PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cory McDonnell (ranked 17727 p4p, 605 weight class) and Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 5950 p4p, 535 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McDonnell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. Ragnarsson has chosen Wardruna-Blood Eagle as his entrance music. Sigurd Ragnarsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McDonnell
vs
Ragnarsson

183 cm
32
185 lbs
27 - 14 - 2

191 cm
35
182 lbs
21 - 12 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

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 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Ragnarsson.
McDonnell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnarsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnarsson! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from McDonnell.
McDonnell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnarsson.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice strike.
Ragnarsson scores with a jab. McDonnell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McDonnell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDonnell throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnarsson moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Ragnarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ragnarsson feints and then cracks McDonnell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDonnell down.
McDonnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonnell misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from McDonnell.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Ragnarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDonnell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ragnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Ragnarsson.
McDonnell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ragnarsson loads up on a big right hand but McDonnell slips the punch.
Ragnarsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McDonnell looks to land a left hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ragnarsson.
Cory McDonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Ragnarsson does it's job there.
Ragnarsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDonnell momentarily.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping right.
Ragnarsson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McDonnell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ragnarsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonnell slips under a jab.
McDonnell misses with a looping left.
Ragnarsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ragnarsson.
McDonnell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!

McDonnell gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
Good body shot from McDonnell.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonnell is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ragnarsson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McDonnell lands an elbow inside.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonnell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ragnarsson with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell blocks an uppercut.
McDonnell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ragnarsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonnell gets through Ragnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell lands a body shot.
Ragnarsson lands a nice uppercut.
McDonnell is working Ragnarsson over against the ropes.

McDonnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Ragnarsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. McDonnell doesn't seem phased though.
McDonnell moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from McDonnell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by McDonnell.
A punch combination from McDonnell misses.
McDonnell lands with an uppercut that bounces Ragnarsson off the ropes and back into range.
McDonnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sigurd Ragnarsson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ragnarsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDonnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Ragnarsson slips under a jab.
McDonnell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ragnarsson. That did some damage!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ragnarsson checks a leg kick.
McDonnell scores with a one two! Ragnarsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab from Ragnarsson finds it's way through McDonnell's defenses.
McDonnell misses with a hook.
McDonnell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McDonnell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDonnell. McDonnell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sigurd Ragnarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
McDonnell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ragnarsson is looking to slow McDonnell down with leg kicks.
McDonnell walks into a jab.
McDonnell is looking to clinch but Ragnarsson is avoiding it.
McDonnell throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDonnell loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsson slips the punch.
Ragnarsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
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 McDonnell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McDonnell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McDonnell lands a nice shot that snaps Ragnarsson's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson loads up on a big right hand but McDonnell slips the punch.
McDonnell lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McDonnell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but McDonnell is out of range.
McDonnell misses with a hook. Ragnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsson throws out a counter right but McDonnell avoids it with no problem.
Ragnarsson cracks McDonnell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
McDonnell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ragnarsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McDonnells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ragnarsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut.
McDonnell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McDonnell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by McDonnell.
McDonnell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ragnarsson to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Ragnarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonnell.
McDonnell moves forwards but Ragnarsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McDonnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnarsson.
McDonnell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ragnarsson's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell misses with a looping right.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook.
McDonnell 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.

McDonnell pushes Ragnarsson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
McDonnell misses with a body punch.
McDonnell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDonnell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
McDonnell misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McDonnell throws an elbow that misses.
Ragnarsson scores with a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cory McDonnell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson blocks an elbow strike from McDonnell.
McDonnell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ragnarsson blocks it with crossed arms.
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 Cory McDonnell will probably get the nod.
That's time! McDonnell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

McDonnell tries to bum rush Ragnarsson with a series of wild strikes but Ragnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDonnell avoids the head kick by Ragnarsson.
McDonnell pushes Ragnarsson away with a front kick.
Ragnarsson looks to land a right hand but McDonnell moved out of range.
McDonnell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook.
Jab from McDonnell.
The fighters circle momentarily. McDonnell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ragnarsson keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonnell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ragnarsson clobbers McDonnell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McDonnell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
McDonnell scores with a hook to the body. Ragnarsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!

Ragnarsson forces McDonnell back against the ropes and clinches.
McDonnell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnarsson looking to throw knees to the head but McDonnell is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonnell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
McDonnell throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonnell misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell lands an elbow inside that Ragnarsson shrugs off.
McDonnell looking to stall.
McDonnell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from McDonnell.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from McDonnell.
Ragnarsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McDonnell lands a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonnell backwards.
Ragnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonnell backwards.
McDonnell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
A short uppercut from McDonnell.
McDonnell swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

McDonnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McDonnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnarsson throws out the jab.
McDonnell avoids the head kick by Ragnarsson.
McDonnell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDonnell misses with a straight left.
McDonnell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A good leg kick by McDonnell.
Ragnarsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ragnarsson throws a wild body kick that McDonnell sees coming a mile off.
McDonnell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ragnarsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Ragnarsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McDonnell throws a hook but Ragnarsson avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson connects with a single shot there.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDonnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ragnarsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from McDonnell misses.
McDonnell throws a body kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cory McDonnell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDonnell 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory McDonnell!
An out of breath Cory McDonnell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.