PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 254 p4p, 32 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 737 p4p, 95 weight class). Ragnar's entrance music is Shook Ones II. A fine choice. Shankoli has chosen Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ragnar
vs
Shankoli

186 cm
34
186 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

187 cm
37
191 lbs
48 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnar catches Shankoli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good work by Shankoli as he checks the leg kick.
Ragnar throws an overhand right that lands on Shankoli's shoulder, as Shankoli tries to avoid the shot.
Shankoli swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ragnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Shankoli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ragnar lands with an overhand left.
Ragnar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ragnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shankoli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ragnar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shankoli's sensitive parts.
Shankoli throws a head kick but Ragnar moves out of range.
Ragnar lands a leg kick that knocks Shankoli off balance momentarily.
Ragnar scores with a sloppy right hand. Shankoli should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnar fakes the leg kick and cracks Shankoli in the body.
Ragnar tries to clinch but Shankoli is having none of it.
Ragnar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnar.
Ragnar is looking to land body kicks.
Ragnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Shankoli shapes to counter with a head kick.
A jab from Ragnar does it's job there.
Ragnar lands with a cross.
Shankoli cracks Ragnar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shankoli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnar misses the target.

Ragnar instigates a clinch.
Ragnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shankoli throws a head punch that misses.
Shankoli is working Ragnar over against the cage.
Ragnar throws a punch but it's blocked by Shankoli.
Shankoli scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnar lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Ragnar.
Ragnar is leaning against Shankoli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shankoli blocking some punches.
Ragnar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shankoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnar blocks a body shot from Shankoli.
Ragnar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ragnar lands with a right to the head.
Ragnar lands a shoulder strike.
Shankoli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ragnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Shankoli avoids the damage to the body.
Ragnar gets through Shankoli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragnar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shankoli tries a body shot but Ragnar blocks it.
Ragnar lands with a right to the head.
Shankoli throws a head punch that misses.
Shankoli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ragnar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shankoli can turn it around.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shankoli stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Shankoli.
Ragnar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shankoli is trying to break the clinch but Ragnar has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Shankoli avoids the damage to the body.
Ragnar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ragnar as the two fighters clinch.
Ragnar throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnar.
Ragnar lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnar is leaning against Shankoli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ragnar scores with a shot to the side of Shankoli's head.
Shankoli prevents a body shot from Ragnar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar misses with a punch to the body.
Shankoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Shankoli is working Ragnar over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Shankoli.
Shankoli managing to block the knees to the body from Ragnar.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnar fails to land.
Ragnar misses with a body punch.
Shankoli blocking some punches.
Ragnar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnar scores with a shot to the side of Shankoli's head.
Shankoli stalling the fight.
Ragnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ragnar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shankoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Ragnar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ragnar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shankoli, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shankoli.
Ragnar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shankoli blocks a body shot from Ragnar.
Bjorn Ragnar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnar.
Ragnar throws a punch but it's blocked by Shankoli.
Shankoli misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar scores with a hook to the body.
Ragnar working aggressively here.
Ragnar struggles to land a body shot inside as Shankoli controls his hands.
Ragnar struggles to land a body shot inside as Shankoli controls his hands.
Shankoli utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shankoli prevents a body shot from Ragnar.
Shankoli misses with some punches.
Ragnar struggles to land a body shot inside as Shankoli controls his hands.

Ragnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a leg kick.
Shankoli lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shankoli throws the kick towards the body but Ragnar avoids it.
Ragnar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shankoli.
Shankoli takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shankoli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnar.
Bjorn Ragnar is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragnar is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnar.
Shankoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnar.
Shankoli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ragnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shankoli.
Bjorn Ragnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnar.
Shankoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnar moves away.
Ragnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnar lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shankoli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ragnar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shankoli's head.
Ragnar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shankoli has time to react.
Shankoli slips a jab from Ragnar.
Ravi Shankoli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shankoli thows a leg kick but Ragnar checks it
and Ragnar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shankoli pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ragnar back to the cage. Shankoli follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Bjorn Ragnar has been cut.
Ragnar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ragnar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shankoli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnar.
Shankoli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ragnar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shankoli walks into a jab.
Shankoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnar manages to avoid it.
Ragnar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shankoli's calf.
Shankoli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ragnar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shankoli's sensitive parts.
Ragnar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragnar cracks Shankoli with a good jab.
Ragnar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnar slips a jab and a cross from Shankoli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar lands a nice hook to Shankoli's body. Shankoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ragnar - that will leave a mark!
Shankoli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ragnar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shankoli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good work by Ragnar as he checks the leg kick.
Ragnar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shankoli. That did some damage!
Shankoli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shankoli has time to react.
Shankoli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ragnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ragnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shankoli can do to turn this around?
Ragnar jabs Shankoli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shankoli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ragnar to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Ragnar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ragnar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ragnar misses the body punch
and Shankoli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shankoli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ragnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shankoli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ragnar rather than just go for the knockout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shankoli 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 Ragnar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ragnar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some wild striking there from Ragnar.
Ragnar throws a hook but Shankoli avoids it easily.
Shankoli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnar. Ragnar obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar blocks a head kick by Shankoli.
Ragnar tries to clinch up.
Shankoli is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ragnar throws a leg kick which misses Shankoli's front leg but catches the back leg as Shankoli tries to avoid it.
Shankoli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar blocks a jab.
Shankoli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ragnar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ragnar lands with a hook. Shankoli tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Ragnar misses.
Despite the aggression on Shankoli's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ragnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ragnar looks to land a body kick but Shankoli moved away.
Ragnar misses with a wild body shot.
Shankoli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnar.
Shankoli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ragnar checks the leg kick.
Ragnar lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ragnar tests Shankoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Ragnar lands.
Ravi Shankoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnar takes a swing at Shankoli's ribcage but misses.
Shankoli is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ragnar lands a jab.
Ragnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shankoli.
Shankoli moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragnar scores with a jab. Shankoli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shankoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnar throws a big shot that misses.
Ragnar misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shankoli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnar.
Shankoli misses with a body shot
letting Ragnar counter with a right hand.
Shankoli throws a head kick that misses.
Ragnar clobbers Shankoli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Ragnar misses.
Shankoli slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Shankoli's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ragnar blocks a head kick by Shankoli.
Good exchange - Ragnar coming out on top.
Shankoli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shankoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar is looking to counter punch.
Ragnar scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar scores with a spinning back kick!
Shankoli tries a head kick but it misses.
Shankoli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ragnar lands a really nice looking cross but Shankoli seems unphased.
Ragnar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ragnar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shankoli takes a step back to recover.
Shankoli throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ragnar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shankoli's sensitive parts.
Shankoli throws a leg kick
and Ragnar counters with a nice body kick.
Shankoli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shankoli throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Ragnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ragnar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Ragnar!
A very excited looking Bjorn Ragnar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Ravi Shankoli stepped up to the mic, saying 'I believe he forgotten shower for a week or something, I gagged on my own vomit and never could get it back together again. Take a shower you filthy bastard!'.