PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 23676 p4p, 19813 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 702 p4p, 680 weight class). Ragnarsson comes to the ring accompanied by Wardruna-Blood Eagle. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ragnarsson
vs
Silva

191 cm
40
186
28 - 19 - 2

186 cm
34
187
29 - 18 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Ragnarsson throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ragnarsson will feel that in the morning.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ragnarsson works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Ragnarsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ragnarsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva lands a nice hook to Ragnarsson's body. Ragnarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ragnarsson checks a low kick from Silva.
Ragnarsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a head kick.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ragnarsson to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Ragnarsson should have avoided that one.
Ragnarsson misses with a two punch combination.
We've been informed that Silva 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Ragnarsson catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva jabs Ragnarsson right on the nose. Ragnarsson blinks but takes it well.
Ragnarsson lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ragnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ragnarsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Ragnarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.

Ragnarsson breaks the clinch.
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Ragnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight right.
Silva thuds his right hand into Ragnarsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnarsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ragnarsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Ragnarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from Ragnarsson misses.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sigurd Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Ragnarsson finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Silva staying out of range there.

Silva rushes Ragnarsson and presses him up against the ropes.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva misses with some punches.
Sigurd Ragnarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Ragnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ragnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Ragnarsson.
A clash of legs there as Ragnarsson blocks the low kick.
Ragnarsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ragnarsson throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva blocks a jab.
Ragnarsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ragnarsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva cracks Ragnarsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Ragnarsson throws a counter high kick but Silva was just alert enough to avoid it.

Ragnarsson tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ragnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Ragnarsson is looking to counter punch.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight right.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Ragnarsson off balance momentarily.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Ragnarsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Silva.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
That's time! Ragnarsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ragnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Arnaldo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sigurd Ragnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Ragnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ragnarsson throws a quick counter head kick but Silva was just out of range.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Ragnarsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silva just manages to avoid it.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ragnarsson under the eye.
Ragnarsson lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ragnarsson staying out of range there.
Ragnarsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Ragnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Silva.
Ragnarsson throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnarsson.
Jab by Silva.
Ragnarsson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping right.
Ragnarsson lands a head kick!
Silva swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ragnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Ragnarsson moved away.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Ragnarsson slips a jab from Silva.
Silva swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ragnarsson blocks a head kick by Silva.
Ragnarsson throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnarsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
That kick from Ragnarsson tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnarsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Ragnarsson tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Ragnarsson backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnarsson tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Ragnarsson lands an overhand right.
Ragnarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws the left hand but Ragnarsson avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Silva misses.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sigurd Ragnarsson.
Well Ragnarsson 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Sigurd Ragnarsson!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Sigurd Ragnarsson!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Sigurd Ragnarsson!

Sigurd Ragnarsson wins by unanimous decision!
As Sigurd Ragnarsson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Holds a bloody glove in the air ...For THe LeGiON!!! Wardruna-Blood Eagle theme song kicks back on and the crowd goes Buzerk!!!'.