PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Ragnarsson (ranked 3366 p4p, 3341 weight class) and Toppo Damorning (ranked 412 p4p, 410 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Ragnarsson
vs
Damorning

203 cm
25
270
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
26
280
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olaf Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Toppo Damorning!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ragnarsson closes the distance and clinches.
Ragnarsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damorning's elbow.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ragnarsson letting Damorning take a breather here.
Ragnarsson missing with knees to the body.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ragnarsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Damorning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Ragnarsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Damorning tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ragnarsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ragnarsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ragnarsson throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ragnarsson.

It looks like Toppo Damorning has been cut.
Damorning takes an elbow to the forehead.
Damorning avoids a wild elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Damorning controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson blocks an elbow strike from Damorning.
Damorning blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Damorning avoids a wild elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Damorning controls his hands.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Toppo Damorning's cut even more.
Damorning tries to pull guard but Ragnarsson won't allow it.
Ragnarsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Damorning tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ragnarsson smiles and moves away.
Olaf Ragnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toppo Damorning.

Ragnarsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Ragnarsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Toppo Damorning's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ragnarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ragnarsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Damorning leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Toppo Damorning's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Olaf Ragnarsson!
Olaf Ragnarsson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.