PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remi Highjack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Sigurdsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Highjack comes to the cage accompanied by The Outsider - A Perfect Circle. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Highjack
vs
Sigurdsson

191 cm
29
205 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

188 cm
28
210 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Hellbent

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Remi Highjack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ragnar Sigurdsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highjack throws a front kick aimed at Sigurdsson's knee but Sigurdsson avoids it well.
Highjack throws a right hand that misses
and Sigurdsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Highjack blocks a jab.
Highjack connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Ragnar Sigurdsson has been cut.
Highjack throws a hook to the side of Sigurdsson's head but Sigurdsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sigurdsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Highjack is out of range and Sigurdsson settles back down.
As Sigurdsson looks to move away, Highjack throws a big counter combo but Sigurdsson just gets out of the way.
Highjack throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Sigurdsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Sigurdsson.
Highjack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Highjack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sigurdsson tries a body shot but Highjack blocks it.

Sigurdsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sigurdsson with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Highjack.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Highjack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sigurdsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Highjack should have avoided that one.
Highjack looks to score with a jab to the body but Sigurdsson is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigurdsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Sigurdsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Sigurdsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Highjack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sigurdsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sigurdsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Sigurdsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Highjack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Highjack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sigurdsson backwards.
Sigurdsson working hard to break the clinch.
Sigurdsson tries a body shot but Highjack blocks it.
Sigurdsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Highjack breaks the clinch.
We've been informed that Sigurdsson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A swing and a miss from Highjack.
Sigurdsson catches Highjack with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Highjack misses with a hook. Sigurdsson ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigurdsson slips a jab from Highjack.
Highjack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highjack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sigurdsson moves away.
Sigurdsson slips under a jab from Highjack.
Sigurdsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Highjack.
Sigurdsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Highjack throws a jab when Sigurdsson was well out of range.
Sigurdsson checks a leg kick.
Sigurdsson tries to counter with a clinch but Highjack shakes him off and moves away.
Sigurdsson looks to land a left hand but Highjack moved out of range nicely.
Highjack misses with a straight left.
A big left from Highjack misses.
Sigurdsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Highjack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Highjack misses.
Sigurdsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Highjack throws a solid leg kick but Sigurdsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Highjack.
Sigurdsson throws a lazy right hand but Highjack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Highjack misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Sigurdsson.
Highjack lands a jab to the head.
Sigurdsson checks the leg kick.
Sigurdsson throws a shot from downtown. Highjack moves away and avoids it.
Sigurdsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Highjack slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Highjack takes one on the button.
Sigurdsson misses the jab.
Sigurdsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Highjack avoids the head kick by Sigurdsson.
Highjack misses with a straight left.
Highjack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sigurdsson manages to avoid it.
Sigurdsson avoids the body shot from Highjack.
Sigurdsson lands a head kick. Highjack smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sigurdsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Highjack.
Highjack takes a swing at Sigurdsson's ribcage but misses.
Highjack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sigurdsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Highjack swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sigurdsson.
Highjack scores with a hook.

Sigurdsson moves into the clinch.
Highjack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sigurdsson misses with a punch to the body.
Highjack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sigurdsson backwards.
Highjack lands a body shot.
Sigurdsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Highjack lands a nice uppercut.

