PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Lotbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krol Popiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lotbrok
vs
Popiel

211 cm
18
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ragnar Lotbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krol Popiel!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popiel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lotbrok wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Popiel dives in and grabs Lotbrok's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lotbrok pushes down on Popiel's head and hops out.
Popiel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Popiel pushes Lotbrok up against the cage in a clinch.
Popiel misses with the head strike.
Popiel throws an elbow that misses.
Popiel tries to land a knee to the head but Lotbrok blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popiel fails to pull guard.
Ragnar Lotbrok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krol Popiel.
Popiel managing to block the knees to the body from Lotbrok.
Popiel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lotbrok blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Popiel is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popiel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lotbrok up against the cage.
Popiel misses with an elbow over the top.
Popiel working aggressively here.
Popiel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lotbrok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Popiel is defending well for now.
Lotbrok missing with knees to the body.
Popiel has a couple of punches blocked by Lotbrok.
Lotbrok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Popiel avoiding damage as Lotbrok throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Popiel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Popiel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lotbrok missing with knees to the body.
Popiel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popiel managing to block the knees to the body from Lotbrok.
The referee is keeping an eye on Popiel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Popiel misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popiel.
Popiel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Popiel misses with some punches.
Popiel just leaning against Lotbrok, taking a breather.
Popiel lands a shoulder strike.
Popiel lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popiel effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popiel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Popiel pressing his opponent against the cage.
The referee calls for Popiel to work.
Popiel has a couple of punches blocked by Lotbrok.
Popiel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lotbroks head.
Popiel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popiel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Popiel gets through Lotbrok's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popiel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Popiel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Popiel gets through Lotbrok's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Popiel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Popiel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Popiel stalling in the clinch.
Lotbrok takes a shot to the head.
Popiel misses with the head strike.
Popiel avoiding damage as Lotbrok throws knees to the body.
Popiel lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lotbrok blocking some punches.
Popiel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popiel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krol Popiel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Horrible takedown attempt by Popiel or perhaps it was just good defense by Lotbrok, which made it look bad.

Popiel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Krol Popiel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Popiel misses with some punches.
Popiel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Popiel tries a knee to the head but Lotbrok blocks it.
Popiel jumps guard but Lotbrok turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Popiel misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popiel avoiding damage.
Popiel can't find room to land a body shot as Lotbrok controls the action.
Popiel managing to block the knees to the body from Lotbrok.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotbrok prevents a body shot from Popiel.
Popiel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Popiel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Popiel lands a nice uppercut.
Popiel throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Popiel.
Popiel lands a shoulder strike.
Popiel effectively controlling the action here.
Popiel misses with the head strike.
Popiel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lotbrok just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ragnar Lotbrok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krol Popiel.
Lotbrok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Lotbrok is rocked!
Lotbrok avoids a wild elbow strike from Popiel.
Oh Lotbrok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popiel.

Popiel jumps guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popiel keeping moving, preventing Lotbrok from controlling successfully.

Popiel has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lotbrok is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Popiel.
Popiel throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Popiel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Popiel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lotbrok really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lotbrok prevents Popiel from improving his position.
Popiel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Popiel is breathing heavily.
Popiel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popiel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lotbrok thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lotbrok trying to stand up but can't free himself from Popiel's guard.

Lotbrok got a little sloppy there for a moment and Popiel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lotbrok has managed to get both his arms back between Popiel's legs - danger averted.
Popiel is trying to control the position but Lotbrok postures up.
Lotbrok is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lotbrok stopping the sweep attempt from Popiel.
Lotbrok trying to control but Popiel is working from the bottom.
Lotbrok passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Popiel tries to improve position but can't.
Lotbrok seems to have got his legs back now.
Popiel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lotbrok staying calm.

Lotbrok tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popiel looking for a sweep but Lotbrok has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lotbrok controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lotbrok landing punches.
Lotbrok landing punches.
Popiel is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lotbrok fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Popiel can't escape the position.
Lotbrok controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lotbrok scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Popiel?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Krol Popiel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Popiel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lotbrok tries to counter by clinching up but Popiel breaks away and moves out of range.

Popiel takes the fight into the clinch.
Popiel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Popiel throws an elbow that misses.
Lotbrok trying to land knees to the body.
Popiel lands a body punch.
Popiel throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popiel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Popiel creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lotbrok's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lotbrok drops to his knees and Popiel pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krol Popiel!
Krol Popiel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.