PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Ragnarsson (ranked 1435 p4p, 779 weight class) and Ko Van Den Born (ranked 194 p4p, 120 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
Van Den Born

170 cm
24
220
12 - 8 - 0

190 cm
25
205
7 - 3 - 0

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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ko Van Den Born!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Van Den Born avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Den Born is out of range and Ragnarsson settles back down.
Van Den Born doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ragnarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Van Den Born was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Den Born swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Van Den Born throws a shot from downtown. Ragnarsson moves away and avoids it.
Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Den Born works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Ragnar Ragnarsson has been cut.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Den Born looks to throw the jab but Ragnarsson is out of range.
Ragnarsson connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Ko Van Den Born has been cut.
Ragnar Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Den Born keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnarsson.
Van Den Born looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Den Born ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson.
Van Den Born has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Den Born sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Den Born! But no joy.
Van Den Born looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Van Den Born.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Born swats away the attempt to clinch by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ragnarsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ragnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnarsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Den Born raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Van Den Born uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnarsson.
Van Den Born appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a nice looking combination but Van Den Born bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ragnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Den Born moves away.
Van Den Born is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot.
Ragnarsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ragnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Den Born is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Van Den Born.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot
and Van Den Born counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Van Den Born avoids the punch easily.
Van Den Born steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ragnarsson.
Van Den Born throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Den Born scores with a hook to the body. Ragnarsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ragnarsson is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target.
Ragnarsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ragnarsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Van Den Born has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Den Born and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Den Born moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnarsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Den Born circles away quickly and effectively.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Den Born checks a leg kick.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Van Den Born blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Den Born! But no joy.
Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Den Born.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson avoids the head kick by Van Den Born.
The fighters circling - Ragnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Den Born appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Den Born ducks right into an uppercut from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarsson. Van Den Born does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Den Born looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A low kick from Ragnarsson is predictable there

and Van Den Born counters with a nice right hand that sends Ragnarsson toppling to the canvas! Ragnarsson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Van Den Born finish him?!

Ragnarsson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Den Born throws a pinpoint strike between Ragnarsson's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Ragnarsson crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Van Den Born scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ko Van Den Born!
An out of breath Ko Van Den Born thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.