PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TheNightmare Ibbi (ranked 5878 p4p, 5125 weight class) and Hallbjorn Hjorturson (ranked 572 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibbi comes into the arena with Love me again - John Newman blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ibbi
vs
Hjorturson

196 cm
25
190
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
190
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, TheNightmare Ibbi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hallbjorn Hjorturson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hjorturson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hjorturson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hallbjorn Hjorturson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hjorturson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ibbi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ibbi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No joy there for Hjorturson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hjorturson avoids the head kick by Ibbi.
Hjorturson throws a right hand that Ibbi ducks under and follows up with a left that Ibbi also avoids with ease.
Hjorturson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ibbi.
Ibbi scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hjorturson throws a lazy right hand but Ibbi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ibbi throws a quick counter head kick but Hjorturson was just out of range.
A slow jab from Hjorturson misses its intended target.
Hjorturson misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hjorturson. Ibbi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hjorturson throws a jab when Ibbi was well out of range.
Hjorturson swings for the body but Ibbi moves out of range.
Ibbi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hjorturson misses with a hook to the body
and Ibbi counters with a head kick.
Hjorturson misses with a hook
and Ibbi counters with a one-two to the body.
Ibbi throws a head kick that misses.
Ibbi scores with a head kick. Hjorturson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ibbi misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ibbi. Those never looked like landing.
Hjorturson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Hjorturson drops Ibbi with a left and a right! Oh, Ibbi is hurt - Hjorturson dives into side control looking to finish!

Ibbi is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hjorturson decides to stand back up. Hjorturson steps back and let's Ibbi get back to his feet.
Oh Ibbi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hjorturson is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Ibbi flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ibbi is out cold! Hjorturson holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hallbjorn Hjorturson!
The defeated TheNightmare Ibbi had this to say: 'I lost today but my opponent just got lucky in my opinion so we need to do this again '.