PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lui Passaglia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Danneskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danneskjold has chosen Bang Your Head by Quiet Riot as his entrance music. 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.

Passaglia
vs
Danneskjold

198 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
24
190 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lui Passaglia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjold!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Passaglia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danneskjold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danneskjold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danneskjold moves out of range of the body kick from Passaglia.
Passaglia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Danneskjold throws an overhand right that lands on Passaglia's shoulder, as Passaglia tries to avoid the shot.
Danneskjold is looking to clinch but Passaglia is avoiding it.
Danneskjold throws a jab but it's blocked by Passaglia.
Passaglia checks a low kick from Danneskjold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Passaglia throws a low kick but Danneskjold avoids it.
Passaglia misses with a body kick.
Passaglia throws a chopping leg kick but Danneskjold manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Danneskjold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Passaglia is able to avoid easily.

Danneskjold instigates a clinch.
Danneskjold drops down looking for an ankle pick but Passaglia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Danneskjold misses with a low kick.
Passaglia throws a push kick but Danneskjold slaps the foot to one side.
Passaglia leaves Danneskjold with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Danneskjold moves out of range as Passaglia throws a body kick.
Danneskjold tries to close the distance and clinch but Passaglia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Passaglia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Ragnar Danneskjold has been cut.
Danneskjold throws a series of punches but Passaglia moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danneskjold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passaglia walks into a straight right hand from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold checks a low kick from Passaglia.
Ragnar Danneskjold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danneskjold throws a body punch but Passaglia moves out of range.
Passaglia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Danneskjold's sensitive parts.
Passaglia misses with a leg kick

and Danneskjold counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Passaglia breaks from the clinch.
Passaglia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danneskjold.
Passaglia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Danneskjold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lui Passaglia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Passaglia staying out of range there.
Danneskjold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Passaglia.
Passaglia wants to slow Danneskjold down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Passaglia misses with a leg kick
and Danneskjold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danneskjold tries to close the distance and clinch but Passaglia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danneskjold missing with a left hand there. Passaglia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danneskjold scores with a jab to the body.
Passaglia throws a sloppy head kick and Danneskjold moves out of range easily.
Danneskjold fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Passaglia is looking to chop away at Danneskjold's legs.
Danneskjold scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice body kick from Passaglia.
Passaglia throws a sloppy head kick and Danneskjold moves out of range easily.
A jab from Danneskjold misses.
A leg kick checked by Passaglia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold cracks Passaglia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Danneskjold lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Passaglia backs up against the cage.

It looks like Lui Passaglia has been cut.
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!
Some wild striking there from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold throws a series of punches but Passaglia avoids them all with ease.
Danneskjold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danneskjold misses with a leg kick
and Passaglia counters with a thumping low kick.
Passaglia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Passaglia misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Passaglia.
Danneskjold 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.
Passaglia ducks under a wild hook from Danneskjold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ragnar Danneskjold will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 looks to throw the jab but Passaglia is out of range.
Passaglia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Danneskjold tries to clinch but Passaglia moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Danneskjold.
A solid leg kick lands there for Passaglia.
Danneskjold will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Danneskjold misses with a series of wild punches.
Danneskjold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danneskjold fails to land the takedown.
A low kick from Passaglia is predictable there
and Danneskjold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danneskjold checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Danneskjold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Danneskjold. Those never looked like landing.
Passaglia scoring well with a low kick there.
Passaglia tries to score with a low kick but Danneskjold moves his leg out of the way.
Danneskjold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Passaglia misses
and Danneskjold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danneskjold throws a push kick but Passaglia slaps the foot to one side.
A left and a right from Danneskjold both land. Nice combination.
Danneskjold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Passaglia looks for the body kick but Danneskjold saw that one coming.
Danneskjold is looking to clinch.
Ragnar Danneskjold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Danneskjold 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 Passaglia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Passaglia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Danneskjold shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Passaglia sprawls well. Passaglia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Danneskjold gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passaglia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danneskjold's jab looks to have found its range, popping Passaglia under the eye.
Danneskjold has his takedown stuffed
and Passaglia finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lui Passaglia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Danneskjold.
Danneskjold misses with a low kick.
Passaglia slips a straight right by Danneskjold.
The fighters circling - Danneskjold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Danneskjold checks a leg kick.
Passaglia takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Danneskjold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Passaglia was well out of range. Poor timing from Danneskjold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passaglia gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Danneskjold counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Danneskjold misses
and Passaglia counters with a head kick.
Danneskjold scoring well with a low kick there.
Danneskjold tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Danneskjold lands with an uppercut that bounces Passaglia off the cage and back into rage.
Danneskjold misses with a wild body shot.
Danneskjold throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Passaglia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Danneskjold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Passaglia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold throws a head kick that misses.
Danneskjold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Passaglia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danneskjold scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Passaglia lands with a kick to the temple. Danneskjold shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Danneskjold misses with a looping left.
Danneskjold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Passaglia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danneskjold checks a leg kick nicely.
Passaglia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Danneskjold closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danneskjold has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Danneskjold landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Danneskjold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. And we move into the final round!

Some wild striking there from Danneskjold.
Passaglia avoids the body shot from Danneskjold.
Passaglia checks the leg kick.
Ragnar Danneskjold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danneskjold throws a low kick but Passaglia moves out of range easily.
Danneskjold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Danneskjold drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Danneskjold landing a few strikes.

Danneskjold tries for a kimura but Passaglia is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Passaglia struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold scores with punches from side control.
Danneskjold tries to score with some ground and pound. Passaglia controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Danneskjold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Passaglia keeps working.

Danneskjold tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Passaglia tries to buck Danneskjold off but Danneskjold is having none of it.
Danneskjold trying to control the position but Passaglia is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Passaglia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Danneskjold's best efforts.
Passaglia is looking for a sweep. Danneskjold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danneskjold winds up and cracks Passaglia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Danneskjold tries to pass to full mount but Passaglia defends it.
Danneskjold works his way into side control.
Danneskjold connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Passaglia some visible discomfort.
Lui Passaglia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Passaglia tries to improve position but can't.
Passaglia taking a bit of punishment here - Danneskjold scoring with strikes.
Passaglia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passaglia is not content to let Danneskjold control the position.
Danneskjold creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Passaglia sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Danneskjold is chipping away with strikes.
Danneskjold working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Danneskjold misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Passaglia takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Danneskjold tries to move to mount but Passaglia blocks the move with his legs.
Passaglia is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Danneskjold off and has taken his back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Passaglia is hanging on to Danneskjold's back as he tries to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Passaglia throws some wild stikes that Danneskjold manages to avoid easily.
Passaglia punching from mount but Danneskjold doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Danneskjold tries to lock up and control but Passaglia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Danneskjold is looking to get to half guard.
Ragnar Danneskjold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danneskjold is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Passaglia throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Passaglia postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Danneskjold looks a forlorn figure.
Passaglia misses with a head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Danneskjold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Danneskjold 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Danneskjold!