PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bragi Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Gruff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnarson comes to the cage accompanied by The Pretender. Gruff comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shut Up - Stormzy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ragnarson
vs
Gruff

195 cm
25
273 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

185 cm
26
255 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bragi Ragnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Gruff!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarson wants to clinch up but Gruff keeps it at a distance.
Billy Gruff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruff slips a jab and a cross from Ragnarson.
Gruff walks into a left hand.
Ragnarson throws a chopping leg kick but Gruff manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gruff takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gruff takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ragnarson slips under a jab.
Ragnarson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ragnarson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gruff counters with a stiff right hand.
Gruff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ragnarson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gruff looks to land a left hand but Ragnarson moved out of range nicely.
Ragnarson moves in looking to clinch but Gruff pushes him off.
Gruff looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Gruff has Ragnarson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gruff wants to stall.
Gruff has Ragnarson pressed against the cage, preventing Ragnarson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ragnarson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruff lands an uppercut.
Gruff gets through Ragnarson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarson is struggling to control the position.
Ragnarson can't break the clinch.
Ragnarson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarson lands with a short shot to the head.
Gruff taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ragnarson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gruff lands a hook that snaps the head of Ragnarson backwards.
Gruff tries a body shot but Ragnarson blocks it.
Ragnarson looking to slow down the pace here.
Gruff tries to work over Ragnarson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gruff backwards.
Ragnarson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarson.
Gruff misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gruff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruff stalling in the clinch.
Ragnarson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ragnarson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gruff tries to stall but Ragnarson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ragnarson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ragnarson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gruff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarson's elbow.
Gruff tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarson avoids it by throwing Gruff back against the cage.
Gruff trying to stall but Ragnarson improves his position.
Gruff throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarson.
Gruff looking to stall.
Ragnarson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruff.
Gruff blocks an uppercut.
Gruff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gruff backwards.
Gruff content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gruff is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gruff seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Ragnarson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Ragnarson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gruff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gruff misses with some punches.
Gruff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ragnarson backwards.
Gruff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnarson backwards.
Gruff misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarson stalling in the clinch but Gruff improves position.
A right handed body shot lands from Gruff.
Gruff lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gruff.
Ragnarson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gruff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnarson.
Gruff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've been informed that Gruff has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ragnarson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarson fails to land.
Gruff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarson's elbow.
Gruff lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ragnarson or not.
Gruff pushes Ragnarson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gruff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gruff lands a left hand.
Gruff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gruff - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gruff can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarson controls the action.
Ragnarson tries to throw a body punch but Gruff avoids it by throwing Ragnarson back against the cage.
Ragnarson misses with some punches.
Gruff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Gruff will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gruff misses the jab.
Ragnarson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragnarson throws a big shot that misses.
Ragnarson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gruff.

Ragnarson lands a left and a right that sends Gruff crashing to the canvas! Ragnarson dives into mount looking to finish!

Gruff is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarson controlling from the full mount.
Gruff is still in real trouble! Can Ragnarson finish him?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gruff tries to reverse the position but Ragnarson maintains control.
Ragnarson controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnarson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ragnarson blocks Gruff's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ragnarson prevents Gruff from getting the reversal.
Gruff is still trying to improve position.
Ragnarson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gruff really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ragnarson controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Further stalling from Ragnarson.
Gruff seems to have recovered his senses.
Gruff is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ragnarson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gruff working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson controlling from mount.
Gruff is squirming around, avoiding Ragnarson's attempts to control the action.
Ragnarson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ragnarson avoids the attempt from Gruff to control.
Gruff can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruff gets back to half guard.
Gruff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Ragnarson decides to stand and escape the position.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gruff. That's going to slow Ragnarson down.
Gruff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarson moves away.
Gruff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ragnarson in his tracks.
Ragnarson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ragnarson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gruff just manages to avoid it.
Ragnarson misses with a body kick.
Gruff thuds his right hand into Ragnarson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bragi Ragnarson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gruff digs a good hook to Ragnarson's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruff looks to land a left hand but Ragnarson moved out of range nicely.
Gruff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gruff tries to clinch but Ragnarson moves out of range.
Gruff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ragnarson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ragnarson avoids the body shot from Gruff.
Ragnarson throws a leg kick but Gruff moved away.
A slow jab from Ragnarson misses its intended target.
Ragnarson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gruff.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gruff scores with a leg kick.
Crunch! Ragnarson slams his shin into Gruff's torso.
Gruff slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ragnarson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ragnarson sets himself, and Gruff steps forward looking for the clinch! Ragnarson avoids it this time.
Gruff throws a leg kick that misses.
Gruff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bragi Ragnarson dominated that second round.
That's time! Ragnarson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gruff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnarson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gruff.
Ragnarson takes one to the side of the head.
Ragnarson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gruff throws the kick towards the body but Ragnarson avoids it.
Gruff is looking to clinch but Ragnarson is avoiding it.
Ragnarson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Ragnarson as he checks the leg kick.

Ragnarson drops Gruff with a right and a left! Ragnarson comes rushing in but Gruff regains his composure and manages to keep Ragnarson in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruff thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ragnarson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ragnarson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gruff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gruff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ragnarson controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gruff working for a triangle but Ragnarson defends it easily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bragi Ragnarson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gruff will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Ragnarson! Gruff is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bragi Ragnarson!
Bragi Ragnarson took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.