PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 7297 p4p, 2679 weight class) and Hennig Muller (ranked 657 p4p, 346 weight class). Ragnarsson comes into the arena with Wardruna-Blood Eagle blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ragnarsson
vs
Muller

191 cm
38
181
26 - 17 - 2

178 cm
29
184
18 - 18 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hennig Muller !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ragnarsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Muller has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ragnarsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Muller .
Muller dips to his left and cracks Ragnarsson with an uppercut!
Ragnarsson throws a low kick but Muller avoids it.
Ragnarsson sets himself, and Muller steps forward looking for the clinch! Ragnarsson avoids it this time.
Ragnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ragnarsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muller .
Muller swats away the attempt to clinch by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Muller .
Sigurd Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller slips under a jab from Ragnarsson.
Muller is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ragnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muller .
Jab, jab by Ragnarsson - just one landing.

Ragnarsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ragnarsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller misses with a body punch.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Muller back against the ropes.
Muller has Ragnarsson pressed against the ropes, preventing Ragnarsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Muller .
Ragnarsson tries to break the clinch but Muller is controlling the position.
Ragnarsson has had enough of the clinch but Muller keeps him there for the moment.

Ragnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muller .
Ragnarsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Muller at a distance.
Ragnarsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Muller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnarsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Muller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ragnarsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Muller is out of range.
Muller throws the left hand but Ragnarsson avoids the punch easily.
Sigurd Ragnarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up but Muller circles away and keeps his distance.
Ragnarsson scores with a punch to the head.
Ragnarsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ragnarsson there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson misses with a looping left.
Muller scores with a punch to the head.
Ragnarsson slips a jab from Muller .
Ragnarsson is looking to counter punch.
Ragnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Muller circles away.
Muller cracks Ragnarsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Da Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Muller connects with a crisp jab.
Ragnarsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnarsson. That's going to slow Muller down.
Muller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson.
Nice defenses there by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Muller slips the punch.
Muller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ragnarsson wants to clinch up but Muller keeps it at a distance.
Muller is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ragnarsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheers as Muller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ragnarsson doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut.
Ragnarsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Muller misses with a looping right.
Ragnarsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hennig Muller will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ragnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muller to score with a decent uppercut.
Ragnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Muller lands with an uppercut that bounces Ragnarsson off the ropes and back into range.
Muller throws a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head but Ragnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muller blocks a jab.
Muller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ragnarsson with a nice calf kick.
The fighters circling - Ragnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Hennig Muller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnarsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Muller 's head.
Muller moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Muller circles away.
The fighters circling - Ragnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muller wants to counter the offense by Ragnarsson and move into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller throws a hook but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Muller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Muller . That snapped Ragnarsson's head back.
Ragnarsson lands with a good body shot.
Ragnarsson connects with the punch.
Ragnarsson throws a series of strikes that have Muller backpedaling.
Muller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Muller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ragnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Muller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ragnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Muller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight right.
Muller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ragnarsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller walks into a left hand.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Muller connects with a looping right hand.
Muller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Muller scores with a jab. Ragnarsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Muller jabs Ragnarsson right on the nose. Ragnarsson blinks but takes it well.
Ragnarsson defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.
Ragnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muller to score with a decent uppercut.
Muller scores with a nice strike.
Muller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Muller throws a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head but Ragnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ragnarsson moves out of range as Muller strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Ragnarsson does no damage.
Muller scores with a jab. Ragnarsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Muller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muller .
Muller tries to counter by closing the distance.
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 Sigurd Ragnarsson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muller .
Ragnarsson blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Muller .
Muller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Muller drops his hands momentarily and Ragnarsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Muller staying out of range there.
Ragnarsson sets himself, and Muller steps forward looking for the clinch! Ragnarsson avoids it this time.
Ragnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muller .
Muller wants to counter the offense by Ragnarsson and move into the clinch position.
Ragnarsson connects with a jab.
Ragnarsson is looking to clinch.
Muller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson connects with a right hand. Muller shakes it off.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up.
Ragnarsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Muller ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Muller misses the target.
Muller misses with a left hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Muller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ragnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnarsson slips under a jab from Muller .
Muller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson blocks a jab.
Nice shot lands for Muller .
Ragnarsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muller throws a body shot but no joy.
Muller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson misses with a body kick.
Muller moves out of range of the strikes.
Muller wants to counter the offense by Ragnarsson and move into the clinch position.
Muller slips a straight right by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook.
Muller circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Muller looks to land a left hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range nicely.
Ragnarsson defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.
Muller slips a straight right by Ragnarsson.
Muller is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller throws the left hand but Ragnarsson avoids the punch easily.
Ragnarsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ragnarsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick

and Muller counters by clinching up.
A short right from Muller on the inside.
Muller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ragnarsson's efforts to push away.
Muller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ragnarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ragnarsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Muller won't allow it.
Ragnarsson is trying to break free.
Ragnarsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muller has him pressed against the ropes.

Ragnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Hennig Muller just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ragnarsson lands the left hand.
A big right from Ragnarsson misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarsson. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnarsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Muller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnarsson slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Ragnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Muller ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Muller blocks it.
Ragnarsson sets himself, and Muller steps forward looking for the clinch! Ragnarsson avoids it this time.
Ragnarsson ducks right into an uppercut from Muller .
Muller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Muller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson.
Muller moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller misses with a hook. Ragnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Ragnarsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ragnarsson sets himself, and Muller steps forward looking for the clinch! Ragnarsson avoids it this time.
Muller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ragnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Muller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Muller scores with a decent looking hook.
Muller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ragnarsson at a distance.
Muller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muller misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsson saw that one coming.
Ragnarsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Ragnarsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ragnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Muller misses the jab.
Muller throws a shot from downtown. Ragnarsson moves away and avoids it.
Ragnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Muller moves away and avoids it.
Muller throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Muller in his tracks.
Ragnarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Muller .
Muller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnarsson.
Muller works the jab nicely.
Ragnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muller .
Ragnarsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Muller throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Muller staying out of range there.
Muller 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ragnarsson is looking to clinch but Muller is avoiding it.
Ragnarsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Muller is able to avoid easily.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muller moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sigurd Ragnarsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ragnarsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jab from Ragnarsson.
A big right from Ragnarsson misses.
A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target.
Ragnarsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnarsson.
A big left from Muller misses.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ragnarsson lands a head shot.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight left.
Muller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Muller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ragnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller .
Ragnarsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good shot there by Ragnarsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muller .
A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target.
Muller loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsson slips the punch.
Muller cracks Ragnarsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Muller lands a jab to the head.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Muller .
Ragnarsson blocks a jab.
Ragnarsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ragnarsson takes one to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson swinging wildly here.
Ragnarsson with a nice calf kick.
Ragnarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Muller ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsson slips the punch.
Ragnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Muller misses with a straight right.
Muller looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muller .
Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Muller moved out of range nicely.
Muller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Muller connects with a body shot that sends Ragnarsson's belly button to the back.
No joy there for Ragnarsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ragnarsson.
Muller throws a body punch but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnarsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ragnarsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnarsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Muller . That did some damage!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hennig Muller .
I think Muller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hennig Muller !