PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Thomas (ranked 1102 p4p, 148 weight class) and Bjarni Agnarsson (ranked 3576 p4p, 398 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Shinedown - . Agnarsson has chosen Black Pearl as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thomas
vs
Agnarsson

191 cm
29
189 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

185 cm
28
191 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derrick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjarni Agnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Agnarsson rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.
Agnarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Agnarsson digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Agnarsson breaks from the clinch.
Thomas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Agnarsson closes the distance and clinches.
Agnarsson works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Agnarsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Agnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Agnarsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Agnarsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomas has double underhooks.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas working Agnarsson over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thomas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Thomas has Agnarsson pressed against the cage.
Thomas tries to break free but Agnarsson pushes him back against the cage.
Agnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.

Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Agnarsson instigates a clinch.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.

Agnarsson breaks the clinch.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Agnarsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A punch combination from Agnarsson misses.
Agnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Agnarsson dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Agnarsson's head and hops out.
A counter left hand to the body from Thomas misses its target.
Agnarsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Agnarsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Thomas is predictable there
and Agnarsson counters with a big head kick but Thomas shrugs it off.

Agnarsson has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas blocks a body shot from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Agnarsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas gets through Agnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Agnarsson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thomas seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Agnarsson can turn it around.
Thomas misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Agnarsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Agnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Agnarsson is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Agnarsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thomas.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Agnarsson is leaning against Thomas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Agnarsson breaks the clinch.
Agnarsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Agnarsson. Beautiful body shot.
Agnarsson digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Agnarsson lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Derrick Thomas has been cut.
Agnarsson jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Agnarsson instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Agnarsson blocking some punches.

Agnarsson breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson darts in trying to clinch
and Thomas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Agnarsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Agnarsson wants to clinch.
Thomas throws a body punch but Agnarsson moves out of range.
Agnarsson tries to clinch
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Agnarsson digs a good hook to Thomas's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Agnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Agnarsson slips a straight right by Thomas.

Agnarsson darts in and clinches Thomas up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjarni Agnarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Thomas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Agnarsson unleashes a big counter combination but Thomas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Agnarsson throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.

Agnarsson moves into range and clinches up with Thomas.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Agnarsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Agnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Agnarsson blocks with his arms.
Agnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas pushes Agnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas landing knees to the head.
Agnarsson trying to stall but Thomas improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Agnarsson.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Agnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Agnarsson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Thomas scores with a knee to the head.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Agnarsson.

Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Agnarsson misses with a takedown attempt
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.

Agnarsson has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.
Agnarsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agnarsson throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws a head kick but Agnarsson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Agnarsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Agnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.

Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas throws a hook but Agnarsson blocks it.
Agnarsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Agnarsson fails with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Agnarsson dives in for a single leg takedown but Thomas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Derrick Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjarni Agnarsson.
Thomas throws a push kick but Agnarsson slaps the foot to one side.

Agnarsson rushes Thomas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Agnarsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Agnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Agnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Agnarsson manages to break the clinch.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Agnarsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Agnarsson moved away.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bjarni Agnarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Agnarsson takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Agnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bjarni Agnarsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas.

Agnarsson breaks the clinch.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.

Agnarsson moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Agnarsson back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Agnarsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Agnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas stalling in the clinch but Agnarsson improves position.
Thomas misses with the head strike.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Agnarsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Agnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Agnarsson wants to counter with a clinch but Thomas pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Thomas's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Agnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agnarsson darts in trying to clinch
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Agnarsson closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Agnarsson.

Agnarsson breaks the clinch.

Agnarsson moves into the clinch.
Thomas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Agnarsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Agnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.

Thomas breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Agnarsson. Agnarsson maintains the clinch.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Agnarsson is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Agnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Agnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Agnarsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Agnarsson breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Agnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.

Agnarsson rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.
Agnarsson tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson is trying to stall.
Agnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.

Agnarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Agnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Agnarsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agnarsson wants to clinch.
It appears Thomas was looking to counter with a kick there.
Agnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Agnarsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Derrick Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.

Agnarsson clinches up against the cage.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Agnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Agnarsson tries to stall but Thomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Agnarsson is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.

Agnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Agnarsson is out of range and Thomas settles back down.
Agnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Agnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agnarsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thomas.
Agnarsson avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Agnarsson misses with a combination
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.

Agnarsson rushes Thomas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Agnarsson works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Agnarsson.

Agnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Agnarsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agnarsson scores with a head kick.
Agnarsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Agnarsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bjarni Agnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at Agnarsson's knee but Agnarsson avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bjarni Agnarsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Agnarsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjarni Agnarsson!
In his post fight interview, Bjarni Agnarsson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.