PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osgar Ragnvaldr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Osgar Ragnvaldr enters the cage!

Luca
vs
Ragnvaldr

180 cm
31
185 lbs
14 - 15 - 3

181 cm
28
181 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 14 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Luca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Osgar Ragnvaldr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ragnvaldr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ragnvaldr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Ragnvaldr is predictable there
and Luca counters with a nice uppercut.

Ragnvaldr looking to score a takedown here. Luca is defending well but Ragnvaldr drives through and ends up in Luca's guard.
Ragnvaldr slips nicely into half guard.
Ragnvaldr is keen to just control but Luca is a slippery customer.
Ragnvaldr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luca's head.
Still in half guard, Ragnvaldr seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luca looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ragnvaldr thows a huge punch but Luca dodges it nicely.
Ragnvaldr not doing much here.
Luca is trying to stand back up but Ragnvaldr is controlling him
Ragnvaldr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Luca is trying to stand.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ragnvaldr throws a hook to the side of Luca's head but Luca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ragnvaldr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luca finds it's way round the side to connect with Ragnvaldr's head.
Luca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luca connects with an inside leg kick.
Luca throws a hook to the side of Ragnvaldr's head but Ragnvaldr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luca lands a jab-cross combination.
Ragnvaldr lands with a shot to the body.
Luca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnvaldr.
Luca wants to clinch up but Ragnvaldr keeps it at a distance.
Ragnvaldr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Luca defends it well.
Ragnvaldr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ragnvaldr slips under a jab from Luca.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luca plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Osgar Ragnvaldr has been cut.
Ragnvaldr connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnvaldr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnny Luca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Luca has Ragnvaldr up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Luca.
Luca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ragnvaldr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ragnvaldr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr digs a right hand into Luca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Luca's gas tank.
Ragnvaldr just leaning against Luca, taking a breather.

Luca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ragnvaldr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luca.
Luca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ragnvaldr checks it well.
Luca cracks Ragnvaldr with a good jab.
Luca takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ragnvaldr lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnvaldr lands with an uppercut that bounces Luca off the cage and back into range.
Luca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Luca moves out of range of the body kick from Ragnvaldr.
No joy there for Luca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luca is breathing heavily.
Ragnvaldr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luca sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ragnvaldr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luca slips a straight right by Ragnvaldr.
Luca thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ragnvaldr misses with a low kick as Luca jumps back.
Luca misses with a straight left.
Luca lands with a cross.
Luca throws a lazy right hand but Ragnvaldr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnvaldr throws an off balance right hand
and Luca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ragnvaldr.
Luca wants to clinch.
Ragnvaldr scores with the left hand. Luca knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Osgar Ragnvaldr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Osgar Ragnvaldr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Luca throws a lazy right hand but Ragnvaldr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luca throws a hook but Ragnvaldr blocks it.
Luca throws a jab when Ragnvaldr was well out of range.
Ragnvaldr feints the counter takedown.
Luca takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slow jab from Luca misses its intended target.
Luca throws a right and a left that Ragnvaldr avoids nicely.
Luca moves out of range of the strikes.
Luca misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnny Luca is winning the standup battle so far.
Luca throws a lazy right hand but Ragnvaldr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnvaldr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Luca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnvaldr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ragnvaldr lands a really nice looking cross but Luca seems unphased.
Ragnvaldr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luca throws a looping overhand right but Ragnvaldr ducks down to avoid it.
And Ragnvaldr tries to counter it with a takedown but Luca pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luca was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnvaldr.
Luca closes the distance but Ragnvaldr moves to the side

and Ragnvaldr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Luca tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ragnvaldr manages to move to mount!
Luca is trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ragnvaldr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Luca can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ragnvaldr controlling his opponent.

Ragnvaldr moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Luca has worked his arm free - good work by Luca!
Luca seems a little lost for a moment, as Ragnvaldr dominates the positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Osgar Ragnvaldr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Luca is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ragnvaldr takes a little break here. Luca wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ragnvaldr trying to control the action but Luca is working from the bottom.
Ragnvaldr is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Luca will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr is continuing to stall.
Ragnvaldr trying to control the action but Luca is working from the bottom.
Ragnvaldr prevents Luca from escaping the position.
Ragnvaldr is looking to take a break and control but Luca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ragnvaldr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ragnvaldr lands an overhand right.
Crunch! Ragnvaldr slams his shin into Luca's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ragnvaldr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Luca counters with a low kick, right behind Ragnvaldr 's knee.
Luca wants to clinch.
Ragnvaldr throws out a leg kick but Luca moves out of range and Ragnvaldr only half commits.
Luca thuds his right hand into Ragnvaldr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ragnvaldr keeps the fight on the outside.
Luca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ragnvaldr scores with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ragnvaldr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Luca scrambles back to his feet.
Ragnvaldr connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnvaldr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luca.
Ragnvaldr looks to throw the jab but Luca is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osgar Ragnvaldr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Osgar Ragnvaldr's cut.
That's time! Luca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Luca takes one on the button.
Ragnvaldr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luca connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Luca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnvaldr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ragnvaldr misses with a leg kick

and Luca holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Luca is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ragnvaldr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luca blocking some punches.
Luca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnvaldr's elbow.
Luca trying to stall but Ragnvaldr improves his position.
Luca working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnvaldr lands an uppercut.

Ragnvaldr gets control of Luca's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ragnvaldr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ragnvaldr is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Ragnvaldr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luca wanted to stand there but Ragnvaldr had control of the position.

Ragnvaldr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Luca is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ragnvaldr is on top in guard.

Ragnvaldr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Luca is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ragnvaldr asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr trying to control the action but Luca is working from the bottom.
Luca stops Ragnvaldr from passing to mount.
Ragnvaldr controlling from side mount.
Luca prevents Ragnvaldr from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ragnvaldr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Luca knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Luca seems a little lost for a moment, as Ragnvaldr dominates the positioning.
Luca wants to get back to his feet but Ragnvaldr drags him back down.

Ragnvaldr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ragnvaldr is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Luca will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Luca is pushing Ragnvaldr's head away, looking to escape. Ragnvaldr manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Luca throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nice body kick from Ragnvaldr.
Luca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ragnvaldr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ragnvaldr misses with a straight right.
Ragnvaldr scores with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Luca.
Luca throws a hook but Ragnvaldr blocks it.
Ragnvaldr cracks Luca with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnvaldr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left lands for Ragnvaldr.
Johnny Luca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnvaldr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osgar Ragnvaldr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ragnvaldr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osgar Ragnvaldr!