PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bismarck De Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Jager comes to the cage accompanied by Afrikanerhart. Ragnar has chosen Shook Ones II as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

De Jager
vs
Ragnar

189 cm
30
210 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

186 cm
29
202 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

MayheM sportswear
Voodoo Nutrition

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 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bismarck De Jager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Jager at a distance.
De Jager takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Jager is looking to slow Ragnar down with leg kicks.
De Jager misses with a left hand
and Ragnar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ragnar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Jager at a distance.
De Jager throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Jager shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Jager throws a body punch but Ragnar moves out of range.
De Jager looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragnar scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jager throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ragnar counters with a stiff right hand.
Ragnar walks into a jab.

It looks like Bjorn Ragnar has been cut.
Ragnar throws a sloppy body shot
and De Jager counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Jager misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnar counters with an outside leg kick.
De Jager scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ragnar lands with a straight right. De Jager didn't see that one coming.
Ragnar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Jager checks it well.
De Jager looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ragnar is fending him off so far but De Jager persists. Nope, Ragnar circles away and we're back to standing.
De Jager misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by De Jager. Beautiful body shot.
Ragnar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Jager throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Jager throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Jager ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Jager changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Jager connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ragnar's hands.
Ragnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jager throws a leg kick which misses Ragnar's front leg but catches the back leg as Ragnar tries to avoid it.
A big right from De Jager misses.
Ragnar wants to counter with a clinch but De Jager pushes him away.
De Jager misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from De Jager misses its intended target.
De Jager throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ragnar's head.
Ragnar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Jager looks to land a right hand but Ragnar moved out of range.
De Jager swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager throws out a leg kick but Ragnar moves out of range and De Jager only half commits.
Ragnar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but De Jager blocks it well.
Bismarck De Jager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnar.
Ragnar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Jager throws a leg kick but Ragnar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ragnar is looking for the big counter here.
Ragnar throws a head kick that misses
enabling De Jager to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Jager throws a leg kick
and Ragnar counters with a nice body kick.
You can see that Ragnar has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
De Jager throws a lazy head kick
and Ragnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Jager misses with a hook
and De Jager takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bismarck De Jager will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

De Jager throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Jager misses with a leg kick
letting Ragnar counter with a right hand.
De Jager throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Jager lands a lovely overhand right.
De Jager throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ragnar counters with a stiff right hand.
De Jager missing with a left hand there. Ragnar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ragnar steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Jager misses with an uppercut
and Ragnar counters with a straight right hand.
De Jager finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Jager throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Ragnar misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jager misses with a leg kick
and Ragnar counters with a thumping low kick.
Ragnar ducks under a wild hook from De Jager.
Bjorn Ragnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ragnar cracks De Jager with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ragnar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Jager scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ragnar slips a jab from De Jager.
De Jager throws a series of punches but Ragnar moves out of range.
Ragnar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Jager misses with a leg kick
and Ragnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Jager with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ragnar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ragnar is looking to clinch.

Ragnar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ragnar is trying to control the position but De Jager postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnar keeping moving, preventing De Jager from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jager trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Jager throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ragnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ragnar controls De Jager momentarily but De Jager frees himself.
Ragnar is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
De Jager trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ragnar ducks under a wild hook from De Jager.
Ragnar tries a quick counter leg kick but De Jager is wise to it.
Ragnar misses with a hook. De Jager ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Jager lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Jager rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnar counters with an outside leg kick.
De Jager connects with a right hand. Ragnar shakes it off.
De Jager lands with a hook. Ragnar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ragnar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnar lands with an uppercut that bounces De Jager off the cage and back into range.
De Jager wants to land a leg kick but Ragnar is out of range.
Ragnar throws a chopping leg kick but De Jager manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bismarck De Jager dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jab from Ragnar.
De Jager throws a leg kick
and Ragnar counters with a straight right hand.
De Jager dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnar throws a push kick but De Jager slaps the foot to one side.

De Jager dives in and scores a takedown into Ragnar's guard.
Ragnar has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ragnar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Jager content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Jager trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Jager trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar has momentary wrist control but De Jager slips an elbow through the middle.
De Jager trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Jager trying to control but Ragnar is working from the bottom.
De Jager is looking to work some ground and pound but Ragnar has wrist control.
De Jager throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Jager looking to pass the guard.
De Jager postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bjorn Ragnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ragnar seems keen to control De Jager's posture.
De Jager scoring with some ground and pound.
De Jager stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ragnar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Jager trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ragnar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Jager's guard.

De Jager has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Jager is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Jager is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
De Jager trying to control the position.
Ragnar wants to control from the top but De Jager keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De Jager looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnar is just out of range.
Ragnar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Jager throws a low kick but Ragnar moves out of range easily.
De Jager throws a leg kick
and Ragnar counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Jager throws a lazy uppercut
and Ragnar counters with a good low kick that De Jager was not able to check.
Ragnar slips under a jab.
Ragnar slips a straight right by De Jager.
De Jager throws a leg kick
and De Jager takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Jager misses with a hook
and Ragnar counters with a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnar walks into a left hand.
De Jager throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bismarck De Jager.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Jager, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bismarck De Jager!
A relieved looking Bismarck De Jager thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.