PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stefano Del Monte (ranked 2625 p4p, 5462 weight class) and Ragnar Lothbrok (ranked 328 p4p, 508 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Del Monte
vs
Lothbrok

180 cm
26
160
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
160
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ajax Cloth
Furnace Performance 🔥

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefano Del Monte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Lothbrok!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Lothbrok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Del Monte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lothbrok swings for the body but Del Monte moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lothbrok. Del Monte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Monte is looking to counter the offense by Lothbrok and move into the clinch.
Del Monte stuns Lothbrok with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Del Monte moves out of range as Lothbrok strikes.
Lothbrok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Monte.
Del Monte throws a shot to the body.
Lothbrok catches Del Monte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Del Monte lands with a straight right. Lothbrok didn't see that one coming.
Del Monte lands with a right hand.
Del Monte throws a big shot that misses.
Del Monte misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lothbrok fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Lothbrok.
Nice uppercut there from Del Monte.
Lothbrok lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok misses with an uppercut. Del Monte saw that one coming.
Del Monte cracks Lothbrok with a good jab.
Del Monte throws a body punch but Lothbrok moves out of range.
Lothbrok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Del Monte.
Del Monte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Del Monte misses with a hook.
Lothbrok scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A lazy left from Del Monte finds it's target.
Lothbrok lands with an overhand left.
Lothbrok loads up on a big right hand but Del Monte slips the punch.
Lothbrok ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Del Monte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Del Monte sizes up Lothbrok with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Del Monte looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Monte misses with a jab to the body

and Lothbrok holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lothbrok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Del Monte backwards.
Del Monte fails to pull guard.
Lothbrok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Lothbrok.
A short right from Lothbrok on the inside.
Lothbrok lands a body shot.
Del Monte tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lothbrok smiles and moves away.
Del Monte misses with a right hand
and Lothbrok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Del Monte scores with a decent looking hook.
Del Monte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Del Monte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lothbrok misses with a few strikes there.
Del Monte connects with a nice looking jab.

Del Monte gets tackled into the cage by Lothbrok. Lothbrok maintains the clinch.
Lothbrok stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Del Monte fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefano Del Monte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lothbrok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Del Monte is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lothbrok to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Lothbrok.
Del Monte jumps guard but Lothbrok stands there with Del Monte around his waist. Del Monte gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Del Monte tries to pull guard but Lothbrok won't allow it.
Del Monte tries to pull guard but Lothbrok holds him up against the cage and eventually Del Monte drops back down to his feet.
Del Monte fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Del Monte tries to pull guard but Lothbrok forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Del Monte jumps guard but Lothbrok turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lothbrok lands an uppercut.
Lothbrok content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lothbrok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Del Monte is trying to pull guard but Lothbrok turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lothbrok presses Del Monte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lothbrok lands with a short shot to the head.
Del Monte tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lothbrok smiles and moves away.
Del Monte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Lothbrok on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lothbrok jabs at Del Monte's body.
Lothbrok avoids the body shot from Del Monte.
Lothbrok takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Monte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lothbrok scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Del Monte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lothbrok finds it's way round the side to connect with Del Monte's head.
Lothbrok lands with an uppercut that bounces Del Monte off the cage and back into range.
Lothbrok lands with a hook. Del Monte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Del Monte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lothbrok looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lothbrok misses with a looping left.
Del Monte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lothbrok.
A big right from Del Monte misses.
Del Monte misses with a hook.
A big left from Del Monte misses.
Lothbrok throws out a counter right but Del Monte avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Monte misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Lothbrok.
Lothbrok now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lothbrok moves out of range as Del Monte strikes.
Lothbrok looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Del Monte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Lothbrok dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Lothbrok misses with a hook. Del Monte ducked under it nicely.
Lothbrok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lothbrok connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Del Monte misses the shot to the body.
Lothbrok throws the left hand but Del Monte avoids the punch easily.
Del Monte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Del Monte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lothbrok.
Del Monte throws a hook but Lothbrok blocks it.
A jab from Del Monte does it's job there.
Lothbrok throws a lazy right hand but Del Monte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Del Monte looks to score with a jab to the body but Lothbrok is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrok slips under a jab from Del Monte.
Del Monte avoids the body shot from Lothbrok.
The fighters circling - Lothbrok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lothbrok fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Del Monte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Del Monte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lothbrok.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Del Monte finds it's way round the side to connect with Lothbrok's head.
Lothbrok slips a jab from Del Monte.
It seemed like Lothbrok was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lothbrok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Del Monte throws an overhand right that lands on Lothbrok's shoulder, as Lothbrok tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Del Monte. Lothbrok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Monte throws a body punch but Lothbrok moves out of range.
Del Monte misses with a hook to the body
and Lothbrok counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Del Monte avoids the body shot from Lothbrok.
Ragnar Lothbrok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lothbrok lands a right hook to the body.
Stefano Del Monte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Monte lands a body shot.
Lothbrok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lothbrok lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lothbrok defending well as Del Monte loads up on a big left hand.
Del Monte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Del Monte misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Lothbrok coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Monte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Del Monte thuds a left hand into Lothbrok's body.
Del Monte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok blocks a jab.
Lothbrok scores with a decent looking hook.
Lothbrok cracks Del Monte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Lothbrok misses its intended target.
Del Monte lands with a straight right. Lothbrok didn't see that one coming.
Lothbrok paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Del Monte is rocked!
Lothbrok uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Del Monte has time to react.
Oh Del Monte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Del Monte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lothbrok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Del Monte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lothbrok.
Del Monte is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lothbrok.
Del Monte throws a shot from downtown. Lothbrok moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Lothbrok was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Del Monte misses.
We've been informed that Lothbrok has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lothbrok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Del Monte. Lothbrok does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Del Monte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lothbrok pounces like a tiger and cracks Del Monte with a vicious hook! Del Monte is down but not out! Lothbrok follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ragnar Lothbrok!