PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yamato Take (ranked 1591 p4p, 220 weight class) and Ragnar Danneskjöld (ranked 1358 p4p, 190 weight class). Yamato Take is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Take
vs
Danneskjöld

179 cm
31
181 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
34
200 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamato Take!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ragnar Danneskjöld!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danneskjöld avoids the body shot from Take.
Danneskjöld changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Take cracks the inside of Danneskjöld's front leg.
Take changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Take throws a front kick aimed at Danneskjöld's knee but Danneskjöld avoids it well.
Take throws a body kick that misses

and Danneskjöld counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Danneskjöld tries to pass to full mount but Take defends it.
Danneskjöld wants to take a breather but Take is having none of it.
Danneskjöld prevents Take from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take is refusing to be controlled, as Danneskjöld sits in half guard.
Take gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld is fighting to break Take's control of his arms but Take is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Take continues to stall.
Danneskjöld advances to half guard.
Danneskjöld tries to pass to full mount but Take defends it.
Take trying to control from the bottom.
Danneskjöld tries to pass to full mount but Take defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Take controlling the position well.
Take's coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Danneskjöld looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Danneskjöld is looking for a kimura but Take is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Danneskjöld to get the leverage.
Danneskjöld tries to pass the half guard into mount. Take knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Danneskjöld is working for a kimura but Take is defending it quite comfortably.
Take is not content to let Danneskjöld control the position.
Take keeps control of the position for the meantime.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Take.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Take moves into full guard.
Danneskjöld wants to control from the top but Take keeps moving.
Take has his hands on Danneskjöld's head, controlling the position.
Danneskjöld tries to free his leg and advance position but Take is retaining full guard.
Danneskjöld trying to control but Take is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Take dips to his left and cracks Danneskjöld with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Take misses the body punch

and Danneskjöld counters with a shoot takedown. Take fights it but they end up in guard.
Danneskjöld looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danneskjöld accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Danneskjöld pushes down on Take's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Danneskjöld seems to be working for a kimura but Take defends the submission attempt.
Danneskjöld is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danneskjöld wants to free his trapped foot but Take is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Danneskjöld dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Danneskjöld scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ragnar Danneskjöld is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danneskjöld moves out of range of the strikes.
Danneskjöld with the counter takedown but Take avoids it easily.
Danneskjöld checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Danneskjöld on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Take scores with the left hand. Danneskjöld knows he should have avoided that one.
Take lands a slapping body shot.
Take scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take looks to score with a jab to the body but Danneskjöld is just out of range.
Danneskjöld takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Take gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld scores with a crisp jab that stopped Take in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Take throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Take backs off Danneskjöld throws a huge counter combo but Take manages to avoid it all.
Danneskjöld gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Take counters with a left and a right that stings Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld shoots in for a takedown but Take shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Take throws a body shot but no joy.
Take throws the kick towards the body but Danneskjöld avoids it.
Danneskjöld uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Take.
Danneskjöld on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Danneskjöld shoots in looking for a takedown. Take tries to sprawl out of it but Danneskjöld keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Take manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamato Take has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Danneskjöld.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Take fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Danneskjöld shoots and misses
and Take cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danneskjöld drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Take throws a big shot that misses.
Danneskjöld changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Take scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Take misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Take thuds his right hand into Danneskjöld's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Take lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Take misses.
Take misses the jab.
Take loads up on a big right hand but Danneskjöld slips the punch.
Danneskjöld swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab from Take.
Danneskjöld checks a leg kick.
Take misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Take.
Danneskjöld avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Take throwing a counter right hand but Danneskjöld manages to avoid it.
Danneskjöld misses with a takedown
and Take counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Take.

Take lands a big head kick that sends Danneskjöld tumbling to the mat! Take takes a step backwards and waves Danneskjöld back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Danneskjöld is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Take.
Danneskjöld is still on wobbly legs! Can Take finish him?
Danneskjöld has his takedown stuffed
and Take scores with a counter punch that sends Danneskjöld to the canvas! Take smells blood - he's punishing Danneskjöld with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Danneskjöld has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yamato Take!
In defeat, Ragnar Danneskjöld stepped up to the mic, saying 'Who is John Galt?'.