PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nils Ragnaar (ranked 1536 p4p, 1526 weight class) and Jinjing Yan (ranked 193 p4p, 192 weight class). Ragnaar comes to the cage accompanied by Mustasch - The Wave. 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.

Ragnaar
vs
Yan

188 cm
43
194
26 - 18 - 1

184 cm
29
185
14 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Brooklyn Threads

Urban Fighter

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 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jinjing Yan!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar dips to his left and cracks Yan with an uppercut!
Yan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ragnaar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ragnaar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick which misses Yan's front leg but catches the back leg as Yan tries to avoid it.
Ragnaar jabs Yan right on the nose. Yan blinks but takes it well.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnaar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ragnaar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yan in his tracks.
Yan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yan walks into a stiff left hand from Ragnaar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar misses with a head kick.
Ragnaar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yan takes a step back to recover.
Ragnaar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ragnaar, as that shot connected.
Yan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick which misses Yan's front leg but catches the back leg as Yan tries to avoid it.
Yan avoids the head kick by Ragnaar.
Yan throws a body punch but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ragnaar misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yan! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as Ragnaar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yan doesn't seem phased though.
Ragnaar lands a right hook to the body.
Ragnaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ragnaar finds it's way round the side to connect with Yan's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a head kick but Yan moves out of range.
Ragnaar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnaar delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnaar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ragnaar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragnaar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yan.
Ragnaar scores with a head kick.
Ragnaar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yan throws a lazy right hand but Ragnaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnaar. That's going to slow Yan down.
Ragnaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnaar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Ragnaar as he connects with a hook.
Ragnaar thows a body kick. Yan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab, jab by Ragnaar - just one landing.
Ragnaar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yan there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Yan misses.
Ragnaar cracks Yan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yan throws a body punch but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Yan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses.
Yan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ragnaar lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ragnaar lands a head shot.
A good leg kick by Ragnaar.
Yan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ragnaar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ragnaar throws a wild body kick that Yan sees coming a mile off.
Ragnaar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ragnaar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar pushes Yan away with a front kick.
Ragnaar scores with a body shot.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick that knocks Yan off balance momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nils Ragnaar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ragnaar lands with an overhand left.
Ragnaar lands a really nice looking cross but Yan seems unphased.
Yan throws a body punch but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nils Ragnaar is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragnaar cracks Yan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ragnaar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yan doesn't seem bothered though.
Ragnaar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yan can do to turn this around?
Ragnaar is looking to slow Yan down with leg kicks.
Ragnaar throws a nice head kick!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ragnaar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Yan is rocked!
Yan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yan is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnaar finish him?
Ragnaar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yan seems to have recovered his senses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ragnaar. Yan shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar is looking to slow Yan down with leg kicks.
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ragnaar with the inside leg kick.
Ragnaar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ragnaar throws a nice head kick!
Ragnaar with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Ragnaar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands a jab.
Ragnaar lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ragnaar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ragnaar lands a jab to Yan's midsection.
Yan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good shot there by Ragnaar.
Yan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ragnaar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A good leg kick by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar connects with a solid leg kick.
Ragnaar catches Yan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ragnaar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a shot from downtown. Yan moves away and avoids it.
Ragnaar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnaar misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Yan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ragnaar is looking to land body kicks.
Ragnaar lands with a shot to the body.
Ragnaar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yan on the side of the head.
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick.
Ragnaar scoring well with a low kick there.
Ragnaar punishes Yan's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ragnaar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yan scrambles back to his feet.
Ragnaar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab, jab by Ragnaar - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Ragnaar there.
Ragnaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ragnaar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ragnaar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yan throws out the jab.
Yan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar throws a wild body kick that Yan sees coming a mile off.
Yan walks into a stiff left hand from Ragnaar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nils Ragnaar 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!

Ragnaar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yan on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Yan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ragnaar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yan. Yan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ragnaar misses with a shot to the body
and Ragnaar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ragnaar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yan's sensitive parts.
Yan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ragnaar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A left lands for Ragnaar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ragnaar lands a jab to the head.
Ragnaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnaar.
Yan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Ragnaar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Decent striking displayed by Ragnaar there.
Ragnaar connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnaar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yan just misses with a punch to the body.
Yan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ragnaar with a hook.
Ragnaar scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Ragnaar.
Yan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnaar lunges at Yan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yan's hand.
Ragnaar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Ragnaar finds it's way through Yan's defenses.
Ragnaar cracks Yan with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ragnaar - the referee stops the clock and Yan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ragnaar. Yan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab from Ragnaar finds it's way through Yan's defenses.
Ragnaar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Yan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ragnaar connects with a solid leg kick.
Ragnaar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands a nice looking body shot.
Ragnaar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ragnaar with a jab.
Yan blocks the body kick.
Yan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragnaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnaar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ragnaar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar thumps Yan with a low kick.
Yan takes one to the side of the head.
Ragnaar scoring well with a low kick there.
Ragnaar throws a shot to the body.
Ragnaar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ragnaar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ragnaar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ragnaar looks to land a body kick but Yan moved away.
Yan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jinjing Yan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnaar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Ragnaar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ragnaar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Ragnaar!
Nils Ragnaar made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Sweet Revenge, Sweet Sweet Revenge Baby'.