PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Danneskjold might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Destroy Everything - Hatebreed. Zenin has chosen Helloween - Power as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Danneskjold
vs
Zenin

182 cm
28
190 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

172 cm
28
187 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Fast

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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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vladimir Zenin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zenin lands a nice hook to Danneskjold's body. Danneskjold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danneskjold tries a low kick but Zenin avoids it.
Zenin cracks Danneskjold with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Danneskjold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Danneskjold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Danneskjold - that will leave a mark!
Danneskjold moves away from the strike by Zenin.

Zenin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zenin throws an elbow but Danneskjold slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danneskjold is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zenin off and has taken his back!
Danneskjold has Zenin flattened out and is raining down punches.
I really don't envy Zenin right now.
Danneskjold is punishing Zenin with some ground and pound.
Zenin tries to break free.
Zenin turns into Danneskjold and is now in his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Danneskjold is on top in guard.
Danneskjold tries to free his leg and advance position but Zenin is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zenin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Danneskjold is one step ahead there.
Danneskjold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danneskjold trying to control the position from guard on top but Zenin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Zenin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Danneskjold is aware though and is defending well.
Danneskjold stopping the sweep attempt from Zenin.
Zenin keeping full guard, as Danneskjold tries to pass.

Danneskjold avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Danneskjold landing some decent shots from guard.
Danneskjold distracts Zenin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold postures up in Zenin's guard and throws a big left but Zenin blocks it.
Zenin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zenin wants to pass the guard but Danneskjold is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danneskjold keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Danneskjold is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zenin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zenin's back!
Zenin is in bad spot here.
Danneskjold lands strikes to the head.
Danneskjold connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Zenin to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
Zenin is covering up but some of the strikes from Danneskjold are getting through and doing damage.
I really don't envy Zenin right now.
Zenin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zenin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Danneskjold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zenin manages to get to full guard.

Zenin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Danneskjold has passed into half guard!
Zenin is not content to let Danneskjold control the position.
Zenin wants to sweep but Danneskjold has passed to side control!
Danneskjold wants to control but Zenin is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zenin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zenin won't allow Danneskjold to pass to mount.
Danneskjold seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zenin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zenin wants to improve his position but Danneskjold is controlling well.
Zenin gets back to full guard.

Zenin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Danneskjold stacks Zenin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Danneskjold!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danneskjold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zenin keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zenin is trying to get back to half guard.
Zenin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ragnar Danneskjold will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zenin misses with the combination.
Danneskjold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zenin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Danneskjold throws a nice looking combination but Zenin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Danneskjold.
No luck for Danneskjold with that takedown attempt.
Danneskjold moves out of range as Zenin strikes.
A big right from Danneskjold misses.
Danneskjold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Zenin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Zenin on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Danneskjold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zenin lands with a cross.
Zenin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zenin takes a swing at Danneskjold's ribcage but misses.

Zenin moves into the clinch successfully.

Danneskjold breaks the clinch.
Zenin misses with a body shot.
Danneskjold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zenin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zenin. Danneskjold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zenin moves in looking to clinch but Danneskjold pushes him off.
Ragnar Danneskjold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zenin checks a leg kick.
Danneskjold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danneskjold misses the jab.
Zenin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zenin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Danneskjold finds it's way round the side to connect with Zenin's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold is looking to clinch.
Danneskjold fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zenin is out of range.
Zenin jabs Danneskjold right on the nose. Danneskjold blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zenin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danneskjold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zenin circles away quickly and effectively.
Zenin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Danneskjold swivels and escapes.
Danneskjold scores with a decent looking hook.
Vladimir Zenin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danneskjold lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zenin's sensitive parts.
Danneskjold stalks Zenin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zenin's face. Zenin staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Vladimir Zenin has been cut.
Danneskjold ducks under a wild hook from Zenin.
Vladimir Zenin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Danneskjold lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zenin doesn't seem phased though.
Danneskjold connects with a leg kick. Zenin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zenin throws an off balance right hand
and Danneskjold counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold pushes Zenin away with a front kick.
Zenin is breathing heavily.
Danneskjold is looking to clinch but Zenin is avoiding it.

Zenin closes the distance and clinches.
Zenin misses with a body punch.
Danneskjold lands a hook to the side of the head.

Danneskjold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danneskjold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zenin.
Danneskjold stuffs the takedown attempt from Zenin. Zenin gets slowly back to his feet.
Zenin wants to clinch but Danneskjold slips to the side
and Zenin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Zenin is rocked!
Danneskjold lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Zenin falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ragnar Danneskjold!
After winning the bout, Ragnar Danneskjold thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.