Highjack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sigurdsson staying out of range there.
Highjack throws a solid leg kick but Sigurdsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Highjack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remi Highjack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ragnar Sigurdsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Highjack throws a looping overhand right but Sigurdsson ducks down to avoid it.
Highjack swings for the body but Sigurdsson moves out of range.
Highjack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sigurdsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sigurdsson throws a wild body kick that Highjack sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sigurdsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Highjack throws an overhand right that lands on Sigurdsson's shoulder, as Sigurdsson tries to avoid the shot.
Sigurdsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Highjack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Remi Highjack is winning the standup battle so far.
Sigurdsson tries to land a body kick
and Highjack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sigurdsson misses with a body kick.
Highjack moves out of range of the leg kick from Sigurdsson.
Highjack feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Highjack lands a head shot.
Highjack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sigurdsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Highjack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sigurdsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Highjack misses the jab.
Sigurdsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Highjack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sigurdsson throws a body kick that misses
and Highjack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sigurdsson cracks Highjack with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Highjack lands a leg kick that knocks Sigurdsson off balance momentarily.
Highjack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Highjack takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That has opened up Ragnar Sigurdsson's cut even more.
Sigurdsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Highjack has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Highjack bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sigurdsson's head backwards.
Highjack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sigurdsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Highjack.
Sigurdsson takes one on the button.
Sigurdsson tries to clinch but Highjack moves out of range.
Highjack looks to land a left hand but Sigurdsson moved out of range nicely.
Sigurdsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sigurdsson slips under a jab from Highjack.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Highjack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highjack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Highjack lunges at Sigurdsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sigurdsson's hand.
Highjack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sigurdsson counters by moving into the clinch.
Sigurdsson tries to stall but Highjack uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Highjack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Sigurdsson fails to land.
Remi Highjack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sigurdsson is stalling here.
Highjack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sigurdsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sigurdsson tries a body shot but Highjack blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Highjack.
Highjack lands an uppercut.
Highjack scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigurdsson is breathing heavily.

Highjack breaks from the clinch.
Highjack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highjack lands a really nice looking cross but Sigurdsson seems unphased.
Sigurdsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sigurdsson connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sigurdsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Highjack looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Highjack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sigurdsson moves away.
Highjack pushes Sigurdsson away with a front kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sigurdsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Highjack has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Highjack and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sigurdsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Sigurdsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Highjack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Highjack's corner calls for a 1-2. Highjack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

The cut above Ragnar Sigurdsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sigurdsson slips a jab from Highjack.
Sigurdsson feints a counter leg kick.
Sigurdsson misses with a wild body shot.
Sigurdsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Highjack's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highjack swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sigurdsson.
Highjack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sigurdsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Highjack scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sigurdsson thumps Highjack with a low kick.
Highjack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Highjack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Highjack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sigurdsson checks a low kick from Highjack.
Sigurdsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sigurdsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Highjack half committed to a counter leg kick.
Highjack scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Highjack misses the target.
Highjack throws a looping overhand right but Sigurdsson ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remi Highjack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ragnar Sigurdsson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

An inside leg kick lands from Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson misses with a straight right.
Sigurdsson throws out a loose jab but Highjack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sigurdsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Highjack misses with a looping right.
Highjack with a nice cross.
Sigurdsson with a hook.
Sigurdsson throws a body kick that misses.
Sigurdsson blocks a leg kick.
Highjack swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sigurdsson counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Highjack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sigurdsson's calf.
Sigurdsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sigurdsson throws out a counter right but Highjack avoids it with no problem.
Sigurdsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Highjack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Highjack scores with a jab to the jaw.
Highjack sizes up Sigurdsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Highjack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sigurdsson can do to turn this around?
A big left from Sigurdsson misses.
A big left from Sigurdsson misses.
It looked like Highjack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sigurdsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sigurdsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Highjack.
Sigurdsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Highjack works Sigurdsson's body with a nice hook.
Highjack connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sigurdsson momentarily.
Sigurdsson looks to land a right hand but Highjack moved out of range.
Sigurdsson digs a good body shot into Highjack's ribs.
Highjack connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sigurdsson momentarily.
Sigurdsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sigurdsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highjack on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Highjack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sigurdssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Ragnar Sigurdsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sigurdsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Highjack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sigurdsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Highjack throws a lazy right hand but Sigurdsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson jabs at Highjack's body.
Highjack lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Highjack.
Sigurdsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Highjack ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson takes a kick to the side of the head.

Sigurdsson is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ragnar Sigurdsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Remi Highjack!
Remi Highjack thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Ragnar Sigurdsson had this to say: 'Not sure of my future, Mr Steel wasn't impressed.'.