PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Carbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Magnusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timothy Carbon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Carbon
vs
Magnusson

187 cm
19
209 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Voodoo Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timothy Carbon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Magnusson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnusson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carbon.

Magnusson closes the distance and clinches.
Magnusson prevents a body shot from Carbon.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Magnusson.
Magnusson lands with a short shot to the head.
Magnusson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magnusson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carbon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magnusson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carbon swings wildly with an uppercut but Magnusson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Magnusson.
Carbon blocks an uppercut.
Carbon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carbon taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnusson lands with a left to the head.
Magnusson throws a punch but it's blocked by Carbon.
Magnusson misses with a body punch.
Magnusson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carbon trying to control the position but instead, Magnusson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carbon into the cage.
Magnusson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Magnusson.
Carbon tries to work over Magnusson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carbon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magnusson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carbon tries a body shot but Magnusson blocks it.
Magnusson lands with a short shot to the head.
Carbon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magnusson's elbow.
Magnusson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magnusson avoids the elbow strike from Carbon, against the cage.
Carbon misses with an elbow strike.
Carbon tries to throw a body punch but Magnusson avoids it by throwing Carbon back against the cage.
Magnusson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carbon backwards.
Magnusson scores with a shot to the side of Carbon's head.
Magnusson working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Magnusson.
Magnusson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Magnusson on the inside.
Carbon tries to stall but Magnusson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Magnusson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carbon backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Magnusson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magnusson.
Carbon blocking some punches.
Magnusson pushes Carbon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magnusson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carbon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Magnusson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magnusson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carbon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magnusson working aggressively here.
Magnusson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magnusson lands a nice uppercut.
Magnusson misses with the head strike.
Carbon misses with the head strike.
Magnusson lands with a short shot to the head.
Carbon throws a head punch that misses.
Carbon is looking to control Magnusson's arms but Magnusson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carbon has his back to the cage.
Magnusson lands with a right to the head.
Magnusson pushes Carbon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnusson presses Carbon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carbon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magnusson lands a nice uppercut.
Magnusson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Magnusson fails to land.
Magnusson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carbon tries a body shot but Magnusson blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magnusson.
Carbon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magnusson lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magnusson.
Magnusson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magnusson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carbon.
Carbon is breathing heavily.
Magnusson lands a shoulder strike.
Magnusson lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Magnusson on the inside.
A short uppercut from Magnusson.
A short uppercut from Magnusson.
Carbon takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnusson swings wildly with an uppercut but Carbon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carbon is trying to stall.
Magnusson scores with a shot to the side of Carbon's head.
Magnusson lands an uppercut.
Magnusson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnusson.
Carbon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Magnusson lands a hook that snaps the head of Carbon backwards.
Magnusson misses with a punch on the inside.
Carbon blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Carbon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carbon can't find room to land a body shot as Magnusson controls the action.
Magnusson working aggressively here.
Magnusson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magnusson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Magnusson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Magnusson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Magnusson clinches up against the cage.
Magnusson scores with a shoulder strike.
Magnusson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magnusson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magnusson lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Magnusson.
Magnusson lands a nice shot to the body.
Magnusson has a couple of punches blocked by Carbon.
Magnusson lands a left hand.
A short right from Magnusson.
Magnusson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Magnusson.
Carbon blocking some punches.
Magnusson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carbon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magnusson lands with a light punch inside.
Magnusson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carbon backwards.
Magnusson working aggressively here.
A short left from Magnusson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnusson lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Magnusson.
Carbon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carbon throws a punch but it's blocked by Magnusson.
Carbon takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magnusson.
Magnusson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magnusson blocks an elbow strike from Carbon.
A head punch on the inside from Magnusson fails to land.
Magnusson avoids the elbow strike from Carbon, against the cage.
Carbon blocking some punches.
Magnusson lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carbon.
Magnusson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Magnusson.
Carbon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magnusson misses with the head strike.
Carbon blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carbon looking to stall.
Magnusson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carbon or not.
Carbon can't find room to land a body shot as Magnusson controls the action.
Carbon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magnusson misses with some punches.
Magnusson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magnusson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magnusson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Magnusson lands with a left to the head.
Magnusson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magnusson lands with a left to the head.
Carbon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Ragnar Magnusson has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnusson.
Magnusson lands an uppercut.
Magnusson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magnusson lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magnusson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnusson scores with a shoulder strike.
Carbon looking to stall.
Magnusson misses with a punch to the body.
Magnusson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magnusson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carbon backwards.

Carbon is rocked!
Ragnar Magnusson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carbon swings wildly with an uppercut but Magnusson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magnusson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carbon backwards.
Oh Carbon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magnusson working aggressively here.
Carbon seems to have got his legs back now.
Magnusson misses with some punches.
Carbon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Magnusson backwards.
Magnusson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carbon or not.
Magnusson prevents a body shot from Carbon.
Magnusson swings wildly with an uppercut but Carbon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magnusson lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carbon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carbon misses with an elbow over the top.
Magnusson misses with a punch on the inside.
Magnusson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magnusson lands a body shot.
Magnusson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magnusson blocks an elbow strike from Carbon.
Magnusson misses with a punch on the inside.
Carbon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carbon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magnusson's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Magnusson fails to land.
Magnusson digs a right hand underneath Carbon's ribcage. Carbon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Carbon fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Magnusson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magnusson lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Magnusson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magnusson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magnusson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carbon backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Magnusson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ragnar Magnusson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Carbon throws an overhand right that lands on Magnusson's shoulder, as Magnusson tries to avoid the shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carbon looking to stall.
Magnusson pushes Carbon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carbon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magnusson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carbon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carbon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carbon throws an elbow that misses.
Carbon looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carbon throws a head punch that misses.
Carbon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magnusson lands a right hand.
Magnusson misses with some punches.
Magnusson throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carbon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carbon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Magnusson scores with a shot to the side of Carbon's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carbon.
Carbon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magnusson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carbon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magnusson lands a nice uppercut.
Magnusson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carbon backwards.
Magnusson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magnusson lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carbon.
Magnusson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magnusson working aggressively here.
Magnusson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carbon backwards.
Still in the clinch, Magnusson scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnusson pushes Carbon against the cage. Magnusson is working some dirty boxing. Magnusson pushes off with a quick right hook! Carbon goes down! Carbon tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Magnusson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Magnusson!