PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjarni Agnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Agnarsson
vs
Kush

185 cm
22
201 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Lion Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjarni Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bubba Kush!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush lands a jab-cross combination.
Kush throws a series of strikes that have Agnarsson backpedaling.
Agnarsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kush has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agnarsson moves away.
Agnarsson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Agnarsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Agnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Agnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Agnarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kush ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Agnarsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kush lands a jab to Agnarsson's midsection.
Kush throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Agnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bjarni Agnarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Kush. That snapped Agnarsson's head back.
Kush looks to land a combination but Agnarsson avoids it well.
Agnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Kush slips the punch.
Kush scores with a nice strike.

Kush clinches.
Good body shot from Kush.
Kush pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kush.
Kush tries to work over Agnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kush pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kush misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush is trying to maintain a safe position but Agnarsson gets an underhook and turns Kush into the cage.
Agnarsson tries a body shot but Kush blocks it.
Agnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kush.
A short right from Kush on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kush.
Kush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Agnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Agnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Kush throws a head punch that misses.
Agnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Agnarsson lands a body shot.
Agnarsson blocking some punches.
Kush misses with the head strike.
Agnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kush cracks Agnarsson with a good jab.
Good exchange - Kush coming out on top.
Kush clobbers Agnarsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Agnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kush manages to avoid it.
Kush moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kush throws a poor cross that misses
and Agnarsson counters with a nice body kick.
Agnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kush is just out of range.
Kush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agnarsson.
Kush looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kush misses with a takedown attempt - Agnarsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kush lands a right hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Agnarsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Kush.
A slow jab from Kush misses its intended target.
Kush misses with a head kick.
Agnarsson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kush throws a sloppy head kick
and Agnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Bubba Kush has been cut.
Kush throws a predictable looking body shot
and Agnarsson counters with an outside leg kick.

Kush pushes Agnarsson up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Agnarsson.
Kush looks winded!
Agnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kush struggles to land a body shot inside as Agnarsson controls his hands.
Agnarsson lands an uppercut.
Agnarsson misses with some punches.
Kush just leaning against Agnarsson, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kush.
Kush tries a body shot but Agnarsson blocks it.
Kush misses with a punch to the body.
Kush goes for a takedown attempt but Agnarsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Kush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Kush's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A slow jab from Kush misses its intended target.
Kush takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Agnarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Agnarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Agnarsson lands with a nice body punch.
Agnarsson looks to throw the jab but Kush is out of range.
The fighters circling - Kush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kush throws a leg kick that is checked

and Agnarsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Agnarsson.
Kush lands a shot to the body.
Agnarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Agnarsson.
Kush tries to throw a body punch but Agnarsson avoids it by throwing Kush back against the cage.
Kush prevents a body shot from Agnarsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson working aggressively here.
Agnarsson blocks a body shot from Kush.
Agnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Agnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kush dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bjarni Agnarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Agnarsson works on Kush's body with a couple of short punches.
Kush prevents a body shot from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agnarsson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kush.
Kush fails to pull guard.
Kush misses with some punches.
Kush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kush can't find room to land a body shot as Agnarsson controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Agnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kush is breathing heavily.
Agnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Kush's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Kush takes a shot to the head.

Agnarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Agnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Agnarsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Agnarsson throws out the jab.
A low kick from Kush misses
and Agnarsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kush's knee momentarily.
Kush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Kush.
Agnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Kush slips the punch.
Kush swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Agnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Agnarsson lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush ducks right into an uppercut from Agnarsson.
Nice shot by Agnarsson.

Kush is rocked!
Bubba Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agnarsson is stalking Kush. Kush circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Agnarsson, and it's lights out! Kush really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjarni Agnarsson!