PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Ragnaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Collabra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnaar's entrance music is Dead Soul Tribe - Let The Hammer Fall . A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ragnaar
vs
Collabra

195 cm
19
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erik Ragnaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesus Collabra!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ragnaar doesn't manage to clinch there - Collabra circles away.
Collabra swats away the attempt to clinch by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar tries to clinch up but Collabra circles away and keeps his distance.

Collabra shoots in and bounces Ragnaar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Collabra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ragnaar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Collabra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collabra wants to control from the top but Ragnaar keeps moving.
Collabra throwing strikes from guard but Ragnaar blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collabra trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnaar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collabra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ragnaar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Collabra throwing strikes from guard but Ragnaar blocks nicely.
Collabra wants to control from the top but Ragnaar keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Collabra is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jesus Collabra.
Ragnaar moves in looking to clinch but Collabra pushes him off.
Jesus Collabra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collabra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Collabra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ragnaar avoids it really well and circles away.
Ragnaar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Collabra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ragnaar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Collabra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ragnaar as he jumps to the side.
Erik Ragnaar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Collabra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collabra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ragnaar swivels and escapes.

Ragnaar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ragnaar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Collabra backwards.
Ragnaar digs a right hand into Collabra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Collabra's gas tank.
Ragnaar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnaar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Collabra backwards.
Collabra looks gassed!
Ragnaar gets through Collabra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragnaar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ragnaar prevents the takedown attempt.
Ragnaar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ragnaar gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Collabra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ragnaar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ragnaar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Collabra up against the cage.
Ragnaar lands a nice uppercut.
Ragnaar lands with a short shot to the head.
Collabra letting Ragnaar take a breather here.
Ragnaar cracks Collabra with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice body punch from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Collabra or not.
Collabra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ragnaar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Collabra backwards.
Ragnaar just leaning against Collabra, taking a breather.
Ragnaar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Collabra backwards.
Ragnaar lands with a right to the head.
Ragnaar digs a right hand into Collabra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Collabra's gas tank.
Ragnaar scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnaar scores with a shot to the side of Collabra's head.
Ragnaar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ragnaar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Collabra backwards.
Collabra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ragnaar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ragnaar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Ragnaar.

Collabra is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Ragnaar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Collabra is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnaar finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragnaar is pushing Collabra up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ragnaar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnaar lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Collabra to his knees! Ragnaar keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Ragnaar!