PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskjöld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arunas Samusiovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Danneskjöld
vs
Samusiovas

185 cm
25
200 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

187 cm
25
194 lbs
14 - 1 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjöld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arunas Samusiovas!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danneskjöld fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Samusiovas swings wildly with an uppercut but Danneskjöld uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samusiovas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Danneskjöld up against the cage.
Samusiovas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samusiovas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danneskjöld backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Samusiovas.
Samusiovas misses with a punch on the inside.
Samusiovas lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danneskjöld blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samusiovas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danneskjöld backwards.
Samusiovas has a couple of punches blocked by Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld tries to pull guard but Samusiovas holds him up against the cage and eventually Danneskjöld drops back down to his feet.
Samusiovas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Samusiovas controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Samusiovas's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Danneskjöld tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Samusiovas smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Danneskjöld. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danneskjöld tries to clinch up.
Samusiovas's coach down at Gym Beam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Samusiovas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Danneskjöld.
Samusiovas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Samusiovas.
Danneskjöld tries to score a power double leg takedown but Samusiovas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danneskjöld somewhat.
Samusiovas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danneskjöld fails with the takedown
and Samusiovas counters with a left and a right that stings Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld looks to clinch
enabling Samusiovas to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samusiovas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Danneskjöld tries to clinch but Samusiovas moves away
enabling Samusiovas to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld misses with a takedown attempt - Samusiovas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Samusiovas. That's going to slow Danneskjöld down.

Danneskjöld clinches up against the cage.
Danneskjöld goes for a takedown attempt but Samusiovas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Danneskjöld shoots in but no luck this time.

Danneskjöld scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Samusiovas throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danneskjöld takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Samusiovas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Danneskjöld's sensitive parts.
Danneskjöld fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Samusiovas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Danneskjöld shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Samusiovas as he jumps to the side.
Danneskjöld gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Samusiovas counters with a good low kick that Danneskjöld was not able to check.
Danneskjöld misses with a takedown attempt - Samusiovas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danneskjöld tries for a takedown but Samusiovas circles away easily
and Samusiovas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Danneskjöld is breathing heavily.
Samusiovas leaves Danneskjöld with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Danneskjöld takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arunas Samusiovas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Danneskjöld fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Samusiovas, pushing him back against the cage.
Samusiovas tries to work over Danneskjöld's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Samusiovas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samusiovas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samusiovas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Samusiovas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Samusiovas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samusiovas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Samusiovas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danneskjöld blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danneskjöld fails to pull guard.
A short right from Samusiovas.

Danneskjöld jumps guard.
Samusiovas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Danneskjöld. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Samusiovas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Samusiovas trying to control but Danneskjöld is working from the bottom.

Danneskjöld looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samusiovas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Danneskjöld has his foot on Samusiovas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Samusiovas works his way back into a safe position though.

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.

Danneskjöld looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Samusiovas passes into side control.
Danneskjöld tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Samusiovas presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Danneskjöld manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Samusiovas prevents Danneskjöld from improving his position.
Danneskjöld wants to sweep but Samusiovas has passed to side control!
Danneskjöld tries to bench press Samusiovas off him but Samusiovas keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Danneskjöld's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Samusiovas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Danneskjöld gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Danneskjöld looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Samusiovas controlling the pace.
Danneskjöld slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Arunas Samusiovas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Samusiovas trying to control the position from guard on top but Danneskjöld is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samusiovas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danneskjöld is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Samusiovas trying to control but Danneskjöld is working from the bottom.
Samusiovas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Danneskjöld is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Samusiovas is aware though and is defending well.

Danneskjöld is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Samusiovas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Danneskjöld keeping full guard, as Samusiovas tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Danneskjöld keeping moving, preventing Samusiovas from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arunas Samusiovas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Danneskjöld goes for a double leg but Samusiovas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Samusiovas continues to drive forward.
Danneskjöld misses with a head kick.
Danneskjöld with a lazy takedown attempt
and Samusiovas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arunas Samusiovas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danneskjöld tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Samusiovas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Samusiovas scores with a spinning back kick!
Samusiovas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danneskjöld misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Danneskjöld moves forwards but Samusiovas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Danneskjöld is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Danneskjöld sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Danneskjöld takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Samusiovas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danneskjöld gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samusiovas is looking to slow Danneskjöld down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas throws a series of strikes that have Danneskjöld backpedaling.
Nice shot by Samusiovas.

Danneskjöld is rocked!
Samusiovas drops Danneskjöld with a straight right hand, right on the button! Samusiovas follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arunas Samusiovas!
Ragnar Danneskjöld spoke after the fight, saying 'Who is John Galt?'.