PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Ragnaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judas Lucifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnaar comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Soul Tribe - Let The Hammer Fall. Lucifer has chosen Highwayman as his entrance music. Erik Ragnaar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ragnaar
vs
Lucifer

195 cm
22
260 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

202 cm
22
283 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Fast

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erik Ragnaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Judas Lucifer!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucifer moves away from the strike by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucifer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ragnaar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lucifer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lucifer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ragnaar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Erik Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnaar moves in looking to clinch but Lucifer pushes him off.
Lucifer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ragnaar misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Erik Ragnaar has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Lucifer.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but Lucifer sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar is looking to land body kicks.
Lucifer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnaar.
Ragnaar is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Ragnaar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucifer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnaar.
Lucifer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ragnaar if he has to take too many more of those.
Lucifer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucifer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ragnaar. That did some damage!

Lucifer rushes Ragnaar and presses him up against the cage.
Ragnaar takes an elbow to the temple.
Ragnaar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lucifer.
Ragnaar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lucifer backwards.

Lucifer manages to break the clinch.
Lucifer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnaar.
Lucifer motions for Ragnaar to come forward. Lucifer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnaar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar blocks a low kick nicely.
Lucifer throws a wild body kick that Ragnaar sees coming a mile off.
Lucifer tries to score with a low kick but Ragnaar moves his leg out of the way.
Ragnaar misses with a hook. Lucifer ducked under it nicely.
Ragnaar looks to land a right hand but Lucifer moved out of range.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but Lucifer sees it coming and moves out of range.

Lucifer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lucifer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnaar fails to land.
Ragnaar tries to break free but Lucifer pushes him back against the cage.
Ragnaar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnaar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lucifer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ragnaar lands a good knee to the midsection. Lucifer won't want to take too many of those.

Ragnaar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ragnaar with a nice cross.
Ragnaar jabs Lucifer right on the nose. Lucifer blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a series of punches but Lucifer avoids them all with ease.

Lucifer drives through and clinches with Ragnaar against the cage.
Lucifer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lucifer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnaar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucifer blocks it with crossed arms.
Lucifer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Lucifer.
Ragnaar looking to throw knees to the head but Lucifer is blocking nicely.
Lucifer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Erik Ragnaar's cut is getting worse.
Ragnaar trying to control the position but instead, Lucifer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ragnaar into the cage.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the head but Lucifer blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lucifer blocks an uppercut.
Ragnaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lucifer misses with an elbow strike.
Ragnaar stalling in the clinch but Lucifer improves position.
Ragnaar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucifer lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar scores with a shot to the side of Lucifer's head.
Ragnaar misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Lucifer.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lucifer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnaar's brow.

Ragnaar manages to break the clinch.
Lucifer throws a leg kick but Ragnaar checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ragnaar blocks a head kick by Lucifer.
Nice shot lands for Ragnaar.
Lucifer is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judas Lucifer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Ragnaar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ragnaar moves into range and clinches up with Lucifer.
Ragnaar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lucifer backwards.
Ragnaar misses with a punch to the body.
Lucifer looking to throw knees to the head but Ragnaar is blocking nicely.
Lucifer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ragnaar avoids a wild elbow strike from Lucifer.
Lucifer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ragnaar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ragnaar blocks an elbow strike from Lucifer.

Lucifer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ragnaar clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lucifer is punishing Ragnaar with strikes - can he finish him?!

Erik Ragnaar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnaar is keeping busy.
Lucifer loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Ragnaar hold on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar can't escape the position.
Ragnaar is working hard here to advance position.
Lucifer scores with punches from the back.
Ragnaar breaks Lucifer's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ragnaar being controlled here momentarily.
Ragnaar trying to control but Lucifer is working from the bottom.
Lucifer pulls Ragnaar in close to his closed guard and prevents Ragnaar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ragnaar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ragnaar throws a jab when Lucifer was well out of range.
Ragnaar with a jab.

It looks like Judas Lucifer has been cut.
Lucifer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ragnaar lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnaar tries to bum rush Lucifer with a series of wild strikes but Lucifer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Erik Ragnaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ragnaar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Ragnaar misses.
Ragnaar is looking to slow Lucifer down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer avoids a punch combination nicely.

Lucifer connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Ragnaar to the floor! Lucifer dives in looking for the finish!

Jeez, Erik Ragnaar's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Judas Lucifer!