PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Danneskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts comes to the cage accompanied by Xxplosive. Danneskjold has chosen Battle Ready - Otep as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Watts
vs
Danneskjold

180 cm
24
200 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

182 cm
27
190 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjold!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danneskjold tries a low kick but Watts avoids it.
Watts lands a jab to Danneskjold's midsection.
Danneskjold moves away from the strike by Watts.
Watts misses with an uppercut
enabling Danneskjold to counter with a crisp jab.

Watts gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Danneskjold is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Watts.
Danneskjold working aggressively here.

Danneskjold breaks the clinch.
Watts needs to keep his hands up - Danneskjold had a free shot at his head there.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danneskjold moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Danneskjold.
Watts jabs at Danneskjold's body.
Watts throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Danneskjold.
Danneskjold lands a jab to Watts's midsection.
Danneskjold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watts throws a right and a left that Danneskjold avoids nicely.
Danneskjold misses with a body shot.
Watts misses with an uppercut. Danneskjold saw that one coming.
Danneskjold jabs Watts to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Danneskjold clinches up with Watts and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Danneskjold on the inside.
Danneskjold is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Danneskjold's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Watts misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danneskjold missing with knees to the body.
Danneskjold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danneskjold lands a right hand.
Watts changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Danneskjold fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Watts cracks Danneskjold with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Watts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Watts blocks a jab.
Watts throws an overhand right that lands on Danneskjold's shoulder, as Danneskjold tries to avoid the shot.
Danneskjold throws a hook but Watts blocks it.
Watts throws a series of strikes that have Danneskjold backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Watts.
Watts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Danneskjold tries to avoid it but Watts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Danneskjold to the ground. Danneskjold escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Danneskjold lands a nice looking body shot.
Watts is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Danneskjold.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Danneskjold.
Danneskjold is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Watts gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danneskjold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Danneskjold prevents a body shot from Watts.
Danneskjold is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watts is keeping busy.
Danneskjold throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Danneskjold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Danneskjold tries a knee to the head but Watts blocks it.
Danneskjold can't break the clinch.

Danneskjold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watts misses with an uppercut
and Danneskjold counters with a one-two to the body.
Danneskjold lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Watts at a distance.
Watts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danneskjold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Watts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danneskjold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Watts.
Danneskjold fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watts on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danneskjold shoots in but no luck this time.
Watts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danneskjold fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Danneskjold misses with a wild combination.
Watts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Danneskjold. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Danneskjold.
Danneskjold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danneskjold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watts.

Danneskjold gets caught napping as Watts dives in and scores a takedown. Danneskjold manages to retain guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Danneskjold is looking to sweep but instead, Watts has passed into half guard.
Danneskjold is trying to control but can't.
Danneskjold tries to get to full guard but Watts has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts stalling.
Danneskjold slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Watts throwing strikes from guard but Danneskjold blocks nicely.
Danneskjold seems keen to control Watts's posture.
Watts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold pulls Watts in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Danneskjold is on top in guard.
Watts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Danneskjold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danneskjold connects with a couple of short punches.
Watts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Danneskjold tries to free his leg and advance position but Watts is retaining full guard.
Danneskjold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Danneskjold wants to control from the top but Watts keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danneskjold makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold throws a big right hand that misses.
Danneskjold passes into half guard.
Danneskjold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Danneskjold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Danneskjold is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Watts has managed to free his arm - good work.

Watts is defending against the submission attempts here by Danneskjold.
Danneskjold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Danneskjold seems to be looking for submissions.

Danneskjold is looking for submissions but instead, Watts has regained full guard.
Danneskjold wants to pass the guard but Watts is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danneskjold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Danneskjold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Danneskjold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watts.
Watts just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Watts.
Danneskjold connects with a single shot there.
Watts slips under a jab from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
Danneskjold thows a body shot but no joy.
Danneskjold lands with a straight right. Watts didn't see that one coming.
Danneskjold misses with a series of wild punches.

Danneskjold has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watts as Danneskjold tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danneskjold.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watts.
Watts trying to stall but Danneskjold improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Watts fails to land.
Watts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danneskjold gets through Watts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Watts has a couple of punches blocked by Danneskjold.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watts as Danneskjold tries to tie him up.
Danneskjold has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Watts avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Watts blocking some punches.
Danneskjold misses with a body punch.
Danneskjold has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Watts is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Danneskjold struggles to land a body shot inside as Watts controls his hands.
Danneskjold is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold is trying to break the clinch but Watts is controlling him.
Watts is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Watts working aggressively here.
Danneskjold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Danneskjold fails to land.
Danneskjold misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts lands a hook that snaps the head of Danneskjold backwards.
Watts lands an uppercut.
Watts looking for a takedown.
Danneskjold takes a shot to the head.
Watts is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Danneskjold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watts stalling in the clinch but Danneskjold improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts is pressed up against the cage. Danneskjold has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Watts down to the mat. Watts avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tyrone Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Danneskjold.
Watts circles away from the clinch attempt.

Danneskjold clinches up with Watts and pushes him back against the cage.
Danneskjold tries to break the clinch but Watts is controlling the position.
Danneskjold is trying to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Watts takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Danneskjold is looking to control Watts's arms but Watts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Danneskjold has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Danneskjold fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Watts breaks from the clinch.
Danneskjold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Danneskjold sizes up Watts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watts throws the left hand but Danneskjold avoids the punch easily.
Watts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnar Danneskjold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Danneskjold darts in and clinches Watts up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Danneskjold.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danneskjold trying to control the position but instead, Watts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Danneskjold into the cage.
Danneskjold lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danneskjold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watts's elbow.
Tyrone Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danneskjold backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Danneskjold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Danneskjold has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Danneskjold!