PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Augustus (ranked 24358 p4p, 1645 weight class) and Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 564 p4p, 224 weight class). Ragnarsson has chosen Twilight of the Thunder God as his entrance music. Apollo Augustus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Augustus
vs
Ragnarsson

170 cm
20
150
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
19
160
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apollo Augustus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson with a nice cross.
Ragnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Augustus.

Augustus gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ragnarsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ragnarsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ragnarsson stops Augustus from standing up.
Ragnarsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Augustus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ragnarsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Augustus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ragnarsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ragnarsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Augustus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Augustus wants to stand but Ragnarsson is controlling the position.
Ragnarsson postures up in Augustus's guard and throws a big left but Augustus blocks it.
Ragnarsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ragnarsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Augustus wants to stand up but Ragnarsson is controlling him.
Augustus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ragnarsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Augustus is keeping the position for now.
Augustus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Augustus tries to get out of the position.
Ragnarsson stands and throws Augustus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Augustus is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ragnarsson grinds an elbow into Augustus's temple.
Ragnarsson lands a nice forearm strike.
Augustus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ragnarsson working the head with strikes.
Ragnarsson is looking to take a break and control but Augustus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ragnarsson scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ragnarsson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Augustus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ragnarsson on the ground.
Ragnarsson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Augustus wants to get back to his feet.
Ragnarsson controls the position.
Ragnarsson scoring with punches and elbows.
Ragnarsson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ragnarsson scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augustus takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ragnarsson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ragnarsson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ragnarsson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Augustus is looking to get back to his feet here but Ragnarsson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Augustus's back.
Augustus takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Augustus is trying to stand back up.
Ragnarsson punches Augustus on the ear.
Ragnarsson punishes Augustus with strikes from the back mount.
Ragnarsson lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Ragnarsson is landing with strikes from the back.
Ragnarsson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Ragnarsson gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Ragnarsson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Ragnarsson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Augustus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ragnarsson feints the counter takedown.

Augustus instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ragnarsson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ragnarsson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ragnarsson has a closed guard, preventing Augustus from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Augustus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ragnarsson's guard.
Ragnarsson pulls Augustus in close to prevent any damage.
Augustus would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've been informed that Ragnarsson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ragnarsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Augustus wants to stand but Ragnarsson is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Augustus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Augustus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ragnarsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ragnarsson gets tackled into the cage by Augustus. Augustus maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sigurd Ragnarsson dominated that round.
That's time! Augustus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Augustus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Augustus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ragnarsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Augustus tries to clinch there but Ragnarsson circles away.
We've been told by Augustus's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ragnarsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ragnarsson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Augustus tries to close the distance and clinch but Ragnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Augustus is looking to clinch but Ragnarsson is avoiding it.
Ragnarsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Augustus tries to clinch up but Ragnarsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Apollo Augustus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ragnarsson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Augustus's half guard.
Ragnarsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ragnarsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Augustus won't allow Ragnarsson to pass to mount.
Ragnarsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ragnarsson winds up and cracks Augustus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus is trying to stand up here but Ragnarsson is controlling him well.
Ragnarsson trying to control the action but Augustus is working from the bottom.
Ragnarsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Augustus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ragnarsson prevents Augustus from standing back up.
Ragnarsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ragnarsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Augustus is trying to stand up here but Ragnarsson is controlling him well.
Augustus trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Nice strikes from Ragnarsson there.
Ragnarsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ragnarsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ragnarsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands strikes from half guard.
Ragnarsson working Augustus over with strikes.
Ragnarsson content to control rather than advance.
Ragnarsson wants to pass the guard but Augustus is defending well.
Ragnarsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Still in half guard, Ragnarsson seems content to control.
Ragnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Augustus's head.
Ragnarsson trying to control the action but Augustus is working from the bottom.
Ragnarsson prevents Augustus from standing back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Ragnarsson is nestled in close to Augustus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Augustus is trying to stand back up but Ragnarsson is controlling him
Ragnarsson winds up and cracks Augustus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson content to control rather than advance.
Augustus tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ragnarsson manages to move to mount!
Ragnarsson landing shots from mount.
Augustus wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ragnarsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Augustus?
Ragnarsson working Augustus over with strikes here.

Augustus is rocked!
Augustus really wants to buck Ragnarsson off and get back to his feet.
Ragnarsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Augustus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Augustus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ragnarsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Augustus is bucking up trying to escape but Ragnarsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ragnarsson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Augustus covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sigurd Ragnarsson!
Sigurd Ragnarsson is the new lightweight champion!
Sigurd Ragnarsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.