PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bragi Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnarson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Pretender. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ragnarson
vs
Hellmuth Jr

195 cm
25
273 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

188 cm
33
260 lbs
25 - 4 - 0

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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 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bragi Ragnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarson walks into a left hand.
Good leg kick by Ragnarson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hellmuth Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ragnarson throws a leg kick which misses Hellmuth Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Hellmuth Jr tries to avoid it.
Bragi Ragnarson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarson throws a front kick aimed at Hellmuth Jr's knee but Hellmuth Jr avoids it well.
Ragnarson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnarson misses with a body kick.
Ragnarson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hellmuth Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ragnarson lands a nice shot that snaps Hellmuth Jr's head back.
Ragnarson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnarson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hellmuth Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ragnarson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hellmuth Jr. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hellmuth Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragnarson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ragnarson misses with a leg kick

and Hellmuth Jr moves into the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr prevents a body shot from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarson's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Bragi Ragnarson has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr misses with some punches.
Ragnarson is pushing Hellmuth Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hellmuth Jr tries to work over Ragnarson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarson lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ragnarson manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ragnarson.

Ragnarson takes the fight into the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarsons head.
Hellmuth Jr presses Ragnarson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Ragnarson breaks from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ragnarson misses with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Hellmuth Jr. That snapped Ragnarson's head back.
Hellmuth Jr staying out of range there.
Hellmuth Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Ragnarson takes the fight into the clinch.
Ragnarson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ragnarson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson has a couple of punches blocked by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Ragnarson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarson.
Ragnarson tries to stall but Hellmuth Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ragnarson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarson tries to break free but Hellmuth Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Ragnarson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ragnarson working aggressively here.
Hellmuth Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a body shot from Ragnarson.

Ragnarson manages to break the clinch.
Ragnarson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hellmuth Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Ragnarson scores with a nice head shot.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a left hand
and Ragnarson counters with a low kick, right behind Hellmuth Jr 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ragnarson rushes Hellmuth Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ragnarson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hellmuth Jr or not.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarson fails to land.
Hellmuth Jr tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarson avoids it by throwing Hellmuth Jr back against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Ragnarson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ragnarson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarson misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr works on Ragnarson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarson's brow.
Ragnarson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bragi Ragnarson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bragi Ragnarson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ragnarson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Ragnarson misses.
Hellmuth Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson misses with an uppercut
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Hellmuth Jr cracks Ragnarson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hellmuth Jr has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ragnarson to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarson throws a chopping leg kick but Hellmuth Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hellmuth Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Ragnarson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarson controls the action.
Ragnarson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with the head strike.
Ragnarson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarson blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Ragnarson tries a body shot but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
A body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
Ragnarson trying to stall but Hellmuth Jr improves his position.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hellmuth Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Hellmuth Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarson.
Phil Hellmuth Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hellmuth Jr blocking some punches.
Ragnarson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarson's brow.
Ragnarson avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
I was talking to Ragnarson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ragnarson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellmuth Jr controls his hands.
Ragnarson misses with some punches.
Ragnarson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ragnarson tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Ragnarson back against the cage.
Ragnarson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ragnarson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ragnarson.
Hellmuth Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Ragnarson avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
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!
Ragnarson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with some punches.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarson lands a hook that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
Hellmuth Jr works on Ragnarson's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ragnarson tries to circle away but Hellmuth Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a left to the head.
Ragnarson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellmuth Jr controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr tries a body shot but Ragnarson blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a body shot from Ragnarson.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hellmuth Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Ragnarson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ragnarson misses with the head strike.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Hellmuth Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ragnarson tries to break free but Hellmuth Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow.
Hellmuth Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ragnarson's defenses.
Hellmuth Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ragnarson misses with the head strike.
Hellmuth Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ragnarson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a left hand.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a right to the head.
Ragnarson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hellmuth Jr's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Hellmuth Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bragi Ragnarson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hellmuth Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hellmuth Jr cracks Ragnarson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ragnarson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hellmuth Jr finish him?

Ragnarson is rocked!
Danga de danga de dang - Ragnarson scores with a four punch combination!
Oh Ragnarson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnarson throws an off balance right hand
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
After the fight, Phil Hellmuth Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.