PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Kveldulfson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Mouth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar Kveldulfson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kveldulfson
vs
Mouth

205 cm
24
256 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

193 cm
27
287 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnar Kveldulfson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Mouth!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouth darts in trying to clinch
and Kveldulfson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kveldulfson punishes Mouth's body with a nice straight punch.
Mouth tries to clinch but Kveldulfson moves out of range.
Kveldulfson lands with an uppercut that bounces Mouth off the cage and back into range.
Kveldulfson lands a nice looking body shot.

Kveldulfson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kveldulfson avoids a wild elbow strike from Mouth.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kveldulfson blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mouth.
Mouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mouth has Kveldulfson pushed against the cage.
Kveldulfson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kveldulfson blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kveldulfson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mouth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Kveldulfson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mouth tries to clinch up but Kveldulfson circles away and keeps his distance.
Kveldulfson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kveldulfson shoots and misses
and Mouth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mouth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kveldulfson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Kveldulfson closes the distance and clinches.
Kveldulfson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mouth scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kveldulfson.
Mouth's coach down at Cozad MMA Helsinki was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mouth's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Kveldulfson controls his hands.
Mouth misses with some punches.
Mouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mouth stalling in the clinch but Kveldulfson improves position.
Kveldulfson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
I was talking to Kveldulfson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kveldulfson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kveldulfson postures up in Mouth's guard and throws a big left but Mouth blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kveldulfson throwing strikes from guard but Mouth blocks nicely.
Mouth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kveldulfson controls the pace.
Mouth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kveldulfson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mouth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kveldulfson controls the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kveldulfson throws a big right hand that misses.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mouth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kveldulfson counters with a stiff right hand.
Mouth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kveldulfson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kveldulfson.
Mouth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kveldulfson counters with a nice uppercut.
Mouth is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kveldulfson.
Ragnar Kveldulfson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kveldulfson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Mouth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kveldulfson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Mouth fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short body shot lands from Mouth as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mouth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kveldulfson's elbow.
Mouth pushes off an throws an elbow but Kveldulfson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mouth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kveldulfson's efforts to push away.
Mouth tries to work over Kveldulfson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Kveldulfson on the inside.
Mouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mouth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kveldulfson is breathing heavily.

Kveldulfson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mouth closes the distance but Kveldulfson moves to the side
and Kveldulfson counters with a nice uppercut.
Kveldulfson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mouth's calf.
Mouth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kveldulfson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kveldulfson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mouth fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Kveldulfson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mouth moves to clinch but Kveldulfson breaks away
and Kveldulfson counters with a two punch combo.
Mouth moves in looking to clinch but Kveldulfson pushes him off.
Kveldulfson connects with a solid leg kick.
Mouth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Big Mouth has been cut.
Mouth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kveldulfson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mouth.

Mouth gets caught flat footed, as Kveldulfson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kveldulfson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kveldulfson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kveldulfson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kveldulfson wants to control from the top but Mouth keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kveldulfson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kveldulfson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kveldulfson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mouth defending against the ground and pound.
Kveldulfson misses with the ground and pound.
Kveldulfson in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kveldulfson slows the pace down.
Kveldulfson working the ground and pound.
Kveldulfson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kveldulfson throws an elbow but Mouth slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kveldulfson advances to mount.
Kveldulfson lands a couple of good shots and Mouth has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Mouth avoids the strikes from Kveldulfson.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kveldulfson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kveldulfson is working the ground and pound. Can Mouth escape?
Kveldulfson scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Mouth is looking for a way out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kveldulfson scores with strikes from the back.

Mouth is rocked!
Kveldulfson is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Mouth is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Kveldulfson!
After winning the bout, Ragnar Kveldulfson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.