PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halfdan Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vesa Asikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ragnarsson
vs
Asikainen

195 cm
29
210 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

189 cm
33
225 lbs
2 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 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 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vesa Asikainen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ragnarsson instigates a clinch.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Asikainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Asikainen throws a jab when Ragnarsson was well out of range.

Ragnarsson moves into range and clinches up with Asikainen.
Asikainen can't break the clinch.
Asikainen takes a knee right on the jaw!

Asikainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ragnarsson moves into the clinch.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Asikainen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Asikainen wants to break free but Ragnarsson has control.
Asikainen is trying to break the clinch but Ragnarsson is controlling him.
Asikainen's coach down at Helsinki Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Asikainen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Asikainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asikainen blocks it with crossed arms.
Asikainen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ragnarsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ragnarsson works on Asikainen's body with a couple of short punches.
Ragnarsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Asikainen looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson scores with a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ragnarsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ragnarsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Asikainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Asikainen takes an elbow to the temple.
Asikainen is trying to break the clinch but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnarsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Asikainen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asikainen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Ragnarsson gets through Asikainen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Asikainen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Asikainen tries to circle away but Ragnarsson has him pinned against the cage.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ragnarsson landing knees to the head.
Asikainen is working for takedown but Ragnarsson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Asikainen 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.
Asikainen trying to control the position but instead, Ragnarsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Asikainen into the cage.
Ragnarsson with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asikainen takes an elbow to the temple.
Ragnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Halfdan Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ragnarsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Asikainen tries to break free but Ragnarsson pushes him back against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ragnarsson scores with a knee to the head.
Asikainen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but Asikainen blocks it.
Ragnarsson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Asikainen blocks with his arms.
Asikainen wants to get back to striking at distance but Ragnarsson won't allow it.
Ragnarsson connects with a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarsson lands a body punch.
Ragnarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Asikainen is blocking nicely.
Ragnarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asikainen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ragnarsson connects with a knee to the head.

Asikainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ragnarsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Ragnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asikainen can do to turn this around?
Ragnarsson scores with a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Asikainen is blocking nicely.
Ragnarsson is pressed up against the cage. Asikainen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ragnarsson down to the mat. Ragnarsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Asikainen gets tackled into the cage by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson maintains the clinch.
Asikainen looking to slow down the pace here.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Asikainen's face.
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Asikainen's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but Asikainen blocks it.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow.
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Asikainen's face.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but Asikainen blocks it.
Ragnarsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Asikainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ragnarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Asikainen is blocking nicely.
Asikainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ragnarsson is defending well for now.
Ragnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Asikainen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Asikainen tries to break free but Ragnarsson pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Halfdan Ragnarsson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ragnarsson moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Ragnarsson.
Asikainen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Asikainen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Asikainen is trying to force a seperation but Ragnarsson has the dominant position.
Ragnarsson connects with a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Asikainen's face.
A short uppercut from Ragnarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Asikainen blocks with his arms.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Asikainen's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Asikainen's face.

Asikainen is rocked!
Asikainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Asikainen's face.
Asikainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsson finish him?
Asikainen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee strike.
Asikainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Asikainen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow just above Asikainen 's eye.
Asikainen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Asikainen's face.
Ragnarsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson has Asikainen pressed against the cage, preventing Asikainen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Asikainen can't break the clinch.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but Asikainen blocks it.
Asikainen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ragnarsson prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson landing knees to the head.
Asikainen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Asikainen blocks with his arms.
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Asikainen's face.
Ragnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Asikainen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ragnarsson is defending well.
Halfdan Ragnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vesa Asikainen.
A short body shot lands from Ragnarsson as the two fighters clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ragnarsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Asikainen blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the body.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Halfdan Ragnarsson clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ragnarsson dips to his left and cracks Asikainen with an uppercut!
Ragnarsson moves away from the strike by Asikainen.
Ragnarsson wants to clinch up but Asikainen keeps it at a distance.
Asikainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ragnarsson circles away.

Ragnarsson has managed to clinch.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ragnarsson connects with a knee to the head.
Asikainen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ragnarsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Asikainen's efforts to push away.
Ragnarsson lands a damaging elbow.
Halfdan Ragnarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the body.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow just above Asikainen 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asikainen blocks it with crossed arms.
Asikainen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ragnarsson lands a big knee! That's hurt Asikainen! Oh, he's all over the place! Ragnarsson lands another knee that sends Asikainen to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Halfdan Ragnarsson!
Halfdan Ragnarsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.