PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Mfer (ranked 556 p4p, 75 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 1544 p4p, 192 weight class). Ragnaar has chosen Mustasch - The Wave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Mfer
vs
Ragnaar

181 cm
23
189 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
23
194 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Mfer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mfer can pounce on him.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Ragnaar blocks a jab.
Ragnaar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mfer with a body shot.
Mfer throws a jab when Ragnaar was well out of range.
Mfer backing away here, and Ragnaar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mfer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mfer tries to clinch there but Ragnaar circles away.
Mfer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ragnaar checks a low kick from Mfer.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnaar moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnaar! But no joy.
Ragnaar throws a head kick but Mfer moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnaar.
Mfer throws a right and a left that Ragnaar avoids nicely.
Ragnaar lands with a hook. Mfer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ragnaar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Ispa Mfer has been cut.
Ragnaar avoids the body shot from Mfer.
An inside leg kick lands from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Ragnaar tries to counter with a clinch but Mfer shakes him off and moves away.
Ispa Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnaar throws a jab when Mfer was well out of range.
Mfer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnaar.
Mfer throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnaar counters with a nice leg kick.
Mfer punishes Ragnaar's body with a nice straight punch.
Mfer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar tries to counter with a clinch but Mfer shakes him off and moves away.
Ragnaar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnaar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ragnaar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mfer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ragnaar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ragnaar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnaar slips a jab from Mfer.
Ragnaar wants to counter with a clinch but Mfer pushes him away.
Ragnaar checks a leg kick.
Ragnaar tries a quick counter leg kick but Mfer is wise to it.

Mfer darts in and clinches Ragnaar up against the cage.
Mfer cracks Ragnaar with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Ragnaar - that landed with a thud.
Mfer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mfer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mfer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ragnaar.
Mfer blocks an uppercut.
Ragnaar struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer scores with a shot to the side of Ragnaar's head.
Mfer avoiding damage as Ragnaar throws knees to the body.
Mfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnaar's elbow.
Ragnaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnaar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer stalling in the clinch but Ragnaar improves position.
Mfer lands a good knee to the midsection. Ragnaar won't want to take too many of those.
Ragnaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Mfer's ribcage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar is stalling here.
A short left from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Mfer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnaar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mfer's elbow.
Mfer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mfer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnaar misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnaar tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mfer misses with a knee to the head.
Mfer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ragnaar's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mfer scores with a hook to the body.
Ragnaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnaar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mfer slowing the pace effectively.
Ragnaar throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mfer scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnaar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ragnaar blocking some punches.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar blocks a body shot from Mfer.
Ragnaar misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Mfer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ispa Mfer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ragnaar misses with a head kick.
Ragnaar checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice jab there from Ragnaar.
Mfer lands with a right hand.
Mfer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mfer looks for the body kick but Ragnaar saw that one coming.
Ragnaar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mfer is looking to chop away at Ragnaar's legs.
Ragnaar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ragnaar 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer lands with a nice body punch.
Ragnaar thows a leg kick but Mfer checks it
and Mfer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Mfer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ragnaar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ragnaar throws a head kick but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer connects with a jab.
Ragnaar walks into a stiff left hand from Mfer.
Ragnaar cracks Mfer with an open hand slap.

Mfer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ragnaar sprawling to the canvas! Ragnaar rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mfer finish him?!

Ragnaar is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Mfer comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Ragnaar falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Ragnaar was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ispa Mfer!
Ispa Mfer is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Ispa Mfer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.