PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 1383 p4p, 1467 weight class) and Nico Campbell (ranked 191 p4p, 204 weight class). Ragnarsson comes to the cage accompanied by Twilight of the Thunder God. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ragnarsson
vs
Campbell

168 cm
19
160
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
165
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nico Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ragnarsson drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Campbell is on top in guard.

Ragnarsson tries to strike from the bottom.
Ragnarsson tries to strike from the bottom.
Campbell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ragnarsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campbell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Campbell wants to pass the guard but Ragnarsson is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell stays in close to Ragnarsson's body and controls the position.
Campbell stands and throws Ragnarsson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ragnarsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ragnarsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Campbell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell is looking to take a break and control but Ragnarsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Campbell taking a breather here.
Campbell wants to control but Ragnarsson is keeping him busy.
Campbell happy to just control the position for now.
Campbell is continuing to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnarsson is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Campbell stalls from top position.
Ragnarsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Campbell controlling from side mount.
Ragnarsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Campbell is looking to take a break and control but Ragnarsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Campbell taking a breather here.
Ragnarsson is looking for a sweep.
Ragnarsson is being controlled here.
Ragnarsson throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Ragnarsson is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson seems a little lost for a moment, as Campbell dominates the positioning.
Ragnarsson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The adventures of Campbell the control monster continue. Boring.
Ragnarsson holding on.
Campbell is looking to take a break and control but Ragnarsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Campbell tries to advance to mount but can't.
Campbell advances nicely into full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Campbell tries to control but Ragnarsson wriggling away.
Campbell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ragnarsson tries to hold on but Campbell postures up.
Campbell wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Ragnarsson tries to hold on but Campbell pushes him away.
Campbell controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Campbell tries to control but Ragnarsson wriggling away.
Campbell is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nico Campbell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ragnarsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Campbell sprawls well. He's pushed Ragnarsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Campbell.
Campbell misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsson saw that one coming.
Campbell lands with a straight right. Ragnarsson didn't see that one coming.
Campbell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Campbell cracks Ragnarsson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Campbell has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ragnarsson to stand back up!

Ragnarsson is rocked!
Campbell fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Ragnarsson out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nico Campbell!
Nico Campbell is the new lightweight champion!
Nico Campbell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.