PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hafthor Bjornsson (ranked 2434 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Blue Crocodile (ranked 3052 p4p, 0 weight class). Blue Blue Crocodile told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bjornsson
vs
Blue Crocodile

206 cm
26
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hafthor Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blue Blue Crocodile!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bjornsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bjornsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Crocodile counters with a left and a right that stings Bjornsson.

Bjornsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Crocodile blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bjornsson throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crocodile on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bjornsson crunches a lovely knee into Crocodile's ribcage.
Bjornsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bjornsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Crocodile avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crocodile tries to break free but Bjornsson pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bjornsson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson misses with an elbow strike.
Bjornsson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bjornsson tries a knee to the head but Crocodile blocks it.
The referee calls for Bjornsson to work.
Bjornsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bjornsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bjornsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Crocodile leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bjornsson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bjornsson lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Blue Blue Crocodile has been cut.
Bjornsson prevents the takedown attempt.
Bjornsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bjornsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crocodile swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bjornsson throws an elbow but misses.
Bjornsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Bjornsson throws an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Bjornsson to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bjornsson effectively controlling the action here.
Crocodile avoids the elbow strike from Bjornsson, against the cage.
Bjornsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bjornsson trying to land knees to the body.
Crocodile managing to block the knees to the body from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crocodile avoids a wild elbow strike from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Crocodile leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bjornsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bjornsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crocodile's brow.
Crocodile is trying to break the clinch but Bjornsson is controlling him.
Bjornsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Bjornsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bjornsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Crocodile looks winded!
Bjornsson misses with an elbow strike.
Bjornsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bjornsson lands an elbow inside that Crocodile shrugs off.
Bjornsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crocodile up against the cage.
Bjornsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hafthor Bjornsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blue Blue Crocodile'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.

Crocodile keeps the fight on the outside.
Crocodile lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Blue Blue Crocodile is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bjornsson throws an off balance right hand

and Crocodile counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bjornsson!
Crocodile scores with punches from side control.
Bjornsson tries to improve position but can't.
Bjornsson is trying to control Crocodile's posture but Crocodile avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bjornsson is working hard here to advance position.
Bjornsson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocodile lands a few punches from side control.
Bjornsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bjornsson gets back to half guard.
Crocodile is looking to take a break and control but Bjornsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bjornsson wants to control but Crocodile is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Crocodile is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Crocodile looking to finish Bjornsson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bjornsson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile avoids the attempt from Bjornsson to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjornsson is squirming around, avoiding Crocodile's attempts to control the action.
Crocodile has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crocodile scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bjornsson tries to lock up and control but Crocodile gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bjornsson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornsson taking some punishment here, with Crocodile in his half guard.
Crocodile looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Crocodile is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bjornsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bjornsson tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson is not content to let Crocodile control the position.
Bjornsson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Crocodile manages to pass to mount!
Crocodile is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bjornsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bjornsson tries to hold on but Crocodile pushes him away.
Crocodile prevents Bjornsson from getting the reversal.
Crocodile lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Crocodile fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bjornsson taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile controlling from mount.
Crocodile scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bjornsson?
Crocodile can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bjornsson is looking to escape.
Blue Blue Crocodile has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crocodile lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bjornsson tries to lock up and control but Crocodile gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Crocodile is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bjornsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Crocodile fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Bjornsson is rocked!
Bjornsson working to try and regain half guard.
Oh Bjornsson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crocodile postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Bjornsson out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Crocodile goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Blue Blue Crocodile!