PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danneskjold's entrance music is Bang Your Head by Quiet Riot. A fine choice. Rogan has chosen Broken Pieces - 54-40 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Danneskjold
vs
Rogan

182 cm
22
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
189 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjold!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Rogan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Danneskjold pushes Rogan up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Danneskjold.

Danneskjold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danneskjold moves in looking to clinch but Rogan pushes him off.
Rogan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Danneskjold uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rogan has time to react.

It looks like Joe Rogan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Danneskjold moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danneskjold.
Danneskjold slowing the pace effectively.
Danneskjold gets underhooks to prevent Rogan's takedown attempt.
A short right from Danneskjold on the inside.
Danneskjold presses Rogan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rogan looks gassed!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rogan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rogan wants to break free but Danneskjold has control.
Danneskjold stalls.
Rogan tries to pull guard but Danneskjold holds him up against the cage and eventually Rogan drops back down to his feet.
Ragnar Danneskjold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Rogan.
Rogan jumps guard but Danneskjold stands there with Rogan around his waist. Rogan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Danneskjold gets underhooks to prevent Rogan's takedown attempt.
Danneskjold effectively controlling the action here.

Danneskjold gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rogan regains guard.
Danneskjold postures up and lands a big shot to Rogan's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Danneskjold throwing strikes from guard but Rogan blocks nicely.
Danneskjold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danneskjold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Danneskjold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rogan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Danneskjold has managed to get both his arms back between Rogan's legs - danger averted.
Danneskjold wants to control from the top but Rogan keeps moving.
Danneskjold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Danneskjold is in close to Rogan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Danneskjold connects with a couple of short punches.

Rogan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Danneskjold defends it easily.
Danneskjold throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Danneskjold has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Danneskjold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rogan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rogan controls Danneskjold momentarily but Danneskjold frees himself.
Danneskjold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rogan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold postures up and lands a big shot to Rogan's brow.
Danneskjold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rogan keeping full guard, as Danneskjold tries to pass.
Rogan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Rogan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Danneskjold's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold trying to control the position.
Danneskjold keeping moving, preventing Rogan from controlling successfully.
Rogan stopping the sweep attempt from Danneskjold.

Rogan has gone for a leg lock! Danneskjold slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rogan's guard.
Rogan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rogan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danneskjold trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rogan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Danneskjold defends well.
Danneskjold stands up over Rogan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Danneskjold works over Rogan with some ground and pound from guard.
Rogan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Danneskjold wants to control from the top but Rogan keeps moving.
Danneskjold looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Danneskjold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Rogan's cut.
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.

Danneskjold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danneskjold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Danneskjold scores with a takedown into Rogan's guard.
Danneskjold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Danneskjold's guard.
Rogan wants to control from the top but Danneskjold keeps moving.
Danneskjold bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rogan's guard.
Danneskjold lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold throws and elbow that misses. Rogan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Danneskjold's guard. Nice move by Rogan!
Danneskjold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rogan is one step ahead there.
Rogan is pushing down on Danneskjold's leg trying to pass to half guard. Danneskjold is fighting to maintain full guard but Rogan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rogan in particular looking to stall.
Danneskjold wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Rogan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Danneskjold sees it coming and defends easily.

