PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Henrique (ranked 1393 p4p, 1500 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 205 p4p, 216 weight class). Ragnaar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mustasch - The Wave. 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.

Henrique
vs
Ragnaar

184 cm
28
186
8 - 6 - 0

188 cm
40
194
21 - 13 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Brooklyn Threads
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruno Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Henrique.
Henrique keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henrique appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A lazy left from Henrique finds it's target.
Henrique throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnaar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ragnaar throws a sloppy head kick and Henrique moves out of range easily.
As Ragnaar looks to move away, Henrique throws a big counter combo but Ragnaar just gets out of the way.
Henrique throws a body shot but no joy.
Henrique throws a shot from downtown. Ragnaar moves away and avoids it.
Ragnaar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henrique back to the cage. Ragnaar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ragnaar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henrique throws a head kick that misses.
Henrique catches Ragnaar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henrique as he jumps to the side.
A counter left hand to the body from Henrique misses its target.
Ragnaar moves away from the strike by Henrique.
Henrique on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henrique throws a body punch but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Henrique misses with a body punch
and Ragnaar counters with a series of strikes. Henrique will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses.
Henrique changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruno Henrique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henrique.
Ragnaar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Ragnaar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henrique regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a big right hand that misses.
Henrique avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henrique pulls Ragnaar in to control the position.
Ragnaar throwing strikes from guard but Henrique blocks nicely.
Ragnaar throwing strikes from guard but Henrique blocks nicely.
Ragnaar is looking to work some ground and pound but Henrique has wrist control.
Ragnaar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ragnaar is working Henrique over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henrique on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henrique tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Henrique manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Henrique won't allow Ragnaar to sweep him here.

Ragnaar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henrique tries to free his leg and advance position but Ragnaar is retaining full guard.
Ragnaar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ragnaar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henrique is one step ahead there.
Ragnaar pulls Henrique in close to his closed guard and prevents Henrique from doing any damage or advancing position.

Ragnaar is working an open guard so Henrique takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnaar throws out a counter right but Henrique avoids it with no problem.
Henrique misses with a straight left.
Henrique tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Henrique.
Ragnaar throws a counter combo.
Ragnaar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henrique counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bruno Henrique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nils Ragnaar.
Henrique connects with a body shot that sends Ragnaar's belly button to the back.
Henrique fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henrique loads up on a big right hand but Ragnaar slips the punch.
Henrique takes a kick to the side of the head.
Henrique misses with a hook
and Ragnaar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Ragnaar blocks a head kick by Henrique.
And Ragnaar responds with a good body kick, but Henrique manages to step out the way in time.
Henrique misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nils Ragnaar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Henrique misses the shot to the body.
Ragnaar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Henrique misses with a series of wild punches.
Henrique misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnaar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ragnaar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henrique.
Ragnaar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ragnaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnaar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good exchange - Henrique coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henrique.
Nice jab there from Henrique.
Henrique throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnaar counters with a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Henrique's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar works over Henrique's head and body with a nice combination.
Ragnaar cracks Henrique with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ragnaar scores with a nice right hand.
Henrique throws a jab when Ragnaar was well out of range.
Ragnaar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ragnaar cracks a nice hook into Henrique's ribs.
Henrique misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Henrique.
Henrique swings for the body but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar dodges the punch combination from Henrique.
Henrique wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrique throws a lazy head kick
and Ragnaar counters with a left and a right that stings Henrique.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrique lunges at Ragnaar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ragnaar's hand.

Ragnaar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Henrique to the ground. Ragnaar is now in Henrique's guard.
Henrique being controlled here, momentarily.
Ragnaar landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnaar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henrique being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ragnaar throws a big elbow that misses.
Ragnaar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ragnaar avoids the body shot from Henrique.
Ragnaar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ragnaar misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Henrique on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ragnaar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Ragnaar looks to move away, Henrique throws a big counter combo but Ragnaar just gets out of the way.
Ragnaar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ragnaar throws a sloppy head kick and Henrique moves out of range easily.
It looked like Henrique wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Henrique misses.
Henrique lunges at Ragnaar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ragnaar's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnaar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henrique throws out the jab.
Ragnaar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Henrique with a body shot.
Bruno Henrique is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henrique throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnaar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ragnaar or perhaps it was just good defense by Henrique, which made it look bad.
Henrique tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnaar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Henrique defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ragnaar.
Henrique misses with a body shot.
Henrique stuffs the takedown.
Henrique thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bruno Henrique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nils Ragnaar.
Henrique bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henrique waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnaar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henrique misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nils Ragnaar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ragnaar shoots in for a takedown but Henrique shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henrique seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Henrique looks to land a combination. Ragnaar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ragnaar connects with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Ragnaar.
Henrique misses with a looping left.
Henrique throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnaar counters with a left to the body.
Ragnaar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ragnaar dives in for a single leg takedown but Henrique sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henrique cracks Ragnaar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henrique misses with a few strikes there.
Henrique throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nils Ragnaar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnaar is just out of range.

Ragnaar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Henrique did well to prevent Ragnaar getting side control.
Ragnaar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nils Ragnaar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nice strikes from Ragnaar there.
Ragnaar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henrique keeps working.
Henrique is holding on to half guard well.
Henrique knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ragnaar on the ground.
Ragnaar content to control rather than advance.
Ragnaar is looking to take a break and control but Henrique is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bruno Henrique has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrique taking some punishment here, with Ragnaar in his half guard.
Ragnaar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ragnaar slips a nice elbow through Henrique's hands, connecting with Henrique's forehead.
Henrique keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nils Ragnaar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ragnaar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ragnaar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ragnaar is nestled in close to Henrique, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henrique blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ragnaar.
Henrique avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ragnaar.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henrique throws a head kick but Ragnaar moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique throws the left hand but Ragnaar avoids the punch easily.
Henrique misses with a body shot
letting Ragnaar counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Henrique throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnaar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henrique moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henrique misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Ragnaar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bruno Henrique is winning the standup battle so far.
Henrique throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ragnaar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ragnaar.

Henrique has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ragnaar is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Henrique breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henrique takes one on the button.
Ragnaar lands a high kick!
Henrique getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique throws an off balance right hand

and Ragnaar moves into the clinch.
Henrique misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnaar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Henrique after a bit of a struggle.
Bruno Henrique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nils Ragnaar.
Henrique tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnaar's elbow.
Ragnaar is looking for a takedown.
Henrique tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ragnaar looking for a takedown.
Ragnaar wants a takedown but no success here.
Henrique misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henrique cracks Ragnaar with a nice body shot.
Henrique goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nils Ragnaar.
I've got Ragnaar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Ragnaar!
Nils Ragnaar looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'See I’m Not Just A Striker, I Can Also Wrestle '.