PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osgar Ragnvaldr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Yurkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ragnvaldr
vs
Yurkov

181 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
20
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Osgar Ragnvaldr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitri Yurkov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Ragnvaldr with that takedown attempt.
Yurkov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ragnvaldr but Ragnvaldr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ragnvaldr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yurkov counters with a right hand to the body.
Yurkov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ragnvaldr is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Ragnvaldr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yurkov prevents Ragnvaldr from getting back to his feet.
Yurkov trying to control but Ragnvaldr is working from the bottom.
Yurkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yurkov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ragnvaldr swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurkov wants to control from the top but Ragnvaldr keeps moving.

Dmitri Yurkov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Yurkov shoots in for a takedown but Ragnvaldr shows good takedown defense.
Ragnvaldr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yurkov swivels and escapes.
Ragnvaldr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yurkov fails with a takedown attempt.
Osgar Ragnvaldr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitri Yurkov.
Nice takedown defense from Yurkov. No joy for Ragnvaldr on that attempt.

Ragnvaldr scores with a takedown into Yurkov's guard.
Ragnvaldr is in close to Yurkov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ragnvaldr wants to control from the top but Yurkov keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr wants to get up but he can't break Yurkov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yurkov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ragnvaldr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yurkov keeping moving, preventing Ragnvaldr from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnvaldr postures up in Yurkov's guard and throws a big left but Yurkov blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnvaldr postures up.
Ragnvaldr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yurkov swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yurkov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ragnvaldr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr moves in looking to clinch but Yurkov pushes him off.
Ragnvaldr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yurkov dives in for a single leg takedown but Ragnvaldr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ragnvaldr is pressed up against the cage. Yurkov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ragnvaldr down to the mat. Ragnvaldr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yurkov looks winded!
Ragnvaldr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yurkov as he jumps to the side.
A head kick by Ragnvaldr misses
and Yurkov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ragnvaldr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yurkov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ragnvaldr swivels and escapes.
Ragnvaldr throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr shoots in for a takedown but Yurkov shows good takedown defense.
Ragnvaldr darts in looking for a takedown but Yurkov gets double underhooks and turns Ragnvaldr into the cage.
Yurkov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ragnvaldr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ragnvaldr can't find room to land a body shot as Yurkov controls the action.
Yurkov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ragnvaldr is keeping busy.
Ragnvaldr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yurkov to keep the fight standing.
Ragnvaldr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yurkov walks away with a smile on his face. Ragnvaldr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Osgar Ragnvaldr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ragnvaldr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragnvaldr stuffs the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnvaldr fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dmitri Yurkov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ragnvaldr gets tackled into the cage by Yurkov. Yurkov maintains the clinch.
Yurkov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ragnvaldr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yurkov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ragnvaldr after a bit of a struggle.
Ragnvaldr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnvaldr is pressed up against the cage. Yurkov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ragnvaldr down to the mat. Ragnvaldr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Osgar Ragnvaldr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitri Yurkov.
Ragnvaldr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yurkov but Yurkov pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Ragnvaldr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yurkov sprawls well initially but Ragnvaldr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ragnvaldr is looking to advance position but Yurkov won't allow it.
Yurkov is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr is trying to control. Yurkov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ragnvaldr working over Yurkov with some ground and pound. Yurkov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yurkov is trying to maintain the position but Ragnvaldr is very close to passing his half guard.

Ragnvaldr is working for a submission of some sort.
Ragnvaldr slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurkov moves into full guard.
Yurkov keeping moving, preventing Ragnvaldr from controlling successfully.
Ragnvaldr stopping the sweep attempt from Yurkov.
Yurkov has a closed guard, preventing Ragnvaldr from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osgar Ragnvaldr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ragnvaldr trying to control the position from guard on top but Yurkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Osgar Ragnvaldr just wasn't active enough.
Ragnvaldr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yurkov misses with a takedown attempt

and Ragnvaldr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yurkov's guard now.
Ragnvaldr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yurkov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ragnvaldr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yurkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurkov trying to keep a closed guard but Ragnvaldr is proving a slippery customer.
Yurkov wants to sweep but no luck.
Ragnvaldr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ragnvaldr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Yurkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Ragnvaldr which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yurkov misses with a takedown attempt - Ragnvaldr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osgar Ragnvaldr dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Yurkov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Ragnvaldr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yurkov trying to control from the bottom.
Ragnvaldr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ragnvaldr wants to stand up but Yurkov has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Well, if Ragnvaldr is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yurkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Osgar Ragnvaldr has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ragnvaldr fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ragnvaldr gets a double leg takedown into Yurkov's guard.
Ragnvaldr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ragnvaldr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yurkov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ragnvaldr trying to control but Yurkov is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ragnvaldr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

We're going to have a standup here because Osgar Ragnvaldr wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ragnvaldr.
Yurkov tries to clinch up.
Yurkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Yurkov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ragnvaldr tries to get to full guard but Yurkov has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurkov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yurkov is trying to control. Ragnvaldr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yurkov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ragnvaldr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ragnvaldr wants to control but Yurkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ragnvaldr is trying to stand back up but Yurkov is controlling him
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Ragnvaldr looking for submissions off his back.
Ragnvaldr wants to control but Yurkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yurkov moves nicely into side control.
Ragnvaldr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ragnvaldr tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr wants to control but Yurkov postures up.

Yurkov is trying to get an arm triangle but Ragnvaldr is defending well.
Ragnvaldr can't do much from the bottom here.
Ragnvaldr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yurkov on the ground.

Yurkov tries for a kimura but Ragnvaldr is defending well.
Ragnvaldr regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yurkov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ragnvaldr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ragnvaldr striking from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osgar Ragnvaldr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ragnvaldr 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osgar Ragnvaldr!