PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Van Barle (ranked 3441 p4p, 1866 weight class) and Ragnar Ragnarsson (ranked 437 p4p, 254 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Van Barle
vs
Ragnarsson

188 cm
24
210
8 - 5 - 0

170 cm
25
220
12 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

The Legend Shop

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 8 - 5 - 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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ragnar Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch
and Van Barle counters with a nice leg kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook.
Van Barle slips under a jab from Ragnarsson.
As Ragnarsson tries to get set, Van Barle tries to push him back and clinch up but Ragnarsson manages to avoid the attempt.
Ragnarsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Barle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ragnar Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsson swings widly with a right hand
and Van Barle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Van Barle moved out of range nicely.

Ragnarsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Barle, pushing him back against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands a body punch.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Barle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Barle controls his hands.
Van Barle tries to land knees in the clinch but Ragnarsson avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsson avoiding damage as Van Barle throws knees to the body.
Ragnarsson gets through Van Barle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Barle missing with knees to the body.
Van Barle blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson managing to block the knees to the body from Van Barle.
Van Barle missing with knees to the body.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Barle tries to land knees in the clinch but Ragnarsson avoids the damage to the body.
Van Barle lands an elbow just above Ragnarsson 's eye.

It looks like Ragnar Ragnarsson has been cut.
Van Barle blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson presses Van Barle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ragnarsson avoids the elbow strike from Van Barle, against the cage.
Ragnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Van Barle controls the action.
A short right from Ragnarsson.
Van Barle lands an elbow inside.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Barle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Barle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Barle is breathing heavily.
Van Barle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Barle blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ragnarsson blocks an elbow strike.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Barle struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Barle backwards.
Ragnarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ragnarsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Van Barle avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Barle throws an elbow but misses.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Van Barle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsson digs a right hand underneath Van Barle's ribcage. Van Barle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ragnarsson gets through Van Barle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson.
A shot in the inside from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Barle backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnarsson obliges.
Ragnarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ragnarsson pushes Van Barle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Barle backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand.

Van Barle is rocked!
Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Van Barle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnarsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Barle.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Barle backwards.
Ragnarsson digs a right hand underneath Van Barle's ribcage. Van Barle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Ragnarsson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarsson.
A right handed body shot lands from Ragnarsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ragnarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Van Barle! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ragnarsson is unloading with more strikes now! Van Barle drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Ragnarsson!