PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Vredesmod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vredesmod
vs
Estrada

180 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ragnar Vredesmod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Estrada!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vredesmod misses with a hook. Estrada ducked under it nicely.
Estrada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vredesmod.
Estrada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vredesmod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vredesmod misses with a left hand
letting Estrada counter with a right hand.
Vredesmod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estrada manages to avoid it.

Vredesmod fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Estrada, pushing him back against the cage.
Vredesmod has Estrada pushed against the cage.
Vredesmod is leaning against Estrada and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vredesmod tries to throw a body punch but Estrada avoids it by throwing Vredesmod back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vredesmod lands a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Vredesmod.
Vredesmod misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Estrada's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vredesmod misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada tries to break the clinch but Vredesmod is controlling the position.
Come on Vredesmod - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vredesmod lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Estrada.
Vredesmod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Estrada lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vredesmod can't find room to land a body shot as Estrada controls the action.

Estrada breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Estrada. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot lands for Vredesmod.
Estrada stuns Vredesmod with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Estrada thuds a left hand into Vredesmod's body.

Vredesmod has closed the distance and engaged Estrada in a clinch.
Vredesmod lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vredesmod scores with a nice hook to the head.
Estrada working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Ragnar Vredesmod has been cut.
Vredesmod keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Estrada's efforts to push away.
Estrada is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vredesmod tries a body shot but Estrada blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vredesmod.
A left hand lands to the body for Vredesmod.
A right hand to the body from Vredesmod.
Estrada can't find room to land a body shot as Vredesmod controls the action.
Estrada blocks an uppercut.
Vredesmod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Vredesmod.
Vredesmod misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vredesmod effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vredesmod effectively controlling the action here.
Vredesmod seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Vredesmod lands a shot to the body.
Estrada tries to break the clinch but Vredesmod is controlling the position.
Estrada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vredesmod keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Estrada's efforts to push away.
A right hook to the body lands for Vredesmod.
Estrada tries to throw a body punch but Vredesmod avoids it by throwing Estrada back against the cage.
Vredesmod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vredesmod has a couple of punches blocked by Estrada.
Vredesmod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Estrada takes a shot to the head.
Estrada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vredesmod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vredesmod digs a right hand underneath Estrada's ribcage. Estrada let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Come on Vredesmod - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Estrada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vredesmod scores with a shoulder strike.
Estrada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vredesmod struggles to land a body shot inside as Estrada controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Vredesmod scores with a nice short uppercut.
Estrada trying to stall but Vredesmod improves his position.
A short right from Vredesmod.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Estrada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vredesmod dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Estrada wants to get back to striking at distance but Vredesmod won't allow it.
Estrada lands a left hand.
Estrada letting Vredesmod take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Vredesmod dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ragnar Vredesmod's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vredesmod throws an overhand right that lands on Estrada's shoulder, as Estrada tries to avoid the shot.
Estrada misses with a double jab.
Vredesmod throws an off balance right hand
and Estrada counters with a stiff right hand.
Vredesmod throws a hook to the side of Estrada's head but Estrada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Estrada moves away from the strike by Vredesmod.
Estrada misses with a hook.
Vredesmod seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Estrada just misses with a punch to the body.
Vredesmod throws a big counter combination but Estrada scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vredesmod misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vredesmod with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vredesmod throws out a powerful jab.
Estrada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Estrada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada misses the jab.

Vredesmod moves into the clinch successfully.
Estrada wants to stall.
Estrada wants to get back to striking at distance but Vredesmod won't allow it.
Good body shot from Vredesmod.
Estrada can't break the clinch.
Vredesmod is working Estrada over against the cage.
Vredesmod controlling the action here for a moment.
Vredesmod misses with the head strike.
Vredesmod lands a body shot in the clinch.
Estrada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnar Vredesmod has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Estrada misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vredesmod prevents Estrada from breaking the clinch.
Vredesmod misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vredesmod misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Estrada fails to land.
Vredesmod blocks a body shot from Estrada.
Estrada is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vredesmod is keeping busy.
Vredesmod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Estrada backwards.
Estrada stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Vredesmod scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Vredesmod.
Estrada looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vredesmod takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vredesmod stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vredesmod.
Vredesmod leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vredesmod working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vredesmod.
Vredesmod misses with the head strike.
Estrada is looking to break free of the clinch but Vredesmod has double underhooks.
Vredesmod has a couple of punches blocked by Estrada.
Vredesmod lands a right hand.
Vredesmod slowing the pace effectively.
Vredesmod stalls.
Vredesmod has Estrada pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vredesmod as Estrada tries to tie him up.
Vredesmod misses with a punch to the body.
Vredesmod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vredesmod lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Estrada.
Estrada working hard to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vredesmod takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vredesmod slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Vredesmod.
Vredesmod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Estrada backwards.
Estrada misses with the head strike.
Vredesmod throws a punch but it's blocked by Estrada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Vredesmod dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ragnar Vredesmod's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Vredesmod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Estrada.
Estrada comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vredesmod takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vredesmod rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Estrada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vredesmod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Estrada was well out of range. Poor timing from Vredesmod.
Vredesmod avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vredesmod lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vredesmod gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vredesmod throws an off balance right hand
and Estrada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Estrada fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vredesmod takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vredesmod misses with an uppercut.
Estrada is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada throws a right hand that Vredesmod ducks under and follows up with a left that Vredesmod also avoids with ease.
Estrada closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Vredesmod is rocked!
Estrada dodges the punch combination from Vredesmod.
Estrada is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Oh Vredesmod is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vredesmod looks to land a right hand but Estrada moved out of range.
Vredesmod seems to have got his legs back now.
Estrada scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vredesmod dodges the punch combination from Estrada.
Estrada misses with a two punch combination.
Estrada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Vredesmod closes the distance and clinches.
Vredesmod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vredesmod blocks a body shot from Estrada.

Estrada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vredesmod moves out of range of the leg kick from Estrada.
Estrada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vredesmod tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Estrada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vredesmod is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Estrada can do to turn this around?
Vredesmod misses with a body shot.
Estrada throws a shot to the body.
Estrada lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Estrada does it's job there.
Estrada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vredesmod throws an overhand right that lands on Estrada's shoulder, as Estrada tries to avoid the shot.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Estrada has cracked Vredesmod with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Estrada lands another huge swinging hook and Vredesmod tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Vredesmod, before Estrada can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Diego Estrada!