PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 1771 p4p, 1053 weight class) and Mike Murhaa (ranked 204 p4p, 124 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ragnarsson
vs
Murhaa

209 cm
38
276
30 - 19 - 1

199 cm
33
292
20 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnarsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Murhaa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ragnarsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murhaa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ragnarsson scrambles back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Murhaa. That snapped Ragnarsson's head back.

Murhaa has closed the distance and engaged Ragnarsson in a clinch.
Murhaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson can't break the clinch.
Murhaa has Ragnarsson pressed against the cage, preventing Ragnarsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Come on Ragnarsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Ragnarsson's head.

It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ragnarsson can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson tries to break free but Murhaa pushes him back against the cage.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Ragnarsson tries to break the clinch but Murhaa is controlling the position.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ragnarsson is breathing heavily.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body.
Murhaa digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Murhaa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Murhaa works on Ragnarsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Murhaa - that landed with a thud.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
A short body shot lands from Murhaa as the two fighters clinch.
Ragnarsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murhaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is getting worse.
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
Murhaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ragnarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.

Murhaa takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Murhaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Murhaa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ragnarsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murhaa can turn it around.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Murhaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ragnarsson needs to keep his hands up - Murhaa had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnarsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson is looking to counter punch.
Murhaa connects with a right hand. Ragnarsson shakes it off.

Murhaa darts in and clinches Ragnarsson up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
Good body shot from Murhaa.
Ragnarsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Murhaa won't allow it.
Murhaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa cracks Ragnarsson with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head.
Murhaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
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!
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murhaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
A short uppercut from Murhaa.
Ragnarsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ragnarsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Murhaa has double underhooks.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head.

Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A shot in the inside from Murhaa.

Ragnarsson is rocked!
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Oh Ragnarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
Ragnarsson seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot in the inside from Murhaa.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.

Murhaa drops Ragnarsson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ragnarsson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson is trying to push Murhaa away but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa is muscling Ragnarsson up against the cage and as Ragnarsson bounces back off, Murhaa cracks him with a huge right hand! Ragnarsson crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Murhaa!