PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Thorvaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Inclan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thorvaldson
vs
Inclan

172 cm
26
163 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

225 cm
38
165 lbs
10 - 34 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnar Thorvaldson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Inclan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorvaldson looks to land a combination but Inclan avoids it well.
Inclan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Inclan ducks right into an uppercut from Thorvaldson.
Thorvaldson misses with a hook.
Inclan slips a straight right by Thorvaldson.
Inclan is looking for the big counter here.
Inclan looks for a takedown but Thorvaldson sprawls well.
Thorvaldson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thorvaldson misses with the combination.

Inclan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorvaldson is trying to get back to full guard.

Thorvaldson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Inclan prevents Thorvaldson from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thorvaldson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Inclan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Thorvaldson wants to get back to full guard but Inclan has mounted him!
Thorvaldson can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inclan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thorvaldson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thorvaldson is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Inclan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thorvaldson tries to hold on but Inclan postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorvaldson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Thorvaldson trying to control from the bottom.

Thorvaldson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Inclan pulls his head out easily.
Inclan working the head and body with strikes.

Thorvaldson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Inclan is looking for a kimura but Thorvaldson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Inclan to get the leverage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Inclan trying to mount his opponent but Thorvaldson defends it.
Inclan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thorvaldson is trying to control but Inclan passes into side control!
Inclan fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Inclan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Inclan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inclan in side control, throwing shots but Thorvaldson defends.
You can see the frustration on Thorvaldson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thorvaldson is looking to regain half guard here but Inclan keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Thorvaldson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thorvaldson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thorvaldson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Inclan is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Inclan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inclan lands a big shot there that rocks Thorvaldson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Inclan throwing strikes here but Thorvaldson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Thorvaldson tries to hold on but Inclan postures up.
Inclan cracks Thorvaldson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Thorvaldson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Inclan.
Thorvaldson tries to hold on but Inclan pushes him away.
Thorvaldson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Thorvaldson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Inclan jumps into side control!
Thorvaldson trying his best to control but Inclan has mounted him.
Thorvaldson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Inclan 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.

Inclan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thorvaldson's waist but Thorvaldson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Inclan off to one side.
Thorvaldson looks to land a right hand but Inclan moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorvaldson misses the target.
Inclan with the counter takedown but Thorvaldson avoids it easily.
Thorvaldson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Inclan on the side of the head.
Thorvaldson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Inclan doesn't seem bothered though.
Thorvaldson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thorvaldson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thorvaldson tries to bum rush Inclan with a series of wild strikes but Inclan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Thorvaldson backs off Inclan throws a huge counter combo but Thorvaldson manages to avoid it all.

Inclan pushes Thorvaldson up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Thorvaldson.
Thorvaldson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorvaldson misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inclan just leaning against Thorvaldson, taking a breather.
Thorvaldson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorvaldson swings wildly with an uppercut but Inclan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorvaldson throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Inclan lands a takedown into guard.
Inclan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Thorvaldson working for submissions but it's allowed Inclan to get to half guard.
Thorvaldson taking some punishment here, with Inclan in his half guard.
Inclan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thorvaldson regains full guard. Nicely done.

Inclan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Thorvaldson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Inclan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Thorvaldson pulls down on the head and he's put Inclan to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ragnar Thorvaldson!
Ragnar Thorvaldson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.