PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Sands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sands comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hip Hop - By: Dead Prez kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bjorn Ragnarsson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ragnarsson
vs
Sands

209 cm
22
280 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

191 cm
21
260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Sands!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Sands does no damage.
A big right from Sands misses.
Ragnarsson throws a body punch but Sands moves out of range.
Sands looks to land a right hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range.
Sands misses with a looping left.
Carl Sands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sands loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsson slips the punch.
Sands bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Sands pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick by Sands misses
enabling Ragnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Carl Sands has been cut.
Sands misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sands throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnarsson.
Sands scores with the left hand. Ragnarsson knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Ragnarsson.
A punch lands to the side of Ragnarsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnarsson.
Sands might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Ragnarsson lands a big uppercut and Sands crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sands looks OK. Ragnarsson waves Sands back to his feet!

Sands is rocked!
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Ragnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson defending well as Sands loads up on a big left hand.
Sands throws a jab when Ragnarsson was well out of range.
Ragnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sands throws out the jab.
Sands lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sands.
Sands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Sands throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sands throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnarsson's shoulder, as Ragnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Sands. That snapped Ragnarsson's head back.
Sands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Ragnarsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sands.
Ragnarsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sands misses with a left hand
and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sands lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Sands.
Good exchange - Sands coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sands looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
Sands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnarsson.
Sands takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Sands misses its intended target.
Sands lands a really nice looking cross but Ragnarsson seems unphased.

Ragnarsson drops Sands with a beautiful combination! Sands stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ragnarsson is looking for the KO!
Sands is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsson finish him?
Ragnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sands throws out the jab.
Sands throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnarsson counters with a huge left! Sands is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ragnarsson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Sands from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ragnarsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnarsson!
Bjorn Ragnarsson retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Bjorn 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.