PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skjoldr Leifsson (ranked 1940 p4p, 256 weight class) and Tim Drive (ranked 1763 p4p, 235 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Leifsson
vs
Drive

179 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skjoldr Leifsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Drive!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leifsson takes a swing at Drive's ribcage but misses.
Leifsson slips under a jab from Drive.
Drive uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leifsson.
Drive let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Leifsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tim Drive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drive shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drive ducks under a wild hook from Leifsson.
Drive misses with a body shot.
Drive shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drive throws the left hand but Leifsson avoids the punch easily.
Drive stuns Leifsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leifsson tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson avoids the body shot from Drive.
It looked like Leifsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drive.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leifsson. Drive does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drive only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Drive slips under a jab from Leifsson.
Leifsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drive slips under a jab from Leifsson.
Leifsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drive swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drive lands a right hook to the body.
Drive throws a leg kick but Leifsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leifsson ducks under a wild hook from Drive.
A jab from Leifsson finds it's way through Drive's defenses.
Leifsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drive throws out the jab.
Leifsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drive. That did some damage!
Leifsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leifsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leifsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Drive counters with a left and a right that stings Leifsson.
Drive thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leifsson throwing a counter right hand but Drive manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drive slips under a jab from Leifsson.
Drive lunges at Leifsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leifsson's hand.
Drive looks to score with a jab to the body but Leifsson is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Drive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drive. Leifsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drive is looking to chop away at Leifsson's legs.
Drive misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Drive is predictable there
enabling Leifsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Drive misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leifsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Leifsson misses the target.
Drive misses with a straight left.
Leifsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Drive lands a body shot.
Drive connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drive avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drive misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leifsson.
Drive walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leifsson.
Drive lands a jab.
Drive looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drive swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drive now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leifsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drive misses with a body shot.
Leifsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drive ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leifsson moves away.
Drive scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leifsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Drive tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leifsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Drive.
Leifsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Leifsson.
Nice shot by Drive.
Drive scores with a body shot.
Leifsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leifsson scores with a nice strike.
Drive clobbers Leifsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drive tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leifsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Drive.
Leifsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drive on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drive swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leifsson blocks a leg kick.
Drive throws a hook to the side of Leifsson's head but Leifsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leifsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drive throws a sloppy body shot
and Leifsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drive tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leifsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Drive.
Leifsson takes a swing at Drive's ribcage but misses.
Leifsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drive connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leifsson lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drive lands with a straight right. Leifsson didn't see that one coming.

Leifsson rushes Drive and presses him up against the cage.
Leifsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drive just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leifsson's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Drive 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.

Leifsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drive.
Drive cracks a nice hook into Leifsson's ribs.
Drive digs a good body shot into Leifsson's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drive. Leifsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leifsson is looking for a counter combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Leifsson as he connects with a hook.
Leifsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leifsson throws a shot to the body.
Drive swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Leifsson.
Drive throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good shot there by Drive.
Drive gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leifsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leifsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drive tries to keep at a distance but Leifsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leifsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drive backwards.
Drive misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leifsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drive blocks an uppercut.
Leifsson misses with a short punch on the inside.

Leifsson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Drive uses from the top position.
Drive looking to sit in guard and control but Leifsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Leifsson pushes down on Drive's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Drive is refusing to be controlled, as Leifsson sits in half guard.
Drive is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson is pressing down on Drive's thigh, looking to free his foot. Drive is holding on for now.
Leifsson is working hard here to advance position.
Leifsson is trying to control. Drive wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Leifsson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Leifsson wants to pass to mount but Drive is defending the position.
Drive holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Still in half guard, Leifsson seems content to control.
Drive felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Leifsson is looking to take a break and control but Drive is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drive is looking to improve his position.
Leifsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Drive is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Leifsson is trying to work for a kimura but Drive is defending well.
Leifsson tries to pass to full mount but Drive defends it.
Leifsson trying to control the action but Drive is working from the bottom.
Drive trying to hold on to Leifsson's head to control him but Leifsson postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sloppy strikes from Drive. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Leifsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drive.
A combination from Leifsson does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson sizes up Drive with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drive throws a jab when Leifsson was well out of range.
Leifsson with a jab.
Leifsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drive cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leifsson staying out of range there.
Leifsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Leifsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tim Drive seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leifsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leifsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Leifsson.
Drive is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leifsson rather than just go for the knockout.
A cross from Drive lands.
Leifsson ducks under a wild hook from Drive.
A big right from Drive misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skjoldr Leifsson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Drive takes a swing at Leifsson's ribcage but misses.

Leifsson rushes Drive and presses him up against the cage.
Drive blocking some punches.
Leifsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Drive backwards.
Drive misses with a body punch.
Drive working aggressively here.
Leifsson has a couple of punches blocked by Drive.
Leifsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leifsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drive.
Leifsson fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drive lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leifsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drive smiles and moves away.
Drive keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drive scores with a body shot.
Drive avoids the head kick by Leifsson.
Drive only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Drive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drive throws a body shot but no joy.
Drive circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leifsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drive misses with a hook
and Leifsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Drive ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leifsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leifsson misses with a straight right.
Drive takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drive ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leifsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drive counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Leifsson does no damage.
Leifsson blocks a jab.
Leifsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Drive.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leifsson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drive fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leifsson manages to avoid it.
Drive loads up on a big right hand but Leifsson slips the punch.
Drive lands with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Leifsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leifsson.
Drive misses with a looping right.
Leifsson throws a jab when Drive was well out of range.
Drive misses with a left hand
and Leifsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drive swings widly with a right hand
and Leifsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leifsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drive steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leifsson.
Drive ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drive. Leifsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drive slips a jab from Leifsson.

Leifsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drive, pushing him back against the cage.
Skjoldr Leifsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drive throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drive leaning against his opponent.
Drive missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drive.
Drive goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drive misses with a punch to the body.
Leifsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Drive uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drive slows down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Drive receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Drive is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Leifsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson misses with a body punch.
Drive misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Leifsson fails to land.
Drive's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drive struggles to land a body shot inside as Leifsson controls his hands.
Leifsson tries to pull guard but Drive holds him up against the cage and eventually Leifsson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skjoldr Leifsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Drive.
Drive throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drive misses with a body punch.
Leifsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leifsson is trying to pull guard but Drive turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drive tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leifsson's elbow.
Drive tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drive doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leifsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drive pressing his opponent against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Skjoldr Leifsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leifsson 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skjoldr Leifsson!
Skjoldr Leifsson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.