PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 491 p4p, 71 weight class) and Darrel Petersen (ranked 1164 p4p, 154 weight class). Ragnar comes to the cage accompanied by Shook Ones II. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ragnar
vs
Petersen

186 cm
39
195 lbs
38 - 18 - 0

182 cm
32
190 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

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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 38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Ragnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darrel Petersen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnar connects with a body shot that sends Petersen's belly button to the back.
Ragnar throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Petersen counter with a right hand.
Ragnar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ragnar connects with an inside leg kick.
Petersen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnar. Petersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Petersen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petersen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ragnar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Ragnar.
Ragnar lands a jab to the nose.
Ragnar misses with a low kick as Petersen jumps back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnar. Petersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petersen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ragnar defends well and Petersen ends up having to push Ragnar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Ragnar. Those never looked like landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Petersen misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petersen ducks right into an uppercut from Ragnar.
Ragnar thumps Petersen with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnar. Petersen does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnar.
Ragnar tries to bum rush Petersen with a series of wild strikes but Petersen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Petersen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ragnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ragnar lands a jab to the head.
Petersen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ragnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut there from Ragnar.
Petersen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ragnar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragnar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ragnar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Petersen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petersen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petersen throws a jab when Ragnar was well out of range.
Ragnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petersen.
Ragnar throws a body kick that misses

and Petersen counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Ragnar wriggles free and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar lunges at Petersen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Petersen's hand.
Petersen works Ragnar's body with a nice hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Petersen or perhaps it was just good defense by Ragnar, which made it look bad.
Petersen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnar misses with a wild body shot.
Petersen sizes up Ragnar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ragnar avoids the body shot from Petersen.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnar.
Petersen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petersen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ragnar.
Good leg kick by Ragnar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bjorn Ragnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ragnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petersen moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ragnar, right into the meat.
Petersen scores with the left hand. Ragnar knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petersen is out of range and Ragnar settles back down.
Ragnar misses with a low kick.
Ragnar throws a leg kick but Petersen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ragnar with a jab.
Ragnar is looking to wear down Petersen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petersen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petersen tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Ragnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnar misses with a straight left.
Petersen moves out of range of the strikes.
Petersen throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ragnar thuds his right hand into Petersen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petersen tries to move into range but Ragnar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petersen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ragnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petersen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a right hand
and Petersen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnar staying out of range there.

Petersen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Petersen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ragnar swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar keeping moving, preventing Petersen from controlling successfully.
Petersen postures up in Ragnar's guard and throws a big left but Ragnar blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petersen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Petersen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Petersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petersen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ragnar's head.
Petersen trying to control but Ragnar is working from the bottom.
Petersen postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Ragnar, not yet.

Ragnar has his feet on Petersen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Petersen clobbers Ragnar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ragnar is looking to slow Petersen down with leg kicks.

Petersen dives in and scores a takedown into Ragnar's guard.

Ragnar uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ragnar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ragnar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darrel Petersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnar moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnar. Petersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnar scores with a push kick.
Ragnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petersen can do to turn this around?
Ragnar misses with an uppercut. Petersen saw that one coming.
Petersen throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Petersen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bjorn Ragnar is winning the standup battle so far.
Petersen lands a jab to the nose.
Ragnar misses with a wild body shot.
Petersen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice jab there from Petersen.
Petersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnar moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Petersen.
Petersen avoids the head kick by Ragnar.
Petersen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnar.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petersen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ragnar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Petersen is out of range.
Ragnar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ragnar slips under a jab from Petersen.
Ragnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petersen moves away.
Petersen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ragnar under the eye.
Ragnar slips a jab from Petersen.
Petersen avoids the body shot from Ragnar.
Ragnar throws a combination that misses
and Petersen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Petersen moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petersen.
Petersen working aggressively here.
Petersen pushes Ragnar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ragnar misses with a body punch.
Ragnar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ragnar lands a shot to the body.
Ragnar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petersen or not.
Petersen misses with the head strike.
Ragnar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petersen backwards.
Petersen misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnar lands a right hand.
Ragnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnar tries to throw a body punch but Petersen avoids it by throwing Ragnar back against the cage.
Petersen has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnar.
Petersen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ragnar tries to work over Petersen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Ragnar breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petersen clinches up against the cage.
Petersen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Petersen blocking some punches.
Petersen blocks an uppercut.
Petersen throws a head punch that misses.
Petersen misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petersen prevents a body shot from Ragnar.
Petersen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ragnar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Petersen doesn't manage to clinch there - Ragnar circles away.
Petersen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petersen.
Petersen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Petersen.
Petersen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ragnar scores with a nice head shot.
Petersen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Petersen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petersen's hands.
Good shot there by Ragnar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petersen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ragnar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Petersen.
Petersen misses with an uppercut.
Petersen scores with a nice head shot.
Ragnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petersen.
The fighters circling - Ragnar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnar lands a leg kick that knocks Petersen off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Ragnar misses.
Ragnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Petersen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ragnar has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnar throws a shot from downtown. Petersen moves away and avoids it.
Petersen avoids the body shot from Ragnar.
Petersen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Petersen throws a hook but Ragnar blocks it.
Ragnar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petersen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bjorn Ragnar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ragnar jabs Petersen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ragnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petersen.
Ragnar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ragnar scores with a leg kick.
Petersen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ragnar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ragnar misses with a hook
and Petersen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petersen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ragnar's hands.
Ragnar misses with a low kick.
Petersen misses with a body shot.
Petersen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ragnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petersen moves away.
Ragnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petersen thuds a left hand into Ragnar's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petersen blocks a jab.

Petersen gets a double leg takedown into Ragnar's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Ragnar manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar stops a takedown attempt from Petersen.
Petersen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnar.
Petersen has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnar.

Ragnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ragnar misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Ragnar.
Petersen tries to clinch up but Ragnar circles away and keeps his distance.
Ragnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petersen.
Ragnar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petersen cracks Ragnar with an open hand slap.
Petersen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petersen misses the shot to the body.
Ragnar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Petersen misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petersen manages to avoid it.
Ragnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnar connects with an inside leg kick.
Petersen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petersen slips a straight right by Ragnar.
Petersen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ragnar looks for the body kick but Petersen saw that one coming.
Ragnar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ragnar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Petersen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnar.
Ragnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petersen.
A punch lands to the side of Ragnar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petersen misses the jab.
Ragnar scores with a spinning back kick!
Petersen cracks Ragnar with an open hand slap.
Ragnar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Petersen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petersen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ragnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petersen.
Ragnar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ragnar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ragnar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A lazy left from Ragnar finds it's target.
Petersen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Ragnar misses the target.
Ragnar takes a swing at Petersen's ribcage but misses.
Petersen blocks a jab.
Petersen misses with a looping right.
Ragnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Ragnar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ragnar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ragnar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petersen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ragnar lands with a straight right. Petersen didn't see that one coming.
Petersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ragnar misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnar slips a straight right by Petersen.
A good leg kick by Ragnar.
Petersen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ragnar but Ragnar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Petersen throws a body punch but Ragnar moves out of range.
Ragnar dodges the punch combination from Petersen.
Petersen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darrel Petersen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Petersen misses the target.
Ragnar lands a high kick!

It looks like Darrel Petersen has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ragnar.
Ragnar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petersen on the side of the head.

Petersen is rocked!
Ragnar moves out of range as Petersen strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Ragnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ragnar 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Ragnar!
A very excited looking Bjorn Ragnar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.