PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nassir Bey (ranked 5281 p4p, 4409 weight class) and Aleksander Ragnarsson (ranked 532 p4p, 488 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ragnarsson's choice of entrance music: If I had a Heart. Aleksander Ragnarsson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bey
vs
Ragnarsson

185 cm
18
155
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
165
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Brachial Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nassir Bey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksander Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bey.
Ragnarsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ragnarsson wants it to stay on the feet.

Bey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ragnarsson pushes Bey away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bey gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bey working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bey 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.

Bey has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ragnarsson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bey yanks on the arm and Ragnarsson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bey.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nassir Bey!