PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halfdan Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riki Shi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riki Shi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ragnarsson
vs
Shi

195 cm
29
210 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

195 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Halfdan Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riki Shi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Ragnarsson forces Shi back against the cage and clinches.
Ragnarsson has Shi pressed against the cage, preventing Shi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ragnarsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shi wants to get back to striking at distance but Ragnarsson won't allow it.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ragnarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shi tries to circle away but Ragnarsson has him pinned against the cage.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shi is trying to push Ragnarsson away but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsson.

It looks like Riki Shi has been cut.
Shi wants to get back to striking at distance but Ragnarsson won't allow it.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shi backwards.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Shi blocks with his arms.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Shi is rocked!
Ragnarsson keeps control of Shi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shi is trying to push Ragnarsson away but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shi working hard to break the clinch.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but Shi blocks it.
Ragnarsson lands with a left to the head.
Ragnarsson gets through Shi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shi is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsson finish him?
Shi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shi seems to have recovered his senses.
Ragnarsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsson.
Shi has had enough of the clinch but Ragnarsson keeps him there for the moment.
Shi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shi is trying to break free.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee to the head.
Shi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shi working hard to break the clinch.
Shi is trying to push Ragnarsson away but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson connects with a knee to the head.
Shi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shi can't break the clinch.
Shi tries to break free but Ragnarsson pushes him back against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ragnarsson lands a big knee to the head and Shi goes down! Ragnarsson pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Halfdan Ragnarsson!
Our winner, Halfdan Ragnarsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.