PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Danneskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Down - Stone The Crow. The crowd seem to be enjoying Danneskjold's choice of entrance music: Battle Ready - Otep. Ragnar Danneskjold has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rick Thomas's chin.

Thomas
vs
Danneskjold

185 cm
26
194 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

182 cm
26
190 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjold!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Danneskjold's sensitive parts.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Danneskjold counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Danneskjold is just out of range.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold misses with a shot to the body
and Danneskjold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danneskjold tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Danneskjold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danneskjold throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Danneskjold stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Danneskjold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab lands there for Thomas.
Rick Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danneskjold throws a low kick, looking for Thomas's leg but Thomas calmly moves out of range.
Danneskjold lands with a right hand.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Danneskjold misses with a low kick.
Danneskjold wants to slow Thomas down by chopping away at his legs.
Danneskjold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danneskjold scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Rick Thomas has been cut.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas lands a jab.
Danneskjold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ragnar Danneskjold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Thomas.
Danneskjold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
Thomas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Danneskjold saw that one coming.
Danneskjold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Danneskjold on the side of the head.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Danneskjold moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Thomas finds it's way through Danneskjold's defenses.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold misses with a straight right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Danneskjold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danneskjold wants to clinch.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Danneskjold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Danneskjold ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Danneskjold on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Danneskjold misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Danneskjold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thomas scores with a jab. Danneskjold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Danneskjold throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danneskjold throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Thomas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Danneskjold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danneskjold throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a one-two to the body.
Danneskjold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas takes a swing at Danneskjold's ribcage but misses.
Danneskjold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Danneskjold off to one side.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
Danneskjold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danneskjold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danneskjold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danneskjold moves away.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danneskjold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Danneskjold closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danneskjold is keeping busy.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Danneskjold.
Thomas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Danneskjold stalling against the cage.
Thomas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danneskjold backwards.
Danneskjold digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Danneskjold struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.

Danneskjold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Danneskjold misses with an uppercut.
Ragnar Danneskjold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danneskjold throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Danneskjold throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Danneskjold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Danneskjold's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danneskjold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A good leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Danneskjold finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as Danneskjold shoots in.
Thomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas lands with a straight right. Danneskjold didn't see that one coming.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Danneskjold looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Danneskjold.
Rick Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Danneskjold.
Danneskjold blocks a jab.
Rick Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Danneskjold misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Danneskjold had a free shot at his head there.
Danneskjold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Danneskjold misses with a kick to the body
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind Danneskjold 's knee.
Danneskjold is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Thomas.
A low kick from Danneskjold misses
and Thomas counters with a left and a right that stings Danneskjold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas cracks the inside of Danneskjold's front leg.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rick Thomas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thomas connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Thomas.
Thomas scores with the left hand. Danneskjold knows he should have avoided that one.
Thomas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thomas slips a jab from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold throws a leg kick that misses.
Danneskjold is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Danneskjold doesn't seem phased though.
Danneskjold wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Good shot there by Thomas.
Thomas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danneskjold on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Danneskjold shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thomas pinned against the cage. Thomas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Danneskjold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Danneskjold throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Thomas.
and Thomas counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Danneskjold! He's just covering up as Thomas starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Thomas!
Rick Thomas retains his middleweight title!