PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Van Barle (ranked 2686 p4p, 3923 weight class) and Ragnar Ragnarsson (ranked 352 p4p, 486 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Van Barle
vs
Ragnarsson

188 cm
22
210
6 - 3 - 0

170 cm
23
220
10 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dillon Van Barle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ragnar Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson throws out a loose jab but Van Barle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Barle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Barle avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
Van Barle tries to counter by clinching up but Ragnarsson breaks away and moves out of range.

Ragnarsson moves into range and clinches up with Van Barle.
Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Barle.

It looks like Ragnar Ragnarsson has been cut.
Ragnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Barles head.
Ragnarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ragnarsson dodges an elbow strike from Van Barle.
Van Barle pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ragnarsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Barle stalling in the clinch but Ragnarsson improves position.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Barle controls his hands.
Ragnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Barle lands a knee to the body.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Barle lands a good knee to the midsection. Ragnarsson won't want to take too many of those.
Ragnarsson looks winded!
Van Barle scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Barle can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
Van Barle tries to land a knee to the head but Ragnarsson blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Barle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ragnarsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Barle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
A short body shot lands from Ragnarsson as the two fighters clinch.
Van Barle throws a head punch that misses.
Van Barle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Barle controlling the action here for a moment.
Van Barle blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Van Barle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ragnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Barle lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Van Barle.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Barle backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Barle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
Van Barle scores with a hook to the body.
Van Barle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Barle.
Van Barle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ragnarsson is keeping busy.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Barle controls his hands.
Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Barle avoids it.
Van Barle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Barle backwards.
Van Barle blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Barle.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Barle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
Van Barle landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
The referee calls for Van Barle to work.
Van Barle misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson blocks the elbow strike.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
Van Barle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Barle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ragnarsson's defenses.
Van Barle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Barle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ragnarsson takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Ragnar Ragnarsson's cut even more.
Van Barle lands an elbow inside that Ragnarsson shrugs off.

The cut above Ragnar Ragnarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Van Barle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Barle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Barle lands a right hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Barle.
Van Barle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Barle lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Barle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Barle lands a right hand.

Ragnar Ragnarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Van Barle lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Ragnarsson is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Barle unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ragnarsson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Van Barle is unloading with more strikes now! Ragnarsson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dillon Van Barle!
A pretty intense looking Dillon Van Barle took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.