PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lodbrok
vs
Harris

191 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ragnar Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Harris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harris throws out a powerful jab.
Lodbrok looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Lodbrok takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lodbrok misses with a wild body shot.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Lodbrok changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harris tries to avoid it but Lodbrok manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harris to the ground. Harris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brian Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lodbrok scores with a takedown into Harris's guard.
Lodbrok trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lodbrok throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodbrok pushing down on Harris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lodbrok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lodbrok missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harris holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris is looking for a sweep. Lodbrok is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lodbrok has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lodbrok winds up and cracks Harris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lodbrok missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
Lodbrok lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lodbrok.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lodbrok slips nicely into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lodbrok thows a huge punch but Harris dodges it nicely.
Lodbrok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Lodbrok there.
Harris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lodbrok. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lodbrok trying to pass the guard but Harris defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lodbrok lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lodbrok is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harris taking some punishment here, with Lodbrok in his half guard.
Lodbrok is nestled in close to Harris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lodbrok scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lodbrok thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lodbrok stops Harris from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lodbrok lands a nice short elbow.

Harris is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodbrok lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Harris quite badly. Harris pulls Lodbrok in close trying to recover. Lodbrok postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Harris on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Harris doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Lodbrok!
After the big win, Ragnar Lodbrok made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.