PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Hjelmslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hjelmslev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Touch Myself. Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mouth for war kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hjelmslev
vs
Gracie

182 cm
42
180 lbs
25 - 20 - 0

186 cm
31
180 lbs
13 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ragnar Hjelmslev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hjelmslev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hjelmslev tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hjelmslev tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hjelmslev throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Hjelmslev missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hjelmslev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hjelmslev's hands.
Hjelmslev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hjelmslev throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Hjelmslev walks into a jab.
Hjelmslev looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Ragnar Hjelmslev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
A lazy body kick from Hjelmslev
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hjelmslev was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Hjelmslev tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hjelmslev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hjelmslev walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Gracie shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hjelmslev eats them both and turns towards Gracie to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hjelmslev forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
A short uppercut from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
Hjelmslev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hjelmslev.
Good body shot from Gracie.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hjelmslev's elbow.
Hjelmslev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hjelmslev tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie presses Hjelmslev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hjelmslev is breathing heavily.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hjelmslev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie lands a body punch.
Hjelmslev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Hjelmslev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hjelmslev blocks a body shot from Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hjelmslev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hjelmslev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Hjelmslev.
A nice side step and Gracie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnar Hjelmslev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hjelmslev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie lands a glancing blow to the side of Hjelmslev's head.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hjelmslev.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Hjelmslev.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hjelmslev in his tracks.
Gracie throws a series of strikes that have Hjelmslev backpedaling.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie with a nice cross.
Gracie lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Hjelmslev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
Gracie checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie moves out of range as Hjelmslev strikes.
Hjelmslev throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hjelmslev backs up against the cage.
Hjelmslev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hjelmslev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
Hjelmslev takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Hjelmslev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hjelmslev lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hjelmslev throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hjelmslev.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hjelmslev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Hjelmslev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Hjelmslev throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hjelmslev misses with the head strike.
Hjelmslev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hjelmslev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A hook to the body from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gracie jabs Hjelmslev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hjelmslev throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Hjelmslev off balance momentarily.
A jab lands there for Gracie.
Rickson Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hjelmslev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
Hjelmslev misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Hjelmslev avoids nicely.
Hjelmslev misses with a head kick.
Gracie throws a combination. Hjelmslev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hjelmslev works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Hjelmslev looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Hjelmslev.
Gracie scores with a spinning back kick!
Gracie throws a body punch but Hjelmslev moves out of range.
Gracie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hjelmslev takes a step back to recover.
Hjelmslev swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjelmslev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Hjelmslev misses with an uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gracie. Hjelmslev shrugs it off though.
Hjelmslev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Hjelmslev.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hjelmslev.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hjelmslev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.

Gracie clinches up against the cage.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hjelmslev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hjelmslev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Hjelmslev backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hjelmslev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hjelmslevs head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Hjelmslev.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hjelmslev struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Hjelmslev tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Hjelmslev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie scores with a kick to the body.
Hjelmslev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Hjelmslev backing up. Hjelmslev nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Hjelmslev throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie tries to clinch but Hjelmslev moves out of range.
Hjelmslev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hjelmslev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hjelmslev misses with a left hand
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hjelmslev throws a big shot that misses.
Hjelmslev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie works over Hjelmslev's head and body with a nice combination.
Hjelmslev tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
A nice combination there by Gracie.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie lands a two punch combo.
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!
Gracie dips to his left and cracks Hjelmslev with an uppercut!
Hjelmslev swinging wildly here.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Hjelmslev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Hjelmslev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a jab. Hjelmslev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hjelmslev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hjelmslev scrambles back to his feet.
Hjelmslev tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracie scores with a four punch combination!
Gracie slips a straight right by Hjelmslev.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Hjelmslev.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Hjelmslev misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie lands with a straight right. Hjelmslev didn't see that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
Gracie is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hjelmslev misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Rickson Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Gracie darts in and clinches Hjelmslev up against the cage.
Gracie has Hjelmslev pressed against the cage, preventing Hjelmslev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hjelmslev throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hjelmslev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Hjelmslev manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Hjelmslev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hjelmslev misses with a wild combination.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hjelmslev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hjelmslev tries to clinch up.
Gracie lands a really nice looking cross but Hjelmslev seems unphased.
Hjelmslev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Hjelmslev misses the target.
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
Hjelmslev misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Hjelmslev backs off Gracie throws a huge counter combo but Hjelmslev manages to avoid it all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hjelmslev throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie digs a good hook to Hjelmslev's body.
Hjelmslev drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gracie.
Hjelmslev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hjelmslev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hjelmslev tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie checks a low kick from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev misses with a head kick.
Hjelmslev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Hjelmslev avoids nicely.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hjelmslev's hands.
Hjelmslev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hjelmslev. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hjelmslev tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gracie scores with a push kick.
Gracie scores with a nice strike.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hjelmslev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracie scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Hjelmslev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hjelmslev misses with a left hand
and Hjelmslev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hjelmslev misses with a leg kick
and Hjelmslev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ragnar Hjelmslev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hjelmslev tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Hjelmslev swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hjelmslev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hjelmslev tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie thuds his shin into the meat of Hjelmslev's side.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hjelmslev throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Hjelmslev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hjelmslev cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hjelmslev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Hjelmslev settles back down.
Hjelmslev misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hjelmslev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hjelmslev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hjelmslev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hjelmslev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hjelmslev sprawls well. Hjelmslev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Hjelmslev.
Gracie tests Hjelmslev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hjelmslev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hjelmslev really felt that one!
Hjelmslev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Hjelmslev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hjelmslev misses with a hook.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Hjelmslev avoids them all with ease.
Hjelmslev throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hjelmslev scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hjelmslev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Hjelmslev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie lands a body punch.
Hjelmslev misses with the head strike.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Rickson Gracie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hjelmslev has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hjelmslev backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Hjelmslev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
Gracie is leaning against Hjelmslev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Hjelmslev avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Rickson Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hjelmslev misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickson Gracie!
Post fight, Rickson Gracie took to the microphone: 'You do not deserve to watch me'.
In defeat, Ragnar Hjelmslev stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well that about sucks. Fuck that shit, I quit this human punching bag rap. Guess that porn star thing will come in handy as a new career.'.