PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Ragnarsson (ranked 4278 p4p, 2353 weight class) and Frank Lucas (ranked 529 p4p, 319 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ragnarsson
vs
Lucas

170 cm
23
220
10 - 8 - 0

188 cm
23
219
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Core Combat
Conviction

Finnish Elite Extreme Science

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ragnar Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ragnarsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Lucas has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ragnarsson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lucas staying out of range there.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping left.
And Lucas responds with a good body kick, but Ragnarsson manages to step out the way in time.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the side of Lucas's head but Lucas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ragnarsson cracks a nice hook into Lucas's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarsson. Lucas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnarsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson avoids the head kick by Lucas.
Lucas avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
Lucas is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ragnarsson drops Lucas with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lucas looks back up at him and smiles so Ragnarsson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Lucas is rocked!

It looks like Frank Lucas has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucas.
Ragnarsson is looking to wear down Lucas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body kick there by Lucas.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson misses with a right hand
and Lucas counters with a low kick, right behind Ragnarsson 's knee.
Lucas slips a straight right by Ragnarsson.
Lucas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ragnarsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lucas.
Lucas looks for the body kick but Ragnarsson saw that one coming.
Ragnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lucas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Ragnarsson drops Lucas with a beautiful combination! Lucas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ragnarsson is looking for the KO!
Lucas is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsson finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucas slips a jab and a cross from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lucas drops his hands momentarily. Ragnarsson doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Lucas staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Lucas doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ragnar Ragnarsson!