PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilder (ranked 1226 p4p, 151 weight class) and Arnar Agnarsson (ranked 1670 p4p, 200 weight class). Agnarsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drop death - Scream kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Wilder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wilder
vs
Agnarsson

170 cm
32
167 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

168 cm
25
167 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnar Agnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wilder checks a leg kick.
It looked like Wilder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Agnarsson slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by Wilder.
Agnarsson moves out of range as Wilder strikes.
Agnarsson digs a good hook to Wilder's body.
Agnarsson lands a jab.
Wilder dips to his left and cracks Agnarsson with an uppercut!
Wilder misses with a right hand
and Agnarsson counters with a nice body kick.
Wilder takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wilder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Agnarsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Agnarsson. Wilder shrugs it off though.
Agnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Agnarsson connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agnarsson lands a jab to Wilder's midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilder.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wilder. Agnarsson shrugs it off though.
Agnarsson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder cracks Agnarsson with an open hand slap.
Wilder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilder loads up on a big right hand but Agnarsson slips the punch.
A clash of legs there as Agnarsson blocks the low kick.
Agnarsson misses with the combination.
Wilder thuds his right hand into Agnarsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Wilder misses.
Agnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Wilder.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Agnarsson! But no joy.
Agnarsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wilder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Agnarsson tries to move into range but Wilder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wilder seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wilder moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Agnarsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wilder appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wilder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson looks to land a left hand but Wilder moved out of range nicely.
Agnarsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder lands the left hand.
Wilder checks a leg kick nicely.
Wilder tests Agnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Danga de danga de dang - Wilder scores with a four punch combination!
Nice shot lands for Wilder.
Agnarsson connects with a crisp jab.
Wilder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wilder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Agnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Agnarsson scores with a jab.
Agnarsson misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilder misses with a hook.
Agnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilder throws out the jab.
Agnarsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wilder with a body shot.
Wilder misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jack Wilder will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wilder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agnarsson.
Wilder avoids the body shot from Agnarsson.
Wilder throws a looping overhand right but Agnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilder slips a straight right by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilder.
Wilder looks to land a left hand but Agnarsson moved out of range nicely.
Wilder scores with a nice strike.
Jack Wilder is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wilder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilder checks a leg kick.
Wilder misses with an uppercut. Agnarsson saw that one coming.
Agnarsson throws a hook but Wilder blocks it.
As Agnarsson backs away, Wilder returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson works Wilder's body with a nice hook.
Agnarsson connects with the punch.
Agnarsson lands a jab to Wilder's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agnarsson misses with a looping right.

Wilder clinches up with Agnarsson and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Agnarsson's coach down at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Agnarsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wilder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agnarsson tries a body shot but Wilder blocks it.
Agnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Agnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Agnarsson on the inside.
Agnarsson trying to stall but Wilder improves his position.
Agnarsson tries to work over Wilder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Wilder fails to land.
Agnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Agnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Agnarsson tries a body shot but Wilder blocks it.
Agnarsson digs a right hand underneath Wilder's ribcage. Wilder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Wilder.
Agnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilder's elbow.
Wilder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilder misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson blocking some punches.
Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Agnarsson - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilder struggles to land a body shot inside as Agnarsson controls his hands.
Wilder has a couple of punches blocked by Agnarsson.
Wilder misses with some punches.
Agnarsson wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilder.
Wilder misses with a hook from the clinch.

Agnarsson manages to break the clinch.
Agnarsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Wilder throws the left hand but Agnarsson avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilder.
Nice defenses there by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson blocks a jab.
Agnarsson throws a body punch but Wilder moves out of range.
Wilder feints and then cracks Agnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Agnarsson down.
Agnarsson swings for the body but Wilder moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arnar Agnarsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Agnarsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Wilder misses the target.
Wilder throws a lazy right hand but Agnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Agnarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Wilder lands an impressive looking overhand right. Agnarsson doesn't seem phased though.
Wilder throws a poor cross that misses
and Agnarsson counters with a straight right hand.
Wilder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Agnarsson throws a combination. Wilder tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Jack Wilder has been cut.
Wilder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Agnarsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Wilder's head.
Wilder fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Agnarsson is out of range.
Wilder throws a jab but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson misses with a straight left.
Wilder throws a jab but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilder moves away from the strike by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Agnarsson blocks a leg kick.
Agnarsson misses with a low kick.
Wilder swings for the body but Agnarsson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder looks to land a right hand but Agnarsson moved out of range.
Wilder misses with a shot to the body
and Agnarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wilder thinking.
A combination from Wilder does no damage.
Agnarsson throws a series of punches but Wilder avoids them all with ease.
Agnarsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wilder in his tracks.
Agnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
Wilder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Agnarsson connects with a leg kick. Wilder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Agnarsson scores with a jab to the head.
Agnarsson clobbers Wilder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wilder staying out of range there.
Agnarsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Agnarsson throws out the jab.
Agnarsson walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws a jab when Agnarsson was well out of range.
Agnarsson misses with a double jab.
Wilder scores with a punch to the head.
Wilder lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Agnarsson.
Wilder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Agnarsson moves out of range of the body kick from Wilder.
Agnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agnarsson misses with a low kick.
Wilder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Agnarsson misses with a two punch combination.
Agnarsson scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilder.
Agnarsson avoids the body shot from Wilder.
Agnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Agnarsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wilder uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arnar Agnarsson.
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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Arnar Agnarsson!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Arnar Agnarsson!

Arnar Agnarsson wins by majority decision!
Arnar Agnarsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.