PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Egill Dagursson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickson Obinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickson Obinha will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dagursson
vs
Obinha

172 cm
18
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Egill Dagursson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dickson Obinha!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dagursson, right into the meat.
Obinha has a takedown stuffed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dagursson.

Obinha takes the fight into the clinch.
Dagursson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Dagursson wants the takedown. Obinha is fighting it off but Dagursson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Obinha's guard against the cage.
Dagursson stays in close to Obinha's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obinha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dagursson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagursson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dagursson with a nice head shot there.
Dagursson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dagursson stands and throws Obinha's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Obinha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dagursson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Obinha takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dagursson tries to score with some ground and pound. Obinha controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Dagursson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Obinha wants to clinch up but Dagursson keeps it at a distance.
Dagursson throws a leg kick which misses Obinha's front leg but catches the back leg as Obinha tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Obinha's sensitive parts.
Obinha tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dagursson defends well and Obinha ends up having to push Dagursson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dagursson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Obinha looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Obinha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dagursson tries for a takedown but Obinha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dagursson throws a head kick that Obinha semi-blocks.
Obinha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obinha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dagursson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obinha moves in looking to clinch but Dagursson pushes him off.
Obinha shoots for a takedown but Dagursson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And Dagursson counters with a quick kick to the body but Obinha blocks it.
Egill Dagursson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dickson Obinha.
A punch combination from Dagursson misses.
Dagursson throws a right and a left that Obinha avoids nicely.
Dagursson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Obinha's head.
Dagursson walks into a left hand.
Obinha has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Obinha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dagursson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dagursson throws a head kick that Obinha semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson throws a series of punches but Obinha moves out of range.

Dagursson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Obinha napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dagursson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dagursson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Dagursson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dagursson landing a few strikes.
Dagursson lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Egill Dagursson dominated that round.
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.

Obinha wants to clinch up but Dagursson keeps it at a distance.
Dagursson scoring well with a low kick there.
Obinha tries to clinch up but Dagursson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dagursson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Egill Dagursson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obinha takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dagursson shoots in but no luck this time.
Dagursson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dagursson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obinha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dagursson can pounce on him.
Obinha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagursson connects with an inside leg kick.
Dagursson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obinha can do to turn this around?
Obinha dives in for a single leg takedown but Dagursson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dagursson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Obinha is breathing heavily.
Obinha tries to close the distance and clinch but Dagursson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dagursson attempts a counter takedown but Obinha avoids it well and moves away.
Obinha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dagursson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dagursson scores with a three punch combo!
Dagursson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dagursson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Obinha as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Egill Dagursson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dagursson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Obinha takes the fight into the clinch.
Dagursson looking for a takedown.

Dagursson drags the fight down to the ground.
Dagursson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dagursson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Obinha manages to get himself to full guard.

Egill Dagursson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagursson passes Obinha's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dagursson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Obinha scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dagursson manages to mount him!

Dagursson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Obinha is surviving well by controlling Dagursson's body position as best he can.
Obinha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dagursson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dagursson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A nice elbow there by Dagursson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Egill Dagursson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Obinha lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A good leg kick by Dagursson.
Dagursson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obinha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dickson Obinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dagursson lands a head kick!
Dagursson moves in looking to clinch but Obinha pushes him off.
Dagursson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Obinha as he jumps to the side.
Obinha throws out a counter right but Dagursson avoids it with no problem.
Egill Dagursson is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dagursson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Obinha finds it's way round the side to connect with Dagursson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagursson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Obinha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obinha wants to clinch but Dagursson slips to the side

and Dagursson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Obinha's guard.
Dagursson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dagursson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Obinha for as long as he can get away with.
Dagursson connects with a couple of short punches.
Dagursson sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obinha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dagursson.
Dagursson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Obinha wants to clinch.
Dagursson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dagursson shoots in and drives through. Obinha sprawls well.
Obinha wants to counter with a clinch but Dagursson pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obinha wants to clinch up but Dagursson keeps it at a distance.

Dagursson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Obinha looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dagursson throws a strike aimed at the side of Obinha's head but Obinha avoids it well.
Dagursson controls the position.
Dagursson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Obinha some visible discomfort.

Dagursson decides to stand back up. Dagursson steps back and let's Obinha get back to his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dagursson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Obinha clinches up against the cage.

Dagursson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Obinha has managed to clinch.
Dickson Obinha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dagursson jumps guard but Obinha stands there with Dagursson around his waist. Dagursson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Egill Dagursson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dagursson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Obinha is looking to break free of the clinch but Dagursson has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dagursson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Obinha uses from the top position.
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!

Dagursson scrambles and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Egill Dagursson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dagursson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Egill Dagursson!