PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Olafur Finnbogason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juge White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juge White has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Olafur Finnbogason's chin.

Finnbogason
vs
White

179 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olafur Finnbogason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juge White!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Finnbogason tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Finnbogason manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Finnbogason rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
Come on Finnbogason - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Finnbogason landing knees to the body.
Finnbogason tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnbogason crunches a lovely knee into White's ribcage.
Finnbogason lands a knee to the head.
Finnbogason unloads a knee to the mid-section. White lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
White looks winded!
Finnbogason landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Finnbogason unloads a knee to the mid-section. White lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White takes a knee to the side of the body.
Finnbogason connects with a knee to the head.
Finnbogason unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Finnbogason with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Finnbogason.
The referee is keeping an eye on Finnbogason - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Finnbogason connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
Finnbogason with a knee to the head.
Finnbogason lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
Finnbogason manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Finnbogason landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finnbogason landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Finnbogason lands with a left to the head.
Finnbogason has White pushed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Finnbogason.
Finnbogason is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees to the body from Finnbogason.
Finnbogason scores with a knee to the head.
Finnbogason effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnbogason's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Finnbogason lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
Finnbogason crunches a lovely knee into White's ribcage.
White being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Olafur Finnbogason.

Finnbogason fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Finnbogason trying to land knees to the body.
Finnbogason landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Finnbogason scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Finnbogason.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Finnbogason obliges.
Finnbogason prevents the takedown attempt.
Finnbogason taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Finnbogason lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finnbogason with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Finnbogason.
Finnbogason stalling.
Finnbogason utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olafur Finnbogason dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Finnbogason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Finnbogason swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a two punch combo.

Finnbogason forces White back against the cage and clinches.
Finnbogason working White over with knees to the body.
Finnbogason landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Finnbogason obliges.
Olafur Finnbogason has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Finnbogason unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Finnbogason unloads a knee to the mid-section. White lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Finnbogason.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finnbogason landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Finnbogason with a knee to the head.
Finnbogason stalling against the cage.
White is breathing heavily.
Finnbogason lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnbogason lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
Finnbogason scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Finnbogason.
Finnbogason manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Finnbogason stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Finnbogason seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Finnbogason using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Finnbogason slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Finnbogason - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Finnbogason landing knees to the body.
Finnbogason is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Finnbogason - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Olafur Finnbogason.

Finnbogason has taken the fight to the clinch.
Finnbogason misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
The referee calls for Finnbogason to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnbogason lands a knee to the body.
Finnbogason scores with a knee to the head.
White takes a knee right on the jaw!
Finnbogason with a knee to the head.
Finnbogason scores a nice knee to the body.
White jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Finnbogason walks away with a smile on his face. White gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Finnbogason has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
Finnbogason landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Finnbogason tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finnbogason connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finnbogason misses with a knee strike.
White tries to pull guard but Finnbogason holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
White jumps guard but Finnbogason stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Olafur Finnbogason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juge White.
Finnbogason connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
Finnbogason looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
Finnbogason effectively controlling the action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Finnbogason.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Finnbogason.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olafur Finnbogason dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Finnbogason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

White gets tackled into the cage by Finnbogason. Finnbogason maintains the clinch.
Finnbogason scores a nice knee to the body.
White avoiding damage as Finnbogason throws knees to the body.
Finnbogason unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on Finnbogason - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Finnbogason landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Finnbogason trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnbogason throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finnbogason tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Finnbogason tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Finnbogason is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnbogason lands a knee to the head.
White jumps guard but Finnbogason turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Finnbogason scores with a knee to the head.
Finnbogason landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Finnbogason prevents White from breaking the clinch.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Finnbogason smiles and moves away.
Finnbogason throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from White does no damage.
Olafur Finnbogason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Finnbogason clinches with his opponent.
Finnbogason is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Finnbogason effectively controlling the action here.
White is trying to pull guard but Finnbogason turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Olafur Finnbogason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juge White.
Finnbogason using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Finnbogason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Finnbogason landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finnbogason crunches a lovely knee into White's ribcage.
Finnbogason landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Finnbogason obliges.
Finnbogason lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnbogason just leaning against White, taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Finnbogason utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Juge White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Finnbogason to keep the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Finnbogason.
Finnbogason using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Finnbogason stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Finnbogason.
Finnbogason holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Finnbogason with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Finnbogason taking a breather.
Finnbogason leaning his opponent against the cage.
Finnbogason utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Finnbogason landing knees to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olafur Finnbogason showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Finnbogason, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olafur Finnbogason!