PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Bjarnasson (ranked 5349 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Marinho (ranked 5653 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar Bjarnasson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bjarnasson
vs
Marinho

193 cm
24
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ragnar Bjarnasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Walter Marinho!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinho misses with a few strikes there.
Bjarnasson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marinho wants to clinch up but Bjarnasson keeps it at a distance.
Bjarnasson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bjarnasson works over Marinho's head and body with a nice combination.
Marinho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bjarnasson.
Ragnar Bjarnasson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjarnasson throws a right hand that Marinho ducks under and follows up with a left that Marinho also avoids with ease.

Bjarnasson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Marinho breaks from the clinch.

Marinho moves into the clinch.
Marinho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bjarnasson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bjarnasson is trying to break the clinch but Marinho is controlling him.
Marinho misses with a knee strike.

Marinho breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Bjarnasson misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marinho tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bjarnasson.
Bjarnasson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Bjarnasson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marinho prevents Bjarnasson from breaking the clinch.
Bjarnasson fails to pull guard.
Marinho is pressed up against the cage. Bjarnasson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marinho down to the mat. Marinho avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bjarnasson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marinho counters with an outside leg kick.
Bjarnasson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Bjarnasson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marinho throws out a loose jab but Bjarnasson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marinho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No joy there for Bjarnasson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bjarnasson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marinho avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marinho clinches up with Bjarnasson and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjarnasson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bjarnasson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bjarnasson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marinho walks away with a smile on his face. Bjarnasson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bjarnasson tries to bum rush Marinho with a series of wild strikes but Marinho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Bjarnasson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Bjarnasson.

Marinho forces Bjarnasson back against the cage and clinches.
Bjarnasson is trying to break the clinch but Marinho has him pressed against the cage.
Bjarnasson tries to break the clinch but Marinho is controlling the position.
Bjarnasson lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjarnasson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Marinho drags the fight down to the ground.

Marinho pushes Bjarnasson off and gets back to his feet.
Bjarnasson misses with the combination.
Marinho is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Marinho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bjarnasson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bjarnasson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bjarnasson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bjarnasson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marinho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjarnasson throws a series of strikes that have Marinho backpedaling.
Bjarnasson stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from Bjarnasson misses.
A combination from Bjarnasson does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marinho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marinho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bjarnasson moves forwards but Marinho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bjarnasson scores with a one two! Marinho had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bjarnasson throws a one two combo.
Marinho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjarnasson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marinho fails with the takedown.
Bjarnasson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjarnasson swinging wildly here.

Bjarnasson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Bjarnasson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Marinho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marinho slips a jab and a cross from Bjarnasson.
Marinho wants to counter with a clinch but Bjarnasson pushes him away.
Bjarnasson misses with a head kick.
Marinho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bjarnasson throws a nice looking combination but Marinho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bjarnasson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMarinho.
Marinho looks to land a combination but Bjarnasson avoids it well.
Bjarnasson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A jab from Marinho misses.
Sloppy strikes from Bjarnasson. Those never looked like landing.
Marinho feints the counter takedown.

Marinho changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bjarnasson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Bjarnasson sneaks out the side door and pushes Marinho away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Bjarnasson does no damage.
Bjarnasson fails to land with a series of punches.
Marinho throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bjarnasson's head.
Marinho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bjarnasson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bjarnasson looks to land a combination. Marinho sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjarnasson ducks under a wild hook from Marinho.
Bjarnasson blocks a jab.
Bjarnasson throws a big counter combination but Marinho scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marinho misses with a leg kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Marinho.

Bjarnasson throws Marinho to one side and escapes!
Marinho is breathing heavily.
Marinho is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bjarnasson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bjarnasson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marinho.

Marinho dives in and scores a takedown into Bjarnasson's guard.
Bjarnasson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marinho can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marinho trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjarnasson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bjarnasson is looking to stand up but Marinho isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bjarnasson has his feet on Marinho's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bjarnasson throws a series of strikes that have Marinho backpedaling.
Bjarnasson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Marinho looks to land a combination but Bjarnasson avoids it well.

Bjarnasson feints and as Marinho raises his hands in defense, Bjarnasson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjarnasson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marinho is on top in guard.

Marinho stops Bjarnasson from standing up.
Bjarnasson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bjarnasson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

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.
Bjarnasson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bjarnasson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Bjarnasson kicks Marinho off and gets to his feet.
Bjarnasson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marinho on the side of the head.
Ragnar Bjarnasson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bjarnasson throws a series of punches but Marinho avoids them all with ease.
Bjarnasson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marinho eats them both and turns towards Bjarnasson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Bjarnasson moves into range and clinches up with Marinho.
Bjarnasson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Bjarnasson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bjarnasson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marinho lands a head kick!
Bjarnasson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bjarnasson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marinho tries to counter by closing the distance.
Marinho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bjarnasson.
Bjarnasson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marinho lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bjarnasson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjarnasson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marinho sprawls well. Marinho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bjarnasson gets slowly back to his feet.
Marinho tries to clinch up but Bjarnasson circles away and keeps his distance.
Bjarnasson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marinho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bjarnasson circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Bjarnasson misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjarnasson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bjarnasson misses with a double jab.
Marinho just misses with a punch to the body.
Bjarnasson looks for a takedown but Marinho sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marinho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bjarnasson but Bjarnasson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bjarnasson throws a series of punches but Marinho moves out of range.
Marinho circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Bjarnasson does no damage.
Marinho steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bjarnasson.
Bjarnasson slips a jab from Marinho.
Bjarnasson tries to bum rush Marinho with a series of wild strikes but Marinho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bjarnasson tries to bum rush Marinho with a series of wild strikes but Marinho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marinho wants to counter with a clinch but Bjarnasson pushes him away.
Ragnar Bjarnasson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bjarnasson.
Marinho raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bjarnasson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marinho throws a counter combo.
Marinho fails with a takedown attempt.
Ragnar Bjarnasson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bjarnasson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bjarnasson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marinho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bjarnasson doesn't manage to clinch there - Marinho circles away.
A left and a right from Bjarnasson both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marinho moves in looking to clinch but Bjarnasson pushes him off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marinho. Bjarnasson shrugs it off though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjarnasson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Bjarnasson backs off Marinho throws a huge counter combo but Bjarnasson manages to avoid it all.
Marinho throws a head kick that misses.
Bjarnasson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marinho dives in and grabs Bjarnasson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bjarnasson pushes down on Marinho's head and hops out.
Ragnar Bjarnasson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Marinho.
Bjarnasson misses with a two punch combination.
Marinho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bjarnasson is defended easily by Marinho.
Marinho slips a jab and a cross from Bjarnasson.
No joy there for Bjarnasson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marinho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Bjarnasson closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bjarnasson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bjarnasson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Marinho decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bjarnasson, up you get!
Good shot there by Marinho.
Bjarnasson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marinho on the side of the head.
Bjarnasson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marinho.
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!
Bjarnasson tries to bum rush Marinho with a series of wild strikes but Marinho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marinho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walter Marinho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjarnasson feints a jab promting Marinho to slip. Bjarnasson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marinho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bjarnasson misses with a series of wild punches.
Marinho throws a counter combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Bjarnasson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bjarnasson 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight for Ragnar Bjarnasson!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Ragnar Bjarnasson!
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Ragnar Bjarnasson!

Ragnar Bjarnasson wins by unanimous decision!