PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Bishop (ranked 1003 p4p, 902 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 118 p4p, 110 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bishop
vs
Ragnarsson

200 cm
37
250
23 - 10 - 0

209 cm
35
276
27 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop misses with a series of wild punches.
Ragnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop tries to clinch but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Ragnarsson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ragnarsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bishop misses with a hook. Ragnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Ragnarsson as he connects with a hook.
Ragnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Bishop jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bishop.
Ragnarsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnarsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bishop's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ragnarsson clobbers Bishop with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ragnarsson throws an off balance right hand
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Ragnarsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bishop finds it's way round the side to connect with Ragnarsson's head.

Bishop drives through and clinches with Ragnarsson against the cage.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Ragnarsson on the inside.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Ragnarsson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsson thows a huge punch but Bishop dodges it nicely.
Ragnarsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bishop keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ragnarsson seems to be working for a kimura but Bishop defends the submission attempt.
Ragnarsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Ragnarsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to roll over but Ragnarsson keeps him under control.
Ragnarsson is pressing down on Bishop's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bishop is holding on for now.
Bishop is not content to let Ragnarsson control the position.
Ragnarsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bishop's head.
Bishop wants to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop keeping hold of Ragnarsson's head, controlling as best he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Ragnarsson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bishop is trying to defend but Ragnarsson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Bishop kicks off Ragnarsson and gets to his feet.

Ragnarsson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ragnarsson lands in his opponent's guard.
Ragnarsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop is pulling down on Ragnarsson's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop wants to stand up but Ragnarsson is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bishop is controlling Ragnarsson's posture.
Ragnarsson wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.

Ragnarsson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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!
Bishop checks a low kick from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bjorn Ragnarsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ragnarsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ragnarsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bishop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ragnarsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop fakes the leg kick and cracks Ragnarsson in the body.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnarsson moves out of range easily.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Ragnarsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
Bishop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No joy there for Ragnarsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragnarsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bishop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Bishop is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ragnarsson.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Ragnarsson misses with a right hand
and Bishop counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Bishop misses with a kick to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop fakes the leg kick and cracks Ragnarsson in the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Ragnarsson.
Bishop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ragnarsson throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Ragnarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Ragnarsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Bishop pushes Ragnarsson off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson connects with a body shot that sends Bishop's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more.
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Bishop misses its target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bishop. Ragnarsson shrugs it off though.
Ragnarsson is breathing heavily.
Ragnarsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ragnarsson throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Ragnarsson.
Bishop thuds his shin into the meat of Ragnarsson's side.

Bishop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ragnarsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Bishop lands an elbow that stopped Ragnarsson in his tracks for a moment.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.

The cut above Bjorn Ragnarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Bishop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ragnarsson is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Bishop.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Bishop lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
Bishop tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop digs a right hand into Ragnarsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnarsson's gas tank.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Bishop trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bishop.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.

Bishop manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Ragnarsson misses
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Ragnarsson sees coming a mile off.
Bishop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bishop moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnarsson can do to turn this around?
Bishop plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Ragnarsson to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Ragnarsson just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Keith Bishop!
An out of breath Keith Bishop thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.