PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Pop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar has chosen Shook Ones II as his entrance music. Bjorn Ragnar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pop
vs
Ragnar

205 cm
27
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

The Knot
Vendetta Supplements 160Q

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Pop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pop misses with a head kick.
Ragnar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Ragnar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pop really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A cross from Ragnar lands.

Pop dives in and scores a takedown into Ragnar's guard.
Pop slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ragnar is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pop seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pop postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pop stays in close to Ragnar's body and controls the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Pop closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pop lands in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar working a defensive guard here.
Pop's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Pop stands up from Ragnar's guard - Pop perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pop darts in and clinches Ragnar up against the cage.
Ragnar effectively controlling the action here.
Pop is trying to pull guard but Ragnar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Pop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donk. Ragnar catches Pop right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Jack Pop has been cut.
Ragnar scores with a nice right hand.

Pop feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Pop drops back looking for a leg! Ragnar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ragnar manages to kick Pop off! Pop jumps back into Ragnar's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pop stands and throws Ragnar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pop is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ragnar will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pop stands up and beckons Ragnar to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pop throws a series of punches but Ragnar avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Pop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Pop's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pop looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pop doesn't manage to clinch there - Ragnar circles away.
Pop shoots in looking for a takedown but Ragnar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pop's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pop fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Pop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnar lands with a right to the head.
Ragnar is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ragnar lands a right hand.
Pop wants a takedown.
A body shot lands from Ragnar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ragnar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ragnar lands a nice uppercut.
Ragnar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pop.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ragnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pop is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ragnar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnar.
A shot in the inside from Ragnar.
Ragnar scores with a shot to the side of Pop's head.
Pop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ragnar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ragnar.
Pop managing to block the knees to the body from Ragnar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnar pushes Pop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pop takes a shot to the head.

Pop is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar wants to break free but Pop has control.
Oh Pop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnar.
Ragnar unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Pop! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ragnar is unloading with more strikes now! Pop drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnar!
During a confident post fight interview, Bjorn Ragnar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.