PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 1805 p4p, 2440 weight class) and Stefano Del Monte (ranked 242 p4p, 320 weight class). Ragnarsson's entrance music is Twilight of the Thunder God. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Sigurd Ragnarsson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sigurd Ragnarsson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ragnarsson
vs
Del Monte

168 cm
19
160
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
160
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefano Del Monte!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Del Monte misses its intended target.

Ragnarsson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Del Monte to the ground. Ragnarsson is now in Del Monte's guard.
Ragnarsson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Del Monte's guard.
Ragnarsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Ragnarsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Ragnarsson not doing much here.
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 landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ragnarsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ragnarsson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ragnarsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ragnarsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ragnarsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ragnarsson working Del Monte over with strikes.
Del Monte is staying active underneath Ragnarsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ragnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Del Monte's head.
Ragnarsson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ragnarsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ragnarsson lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ragnarsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Del Monte is rocked!
Ragnarsson working over Del Monte with some ground and pound. Del Monte looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Del Monte is still in real trouble! Can Ragnarsson finish him?

Del Monte looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ragnarsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ragnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Del Monte's head.
Ragnarsson wants to free his trapped foot but Del Monte is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Monte is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ragnarsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ragnarsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ragnarsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Del Monte seems to have recovered his senses.
Ragnarsson working the head and body with strikes.
Ragnarsson 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.

Del Monte actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson is nestled in close to Del Monte, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ragnarsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Ragnarsson winds up and cracks Del Monte with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson working the head and body with strikes.
Del Monte on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ragnarsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Del Monte with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Del Monte works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ragnarsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ragnarsson cracks Del Monte with a solid left hand.
Ragnarsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ragnarsson is working Del Monte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sigurd Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ragnarsson drives through with a takedown into guard.

Del Monte working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ragnarsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ragnarsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Del Monte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've been informed that Del Monte has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ragnarsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ragnarsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson is working Del Monte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ragnarsson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ragnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Del Monte can do to turn this around?
Ragnarsson cracks Del Monte with a solid left hand.
Ragnarsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Del Monte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ragnarsson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ragnarsson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ragnarsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ragnarsson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ragnarsson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ragnarsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ragnarsson working some strikes from top position.
Ragnarsson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson slips nicely into half guard.
Ragnarsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ragnarsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ragnarsson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ragnarsson working the head and body with strikes.
Ragnarsson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ragnarsson working Del Monte over with strikes.
Ragnarsson working the head and body with strikes.
Del Monte is trying to get back to full guard.
Ragnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Del Monte's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a big elbow - Del Monte is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Ragnarsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sigurd Ragnarsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Sigurd Ragnarsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.