PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Lothbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ismael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ragnar Lothbrok has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lothbrok
vs
Ismael

167 cm
25
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

166 cm
21
135 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)
MB Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ragnar Lothbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Ismael !
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrok wants to clinch.
Ismael circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ismael counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lothbrok won't be happy with that.
Lothbrok prevents Ismael from moving into mount.
Ismael wants to stand but Lothbrok has his arm trapped.
Ismael is staying tight to Lothbrok's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ismael 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ismael tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismael is looking to take a break and control but Lothbrok is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lothbrok is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

Ismael decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lothbrok rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ismael moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lothbrok fails to land with a series of punches.
Lothbrok moves into range and connects with a jab.

Ismael looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ismael seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lothbrok does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ismael .
Lothbrok looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ismael sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lothbrok throws a leg kick but Ismael moved away.

Lothbrok moves into range and clinches up with Ismael .
Still in the clinch, Lothbrok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lothbrok is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lothbrok.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lothbrok.
Lothbrok is trying to break the clinch but Ismael has him pressed against the cage.
Lothbrok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lothbrok lands a right hand.
Lothbrok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lothbrok works on Ismael 's body with a couple of short punches.
Lothbrok misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismael has Lothbrok pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lothbrok manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lothbrok missing with knees to the body.

Lothbrok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ismael throws a right hand that Lothbrok ducks under and follows up with a left that Lothbrok also avoids with ease.

Lothbrok moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ismael has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lothbrok is trying to stall.
Lothbrok lands a right hand.
Lothbrok throws a punch but it's blocked by Ismael .
Ismael effectively controlling the action here.
Lothbrok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Lothbrok manages to break the clinch.
Lothbrok just misses with a punch to the body.
Ismael avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lothbrok misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Lothbrok dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lothbrok tries to clinch up.

Lothbrok closes the distance and pushes Ismael back into the cage.
Ismael misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

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

and Ismael counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ismael seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ismael passes to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ismael is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lothbrok can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismael tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ismael lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ismael unloading with bombs!
Ismael controlling the pace for now.
Lothbrok is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ismael working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ismael controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismael trying to control but Lothbrok is having none of it.
Lothbrok knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ismael on the ground.
Ismael controlling the position easily from mount.

Ismael looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ismael jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lothbrok is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lothbrok and Ismael has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lothbrok is trying to buck Ismael off.
Ismael advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Ismael is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Lothbrok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lothbrok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ismael tries to close the distance and clinch but Lothbrok swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lothbrok throws a big counter combination but Ismael scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lothbrok lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ismael wants to clinch up but Lothbrok keeps it at a distance.
Lothbrok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lothbrok wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ismael closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lothbrok circles away.
Ragnar Lothbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lothbrok tries to clinch but Ismael is having none of it.
Lothbrok tries to clinch up.
Ismael is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ismael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lothbrok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ismael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ragnar Lothbrok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lothbrok scores with a hook.

Ismael is rocked!
Lothbrok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ismael is still on wobbly legs! Can Lothbrok finish him?

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ismael .

Ismael is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lothbrok is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ismael trying to control the action but Lothbrok is working from the bottom.
Ismael seems to have recovered his senses.

Ismael working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ismael taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ismael takes a little break here. Lothbrok wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ismael is continuing to stall.

Ismael is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lothbrok is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ismael scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok is pushing Ismael 's head away, looking to escape. Ismael manages to hold on to the position though.
Ismael wants to control but Lothbrok is keeping him busy.

Ismael is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lothbrok has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ismael is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lothbrok's shoulder. That is not cool.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lothbrok misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Lothbrok, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lothbrok tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ismael is able to avoid easily.
Ismael raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sloppy strikes from Lothbrok. Those never looked like landing.
Ismael with the counter takedown but Lothbrok avoids it easily.
Ismael takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ragnar Lothbrok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lothbrok tries to clinch up but Ismael circles away and keeps his distance.
Ismael dives in for a single leg takedown but Lothbrok sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lothbrok with a hook.

Lothbrok clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lothbrok.
Ismael has Lothbrok pushed against the cage.
Lothbrok gets underhooks to prevent Ismael 's takedown attempt.

Lothbrok breaks from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lothbrok wants to clinch up but Ismael keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Lothbrok.
Ismael ducks under a wild hook from Lothbrok.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Lothbrok showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lothbrok has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Lothbrok!
A relieved looking Ragnar Lothbrok thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.