PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turk Ransel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Per Andersson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Turk Ransel's chin.

Ransel
vs
Andersson

190 cm
24
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

198 cm
25
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Turk Ransel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Per Andersson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ransel darts in and clinches Andersson up against the cage.

Ransel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ransel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Ransel.
Nice shot lands for Ransel.

It looks like Per Andersson has been cut.
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!
Ransel tries to clinch but Andersson is having none of it.
Andersson throws a series of punches but Ransel avoids them all with ease.
Andersson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andersson misses with a body shot.
Ransel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Ransel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ransel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ransel lands a shoulder strike.
Ransel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ransel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anderssons head.
Andersson tries to circle away but Ransel has him pinned against the cage.

Ransel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ransel looks to land a right hand but Andersson moved out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Andersson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ransel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ransel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turk Ransel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ransel misses with a hook to the body
and Andersson counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ransel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andersson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andersson scores with a nice head shot.
Ransel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Andersson counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Ransel misses.
Andersson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ransel, as that shot connected.
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!
Andersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Ransel lands a left and a right that send Andersson crashing to the mat, dazed. Ransel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Andersson looks gassed!
Andersson throws a good cross that connects.
Ransel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Andersson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Ransel misses.
Ransel tries to clinch there but Andersson circles away.
Andersson misses with a body shot.
Ransel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ransel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson misses with a few strikes there.
Ransel tries to bum rush Andersson with a series of wild strikes but Andersson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andersson moves out of range as Ransel strikes.
Andersson misses with a double jab.

Ransel moves into the clinch successfully.
Ransel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ransel keeps control of Andersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Ransel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andersson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ransel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andersson.
Andersson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Andersson misses with a hook.
Ransel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ransel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ransel throws a big shot that misses.
Andersson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ransel backs up against the cage.
Ransel throws a right and a left that Andersson avoids nicely.
Andersson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson misses with a looping right.
Andersson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Andersson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ransel connects with a looping right hand.
Andersson swinging wildly here.
Andersson looks to land a combination but Ransel avoids it well.
Andersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andersson throws a right hand that Ransel ducks under and follows up with a left that Ransel also avoids with ease.
Ransel misses with a hook. Andersson ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Andersson - just one landing.
Ransel throws a one two combo.
Andersson keeps the fight on the outside.
Andersson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Ransel to counter with a crisp jab.
Andersson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ransel.
Ransel misses with an uppercut. Andersson saw that one coming.
Ransel tries to clinch up but Andersson circles away and keeps his distance.
Andersson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andersson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ransel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersson. Ransel does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ransel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andersson.
Ransel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ransel throws the left hand but Andersson avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Andersson does no damage.
Andersson connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to de liver by Andersson. Beautiful body shot.
Ransel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andersson lands with a nice combination. Ransel backs away looking to recover.
Nice jab there from Andersson.
The fighters circling - Ransel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andersson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Ransel has managed to clinch.
Ransel lands a body shot.
Ransel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ransel keeps control of Andersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ransel lands a shoulder strike.

Ransel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ransel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andersson, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turk Ransel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Per Andersson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ransel fails to land with a series of punches.
Andersson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ransel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Turk Ransel is winning the standup battle so far.
Ransel misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Ransel misses the target.
Ransel tries to clinch but Andersson moves out of range.
Ransel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andersson to score with a decent uppercut.
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ransel is just out of range.
Andersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ransel was well out of range. Poor timing from Andersson.
Andersson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersson throws a right hand that Ransel ducks under and follows up with a left that Ransel also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Ransel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andersson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andersson is breathing heavily.
Ransel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andersson walks into a jab.
Andersson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ransel lands a lovely overhand right.
Andersson throws a series of punches but Ransel avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Andersson misses.
Andersson throws a shot from downtown. Ransel moves away and avoids it.

Ransel rushes Andersson and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ransel.
Ransel scores with a shoulder strike.

Ransel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ransel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Andersson. Andersson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Turk Ransel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ransel moves in looking to clinch but Andersson pushes him off.
A shot to de liver by Ransel. Beautiful body shot.
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!

