PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haukur Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ragnarsson
vs
Archer

188 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haukur Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Archer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson takes a swing at Archer's ribcage but misses.

Archer rushes Ragnarsson and presses him up against the cage.
Archer jumps guard but Ragnarsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Archer.
Archer avoids a wild elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
Archer tries to pull guard but Ragnarsson won't allow it.
Ragnarsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Archer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Archer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ragnarsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Haukur Ragnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Archer.
Ragnarsson trying to control the position but instead, Archer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ragnarsson into the cage.
Ragnarsson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Archer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Archer avoids the head kick by Ragnarsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ragnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight right.
Archer avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Archer moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragnarsson throws a half hearted mid kick.

Archer closes the distance and pushes Ragnarsson back into the cage.
Archer blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ragnarsson throws an elbow but misses.
Ragnarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ragnarsson stalling in the clinch but Archer improves position.

Archer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Archer rushes Ragnarsson and presses him up against the cage.
Archer avoids a wild elbow strike from Ragnarsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Archer has Ragnarsson pushed against the cage.

Archer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson lands a head kick. Archer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Archer moves out of range easily.

Ragnarsson lands a big head kick that sends Archer tumbling to the mat! Ragnarsson takes a step backwards and waves Archer back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Archer is rocked!

It looks like Anderson Archer has been cut.

Archer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ragnarsson sprawls well initially but Archer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Archer is still in real trouble! Can Ragnarsson finish him?
Archer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Ragnarsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Archer is trying to control the action in half guard but Ragnarsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Archer seems to have recovered his senses.

Ragnarsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Archer pulls his head out easily.
Ragnarsson wants to control but Archer is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands with a punch from half guard.
Archer controlling the pace.
Ragnarsson is looking for a sweep. Archer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ragnarsson trying to control from the bottom.

Ragnarsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Archer pulls his head out easily.
Archer 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.
Archer stalling.

Archer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Archer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Ragnarsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Archer pulls his head out easily.

Ragnarsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Archer is looking for a kimura but Ragnarsson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Archer to get the leverage.

Ragnarsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Archer pulls his head out easily.

Ragnarsson actively working from the bottom here.
Archer uses his free foot to push down on Ragnarsson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ragnarsson.
Archer is looking to stand but Ragnarsson has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haukur Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Archer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target.
Archer avoids the head kick by Ragnarsson.
Archer tries to counter with a clinch but Ragnarsson shakes him off and moves away.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick but