PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Danneskjold
vs
Reinhardt

182 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Purity Fight Nutrition

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leon Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhardt wants to clinch up but Danneskjold keeps it at a distance.
Reinhardt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danneskjold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danneskjold slips under a jab from Reinhardt.

Danneskjold shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Danneskjold is looking to work some ground and pound but Reinhardt has wrist control.
Danneskjold throwing strikes from guard but Reinhardt blocks nicely.
Reinhardt trying to keep a closed guard but Danneskjold is proving a slippery customer.
Danneskjold wants to pass the guard but Reinhardt is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinhardt trying to keep a closed guard but Danneskjold is proving a slippery customer.
Reinhardt keeping moving, preventing Danneskjold from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold looking to sit in guard and control but Reinhardt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Danneskjold looking for a sweep. Not yet Danneskjold, not yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Danneskjold swats away the attempt to clinch by Reinhardt.
Danneskjold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reinhardt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danneskjold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danneskjold will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reinhardt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danneskjold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt wants to clinch up but Danneskjold keeps it at a distance.
Reinhardt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reinhardt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reinhardt tries to clinch but Danneskjold moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reinhardt tries to clinch up but Danneskjold circles away and keeps his distance.
Reinhardt wants to clinch up but Danneskjold keeps it at a distance.

Reinhardt darts in and clinches Danneskjold up against the cage.
Danneskjold stalling in the clinch but Reinhardt improves position.
Danneskjold blocking some punches.
Danneskjold slows down the pace here.
Reinhardt has a couple of punches blocked by Danneskjold.
A head punch on the inside from Reinhardt fails to land.
Reinhardt is looking to control Danneskjold's arms but Danneskjold gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reinhardt has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reinhardt.
Danneskjold is trying to stall.
Danneskjold throws a punch but it's blocked by Reinhardt.
Danneskjold trying to stall but Reinhardt improves his position.
Reinhardt throws a head punch that misses.
Reinhardt pushes Danneskjold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reinhardt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Danneskjold wants to break the clinch but can't.
Danneskjold looking to stall.

Reinhardt breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danneskjold bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reinhardt's head.
Leon Reinhardt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reinhardt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reinhardt doesn't manage to clinch there - Danneskjold circles away.
Reinhardt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reinhardt wants to clinch up but Danneskjold keeps it at a distance.
Reinhardt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Ragnar Danneskjold has been cut.
Reinhardt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reinhardt moves out of range of the strikes.
Danneskjold keeps the fight on the outside.
Danneskjold misses with a wild combination.
Danneskjold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reinhardt tries to clinch but Danneskjold moves out of range.
Reinhardt is looking to clinch but Danneskjold is avoiding it.
Reinhardt wants to clinch up but Danneskjold keeps it at a distance.
Danneskjold misses with a wild combination.
Reinhardt wants to clinch up but Danneskjold keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reinhardt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reinhardt tries to close the distance and clinch but Danneskjold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reinhardt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reinhardt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danneskjold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danneskjold takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reinhardt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danneskjold misses with a series of wild punches.
Danneskjold keeps the fight on the outside.
Danneskjold keeps the fight on the outside.
Reinhardt is looking to clinch but Danneskjold is avoiding it.
Reinhardt moves in looking to clinch but Danneskjold pushes him off.
Danneskjold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reinhardt slips a jab and a cross from Danneskjold.
Reinhardt tries to clinch there but Danneskjold circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Reinhardt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ragnar Danneskjold's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Reinhardt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danneskjold.
A lazy left from Reinhardt finds it's target.
Reinhardt doesn't manage to clinch there - Danneskjold circles away.
Reinhardt tries to clinch up.
Reinhardt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reinhardt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reinhardt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danneskjold throws a hook but Reinhardt avoids it easily.
Reinhardt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danneskjold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reinhardt is looking to clinch but Danneskjold is avoiding it.
Reinhardt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold throws a hook but Reinhardt blocks it.
Reinhardt tries to close the distance and clinch but Danneskjold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Danneskjold pushes Reinhardt up against the cage in a clinch.
Reinhardt working aggressively here.
Danneskjold tries to break the clinch but Reinhardt is controlling the position.
Reinhardt working aggressively here.
Danneskjold tries to stall but Reinhardt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Danneskjold seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Reinhardt is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.

Danneskjold manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Danneskjold changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reinhardt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reinhardt wants to control but Danneskjold postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danneskjold is trying to move to mount but Reinhardt reverses beautifully and ends up in Danneskjold's guard.
Reinhardt advances position into side control!

Reinhardt stands up.
Reinhardt tries to clinch but Danneskjold is having none of it.
Danneskjold misses the shot to the body.
Reinhardt moves in looking to clinch but Danneskjold pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt wants to clinch.
Reinhardt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reinhardt darts in trying to clinch

and Danneskjold decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reinhardt's guard.
Danneskjold wants to control from the top but Reinhardt keeps moving.
Danneskjold looking to pass the guard.
Reinhardt controls Danneskjold momentarily but Danneskjold frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reinhardt has his feet on Danneskjold's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Reinhardt wants to clinch

and Danneskjold counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reinhardt's guard now.
Danneskjold passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Danneskjold remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Danneskjold throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Reinhardt works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Reinhardt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Danneskjold is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt gets back to full guard.
Danneskjold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reinhardt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reinhardt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danneskjold.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reinhardt trying to control the position here.
Danneskjold throws a strike but Reinhardt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Danneskjold dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ragnar Danneskjold's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Danneskjold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Danneskjold.
Reinhardt closes the distance but Danneskjold moves to the side
and Danneskjold counters with a three punch combo that has Reinhardt backing up. Reinhardt nods at Danneskjold to acknowledge the strikes.
Reinhardt closes the distance but Danneskjold moves to the side
and Danneskjold counters with a good low kick that Reinhardt was not able to check.

Reinhardt instigates a clinch.
Danneskjold can't get the takedown.
Reinhardt lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Danneskjold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reinhardt tries to clinch
and Danneskjold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danneskjold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reinhardt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Danneskjold's hands.

Ragnar Danneskjold's cut is getting worse.
Leon Reinhardt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Reinhardt wants to clinch
and Danneskjold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reinhardt clinches but Danneskjold breaks the clinch

and Danneskjold counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reinhardt's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold throwing strikes but missing.
Danneskjold trying to control but Reinhardt is working from the bottom.
Danneskjold wants to pass the guard but Reinhardt is keeping the position.
Danneskjold postures up.
Danneskjold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Danneskjold looking to sit in guard and control but Reinhardt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reinhardt trying to control the position from guard on top but Danneskjold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reinhardt forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danneskjold wants to get back to full guard.
Danneskjold is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Danneskjold!
Reinhardt looking to control but Danneskjold is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Danneskjold tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Danneskjold is squirming around, avoiding Reinhardt's attempts to control the action.
Reinhardt prevents Danneskjold from getting the reversal.
Reinhardt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Danneskjold regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Danneskjold showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Danneskjold has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

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