PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Roode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Ragnarrson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Roode
vs
Ragnarrson

190 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

188 cm
25
279 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominic Roode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Ragnarrson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Ragnarrson.

It looks like Dominic Roode has been cut.
Ragnarrson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roode manages to avoid it.
Roode throws a looping overhand right but Ragnarrson ducks down to avoid it.
Ragnarrson misses with a wild body shot.
Roode went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Ragnarrson moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Roode's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Roode is trying to force a seperation but Ragnarrson has the dominant position.
Ragnarrson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roode lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ragnarrson.
Roode throws an elbow but it misses.
Roode looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ragnarrson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roode or not.
Roode is breathing heavily.
A short right from Ragnarrson on the inside.
Ragnarrson lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnarrson lands an uppercut.
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!
Ragnarrson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roode backwards.
Nice body punch from Ragnarrson - that landed with a thud.
Ragnarrson lands with a right to the head.

Ragnarrson drops Roode onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Roode is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Roode is rocked!
Ragnarrson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Roode! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ragnarrson is unloading with more strikes now! Roode drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Ragnarrson!