PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Bjorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar Bjorn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bjorn
vs
Hernandez

181 cm
22
154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
24
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Bjorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez scores with a punch to the head.
Bjorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bjorn checks a leg kick.

Hernandez gets a clinch.
Hernandez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjorns head.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Bjorn has him pressed against the cage.
Bjorn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hernandez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hernandez lands an elbow just above Bjorn 's eye.
Hernandez can't break the clinch.
Hernandez landing knees to the head.
The referee calls for Hernandez to work.
Bjorn crunches a lovely knee into Hernandez's ribcage.

Bjorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pedro Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Hernandez misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjorn tries to clinch up but Hernandez circles away and keeps his distance.
Hernandez throws a leg kick
and Bjorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bjorn is looking to clinch.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bjorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hernandez shoots in for a double leg but Bjorn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Bjorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Bjorn missing with knees to the body.
Bjorn looking to throw knees to the head but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Bjorn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hernandez up against the cage.
Hernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Bjorn manages to get underhooks.
Ragnar Bjorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Hernandez.
Hernandez wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez lands a good knee to the midsection. Bjorn won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hernandez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hernandez trying to land knees to the body.
Bjorn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bjorn has him pressed against the cage.
Hernandez slowing the pace effectively.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bjorn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bjorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hernandez avoiding damage as Bjorn throws knees to the body.
Hernandez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bjorn uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is working for takedown but Bjorn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but Bjorn is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hernandez throws an elbow but misses.
Bjorn scores with a knee to the head.
Hernandez throws an elbow that misses.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Bjorn has double underhooks.
Hernandez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bjorn is keeping busy.
Hernandez is trying to push Bjorn away but Bjorn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Bjorn has him pressed against the cage.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but Bjorn is controlling the position.

Hernandez manages to break the clinch.
Bjorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
Bjorn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hernandez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez connects with a body shot.
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Bjorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hernandez jabs Bjorn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Bjorn as Hernandez shoots in.
Bjorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hernandez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bjorn is trying to defend but Hernandez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez is keen to just control but Bjorn is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Hernandez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bjorn wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Hernandez misses its intended target.
Hernandez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bjorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bjorn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bjorn slaps away a takedown attempt from Hernandez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bjorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bjorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bjorn tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bjorn to the ground. Bjorn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bjorn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bjorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Bjorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bjorn lands a high kick!

Bjorn takes the fight into the clinch.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez avoiding damage as Bjorn throws knees to the body.
Hernandez wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bjorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bjorn gets tackled into the cage by Hernandez. Hernandez maintains the clinch.
Bjorn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bjorn has him pressed against the cage.

Bjorn manages to break the clinch.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut
and Bjorn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Bjorn moves into the clinch.
Pedro Hernandez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Bjorn won't allow it.
Hernandez is trying to push Bjorn away but Bjorn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hernandez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but Bjorn blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Bjorn has double underhooks.
Bjorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bjorn looking to throw knees to the head but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Hernandez lands a right hand.
Hernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Bjorn.
Bjorn scores with a knee to the head.

Hernandez is rocked!
Bjorn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hernandez's defenses.
Hernandez is still on wobbly legs! Can Bjorn finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjorn has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Hernandez - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Bjorn, and another! Hernandez is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ragnar Bjorn!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ragnar Bjorn thanked //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).