PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Amok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Ragnaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amok's entrance music is Devils. A fine choice. Ragnaar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mustasch - Thank You for the Demon. 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?

Amok
vs
Ragnaar

195 cm
38
264 lbs
44 - 20 - 3

195 cm
33
260 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 20 - 3, fighting out of London, Uriel Amok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erik Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amok.
Amok has been working on his balance at Axia Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses the shot to the body.
Amok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Uriel Amok has been cut.
Amok connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amok thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uriel Amok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnaar throws a sloppy head kick and Amok moves out of range easily.
Amok looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnaar is just out of range.
Amok misses with a double jab.
Ragnaar misses the shot to the body.
Amok scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ragnaar doesn't seem bothered though.
Amok takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Amok moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Amok cracks Ragnaar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ragnaar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amok misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Ragnaar to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnaar throws a right and a left that Amok avoids nicely.
Amok lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Erik Ragnaar has been cut.
Amok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amok fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ragnaar avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amok misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amok jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Amok fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ragnaar avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uriel Amok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amok. Ragnaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amok cracks Ragnaar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ragnaar lands a lovely overhand right.
Ragnaar lands a head kick!
Ragnaar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Amok.
A telegraphed right hand from Amok misses the target.
Amok lunges at Ragnaar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ragnaar's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok lands with a good body shot.
Ragnaar's coach down at Seventh House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ragnaar's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Erik Ragnaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ragnaar ducks right into an uppercut from Amok.
Amok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnaar.
Amok connects with a body shot that sends Ragnaar's belly button to the back.
Ragnaar stuffs the takedown.
Amok looks for a takedown but Ragnaar sprawls well.
Ragnaar scores with a shot to the body.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot.
Amok throws a hook to the side of Ragnaar's head but Ragnaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Amok shoots in for a takedown but Ragnaar shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Amok checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ragnaar slaps away a takedown attempt from Amok, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ragnaar lands the left hand.

Uriel Amok's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnaar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amok.
Ragnaar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Amok rather than just go for the knockout.
Amok scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Amok tenderised Ragnaar's leg. Ragnaar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ragnaar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amok. Amok obviously looking to wear him down.
Amok shoots for a takedown but Ragnaar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Ragnaar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ragnaar throws a series of punches but Amok moves out of range.
Amok looks to throw the jab but Ragnaar is out of range.
Amok lands a leg kick that knocks Ragnaar off balance momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Amok checks a leg kick.
Amok clobbers Ragnaar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Amok closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ragnaar manages to get back to half guard.
Amok content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Amok trying to control from half guard but Ragnaar is working away.
Ragnaar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Amok.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar gets full guard.
Amok looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Amok stopping the sweep attempt from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ragnaar controls Amok momentarily but Amok frees himself.
Amok working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amok is fighting to break Ragnaar's control of his arms but Ragnaar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Erik Ragnaar.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Amok lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ragnaar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ragnaar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Amok misses with an uppercut. Ragnaar saw that one coming.
Ragnaar misses with the combination.
Amok shoots in for a takedown but Ragnaar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Erik Ragnaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnaar slips under a jab.
Amok tests Ragnaar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Amok misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok throws a hook but Ragnaar avoids it easily.
Amok goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Amok fails to land the takedown.
Ragnaar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Amok throws a lazy right hand but Ragnaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Amok looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uriel Amok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amok looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnaar is just out of range.
Amok ducks under a wild hook from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar blocks a head kick by Amok.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnaar is just out of range.
Amok throws a right hand that misses

and Ragnaar counters with a crisp one two that drops Amok! Ragnaar thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Amok to his feet! Amok is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amok.
Ragnaar misses with a hook.
Amok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ragnaar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ragnaar misses the shot to the body.
Amok fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ragnaar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Amok throws a jab when Ragnaar was well out of range.
Amok misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Ragnaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Amok lands with a good body shot.
Ragnaar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Amok. Amok circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Amok is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Amok.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Amok.
Amok bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ragnaar's head.
Amok throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amok. Ragnaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amok scores with a one two! Ragnaar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ragnaar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amok throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ragnaar on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ragnaar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A big left from Ragnaar misses.
Amok scores with a nice right hand.
Amok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnaar moves away.
Ragnaar looks to land a right hand but Amok moved out of range.
Ragnaar throws an overhand right that lands on Amok's shoulder, as Amok tries to avoid the shot.
Amok lands a slapping body shot.
Amok lands with a hook. Ragnaar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick from Ragnaar misses.
Amok staying out of range there.

Amok gets the takedown into side control.
Uriel Amok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar struggling a bit here.
Amok throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ragnaar throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amok is working Ragnaar over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ragnaar tries to bench press Amok off him but Amok keeps the position.
The strikes coming from Amok are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok misses with the ground and pound.
Ragnaar holds on to Amok's head and controls the position momentarily.
Ragnaar tries to bench press Amok off him but Amok keeps the position.
Amok lands some shots froms side control.
Amok throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ragnaar regains half guard.
Amok throwing shots but Ragnaar is blocking nicely.
Ragnaar is looking to control Amok's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ragnaar avoid being mounted?
Amok thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ragnaar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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!
Ragnaar won't allow Amok to pass to mount.
Ragnaar trying to control but Amok postures up.
Ragnaar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Amok seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ragnaar trying to hold on to Amok's head to control him but Amok postures up.
Amok missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ragnaar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Amok scores with a couple of nice shots.
Uriel Amok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ragnaar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ragnaar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uriel Amok showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ragnaar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Ragnaar!
Our winner, Erik Ragnaar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.