PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Smith
vs
Ragnarsson

167 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ragnarsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ragnarsson.
Smith wants to break free but Ragnarsson has control.
Come on Ragnarsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A knee to the head by Ragnarsson.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Ragnarsson has the dominant position.
Ragnarsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ragnarsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Ragnarsson is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnarsson.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Ragnarsson has the dominant position.
Ragnarsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Mark Smith has been cut.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ragnarsson stalling.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ragnarsson with a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson landing knees to the head.
Ragnarsson connects with a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Ragnarsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnarsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Ragnarsson stalling against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Ragnarsson won't allow it.
Ragnarsson stalling against the cage.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Ragnarsson is controlling him.
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Ragnarsson keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith tries to circle away but Ragnarsson has him pinned against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ragnarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Ragnarsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ragnarsson keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Ragnarsson.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries to circle away but Ragnarsson has him pinned against the cage.
Ragnarsson is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Ragnarsson keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ragnarsson crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ragnarsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Bjorn Ragnarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith tries to clinch but Ragnarsson moves away
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ragnarsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ragnarsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ragnarsson is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Ragnarsson circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A slapping leg kick lands for Ragnarsson.
Smith swinging wildly here.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mark Smith just wasn't active enough.
Ragnarsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Ragnarsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ragnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.

Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ragnarsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ragnarsson struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smith haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ragnarsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith trying to control the action but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bjorn Ragnarsson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ragnarsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Ragnarsson as Smith shoots in.
Good leg kick by Ragnarsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Ragnarsson has managed to clinch.
Ragnarsson scores with a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ragnarsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnarsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Ragnarsson.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Ragnarsson is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Ragnarsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Ragnarsson keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bjorn Ragnarsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mark Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ragnarsson is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Ragnarsson scores with a leg kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ragnarsson defends it nicely.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Ragnarsson moves away and avoids it.
A good leg kick by Ragnarsson.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnarsson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ragnarsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Ragnarsson throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Ragnarsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ragnarsson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ragnarsson thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.

Ragnarsson has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith tries to break free but Ragnarsson pushes him back against the cage.
Ragnarsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the body.
Ragnarsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnarsson obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith is trying to push Ragnarsson away but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ragnarsson landing knees to the body.
Ragnarsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Ragnarsson has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnarsson obliges.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ragnarsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Ragnarsson.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Ragnarsson is controlling the position.
Ragnarsson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Ragnarsson taking a breather.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Ragnarsson keeps him there for the moment.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Ragnarsson into the cage.
Ragnarsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith tries to circle away but Ragnarsson has him pinned against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head.
Mark Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith is trying to push Ragnarsson away but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragnarsson landing knees to the body.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
Bjorn Ragnarsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Ragnarsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ragnarsson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Bjorn Ragnarsson!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Bjorn Ragnarsson!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Bjorn Ragnarsson!

Bjorn Ragnarsson wins by unanimous decision!
Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.