PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos (ranked 1655 p4p, 3305 weight class) and Claes Ragnvaldsson (ranked 218 p4p, 395 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Carlos
vs
Ragnvaldsson

175 cm
23
165
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
155
6 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claes Ragnvaldsson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos lands with a shot to the body.
Carlos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnvaldsson.
Carlos sets himself, and Ragnvaldsson steps forward looking for the clinch! Carlos avoids it this time.
Ragnvaldsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnvaldsson lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
A head kick misses from Ragnvaldsson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ragnvaldsson cracks a nice hook into Carlos's ribs.
Ragnvaldsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Carlos off the cage and back into range.
Ragnvaldsson ducks right into an uppercut from Carlos.
Carlos shoots for a takedown but Ragnvaldsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ragnvaldsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlos.
Ragnvaldsson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnvaldsson throws a sloppy head kick
letting Carlos counter with a right hand.
Carlos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carlos misses with a body kick.
Ragnvaldsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
Carlos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ragnvaldsson is fending him off so far but Carlos persists. Nope, Ragnvaldsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Ragnvaldsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carlos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Carlos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ragnvaldsson quickly recovers to half guard.
Carlos content to control rather than advance.
Carlos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnvaldsson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Carlos trying to control the action but Ragnvaldsson is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Carlos there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carlos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Carlos seems content to control.
Ragnvaldsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carlos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ragnvaldsson is looking to escape.
Ragnvaldsson trying to hold on to Carlos's head to control him but Carlos postures up.
Carlos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ragnvaldsson's head.
Ragnvaldsson is looking for a sweep. Carlos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carlos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Carlos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carlos moves nicely into side control.
Ragnvaldsson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos scoring with punches from side control.
Carlos scoring with punches from side control.
Ragnvaldsson struggling a bit here.
Ragnvaldsson pushes Carlos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carlos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ragnvaldsson parries the strikes from Carlos easily there. Carlos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ragnvaldsson to escape.
Carlos working the head with strikes.
Carlos lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carlos wants to control but Ragnvaldsson is keeping him busy.
Ragnvaldsson wants to get back to his feet but Carlos is dominant here and he's now got Ragnvaldsson's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldsson is keeping busy.

Ragnvaldsson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Carlos.
Ragnvaldsson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Carlos off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Carlos is working the ground and pound. Can Ragnvaldsson escape?
Ragnvaldsson is trying to stand back up.
Carlos seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Carlos really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Ragnvaldsson.
Carlos tries to get the hooks in deep but Ragnvaldsson pushed the leg off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnvaldsson thinks about the counter body kick.
Carlos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnvaldsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carlos is out of range and Ragnvaldsson settles back down.
Ragnvaldsson connects with a leg kick.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnvaldsson.
A head kick misses from Ragnvaldsson.
Carlos lands a high kick!

Carlos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Ragnvaldsson kicks off Carlos and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnvaldsson tries to work over Carlos's front leg with a kick but Carlos checks it.
Juan Carlos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlos lands a jab to Ragnvaldsson's midsection.

Ragnvaldsson moves into the clinch.

Carlos lands a takedown into guard.

Ragnvaldsson kicks Carlos off and gets to his feet.
Carlos scores with a nice head shot.

Ragnvaldsson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ragnvaldsson manages to break the clinch.
Claes Ragnvaldsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Ragnvaldsson gets caught napping as Carlos dives in and scores a takedown. Ragnvaldsson manages to retain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnvaldsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carlos is controlling him.
Carlos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnvaldsson keeping full guard, as Carlos tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carlos won't allow Ragnvaldsson to sweep him here.
Carlos trying to control but Ragnvaldsson is working from the bottom.
Carlos won't allow Ragnvaldsson to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Carlos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ragnvaldsson quickly recovers to half guard.
Ragnvaldsson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Carlos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carlos is taking a breather. Ragnvaldsson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ragnvaldsson wants to improve his position but Carlos is controlling well.
Carlos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ragnvaldsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ragnvaldsson is trying to stand up here but Carlos is controlling him well.
Carlos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carlos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ragnvaldsson!
Ragnvaldsson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Carlos lands with some strikes.
Ragnvaldsson working to try and regain half guard.

Carlos working for a submission but Ragnvaldsson is keeping him at bay.
Carlos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos with the ground and pound from mount.
Carlos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ragnvaldsson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Ragnvaldsson is rocked!
Ragnvaldsson tries to hold on but Carlos pushes him away.
Carlos landing punches.
Ragnvaldsson is still in real trouble! Can Carlos finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ragnvaldsson's face.
Carlos dominating with strikes here.
Ragnvaldsson is squirming around, avoiding Carlos's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carlos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ragnvaldsson tries to hold on but Carlos postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Carlos lands a nice shot to the body.

Carlos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ragnvaldsson is trying to defend but Carlos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Carlos controlling the action here.
Ragnvaldsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carlos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ragnvaldsson controlling the position well.
Ragnvaldsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carlos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Carlos drops an elbow to the side of Ragnvaldsson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ragnvaldsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carlos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carlos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carlos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnvaldsson can do to turn this around?
Carlos lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Ragnvaldsson! More strikes land and this one is all over! Carlos jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos thanked the fans post fight for their support.