PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Macotti (ranked 2033 p4p, 265 weight class) and Ragnar Danneskjöld (ranked 1905 p4p, 256 weight class). Macotti's entrance music is Drown - Theory of a Deadman. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!

Macotti
vs
Danneskjöld

190 cm
36
198 lbs
29 - 17 - 2

185 cm
35
200 lbs
21 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 29 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Macotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ragnar Danneskjöld!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macotti tried to score with a low kick but Danneskjöld checks it.
Danneskjöld fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marco Macotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Danneskjöld pushes Macotti up against the cage in a clinch.
Macotti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Macotti slowing the pace effectively.
Danneskjöld misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Danneskjöld working aggressively here.
Danneskjöld softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Danneskjöld tries to work over Macotti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Macotti throws an elbow but it misses.
Danneskjöld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Danneskjöld to work.
Macotti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Macotti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Danneskjöld scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld avoiding damage.
Danneskjöld blocks the elbow strike.
Danneskjöld lands a right hand that snaps the head of Macotti backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Macotti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danneskjöld's brow.
Macotti takes a shot to the head.
We've been informed that Danneskjöld has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Macotti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danneskjöld's brow.
Danneskjöld lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Macotti backwards.
Danneskjöld working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danneskjöld is working Macotti over against the cage.
Macotti blocking some punches.
Danneskjöld controlling the action here for a moment.
Danneskjöld pushes Macotti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Macotti.
Danneskjöld manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Macotti throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macotti tries a body shot but Danneskjöld blocks it.
Danneskjöld gets through Macotti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danneskjöld working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld scores with a shot to the side of Macotti's head.
Danneskjöld softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Danneskjöld is struggling to control the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Danneskjöld blocks an elbow strike from Macotti.
Danneskjöld lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danneskjöld throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macottis head.
Danneskjöld avoiding damage.
Macotti wants to stall.
Danneskjöld misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danneskjöld.
Macotti throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Macotti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macottis head.
A short right from Danneskjöld.
Macotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Macotti blocks an uppercut.
Danneskjöld takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Danneskjöld.
A short right from Macotti on the inside.
Danneskjöld gets through Macotti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld dodges an elbow strike from Macotti.
Macotti working aggressively here.
Macotti looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Macotti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danneskjöld's brow.
Danneskjöld effectively controlling the action here.
Macotti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Danneskjöld tries a body shot but Macotti blocks it.
A short left from Macotti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danneskjöld has a couple of punches blocked by Macotti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Danneskjöld.
Macotti throws an elbow but it misses.
Danneskjöld taking a breather.
Danneskjöld lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Macotti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Danneskjöld working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Macotti throws an elbow but misses.
Danneskjöld lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danneskjöld stalling against the cage.
Danneskjöld working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Danneskjöld on the inside.
Danneskjöld throws a punch but it's blocked by Macotti.
Danneskjöld can't find room to land a body shot as Macotti controls the action.
Macotti throws an elbow that misses.
Macotti lands with a right to the head.
Danneskjöld lands a right hand.
Danneskjöld scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Danneskjöld dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Danneskjöld throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macotti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Macotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danneskjöld circles away quickly and effectively.
Danneskjöld lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice sprawl there from Danneskjöld as Macotti shoots in.
Macotti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danneskjöld swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Macotti has closed the distance and engaged Danneskjöld in a clinch.
Danneskjöld lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danneskjöld.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld takes an elbow to the forehead.
Macotti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Danneskjöld working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danneskjöld lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macotti takes a shot to the head.
Macotti gets through Danneskjöld's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danneskjöld blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danneskjöld pushes Macotti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danneskjöld has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Danneskjöld tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Macotti's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld throws a punch but it's blocked by Macotti.
Danneskjöld lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Macotti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Danneskjöld lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Macotti misses with an elbow strike.
Danneskjöld lands an uppercut.
Danneskjöld blocking some punches.
Danneskjöld lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Danneskjöld.
A short right from Danneskjöld on the inside.
Danneskjöld pushes Macotti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macotti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Danneskjöld leaning against his opponent.
Danneskjöld pushes Macotti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld struggles to land a body shot inside as Macotti controls his hands.
Danneskjöld lands a left hand that snaps the head of Macotti backwards.
Macotti throws a head punch that misses.
Danneskjöld lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Danneskjöld takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good body shot from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Danneskjöld.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danneskjöld creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Danneskjöld avoids a wild elbow strike from Macotti.
Danneskjöld has a couple of punches blocked by Macotti.
Macotti pushes off an throws an elbow but Danneskjöld leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Danneskjöld lands a left hand that snaps the head of Macotti backwards.
A hook to the body from Danneskjöld.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Danneskjöld blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danneskjöld pressing his opponent against the cage.
Danneskjöld pushes Macotti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danneskjöld goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danneskjöld dodges an elbow strike from Macotti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Danneskjöld prevents a body shot from Macotti.
Still in the clinch, Danneskjöld scores with a nice short uppercut.
Macotti throws an elbow that misses.
Danneskjöld lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Macotti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Danneskjöld controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Macotti throws an elbow but misses.
Danneskjöld lands a left hand that snaps the head of Macotti backwards.
Danneskjöld pressing his opponent against the cage.
Macotti has a couple of punches blocked by Danneskjöld.
Macotti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Danneskjöld lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Macotti.
Danneskjöld misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macotti misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Danneskjöld softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danneskjöld working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danneskjöld pushes Macotti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macotti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Danneskjöld lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Danneskjöld takes an elbow to the temple.
Danneskjöld is working Macotti over against the cage.
Macotti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danneskjöld just leaning against Macotti, taking a breather.
Macotti misses with the head strike.
Macotti blocks a body shot from Danneskjöld.
Macotti scores with a hook to the body.
Danneskjöld lands a right hand that snaps the head of Macotti backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Danneskjöld showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Macotti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Macotti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danneskjöld keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Macotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Danneskjöld drives through with a takedown into guard.
Danneskjöld passes into half guard.
Danneskjöld is trying to control. Macotti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Danneskjöld tries to pass to full mount but Macotti defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danneskjöld takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Macotti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Danneskjöld pulls his head out easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Macotti's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Danneskjöld passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld controlling his opponent.
Danneskjöld tries to control but Macotti wriggling away.
Macotti is wriggling around trying to escape.
Danneskjöld working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Danneskjöld prevents Macotti from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danneskjöld trying to control but Macotti is having none of it.
Danneskjöld punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macotti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Danneskjöld looking to control but Macotti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Danneskjöld has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Danneskjöld breaks from Macotti's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Danneskjöld looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Danneskjöld takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ragnar Danneskjöld has got the better of the ground game so far.
Danneskjöld is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Macotti can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Danneskjöld can't control as he wanted to and Macotti manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Macotti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Macotti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Danneskjöld is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld is in close to Macotti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Danneskjöld trying to control but Macotti is working from the bottom.
Marco Macotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danneskjöld is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Danneskjöld advances position into side control!
Danneskjöld is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Danneskjöld is putting a hurting on Macotti here, landing some big shots from side control.
Danneskjöld advances nicely into full mount.
Danneskjöld controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macotti is in a horrible position here. Danneskjöld smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Danneskjöld landing punches.
Macotti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Macotti is rocked!
Macotti regains half guard.
Oh Macotti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Macotti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Macotti actively working from the bottom here.
Danneskjöld takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danneskjöld slips a nice elbow through Macotti's hands, connecting with Macotti's forehead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Danneskjöld comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Danneskjöld winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Danneskjöld!
A victorious Ragnar Danneskjöld thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.