Ransel drops Andersson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Andersson looks back up at him and smiles so Ransel waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

That has opened up Per Andersson's cut even more.
Ransel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ransel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andersson can do to turn this around?
Ransel tries to clinch but Andersson moves out of range.
Ransel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Ransel takes the fight into the clinch.
Ransel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Ransel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Ransel misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ransel misses.
Ransel misses with a two punch combination.
Ransel lands with a cross.
Ransel takes a swing at Andersson's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersson. Ransel does a little dance to reset his feet.

Ransel clinches with his opponent.
Ransel lands a hook that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Ransel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Andersson takes a shot to the head.

Ransel breaks from the clinch.
Ransel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andersson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ransel circles away quickly and effectively.

Ransel pushes Andersson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ransel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ransel lands a shot to the body.

Ransel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Ransel.
Ransel takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ransel misses the jab.
Ransel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andersson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ransel looks to land a combination but Andersson avoids it well.
Ransel misses with a few strikes there.
Andersson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Andersson.
Andersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ransel.
Andersson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Andersson.
Ransel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andersson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ransel at a distance.
Andersson misses with a body shot.
Andersson lands a right hook to the body.
Andersson lands a nice looking body shot.
Ransel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andersson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ransel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ransel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Andersson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andersson looks to land a combination but Ransel avoids it well.
Ransel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andersson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Andersson duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersson digs a good body shot into Ransel's ribs.
A punch combination from Andersson misses.
Andersson lands a right hook to the body.
Andersson works Ransel's body with a nice hook.
Ransel staying out of range there.
Ransel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andersson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andersson lands with a hook. Ransel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ransel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Andersson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andersson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andersson misses with a body shot

and Ransel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ransel.

Ransel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turk Ransel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Per Andersson's cut.
That's time! Ransel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ransel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Andersson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ransel thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ransel. Andersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Ransel misses.
Andersson ducks under a wild hook from Ransel.
A slow jab from Ransel misses its intended target.
Ransel tries to clinch but Andersson is having none of it.

Ransel clinches with his opponent.

Ransel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andersson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ransel.
No joy there for Andersson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ransel slips under a jab.
Ransel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andersson manages to avoid it.
Ransel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson dodges the punch combination from Ransel.
Andersson throws a hook but Ransel avoids it easily.
Ransel scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andersson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Ransel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ransel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ransel tries to clinch but Andersson moves out of range.
Ransel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ransel wants to clinch up but Andersson keeps it at a distance.

Ransel closes the distance and clinches.
Ransel lands a nice shot to the body.
Ransel lands with a short shot to the head.
Ransel lands a shoulder strike.

Ransel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ransel loads up on a big right hand but Andersson slips the punch.
A shot to the body from Andersson misses
and Ransel counters with a three punch combo that has Andersson backing up. Andersson nods at Ransel to acknowledge the strikes.
Ransel 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ransel missing with a left hand there. Andersson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ransel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andersson.
Ransel misses with a double jab.

Ransel clinches.

Ransel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ransel tries to clinch up but Andersson circles away and keeps his distance.
Turk Ransel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ransel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ransel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andersson throws a combination that misses

and Ransel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ransel.
Andersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ransel lands with a left to the head.
Ransel has Andersson pressed against the cage, preventing Andersson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Andersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ransel presses Andersson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ransel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ransel lands a hook that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.

Ransel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ransel thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ransel clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andersson.

Ransel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ransel lands with a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Ransel.
Andersson walks into a stiff left hand from Ransel.

Ransel moves into range and clinches up with Andersson.

Ransel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Andersson.
Ransel throws the left hand but Andersson avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Ransel finds it's target.
Andersson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ransel rather than just go for the knockout.
Andersson misses with a two punch combination.
Ransel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Andersson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ransel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ransel was well out of range. Poor timing from Andersson.
Ransel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Per Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ransel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Andersson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Andersson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ransel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Ransel moves into range and clinches up with Andersson.

Ransel manages to break the clinch.
Ransel scores with a jab to the head.
Andersson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ransel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andersson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ransel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ransel.
Andersson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ransel. Ransel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ransel looks to land a combination but Andersson avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Turk Ransel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ransel 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turk Ransel!