PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yulis Martinez (ranked 4805 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Ragnarsson (ranked 4871 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar Ragnarsson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Martinez
vs
Ragnarsson

187 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yulis Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragnar Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ragnarsson sprawls well. Ragnarsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
Ragnarsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Martinez.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ragnarsson sprawls well. Ragnarsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Martinez or perhaps it was just good defense by Ragnarsson, which made it look bad.
Ragnarsson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yulis Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ragnarsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt

and Ragnarsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Martinez.
A right hand to the body from Ragnarsson.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Ragnarsson lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Yulis Martinez has been cut.
Martinez tries to pull guard but Ragnarsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ragnarsson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Ragnarsson stops a takedown attempt from Martinez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Martinez is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Martinez to his knees! Ragnarsson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Ragnarsson!