PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnarsson comes to the cage accompanied by We will rock you. Bjorn Ragnarsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ragnarsson
vs
Rage

188 cm
26
185 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

185 cm
32
175 lbs
6 - 13 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rage!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Ragnarsson as Rage shoots in.
Ragnarsson scores with a leg kick.

Ragnarsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rage prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rage is trying to pull guard but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnarsson prevents Rage from breaking the clinch.
Rage takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Ryan Rage has been cut.
Rage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Ragnarsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ragnarsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rage drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rage scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt.
Bjorn Ragnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ragnarsson closes the distance and pushes Rage back into the cage.
Rage is trying to pull guard but Ragnarsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ragnarsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Rage won't want to take too many of those.
Ragnarsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rage looks winded!
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ragnarsson.

Ragnarsson drags the fight down to the ground.
Ragnarsson is looking to stand up but Rage isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rage stands up and waves to Ragnarsson to follow him.

Rage drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rage is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Rage stands up and waves to Ragnarsson to follow him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rage throws a push kick but Ragnarsson slaps the foot to one side.
Ragnarsson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage lands with a nice body kick.

Ragnarsson clinches with his opponent.
Rage letting Ragnarsson take a breather here.

Rage manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rage is working an open guard so Ragnarsson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rage looks for a takedown but Ragnarsson sprawls well.
Ragnarsson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ragnarsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rage tries to clinch but Ragnarsson is having none of it.
A jab from Ragnarsson does it's job there.

Ragnarsson rushes Rage and presses him up against the cage.

Ragnarsson pulls guard.
Rage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ragnarsson wants to stand and escape but Rage is having none of it.
Ragnarsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rage on the ground.
Rage wants to control from the top but Ragnarsson keeps moving.
Ragnarsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rage passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ragnarsson is avoiding damage well.
Ragnarsson tries to escape but Rage is in control.

Rage tries for a kimura but Ragnarsson is defending well.

Ragnarsson tries to escape back to his feet but Rage has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Ragnarsson's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Ragnarsson is tapping! Rage saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryan Rage!
Our winner, Ryan Rage, 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.
Bjorn Ragnarsson spoke after the fight, saying 'Valhalla awaits me'.