PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Burdyalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Danneskjöld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burdyalov comes to the cage accompanied by To The Metal. Nikolay Burdyalov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ragnar Danneskjöld's chin.

Burdyalov
vs
Danneskjöld

185 cm
23
220 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
23
200 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Burdyalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjöld!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Burdyalov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Danneskjöld doesn't seem phased though.
Burdyalov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Danneskjöld takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danneskjöld slips under a jab from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov throws a front kick aimed at Danneskjöld's knee but Danneskjöld avoids it well.
Burdyalov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Danneskjöld dodges the punch combination from Burdyalov.
Sloppy strikes from Burdyalov. Those never looked like landing.
Burdyalov misses the shot to the body.
Danneskjöld with the counter takedown but Burdyalov avoids it easily.
Danneskjöld walks into a left hand.
Danneskjöld has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Burdyalov throws a looping overhand right but Danneskjöld ducks down to avoid it.
And Danneskjöld tries to counter it with a takedown but Burdyalov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nikolay Burdyalov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danneskjöld looks to score with a jab to the body but Burdyalov is just out of range.
Danneskjöld shoots in looking for a takedown. Burdyalov tries to sprawl out of it but Danneskjöld keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burdyalov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burdyalov lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdyalov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Danneskjöld fails with the takedown.
Burdyalov throws a looping overhand right but Danneskjöld ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Burdyalov misses.
Burdyalov cracks Danneskjöld with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Danneskjöld looks for a takedown but Burdyalov sprawls well.
Nikolay Burdyalov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Danneskjöld.
Burdyalov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Danneskjöld misses with a wild body shot.
Danneskjöld fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burdyalov avoids it really well and circles away.
Burdyalov scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but Danneskjöld moves out of range.
Burdyalov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burdyalov wants it to stay on the feet.
Danneskjöld takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burdyalov throws a right hand that misses

and Danneskjöld counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Danneskjöld stands up over Burdyalov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burdyalov wants to stand up but Danneskjöld is controlling him.
Danneskjöld throwing strikes from guard but Burdyalov blocks nicely.
Burdyalov tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Burdyalov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Danneskjöld can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Danneskjöld working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld distracts Burdyalov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Burdyalov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Danneskjöld defends it easily.
Danneskjöld keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burdyalov's head.
Danneskjöld won't allow Burdyalov to get back to his feet.
Danneskjöld lands a couple of digs.
Danneskjöld with a nice head shot there.
Danneskjöld cracks Burdyalov with a solid left hand.

Danneskjöld drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Danneskjöld jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Burdyalov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Danneskjöld is controlling him.
Danneskjöld lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burdyalov wants to get back to his feet but Danneskjöld is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov trying to control the position.
Danneskjöld scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burdyalov has momentary wrist control but Danneskjöld slips an elbow through the middle.
Burdyalov looking to control.
Danneskjöld throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burdyalov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Danneskjöld landing some decent shots from guard.
Danneskjöld works over Burdyalov with some ground and pound from guard.
Burdyalov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Danneskjöld is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danneskjöld accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Danneskjöld landing with the ground and pound.
Danneskjöld connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolay Burdyalov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Danneskjöld misses with a wild body shot.
Danneskjöld takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burdyalov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Danneskjöld stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Danneskjöld slips under a jab from Burdyalov.
Danneskjöld closes the distance and clinches up with Burdyalov, looking for a takedown. Danneskjöld pushes Burdyalov against the cage but Burdyalov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burdyalov slips a jab from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld looks for a takedown but Burdyalov sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Danneskjöld.
Burdyalov throws a hook but Danneskjöld blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danneskjöld shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burdyalov sprawls well. Burdyalov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Danneskjöld gets slowly back to his feet.
Nikolay Burdyalov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Danneskjöld.
Burdyalov lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld avoids the head kick by Burdyalov.
Burdyalov throws a body shot but no joy.
Burdyalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burdyalov cracks Danneskjöld with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burdyalov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Danneskjöld closes the distance and clinches up with Burdyalov, looking for a takedown. Danneskjöld pushes Burdyalov against the cage but Burdyalov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burdyalov lands with a cross.
Danneskjöld fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burdyalov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Danneskjöld's head.
Danneskjöld checks a leg kick nicely.
Burdyalov throws a body punch but Danneskjöld moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Burdyalov throws a combination. Danneskjöld tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Danneskjöld is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danneskjöld tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burdyalov was well out of range. Poor timing from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burdyalov manages to avoid it.
Danneskjöld lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burdyalov backs up against the cage.
Nikolay Burdyalov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danneskjöld fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burdyalov lunges at Danneskjöld with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Danneskjöld's hand.
Burdyalov is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Danneskjöld like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Danneskjöld from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolay Burdyalov!
An out of breath Nikolay Burdyalov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Ragnar Danneskjöld had this to say: 'Who is John Galt?'.