PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bragi Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ragnarson's choice of entrance music: The Pretender. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hellmuth Jr
vs
Ragnarson

188 cm
31
260 lbs
23 - 3 - 0

195 cm
23
273 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bragi Ragnarson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarson moves out of range as Hellmuth Jr strikes.
Hellmuth Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnarson.
Ragnarson feints a counter leg kick.

Ragnarson closes the distance and clinches.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnarson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hellmuth Jr lands a left hand.

Ragnarson manages to break the clinch.
Ragnarson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ragnarson swings away with a body shot that misses

and Hellmuth Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ragnarson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarson avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
Ragnarson blocks the elbow strike.
Ragnarson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hellmuth Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ragnarson can turn it around.
Good body shot from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnarson avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarson controls his hands.
Ragnarson has Hellmuth Jr pushed against the cage.
Ragnarson lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarson.
Ragnarson has a couple of punches blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Ragnarson misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Ragnarson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ragnarson throws a series of punches but Hellmuth Jr avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson lands a head kick. Hellmuth Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ragnarson throws a head kick but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range.
Ragnarson throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ragnarson!
Ragnarson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarson throws a leg kick which misses Hellmuth Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Hellmuth Jr tries to avoid it.
Bragi Ragnarson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarson tried to score with a low kick but Hellmuth Jr checks it.
Ragnarson misses with a body kick.
Hellmuth Jr throws a series of punches but Ragnarson avoids them all with ease.
Ragnarson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnarson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Hellmuth Jr pushes Ragnarson up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Hellmuth Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarson's brow.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarson.
Hellmuth Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnarson blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarson fails to land.
Hellmuth Jr lands a shot to the body.
Ragnarson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ragnarson throws a head punch that misses.
Hellmuth Jr blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Hellmuth Jr - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ragnarson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Bragi Ragnarson has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarson controls his hands.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ragnarson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shot to the side of Ragnarson's head.
Ragnarson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarson avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Phil Hellmuth Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bragi Ragnarson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ragnarson moves out of range as Hellmuth Jr strikes.
Hellmuth Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook but Ragnarson avoids it easily.
Ragnarson throws out a counter right but Hellmuth Jr avoids it with no problem.
Hellmuth Jr works Ragnarson's body with a nice hook.
Hellmuth Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnarson thuds his shin into the meat of Hellmuth Jr's side.
Hellmuth Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ragnarson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

Ragnarson rushes Hellmuth Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Phil Hellmuth Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellmuth Jr digs a right hand into Ragnarson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnarson's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr.
Ragnarson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Ragnarson is breathing heavily.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a body shot from Ragnarson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson looking to stall.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a left to the head.
Ragnarson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hellmuth Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ragnarson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarson's brow.
Ragnarson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarson's brow.
Hellmuth Jr is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ragnarson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hellmuth Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow just above Ragnarson 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hellmuth Jr gets through Ragnarson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarson takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Hellmuth Jr drops Ragnarson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ragnarson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Hellmuth Jr drops Ragnarson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ragnarson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Ragnarson is rocked!
Ragnarson tries to circle away from danger but Hellmuth Jrcatches him off guard and hits him in the side of the head with a sharp elbow. Ragnarson looks like he's been hit by a taser charge, he's shivering as he falls to the canvas! I bet he can't even remember his own name right now - he's in bits!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr retains his heavyweight title!
Phil Hellmuth Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.