PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Lothbrok (ranked 5801 p4p, 502 weight class) and Kostas Pappas (ranked 25328 p4p, 588 weight class). Pappas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Trapt - Headstrong . Kostas Pappas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lothbrok
vs
Pappas

170 cm
20
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Freebok (85% Laundry)
King Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Lothbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kostas Pappas!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lothbrok.
Pappas throws a head kick that misses.
Pappas throws an off balance right hand

and Lothbrok counters with a shoot takedown. Pappas fights it but they end up in guard.
Pappas wants to get back to his feet but Lothbrok passes into half guard.

Lothbrok wants to work for an arm triangle but Pappas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Pappas makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pappas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pappas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pappas lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lothbrok rushes Pappas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lothbrok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pappas is trying to break the clinch but Lothbrok is controlling him.

Lothbrok gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lothbrok throws a big right hand that misses.
Lothbrok seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lothbrok won't allow Pappas to get back to his feet.
Lothbrok cracks Pappas with a solid left hand.
Pappas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lothbrok cracks Pappas with a solid left hand.
Lothbrok working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pappas's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok stops Pappas from standing up.
Lothbrok missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lothbrok trying to control the position from guard on top but Pappas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lothbrok is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Pappas is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lothbrok presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Lothbrok keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pappas's efforts to push away.

Pappas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pappas misses the body punch

and Lothbrok counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pappas taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pappas is pushing Lothbrok's head away, looking to escape. Lothbrok manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok wants to control but Pappas is keeping him busy.
Pappas is pushing Lothbrok's head away, looking to escape. Lothbrok manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lothbrok cracks Pappas with a big elbow.
Lothbrok trying to control the position but Pappas is working away.
Lothbrok advances to mount.
Lothbrok in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pappas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lothbrok working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappas is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
A nice elbow there by Lothbrok.
Lothbrok landing strikes from the mount and Pappas is in trouble!

Pappas is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lothbrok looking to control but Pappas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lothbrok content just to control the position here.
We've been informed that Pappas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lothbrok lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pappas is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lothbrok landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Lothbrok dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pappas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sloppy strikes from Lothbrok. Those never looked like landing.
Lothbrok takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pappas lands a really nice looking cross but Lothbrok seems unphased.
Lothbrok slips a jab and a cross from Pappas.
Lothbrok tries to bum rush Pappas with a series of wild strikes but Pappas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lothbrok slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrok lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Pappas. No joy for Lothbrok on that attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lothbrok throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pappas throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pappas defends it nicely.
Pappas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lothbrok attempts a counter takedown but Pappas avoids it well and moves away.
Lothbrok has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pappas.
Pappas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pappas misses with a wild body shot.
Lothbrok half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pappas fails to land with a series of punches.
Lothbrok appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lothbrok goes for a double leg but Pappas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pappas continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Lothbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Lothbrok.
Kostas Pappas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok misses with a takedown attempt
and Pappas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kostas Pappas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pappas throws a lazy uppercut

and Lothbrok counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lothbrok lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pappas down.
Lothbrok landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pappas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lothbrok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pappas keeps working.
Lothbrok controls the position from side control.
Pappas taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lothbrok landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pappas pushes Lothbrok away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lothbrok gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lothbrok working the ground and pound from side control.
Pappas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lothbrok grinds an elbow into Pappas's temple.
Lothbrok working the head with strikes.
Lothbrok lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pappas is trying to buck Lothbrok off.
Lothbrok working the head and body with strikes.
Pappas is still in real trouble! Can Lothbrok finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lothbrok asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lothbrok looks up at the clock and then as Pappas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lothbrok smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lothbrok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pappas can do to turn this around?
Lothbrok scoring with punches and elbows.
Lothbrok landing strikes.
The referee asks Lothbrok politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lothbrok prefers to stall for the moment though.

Lothbrok tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Lothbrok is trying to get an arm triangle but Pappas is defending well.
Lothbrok has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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!
Pappas tries to escape but Lothbrok is in control.
Lothbrok controls the position from side control.
Pappas seems to have recovered his senses.

Lothbrok is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pappas has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Lothbrok dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lothbrok is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pappas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pappas stuffs the takedown attempt from Lothbrok. Lothbrok gets slowly back to his feet.
Pappas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pappas dodges the punch combination from Lothbrok.
Pappas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Pappas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappas throws an overhand right that lands on Lothbrok's shoulder, as Lothbrok tries to avoid the shot.
Lothbrok appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pappas misses with a head kick.
Lothbrok ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pappas but Pappas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Lothbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pappas. Lothbrok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lothbrok half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pappas.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pappas gets underhooks to prevent Lothbrok's takedown attempt.

Pappas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lothbrok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pappas.
Pappas scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pappas avoids the body shot from Lothbrok.
Pappas throws a right hand that misses

so Lothbrok counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

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

Lothbrok looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lothbrok looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Lothbrok is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pappas is just riding it out for now. Lothbrok eventually gives up the hold.
Lothbrok takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pappas has one foot on Lothbrok's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lothbrok looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Pappas. Those never looked like landing.

Lothbrok closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pappas quickly recovers to half guard.
Pappas wants to stand back up but Lothbrok manages to pass into side control.

Pappas bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lothbrok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pappas was well out of range. Poor timing from Lothbrok.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Pappas misses

and Lothbrok counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kostas Pappas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pappas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Pappas has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lothbrok is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Pappas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pappas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

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

Lothbrok drives through with a takedown into Pappas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lothbrok working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lothbrok is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lothbrok scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Pappas working for a triangle but Lothbrok defends it easily.
Pappas is looking to stand back up but Lothbrok counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pappas.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kostas Pappas.
I think Lothbrok has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Lothbrok!
Ragnar Lothbrok thanked the fans post fight for their support.