PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustaf Stenbeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shook Ones II. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ragnar
vs
Stenbeck

186 cm
26
202 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
192 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustaf Stenbeck!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnar swings for the body but Stenbeck moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Stenbeck finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stenbeck misses with a hook.
Stenbeck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stenbeck throws a leg kick
and Ragnar counters with a nice body kick.
Ragnar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Bjorn Ragnar has been cut.
Stenbeck throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ragnar counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ragnar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stenbeck loads up on a big right hand but Ragnar slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenbeck on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenbeck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stenbeck swings for the body but Ragnar moves out of range.
As Stenbeck backs away, Ragnar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ragnar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ragnar looks for the body kick but Stenbeck saw that one coming.
Ragnar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ragnar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stenbeck.
Stenbeck misses with an uppercut
and Ragnar counters with a nice leg kick.
Stenbeck has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ragnar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck misses the shot to the body.
Stenbeck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Stenbeck.
Ragnar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Stenbeck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnar.
Ragnar moves out of range as Stenbeck strikes.
Stenbeck works the jab nicely.
Ragnar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ragnar - that will leave a mark!
Stenbeck misses with a left hand
enabling Ragnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stenbeck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck throws a jab when Ragnar was well out of range.
Ragnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stenbeck misses with a hook
enabling Ragnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stenbeck.
Stenbeck lands a jab to Ragnar's midsection.
Ragnar misses with a body shot.
Ragnar lands a jab to Stenbeck's midsection.
Ragnar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stenbeck scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ragnar doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar misses with a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Ragnar.
Ragnar slips under a jab.
Stenbeck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stenbeck misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stenbeck throws a lazy uppercut
and Ragnar counters with a nice leg kick.
Stenbeck digs a good body shot into Ragnar's ribs.
Ragnar throws a body shot but no joy.
Stenbeck looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stenbeck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stenbeck misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bjorn Ragnar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ragnar throws a lazy uppercut
letting Stenbeck counter with a right hand.
Stenbeck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ragnar circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Stenbeck.
Ragnar connects with a body shot.
Ragnar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stenbeck momentarily.
Ragnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Stenbeck misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar throws a sloppy head kick and Stenbeck moves out of range easily.
Ragnar misses with a body shot.
Stenbeck connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenbeck throws a wild body kick that Ragnar sees coming a mile off.
Stenbeck loads up on a big right hand but Ragnar slips the punch.
Ragnar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stenbeck throws a wild body kick that Ragnar sees coming a mile off.
Ragnar throws a quick counter head kick but Stenbeck was just out of range.
Stenbeck connects with a single shot there.
Stenbeck misses with a hook
and Ragnar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnar.
Stenbeck takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stenbeck lands with a nice body kick.
Ragnar cracks Stenbeck with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnar.
Ragnar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stenbeck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnar.
Ragnar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stenbeck throws a low kick but Ragnar moves out of range easily.
Stenbeck walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body kick from Ragnar.
Ragnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnar throws a chopping leg kick but Stenbeck manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stenbeck just manages to avoid it.
Stenbeck tries to land a body kick
and Ragnar counters with a good, hard body kick but Stenbeck shrugs it off.
Stenbeck thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ragnar if he has to take too many more of those.
A low kick from Stenbeck misses
and Ragnar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stenbeck throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnar counters with a left to the body.
Ragnar throws a solid leg kick but Stenbeck takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnar.
Ragnar throws a body kick that misses.
Stenbeck flicks out a counter leg kick but Ragnar steps away.
Stenbeck throws a leg kick but Ragnar moved away.
It appears Ragnar was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ragnar misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stenbeck throws out a loose jab but Ragnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Ragnar was looking to counter with a kick there.
Stenbeck throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Ragnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Stenbeck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stenbeck slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ragnar.
Ragnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stenbeck moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stenbeck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bjorn Ragnar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Stenbeck throws a shot from downtown. Ragnar moves away and avoids it.
Ragnar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Stenbeck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ragnar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ragnar scores with a shot to the body.
Ragnar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ragnar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stenbeck uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ragnar has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stenbeck's calf.
Stenbeck ducks under a wild hook from Ragnar.
Stenbeck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnar moves away.
Ragnar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Stenbeck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stenbeck slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Bjorn Ragnar's cut is getting worse.
A shot to the body from Stenbeck misses
and Ragnar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ragnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stenbeck keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ragnar misses with a straight left.
Stenbeck lands a nice looking body shot.
Ragnar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy body kick from Stenbeck
and Ragnar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ragnar tries to clinch up
and Stenbeck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnar misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Stenbeck. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stenbeck.
Ragnar blocks a head kick by Stenbeck.
A little feinted left hand from Ragnar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ragnar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stenbeck in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stenbeck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stenbeck lands with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Ragnar.
Stenbeck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stenbeck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Ragnar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Stenbeck misses its intended target.
Ragnar scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ragnar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stenbeck.
Ragnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stenbeck was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnar.
Ragnar throws a leg kick
and Ragnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ragnar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnar tries to land a body kick
and Stenbeck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ragnar throws a good cross that connects.
Ragnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Stenbeck fakes the leg kick and cracks Ragnar in the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bjorn Ragnar.
Well Ragnar 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Bjorn Ragnar!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Bjorn Ragnar!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Bjorn Ragnar!

Bjorn Ragnar wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Bjorn Ragnar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.