PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Bjirke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Blind by Korn as his entrance music. Chung Lee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bjirke
vs
Lee

205 cm
23
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

ENDLESS 152

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragnar Bjirke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chung Lee!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjirke moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Bjirke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bjirke is looking to clinch.
Bjirke scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bjirke thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee shoots in but Bjirke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjirke.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A cross from Bjirke lands.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Bjirke scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bjirke's head.
Bjirke ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Bjirke slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bjirke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Bjirke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bjirke wants a takedown but no success here.
Bjirke wants to break free but Lee has control.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ragnar Bjirke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjirke tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bjirke manages to avoid it.
Lee stalks Bjirke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bjirke's face. Bjirke staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Bjirke coming out on top.
Decent striking displayed by Bjirke there.
Jab from Bjirke.
Lee looks to land a combination but Bjirke avoids it well.
Bjirke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee looks gassed!
Bjirke tries to clinch up.
Bjirke throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Nice shot by Bjirke.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bjirke scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjirke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bjirke lands a lovely overhand right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bjirke.
Donk. Bjirke catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Bjirke lands a jab to the head.
Bjirke lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bjirke scores with a shot to the body.

Bjirke closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the ropes.
Bjirke is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjirke wants to break free but Lee has control.
Bjirke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the ropes.

Bjirke breaks the clinch.
Bjirke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bjirke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bjirke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Bjirke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bjirke stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bjirke lands with a shot to the body.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bjirke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bjirke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bjirke throws a shot to the body.
Bjirke throws a good cross that connects.
Bjirke scores with a nice head shot.
Bjirke connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Bjirke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Bjirke does it's job there.
Bjirke lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjirke lands a body shot.
Lee is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bjirke scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Bjirke on that attempt.
Bjirke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bjirke.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bjirke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Bjirke jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjirke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bjirke lands a jab to Lee's midsection.

Bjirke rushes Lee and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bjirke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee prevents Bjirke from breaking the clinch.
Bjirke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the ropes.
Bjirke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Bjirke. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Bjirke to counter with a crisp jab.
Bjirke works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Bjirke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Bjirke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the ropes.
Bjirke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bjirke closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Bjirke pushes Lee against the ropes but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bjirke punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Bjirke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bjirke.
Bjirke is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bjirke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bjirke connects with the punch.
Bjirke scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bjirke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Bjirke lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Bjirke thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Good exchange - Bjirke coming out on top.
Bjirke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Bjirke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bjirke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bjirke scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Lee tries for a takedown but Bjirke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bjirke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ragnar Bjirke is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bjirke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bjirke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bjirke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bjirke works Lee's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjirke connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Bjirke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Bjirke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bjirke.
Bjirke works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Bjirke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Bjirke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bjirke lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjirke punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Bjirke lands a slapping body shot.
Bjirke connects with a body shot.
Bjirke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bjirke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bjirke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bjirke thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bjirke connects with a jab.
Bjirke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bjirke misses with a series of wild punches.
Bjirke lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bjirke lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bjirke misses with a series of wild punches.
Bjirke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bjirke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bjirke decides to stand back up.
Bjirke connects with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Bjirke - just one landing.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Bjirke, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Bjirke against the ropes but Bjirke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bjirke shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjirke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bjirke misses the jab.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjirke is just out of range.
Bjirke lands a two punch combo.
Bjirke moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjirke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bjirke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bjirke slips under a jab from Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjirke dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bjirke works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Bjirke jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Bjirke thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Bjirke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bjirke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bjirke works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Bjirke throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee throws a right hand that Bjirke ducks under and follows up with a left that Bjirke also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bjirke lands a with a good body shot.
Bjirke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bjirke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Bjirke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjirke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Bjirke looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Bjirke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bjirke connects with a looping right hand.
Bjirke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Bjirke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bjirke.
Bjirke swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Chung Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bjirke takes one to the side of the head.
Donk. Bjirke catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Lee throws a right hand that Bjirke ducks under and follows up with a left that Bjirke also avoids with ease.
Bjirke lands a jab to the nose.
Bjirke clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bjirke shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee throws a series of punches but Bjirke avoids them all with ease.
Bjirke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Bjirke's shoulder, as Bjirke tries to avoid the shot.
Bjirke is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Bjirke dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lee is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bjirke lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bjirke is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Bjirke circles away and we're back to standing.
Bjirke scores with a three punch combo!
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee misses with a low kick.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee cracks Bjirke with an open hand slap.
Bjirke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donk. Bjirke catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bjirke counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjirke with a jab.
Bjirke scores with a nice right hand.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bjirke counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bjirke.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bjirke moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Bjirke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjirke thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A lazy left from Bjirke finds it's target.
Bjirke lands a right hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bjirke.
Bjirke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Bjirke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bjirke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bjirke lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Bjirke lands a lovely overhand right.
Bjirke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bjirke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Bjirke shoots in.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee throws a right hand that Bjirke ducks under and follows up with a left that Bjirke also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Bjirke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bjirke connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Bjirke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bjirke cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bjirke cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A lazy left from Bjirke finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjirke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Bjirke works Lee's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Bjirke misses.
Bjirke stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bjirke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bjirke jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bjirke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bjirke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bjirke lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bjirke.
Bjirke cracks Lee with a good jab.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bjirke sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bjirke 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.
Lee is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bjirke connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Bjirke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Bjirke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bjirke off to one side.
Bjirke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Bjirke.
Bjirke scores with a nice right hand.
Bjirke loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chung Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjirke throws out a powerful jab.
Bjirke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bjirke with a hook.
Bjirke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bjirke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bjirke lands the left hand.
A nice combination there by Bjirke.
Bjirke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Bjirke counters with a one-two to the body.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bjirke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Lee misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bjirke looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnar Bjirke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bjirke lands a lovely overhand right.
Bjirke works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Bjirke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bjirke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Bjirke!