PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Nitschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Hjelmslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hjelmslev has chosen I Touch Myself as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nitschke
vs
Hjelmslev

181 cm
43
184 lbs
38 - 28 - 1

182 cm
43
180 lbs
25 - 21 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 38 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Nitschke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ragnar Hjelmslev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hjelmslev cracks Nitschke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ragnar Hjelmslev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hjelmslev throws out a loose jab but Nitschke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hjelmslev throws a leg kick

and Nitschke counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hjelmslev!
Nitschke laying and praying for a moment but Hjelmslev takes advantage and regains half guard.
Nitschke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nitschke drops an elbow to the side of Hjelmslev's head.
Nitschke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hjelmslev trying to control but Nitschke postures up.
Hjelmslev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hjelmslev wants to get back to his feet.
Hjelmslev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nitschke.
Nitschke lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Nitschke wants to pass to mount but Hjelmslev is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nitschke 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjelmslev is trying to control but can't.
Hjelmslev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nitschke.
Nitschke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hjelmslev wants to improve his position but Nitschke is controlling well.
Nitschke working the head and body with strikes.
Nitschke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hjelmslev is trying to stand back up but Nitschke is controlling him
Nitschke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ground and pound from Nitschke.
Nitschke drops an elbow to the side of Hjelmslev's head.
Nitschke working over Hjelmslev with some ground and pound. Hjelmslev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nitschke working over Hjelmslev with some ground and pound. Hjelmslev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hjelmslev has hold of Nitschke's hands but Nitschke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hjelmslev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nitschke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nitschke looks to land a strike but Hjelmslev avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hjelmslev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nitschke wants to control from the top but Hjelmslev keeps moving.
Nitschke throws a big right hand that misses.
Hjelmslev wants to stand but Nitschke is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev keeping moving, preventing Nitschke from controlling successfully.
Nitschke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hjelmslev is looking to stand up but Nitschke isn't so interested in that idea.
Nitschke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nitschke is looking to work some ground and pound but Hjelmslev has wrist control.
Nitschke postures up in Hjelmslev's guard and throws a big left but Hjelmslev blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hjelmslev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nitschke.
Hjelmslev wants to stand up but Nitschke is controlling him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nitschke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Damian Nitschke has been cut.
A lazy left from Nitschke finds it's target.
Nitschke blocks a jab.
Hjelmslev misses with a few strikes there.
Nitschke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hjelmslev scores with a leg kick.
Nitschke scoring well with a low kick there.
Nitschke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ragnar Hjelmslev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hjelmslev misses with a looping right.
Nitschke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hjelmslev moves away.
Nitschke scores with a head kick. Hjelmslev tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Hjelmslev is rocked!
Hjelmslev tests Nitschke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hjelmslev is still on wobbly legs! Can Nitschke finish him?
Hjelmslev takes one on the button.
Nitschke slips a straight right by Hjelmslev.
Nitschke checks a low kick from Hjelmslev.
Nitschke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Nitschke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Nitschke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Whack! Nitschke lands a heavy head kick that drops Hjelmslev. The ref tackles Nitschke to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Hjelmslev was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Damian Nitschke!
In his post fight interview, Damian Nitschke gave a big smile as he said 'Thanks to everyone that supported me when I was going through rough times. I'm back, baby!'.
Ragnar Hjelmslev spoke after the fight, 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.'.