PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Thurman (ranked 22132 p4p, 2791 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 0 p4p, 373 weight class). Thurman comes to the cage accompanied by DMX lord give me a sign. Ragnaar has chosen Mustasch - The Wave as his entrance music. Nils Ragnaar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Thurman
vs
Ragnaar

188 cm
26
190
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
35
194
12 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Thurman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thurman ducks under a wild hook from Ragnaar.
Thurman takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Thurman .
Ragnaar throws a big shot that misses.
Ragnaar lands a nice hook to Thurman 's body. Thurman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ragnaar throws a jab when Thurman was well out of range.
Thurman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnaar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thurman 's head backwards.
Thurman misses with a straight right.
Thurman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thurman lands a really nice looking cross but Ragnaar seems unphased.
Jab, jab by Ragnaar - just one landing.
Thurman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnaar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Ragnaar moves away from the strike by Thurman .
Ragnaar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ragnaar slips under a jab from Thurman .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ragnaar with a jab.
Thurman throws the left hand but Ragnaar avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Ragnaar. That snapped Thurman 's head back.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ragnaar - that will leave a mark!
Thurman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnaar. Ragnaar obviously looking to wear him down.
Ragnaar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thurman .
Ragnaar tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Thurman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ragnaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thurman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thurman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ragnaar. That one must have hurt.
Ragnaar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ragnaar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thurman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Ragnaar misses.
Thurman loads up on a big right hand but Ragnaar slips the punch.
It seemed like Ragnaar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thurman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnaar manages to avoid it.
Ragnaar cracks Thurman with a good jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Ragnaar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ragnaar catches Thurman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking cross lands there for Thurman .
Ragnaar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ragnaar moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnaar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thurman throws a lazy right hand but Ragnaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thurman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ragnaar just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Thurman misses the target.
Ragnaar throws a right and a left that Thurman avoids nicely.
Ragnaar punishes Thurman 's body with a nice straight punch.
Ragnaar tried to score with a low kick but Thurman checks it.
Ragnaar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thurman throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnaar counters with an inside leg kick.
Ragnaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnaar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thurman slips a jab and a cross from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with a straight right.
Thurman slips a jab from Ragnaar.
A slow jab from Thurman misses its intended target.
Ragnaar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thurman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ragnaar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick which misses Thurman 's front leg but catches the back leg as Thurman tries to avoid it.
Thurman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thurman throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnaar counters with an inside leg kick.
Ragnaar digs a good body shot into Thurman 's ribs.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thurman moves out of range of the body kick from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar needs to keep his hands up - Thurman had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Thurman misses its intended target.
Ragnaar throws a looping overhand right but Thurman ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Thurman misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Thurman misses the target.
Ragnaar throws a looping overhand right but Thurman ducks down to avoid it.
Thurman misses the jab.
A nice side step and Ragnaar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ragnaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Thurman is just out of range.
Thurman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thurman misses with a looping left.
A big right from Thurman misses.
Ragnaar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thurman 's sensitive parts.
Thurman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ragnaar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ragnaar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nils Ragnaar 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.

Thurman throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnaar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ragnaar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ragnaar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ragnaar with a jab.
Thurman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ragnaar defending well as Thurman loads up on a big left hand.
Ragnaar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thurman . Thurman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Thurman is rocked!
Thurman misses with a looping right.
Both fighters circling a little - Ragnaar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ragnaar pushes Thurman away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ragnaar.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Thurman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Ragnaar tenderised Thurman 's leg. Thurman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thurman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ragnaar lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurman looks to land a combination but Ragnaar avoids it well.
Ragnaar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thurman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thurman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnaar.
Thurman moves away from the strike by Ragnaar.
Thurman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnaar.
Thurman misses with a hook. Ragnaar ducked under it nicely.
Ragnaar slips a straight right by Thurman .
Thurman misses with an uppercut
and Ragnaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thurman throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnaar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thurman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oh Thurman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnaar throws an overhand right that drops Thurman like a sack of potatoes! Ragnaar dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nils Ragnaar!
Nils Ragnaar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.