PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arnar Agnarsson (ranked 1070 p4p, 131 weight class) and Proper Communist (ranked 848 p4p, 105 weight class). Agnarsson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Drop death - Scream. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Agnarsson
vs
Communist

168 cm
26
167 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

176 cm
29
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnar Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Proper Communist!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Communist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Communist is looking to land body kicks.
Agnarsson tries a low kick but Communist avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Communist.
Some wild striking there from Agnarsson.
The fighters circling - Communist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Communist misses with a body kick.
Agnarsson slips under a jab.
Communist slips a jab from Agnarsson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Communist.
Communist checks a low kick from Agnarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Communist has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Communist there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Agnarsson, right into the meat.
Agnarsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Agnarsson staying out of range there.
Communist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Agnarsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Communist.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Communist throws a leg kick
letting Agnarsson counter with a right hand.
Proper Communist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Communist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Agnarsson can pounce on him.
Communist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Agnarsson misses with a looping right.
Communist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Agnarsson misses the target.
Agnarsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Communist blocks a jab.
Agnarsson checks a low kick from Communist.
As Communist backs away, Agnarsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Agnarsson feints and then cracks Communist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Communist down.
Agnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Communist was well out of range. Poor timing from Agnarsson.
Jab by Agnarsson.
Communist throws a jab but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
A quick step to the side and Agnarsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agnarsson misses with an uppercut.
Communist connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agnarsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Agnarsson there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Communist.
An inside leg kick lands from Agnarsson.
Communist listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Agnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Agnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A good leg kick by Communist.
Agnarsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Communist tests Agnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Agnarsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Agnarsson misses the target.
Communist dodges the punch combination from Agnarsson.
A shot to the body from Communist misses
and Agnarsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Agnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Communist.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agnarsson ducks right into an uppercut from Communist.
Communist takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Agnarsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Communist fails to land with a series of punches.
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 Arnar Agnarsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Communist is looking to clinch.
As Communist backs away, Agnarsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Agnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Agnarsson throws a leg kick
and Communist counters with a three punch combo that has Agnarsson backing up. Agnarsson nods at Communist to acknowledge the strikes.
Communist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Communist.
Agnarsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Proper Communist has been cut.
Agnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Communist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Agnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Agnarsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Agnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Communist to score with a decent uppercut.
Communist lands a body shot.
Agnarsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Communist momentarily.
Agnarsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Communist.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agnarsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Communist counters with a nice leg kick.
Agnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Communist.
Communist blocks the body kick.
Communist digs a good hook to Agnarsson's body.

Communist moves into the clinch successfully.
Communist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Communist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Agnarsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Communist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Agnarsson tries to work over Communist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Communist throws a punch but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
I was talking to Agnarsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Communist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agnarsson lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Communist fails to land.
Agnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Communist.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Agnarsson.

Communist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Communist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Agnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Communist counters with a head kick. That will keep Agnarsson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Agnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Communist was well out of range. Poor timing from Agnarsson.
Communist looks to land a left hand but Agnarsson moved out of range nicely.
Communist checks a leg kick.
Agnarsson throws a solid leg kick but Communist takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Agnarsson.
Agnarsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Communist uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Communist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Communist listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Communist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Communist ducks under a wild hook from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson lands a two punch combo.
Agnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Communist manages to avoid it.
Communist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agnarsson moves away.
Agnarsson misses with a hook. Communist ducked under it nicely.
Communist finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Agnarsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Agnarsson throws a wild body kick that Communist sees coming a mile off.
Communist wants to slow Agnarsson down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from Communist misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Communist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agnarsson.
Communist misses the shot to the body.
Communist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Agnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Communist was well out of range. Poor timing from Agnarsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Proper Communist will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Proper Communist's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Agnarsson throws out a loose jab but Communist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Communist drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Agnarsson scores with a jab to the head.
Communist lands with a nice combination. Agnarsson backs away looking to recover.
Agnarsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Agnarsson misses with a few strikes there.
Agnarsson works the jab nicely.
Communist throws a low kick, looking for Agnarsson's leg but Agnarsson calmly moves out of range.
Communist ducks under a wild hook from Agnarsson.
Communist is looking to land body kicks.
Agnarsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Communist lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Agnarsson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agnarsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Communist circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Agnarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Agnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Agnarsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Arnar Agnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Agnarsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Communist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson misses the jab.
Communist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Agnarsson.
A little feinted left hand from Agnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Agnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Agnarsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Agnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Agnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Agnarsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Agnarsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Communist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Agnarsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Communist scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Communist. Agnarsson shrugs it off though.
A swing and a miss from Agnarsson.
Communist wants to counter the offense by Agnarsson and move into the clinch position.
Communist thows a leg kick but Agnarsson checks it
and Agnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Communist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Communist scores with a crisp jab that stopped Agnarsson in his tracks.
Communist has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Communist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Agnarsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Communist darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Agnarsson lands with a shot to the body.
Agnarsson throws a hook to the side of Communist's head but Communist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Agnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agnarsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Communist.
Agnarsson is looking to counter punch.
Communist tries to clinch but Agnarsson is having none of it.
Agnarsson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Communist back to the ropes. Agnarsson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Communist misses with an uppercut
and Agnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Agnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Communist looks to land a right hand but Agnarsson moved out of range.
Communist is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Communist avoids the body shot from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson swings for the body but Communist moves out of range.
Agnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Communist! But no joy.
Agnarsson circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arnar Agnarsson.
I think Agnarsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Arnar Agnarsson!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Proper Communist!

The fight ends as a draw!