PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kari Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mauricio Rua enters the cage!

Ragnarsson
vs
Rua

194 cm
25
223 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

187 cm
30
200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

West Coast Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kari Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Ragnarsson misses
and Rua counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rua.

It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
Rua blocks a leg kick.
Kari Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses
and Rua counters with a good, hard body kick but Ragnarsson shrugs it off.
Rua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Rua sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ragnarsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ragnarsson wants to slow Rua down by chopping away at his legs.
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnarsson.
Nice straight punches there by Ragnarsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ragnarsson, right into the meat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rua checks a leg kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Rua misses.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Rua sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Rua misses.
Rua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnarsson.
A good leg kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rua's sensitive parts.
Ragnarsson missing with a left hand there. Rua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Ragnarsson cracks Rua with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rua looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ragnarsson finish him?

Rua is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Ragnarsson engages and cracks Rua with a massive lead left hook - Rua tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Ragnarsson is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kari Ragnarsson!