PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Hjelmslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Random Collective (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hjelmslev's entrance music is I Touch Myself. A fine choice. Collective comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Barricade kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Random Collective has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hjelmslev
vs
Collective

182 cm
34
180 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

175 cm
36
175 lbs
18 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ragnar Hjelmslev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Random Collective!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collective fails with the takedown.
Hjelmslev swinging wildly here.
Collective has a takedown stuffed.

Hjelmslev takes the fight into the clinch.
Hjelmslev misses with an elbow strike.
Collective takes a knee to the side of the body.
Collective told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Hjelmslev tries to break the clinch but Collective is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hjelmslev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Collective lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hjelmslev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Collective doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Hjelmslev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hjelmslev lands with an uppercut that bounces Collective off the cage and back into range.

Collective moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collective jumps guard but Hjelmslev stands there with Collective around his waist. Collective gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ragnar Hjelmslev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Random Collective.
Hjelmslev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjelmslev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Collective blocks it with crossed arms.
Collective taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hjelmslev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hjelmslev as Collective tries to tie him up.

Hjelmslev manages to break the clinch.
Hjelmslev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hjelmslev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hjelmslev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Collective tries to clinch up.
Hjelmslev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Collective looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hjelmslev tries to keep at a distance but Collective has taken the fight into the clinch.
Collective misses with a knee strike.
Collective taking a breather.
Hjelmslev avoids the elbow strike from Collective, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev misses with the head strike.
Collective pushes off an throws an elbow but Hjelmslev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hjelmslev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hjelmslev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hjelmslev is trying to push Collective away but Collective has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hjelmslev misses with a knee to the head.
Hjelmslev is looking to break free of the clinch but Collective has double underhooks.

Collective breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Collective has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hjelmslev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Collective throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hjelmslevs head.
Hjelmslev with a knee to the head.
Hjelmslev blocks the elbow strike.
Hjelmslev tries to circle away but Collective has him pinned against the cage.

Hjelmslev manages to break the clinch.
Hjelmslev tests Collective's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hjelmslev lands a jab-cross combination.

Hjelmslev closes the distance and pushes Collective back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev tries a knee to the head but Collective blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Collective just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hjelmslev's brow.
Hjelmslev swings wildly with an uppercut but Collective uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hjelmslev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Collective stalling in the clinch but Hjelmslev improves position.
Collective blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hjelmslev can't break the clinch.
Hjelmslev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hjelmslev tries to land a knee to the head but Collective blocks with his arms.
Collective blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hjelmslev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hjelmslev blocks the elbow strike.
Hjelmslev tries to land a knee to the head but Collective blocks with his arms.
Collective digs a right hand underneath Hjelmslev's ribcage. Hjelmslev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hjelmslev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Collective has him pressed against the cage.
Hjelmslev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Collective has him pressed against the cage.
Collective misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev is trying to break the clinch but Collective is controlling him.
Hjelmslev throws a head punch that misses.
Hjelmslev takes an elbow to the temple.
Collective has Hjelmslev pressed against the cage, preventing Hjelmslev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hjelmslev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Collective unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hjelmslev has had enough of the clinch but Collective keeps him there for the moment.
Hjelmslev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Collective pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Collective moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hjelmslev tries a knee to the head but Collective blocks it.
Collective lands an elbow that stopped Hjelmslev in his tracks for a moment.
Collective looking to stall.
Hjelmslev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Collective lands an elbow just above Hjelmslev 's eye.
Hjelmslev blocks an elbow strike from Collective.
Hjelmslev avoiding damage as Collective throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Hjelmslev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Collective takes the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hjelmslev is trying to break the clinch but Collective is controlling him.
Collective pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Collective lands a knee to the body.
Collective misses with an elbow over the top.
Hjelmslev avoids the elbow strike from Collective, against the cage.
Collective throws an elbow but it misses.

Hjelmslev breaks the clinch.
Collective moves out of range of the body kick from Hjelmslev.

Hjelmslev takes the fight into the clinch.
Collective keeps control of Hjelmslev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hjelmslev breaks the clinch.

Hjelmslev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hjelmslev dodges an elbow strike from Collective.
Collective misses with an elbow strike.
Hjelmslev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Collective has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collective is struggling to control the position.
Hjelmslev lands a knee to the head.
Collective wants a takedown but no success here.
Collective avoiding damage as Hjelmslev throws knees to the body.
Hjelmslev tries to work over Collective's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Collective lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Collective misses with an elbow strike.
Ragnar Hjelmslev has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Collective pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collective tries to clinch up but Hjelmslev circles away and keeps his distance.
Collective dodges the punch combination from Hjelmslev.
Random Collective seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Hjelmslev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Collective closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hjelmslev's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Collective stands up and waves to Hjelmslev to follow him.
Collective dodges the punch combination from Hjelmslev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Collective closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev is looking to control Collective's arms but Collective gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hjelmslev has his back to the cage.
Hjelmslev is trying to break the clinch but Collective is controlling him.