Rogan is working for a submission of some sort.
Danneskjold is not content to let Rogan control the position.
Danneskjold is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan trying to control the pace.
Rogan wants to take a breather but Danneskjold is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Danneskjold throws out a loose jab but Rogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danneskjold stuffs the takedown attempt from Rogan. Rogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Rogan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Danneskjold as he jumps to the side.
Rogan has his takedown stuffed
and Danneskjold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ragnar Danneskjold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Rogan.
Rogan is breathing heavily.
Danneskjold lands a nice hook to Rogan's body. Rogan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danneskjold cracks a nice hook into Rogan's ribs.
Danneskjold throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danneskjold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold moves in looking to clinch but Rogan pushes him off.
Danneskjold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rogan tries for a takedown but Danneskjold circles away easily
and Danneskjold counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ragnar Danneskjold is winning the standup battle so far.
Danneskjold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Danneskjold shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Danneskjold trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Danneskjold pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Danneskjold connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rogan tries to hold on but Danneskjold postures up.
Danneskjold fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Danneskjold.
Danneskjold in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Danneskjold dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Rogan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Danneskjold cracks the inside of Rogan's front leg.
Rogan shoots and misses
and Danneskjold counters with a left to the body.
Danneskjold lunges at Rogan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rogan's hand.
Danneskjold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogan can do to turn this around?
Danneskjold leaves Rogan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rogan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ragnar Danneskjold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Danneskjold closes the distance and pushes Rogan back into the cage.
Rogan tries to pull guard but Danneskjold holds him up against the cage and eventually Rogan drops back down to his feet.
Ragnar Danneskjold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Rogan.
A short uppercut from Danneskjold.

Rogan pulls Danneskjold into guard.
Danneskjold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Danneskjold throws a big right hand that misses.
Danneskjold stopping the sweep attempt from Rogan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danneskjold is working Rogan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Danneskjold trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Danneskjold passes Rogan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rogan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rogan defending well though.
Rogan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold is looking to advance position but Rogan won't allow it.

Rogan is defending against the submission attempts here by Danneskjold.
Rogan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Danneskjold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Danneskjold trying to control from half guard but Rogan is working away.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rogan shoots in but no luck this time.

Danneskjold gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rogan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rogan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Danneskjold keeping moving, preventing Rogan from controlling successfully.
Danneskjold is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Danneskjold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Danneskjold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rogan trying to control but Danneskjold is working from the bottom.
Danneskjold not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Rogan has gone for a leg lock! Danneskjold slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rogan's guard.
Danneskjold is looking to work some ground and pound but Rogan has wrist control.
Danneskjold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rogan is trying to control the position but Danneskjold postures up.
Danneskjold stopping the sweep attempt from Rogan.
Danneskjold postures up in Rogan's guard and throws a big left but Rogan blocks it.
Danneskjold connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danneskjold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Danneskjold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Danneskjold clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Rogan'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.

Rogan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Danneskjold wants to get back to full guard.
Danneskjold gets full guard.
Rogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Danneskjold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Danneskjold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rogan is one step ahead there.
Ragnar Danneskjold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rogan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rogan passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Rogan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rogan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Danneskjold's legs.
Danneskjold is not content to let Rogan control the position.
Rogan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rogan working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Danneskjold can't do much from the bottom here.
Rogan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Danneskjold's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danneskjold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rogan ducks right into an uppercut from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold scores with a punch to the head.

Rogan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Danneskjold was covering up waiting for the punch and Rogan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Danneskjold controls Rogan momentarily but Rogan frees himself.
Rogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Danneskjold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Rogan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Joe Rogan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Danneskjold looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Danneskjold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Danneskjold working some strikes from top position.

Rogan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Danneskjold's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Danneskjold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rogan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rogan trying to keep a closed guard but Danneskjold is proving a slippery customer.
Rogan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Danneskjold connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rogan is on top in guard.
Rogan tries to free his leg and advance position but Danneskjold is retaining full guard.
Danneskjold has Rogan pulled in close to control his posture.
Rogan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Danneskjold tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rogan looking to sit in guard and control but Danneskjold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Danneskjold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Danneskjold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rogan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Danneskjold has managed to get both his arms back between Rogan's legs - danger averted.
Danneskjold works over Rogan with some ground and pound from guard.
Danneskjold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Danneskjold throws and elbow that misses. Rogan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Danneskjold's guard. Nice move by Rogan!
Rogan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Danneskjold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rogan postures up.
Rogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Danneskjold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Danneskjold wants to sweep here but Rogan controlling him for the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danneskjold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rogan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ragnar Danneskjold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Rogan gets caught flat footed, as Danneskjold shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Rogan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Danneskjold defends well.
Danneskjold throws a strike but Rogan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rogan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Danneskjold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Danneskjold 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Danneskjold!
Ragnar Danneskjold retains his middleweight title!