PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Yevgen Maartins (ranked 23079 p4p, 23052 weight class) and Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 704 p4p, 710 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ragnarsson's choice of entrance music: Wardruna-Blood Eagle. Yevgen Maartins is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Maartins
vs
Ragnarsson

180 cm
31
186
17 - 18 - 0

191 cm
41
186
29 - 20 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yevgen Maartins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maartins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maartins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ragnarsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yevgen Maartins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson throws a low kick but Maartins avoids it.
Maartins half committed to a counter leg kick.
Maartins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ragnarsson moves out of range as Maartins throws a body kick.
Maartins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ragnarsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A swing and a miss from Maartins.

Maartins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Ragnarsson.
Maartins pushes off an throws an elbow but Ragnarsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Maartins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maartins.
Ragnarsson blocks a body shot from Maartins.
Ragnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maartins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maartins or not.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Maartins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maartins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ragnarsson is defending well for now.
Ragnarsson blocks an elbow strike.
Maartins throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maartins is defending well for now.
Maartins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Maartins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maartins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maartins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maartins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maartins.
Maartins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maartins misses with a knee strike.
Ragnarsson avoiding damage as Maartins throws knees to the body.
Maartins tries to land a knee to the head but Ragnarsson blocks with his arms.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee strike.
Maartins tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maartins looking to throw knees to the head but Ragnarsson is blocking nicely.
Ragnarsson lands with a right to the head.
Ragnarsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Maartins controls his hands.
Ragnarsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Maartins.
Ragnarsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Maartins tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maartins tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Maartins back against the ropes.
Maartins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson cracks Maartins with a nice body shot.
Maartins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ragnarsson avoids it.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ragnarsson avoiding damage as Maartins throws knees to the body.
Maartins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maartins is breathing heavily.
Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maartins backwards.
Ragnarsson gets through Maartins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maartins tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Maartins back against the ropes.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Maartins.
Maartins misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maartins tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Maartins takes a shot to the head.
Maartins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sigurd Ragnarsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ragnarsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A cross from Ragnarsson lands.
Ragnarsson wants to slow Maartins down by chopping away at his legs.
Maartins slips under a jab.
Maartins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Maartins misses the target.
Maartins works over Ragnarsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Maartins throws a shot to the body.
Maartins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ragnarsson.
Maartins closes the distance but Ragnarsson moves to the side
and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maartins looks to throw the jab but Ragnarsson is out of range.
A head kick misses from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson scores with the left hand. Maartins knows he should have avoided that one.
Ragnarsson 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 jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maartins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maartins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maartins works the jab nicely.
Ragnarsson lands a head kick!
Maartins defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maartins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Maartins moved out of range nicely.
Maartins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maartins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ragnarsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Maartins is looking to clinch.
Ragnarsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Maartins blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
A jab from Maartins does it's job there.
Ragnarsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maartins is looking to clinch but Ragnarsson is avoiding it.
Sigurd Ragnarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnarsson slips a jab and a cross from Maartins.
A good leg kick by Maartins.
Maartins slips under a jab from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maartins looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ragnarsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maartins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maartins checks a leg kick nicely.
Maartins looks to land a right hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maartins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Maartins.
Maartins tries to clinch but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Maartins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maartins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ragnarsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Maartins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ragnarsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Ragnarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maartins tries to bum rush Ragnarsson with a series of wild strikes but Ragnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson scores with a punch to the head.

Maartins pushes Ragnarsson up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnarsson.
Sigurd Ragnarsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ragnarsson blocks the elbow strike.
Ragnarsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maartins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Maartins.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maartins tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Maartins back against the ropes.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maartins backwards.
Maartins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ragnarsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maartins tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maartins backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sigurd Ragnarsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Maartins scores with a nice strike.
Yevgen Maartins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Maartins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnarsson throws a chopping leg kick but Maartins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Maartins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maartins throws out a leg kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range and Maartins only half commits.
Maartins blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Maartins throws a body shot but no joy.
Maartins throws a combination. Ragnarsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maartins lands a head shot.
Maartins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ragnarsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ragnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maartins.
Ragnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Maartins ducks down to avoid it.
As Ragnarsson looks to move away, Maartins throws a big counter combo but Ragnarsson just gets out of the way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maartins.
Maartins slips under a jab from Ragnarsson.
Maartins tried to counter with a leg kick but Ragnarsson avoided it.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Maartins ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsson throws out a loose jab but Maartins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maartins is looking to counter punch.
Maartins throws a hook but Ragnarsson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson is looking to chop away at Maartins's legs.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Maartins feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Maartins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maartins.
Maartins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Maartins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maartins.
Maartins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maartins throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Maartins blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a head kick.
Maartins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson with a nice cross.
Ragnarsson lands an overhand right.
Ragnarsson throws a solid leg kick but Maartins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnarsson.
Maartins throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnarsson moves out of range easily.
Maartins tries a head kick but it misses.
Maartins throws a solid leg kick but Ragnarsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maartins.
Maartins throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maartins.
Maartins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Maartins.
Ragnarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maartins throws a lazy head kick
and Ragnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maartins throws a head kick that misses
letting Ragnarsson counter with a right hand.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Maartins ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsson blocks a head kick by Maartins.
A low kick from Maartins is predictable there
and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maartins throws a leg kick
and Ragnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ragnarsson works the jab nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maartins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maartins wants to clinch up but Ragnarsson keeps it at a distance.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maartins.
Maartins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Maartins's front leg with a kick but Maartins checks it.
Maartins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maartins throws the left hand but Ragnarsson avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Ragnarsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maartins tries to close the distance and clinch but Ragnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Ragnarsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maartins is looking to clinch.
Maartins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maartins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sigurd Ragnarsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ragnarsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Sigurd Ragnarsson!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Sigurd Ragnarsson!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Sigurd Ragnarsson!

Sigurd Ragnarsson wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Sigurd Ragnarsson gave a big smile as he said 'Holds a bloody glove in the air ...For THe LeGiON!!! Wardruna-Blood Eagle theme song kicks back on and the crowd goes Buzerk!!!'.