PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ragnarsson
vs
Cerrone

209 cm
23
278 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

198 cm
23
261 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

King of Clothes

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 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Cerrone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice right hand.
Cerrone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cerrone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cerrone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnarsson throws a solid leg kick but Cerrone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnarsson.
Cerrone misses the jab.
Cerrone takes one to the chin there.
Cerrone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cerrone.
A counter left hand to the body from Ragnarsson misses its target.
The fighters circling - Cerrone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cerrone with a hook.

It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Cerrone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cerrone. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cerrone lands a slapping body shot.
Ragnarsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cerrone lands a jab to the head.
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!
Cerrone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cerrone misses with a looping left.
Cerrone tries a head kick but it misses.
Cerrone misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone throws a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head but Ragnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Cerrone is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cerrone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ragnarsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ragnarsson catches Cerrone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cerrone punishes Ragnarsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Cerrone's coach down at Double XX was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cerrone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cerrone blocks a jab.
Cerrone throws a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cerrone walks into a stiff left hand from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnarsson lands with a nice combination. Cerrone backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson tries to bum rush Cerrone with a series of wild strikes but Cerrone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cerrone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cerrone staying out of range there.
Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Cerrone.
Cerrone throws out a loose jab but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cerrone.
Cerrone throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ragnarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cerrone jabs Ragnarsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cerrone throws a chopping leg kick but Ragnarsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cerrone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone misses with a series of wild punches.
Ragnarsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ragnarsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson connects with a right hand. Cerrone shakes it off.
Cerrone throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body kick there by Cerrone.
Ragnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cerrone.
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Cerrone is out of range.
Cerrone appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands the left hand.
Ragnarsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ragnarsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good exchange - Ragnarsson coming out on top.
Ragnarsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Cerrone is out of range.
Cerrone slips a jab from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson scores with a jab.
Cerrone ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cerrone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cerrone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnarsson throws out the jab.
Ragnarsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Cerrone defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Cerrone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone takes a swing at Ragnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Cerrone throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsson thuds his right hand into Cerrone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone scores with a nice head shot.
Ragnarsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ragnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cerrone.
Cerrone moves away from the strike by Ragnarsson.
Cerrone throws out a loose jab but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cerrone looks to land a right hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range.
Ragnarsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target.
Cerrone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cerrone slips under a jab from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone checks the leg kick.
Cerrone looks to land a combination but Ragnarsson avoids it well.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook.
Cerrone throws out a counter right but Ragnarsson avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cerrone catches Ragnarsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ragnarsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cerrone at a distance.
Ragnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cerrone.
Cerrone cracks Ragnarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Cerrone misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
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.

Cerrone connects with a leg kick. Ragnarsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Cerrone is out of range.
Cerrone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ragnarsson.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cerrone looks to throw the jab but Ragnarsson is out of range.
Cerrone connects with a body shot.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping right.
Cerrone stuns Ragnarsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cerrone throws a body kick that misses.
Ragnarsson with a jab.
Ragnarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cerrone scores with the left hand. Ragnarsson knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Cerrone misses.
Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Cerrone.
Ragnarsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ragnarsson blocks a head kick by Cerrone.
Cerrone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnarsson throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cerrone doesn't seem bothered though.
Ragnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cerrone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot that snaps Cerrone's head back.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ragnarsson!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cerrone.
Ragnarsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A leg kick checked by Cerrone.
A big left from Cerrone misses.
Cerrone throws a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head but Ragnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cerrone cracks the inside of Ragnarsson's front leg.
Ragnarsson scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cerrone throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Cerrone misses.
Cerrone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ragnarsson checks it well.
Cerrone moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnarsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cerrone's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cerrone throws a body punch but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cerrone can do to turn this around?
Ragnarsson blocks the body kick.
Cerrone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cerrone throws out a counter right but Ragnarsson avoids it with no problem.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ragnarsson 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 Cerrone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cerrone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cerrone tries to land a leg kick but Ragnarsson saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Ragnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cerrone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cerrone lands with a right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ragnarsson drops his hands momentarily and Cerrone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big left from Cerrone misses.
Ragnarsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cerrone.
Cerrone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cerrone tries to score with a low kick but Ragnarsson moves his leg out of the way.
David Cerrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsson stuns Cerrone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ragnarsson misses the jab.
Cerrone scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Cerrone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses the jab.
Ragnarsson throws a low kick but Cerrone avoids it.
Ragnarsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Ragnarsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ragnarsson lands a two punch combo.
Cerrone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cerrone missing with a left hand there. Ragnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cerrone might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ragnarsson has got the better of the exchanges.
Cerrone with a nice cross.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerrone was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bjorn Ragnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragnarsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cerrone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cerrone misses with a hook. Ragnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsson lands a jab to the nose.
Ragnarsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ragnarsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cerrone is able to avoid easily.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
A punch combination from Cerrone misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerrone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cerrone looks to throw the jab but Ragnarsson is out of range.
Cerrone misses with a right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Ragnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cerrone only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cerrone with a hook.
Cerrone misses with a low kick.
Cerrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone missing with a left hand there. Ragnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ragnarsson avoids a kick to the body.
Ragnarsson walks into a stiff left hand from Cerrone.
Cerrone tries a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Cerrone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cerrone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson jabs Cerrone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cerrone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ragnarsson on the side of the head.
Cerrone slips a straight right by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bjorn Ragnarsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cerrone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cerrone slips a jab from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Cerrone.
Cerrone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Cerrone.
Cerrone scores with a shot to the body.
Cerrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerrone was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Cerrone avoids the punch easily.
Cerrone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson misses with a low kick.
Ragnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cerrone is just out of range.
Cerrone misses with a looping left.
Ragnarsson lands a leg kick that knocks Cerrone off balance momentarily.
Cerrone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Cerrone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnarsson defending well as Cerrone loads up on a big left hand.
Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Cerrone avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut
enabling Cerrone to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick
enabling Cerrone to counter with a crisp jab.
Cerrone misses with a looping right.
Cerrone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnarsson.
Good work by Cerrone as he checks the leg kick.
Ragnarsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cerrone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Ragnarsson gets a clinch.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Cerrone.
Still in the clinch, Ragnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cerrone takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cerrone working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson lands a nice uppercut.
Cerrone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ragnarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cerrone lands with a short shot to the head.

Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is getting worse.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Cerrone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cerrone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson tries a body shot but Cerrone blocks it.
Bjorn Ragnarsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cerrone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cerrone tries to break the clinch but Ragnarsson is controlling the position.
Ragnarsson has Cerrone pressed against the cage, preventing Cerrone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cerrone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Cerrone struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone tries to circle away but Ragnarsson has him pinned against the cage.
Cerrone misses with a punch on the inside.
Cerrone misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
Still in the clinch, Ragnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Cerrone controls the action.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Cerrone.
Cerrone struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Ragnarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Cerrone misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Cerrone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Cerrone.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
David Cerrone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cerrone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cerrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Cerrone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cerrone is trying to push Ragnarsson away but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cerrone working aggressively here.
Cerrone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cerrone has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Cerrone throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Bjorn Ragnarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cerrone working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Cerrone.
I think Ragnarsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!