PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Harrington (ranked 4783 p4p, 4769 weight class) and Odin Ragnarson (ranked 509 p4p, 402 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Harrington
vs
Ragnarson

179 cm
24
155
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Odin Ragnarson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ragnarson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrington, pushing him back against the cage.
Ragnarson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harrington walks away with a smile on his face. Ragnarson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harrington lands a two punch combo.
Harrington throws a right and a left that Ragnarson avoids nicely.
Ragnarson throws out a counter right but Harrington avoids it with no problem.
Ragnarson shoots in looking for a takedown but Harrington manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ragnarson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harrington dips to his left and cracks Ragnarson with an uppercut!
No joy there for Harrington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harrington tries to bum rush Ragnarson with a series of wild strikes but Ragnarson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Harrington rushes Ragnarson and presses him up against the cage.
Ragnarson is pushing Harrington up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ragnarson looking for a takedown.
Ray Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odin Ragnarson.

Harrington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ragnarson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington misses with a series of wild punches.
Ragnarson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harrington sprawls well. Harrington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ragnarson gets slowly back to his feet.
As Ragnarson backs away, Harrington returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ragnarson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ragnarson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ragnarson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ragnarson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harrington lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ragnarson is looking to clinch but Harrington is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Harrington.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harrington wants to clinch.
Ragnarson tries to counter by closing the distance.
A left lands for Harrington.
Some wild striking there from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson misses with a takedown
and Harrington counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harrington sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrington lands a nice shot that snaps Ragnarson's head back.
Ragnarson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harrington sprawls well. Harrington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ragnarson gets slowly back to his feet.
Harrington seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ragnarson looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harrington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ragnarson, pushing him back against the cage.

Ragnarson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Harrington regains guard.
Ragnarson stopping the sweep attempt from Harrington.
Harrington wants to get back to his feet but Ragnarson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ragnarson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Harrington scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington tries to clinch there but Ragnarson circles away.
Ragnarson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Harrington takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harrington scores with a one two! Ragnarson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ragnarson has his takedown stuffed
and Harrington counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harrington tests Ragnarson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Harrington scores with a four punch combination!
A nice combination there by Harrington.
Harrington is working the combinations to good effect here.
Harrington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnarson is looking to clinch.
Ragnarson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Harrington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harrington tests Ragnarson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ray Harrington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ragnarson fails with the takedown
and Harrington counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harrington's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harrington duly obliges.

Ragnarson moves into the clinch.

Harrington manages to break the clinch.

Ragnarson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harrington sprawls well initially but Ragnarson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ragnarson is thwarting Harrington's attempts to control the position.
Harrington is refusing to be controlled, as Ragnarson sits in half guard.

Ragnarson decides to return to a standing position.
Harrington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnarson can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harrington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington scores with a jab.
Harrington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ragnarson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Harrington lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ragnarson tries to clinch up but Harrington circles away and keeps his distance.
Ray Harrington is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragnarson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrington.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ragnarson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ragnarson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice sprawl there from Harrington as Ragnarson shoots in.
It looked like Harrington was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ray Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ragnarson is breathing heavily.
Harrington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ragnarson moves in looking to clinch but Harrington pushes him off.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harrington gets caught flat footed, as Ragnarson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harrington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson prevents Harrington from getting back to his feet.
Ragnarson controlling from the top position.
Ragnarson wants to pass the guard but Harrington is keeping the position.
Harrington wants to stand and escape but Ragnarson is having none of it.
Odin Ragnarson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Harrington closes the distance and clinches.
Ragnarson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrington's efforts to push away.
Ragnarson is struggling to control the position.

Harrington breaks the clinch.
Harrington lands a nice looking body kick.
Harrington lunges at Ragnarson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ragnarson's hand.
A shot to the liver by Harrington. Beautiful body shot.

Ragnarson closes the distance and clinches.
Ragnarson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrington's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harrington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrington with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Ragnarson rushes Harrington and presses him up against the cage.
Harrington avoiding damage as Ragnarson throws knees to the body.
Ragnarson tries to pull guard but Harrington forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ray Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odin Ragnarson.
Harrington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ragnarson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harrington tries to circle away but Ragnarson has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Harrington dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Harrington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ragnarson misses with a takedown
and Harrington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrington ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harrington lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Harrington. Beautiful body shot.
Harrington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harrington misses with the combination.
Ray Harrington 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.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnarson! But no joy.
A punch combination from Harrington misses.
Harrington looks to land a combination but Ragnarson avoids it well.
Harrington swings for the body but Ragnarson moves out of range.
Ragnarson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson tries to clinch there but Harrington circles away.
Ragnarson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harrington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrington moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRagnarson.
Sloppy strikes from Harrington. Those never looked like landing.
Jab from Harrington.
Ragnarson swinging wildly here.

Harrington moves into the clinch.
Harrington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Harrington breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harrington, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice combination there by Harrington.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harrington throws a series of punches but Ragnarson avoids them all with ease.

Ragnarson has closed the distance and engaged Harrington in a clinch.
Ragnarson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harrington gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harrington gets underhooks to prevent Ragnarson's takedown attempt.
Ray Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odin Ragnarson.
Ragnarson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Odin Ragnarson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ragnarson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ragnarson is trying to pull guard but Harrington has him pressed against the cage.

Harrington breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Harrington scores with a four punch combination!
Harrington throws a series of punches but Ragnarson avoids them all with ease.
Ragnarson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Ragnarson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harrington is trying to stand up here but Ragnarson is controlling him well.
Harrington scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ragnarson manages to mount him!
Ragnarson tries to control but Harrington wriggling away.
Ragnarson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ray Harrington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington tries to reverse the position but Ragnarson maintains control.
Ragnarson wants to control the pace but Harrington is squirming around nicely.
Ragnarson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ragnarson avoids the attempt from Harrington to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrington is looking to get to half guard.
Harrington tries to lock up and control but Ragnarson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Harrington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harrington, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Harrington!