Collective's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hjelmslev clinches.
Hjelmslev has a couple of punches blocked by Collective.
Collective crunches a lovely knee into Hjelmslev's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Collective creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hjelmslev's defenses.
Collective goes for a takedown attempt but Hjelmslev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hjelmslev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hjelmslev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Collective can do to turn this around?
Collective shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hjelmslev pinned against the cage. Hjelmslev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ragnar Hjelmslev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Random Collective.

Collective has Hjelmslev up against the cage in a clinch.
Collective looking to throw knees to the head but Hjelmslev is blocking nicely.
Come on Collective - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Hjelmslev breaks from the clinch.
Ragnar Hjelmslev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Collective shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Collective is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collective stops Hjelmslev from getting back to his feet.

Collective stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hjelmslev gets caught napping as Collective dives in and scores a takedown. Hjelmslev manages to retain guard.
Hjelmslev is looking to stand back up but Collective counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hjelmslev.
Collective stops Hjelmslev from getting back to his feet.
Collective missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Hjelmslev kicks off Collective and gets to his feet.
We've been told by Hjelmslev's head coaches at AD Sparstars Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Collective pushes Hjelmslev up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hjelmslev trying to land knees to the body.
Hjelmslev stalling in the clinch but Collective improves position.

Collective breaks from the clinch.
Collective is looking to clinch but Hjelmslev is avoiding it.

Hjelmslev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Collective, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Collective.
Hjelmslev misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Random Collective showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hjelmslev drives through and clinches with Collective against the cage.

Collective manages to break the clinch.

Collective fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hjelmslev, pushing him back against the cage.
Collective blocks an uppercut.
Hjelmslev avoids the elbow strike from Collective, against the cage.
Collective is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Collective creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hjelmslev lands with a short shot to the head.
Collective throws an elbow but it misses.
Hjelmslev avoids a wild elbow strike from Collective.
Hjelmslev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Collective.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hjelmslev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hjelmslev is trying to force a seperation but Collective has the dominant position.
Hjelmslev is trying to force a seperation but Collective has the dominant position.

Hjelmslev breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Collective pushes Hjelmslev up against the cage in a clinch.
Collective looking to stall.
Collective lands with a light punch inside.

Hjelmslev breaks from the clinch.

Collective clinches.

Collective lands a takedown into guard.

Collective gets to his feet. Hjelmslev looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hjelmslev throws a right and a left that Collective avoids nicely.
Hjelmslev fails to land with a series of punches.
Hjelmslev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Collective moves away from the strike by Hjelmslev.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hjelmslev rushes Collective and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Collective pushes Hjelmslev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hjelmslev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hjelmslev misses with a knee strike.
Collective lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Hjelmslev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Collective moves into the clinch successfully.
Hjelmslev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hjelmslev is trying to break the clinch but Collective is controlling him.
Hjelmslev takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by Collective.
Collective gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Collective creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hjelmslev's defenses.
Hjelmslev working aggressively here.
Hjelmslev avoids the elbow strike from Collective, against the cage.
Collective gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Collective throws an elbow but misses.
Hjelmslev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Collective throws an elbow but misses.
Collective lands an elbow inside that Hjelmslev shrugs off.
Collective creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hjelmslev's defenses.
Collective lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Collective misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev lands with a short shot to the head.
Collective is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Collective lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Collective on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Collective stalling.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Collective avoids the elbow strike from Hjelmslev, against the cage.
Collective slows down the pace here.
Hjelmslev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Collective blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hjelmslev swings wildly with an uppercut but Collective uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hjelmslev tries to break the clinch but Collective is controlling the position.
Hjelmslev is trying to break the clinch but Collective is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev takes an elbow to the temple.

Hjelmslev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Collective tries to keep at a distance but Hjelmslev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hjelmslev tries a body shot but Collective blocks it.
Hjelmslev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hjelmslev blocks an elbow strike from Collective.
Hjelmslev lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hjelmslev avoids a wild elbow strike from Collective.
Hjelmslev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Collective is defending well for now.
Collective looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Collective misses with an elbow strike.
Hjelmslev avoids a wild elbow strike from Collective.
Collective lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Collective.
Hjelmslev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hjelmslev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Collective has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Random Collective comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Collective 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Random Collective!
An out of breath Random Collective thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Ragnar Hjelmslev was interviewed post fight and said 'Did anyone see where my liver went?'.