egilsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Egilsson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Egilsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Egilsson.
Egilsson lands a shoulder strike.
Egilsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aldo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Egilsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aldo working aggressively here.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo wants to stall.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Egilsson taking a breather.
Egilsson lands an uppercut.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egilsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Egilsson lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egilsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.

Egilsson breaks from the clinch.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Egilsson circles away.
Aldo throws a head kick but Egilsson moves out of range.
Egilsson throws a jab when Aldo was well out of range.
Egilsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Egilsson throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
As Egilsson looks to move away, Aldo throws a big counter combo bu Egilsson just gets out of the way.

Egilsson drives through and clinches with Aldo against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dagur Egilsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Egilsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

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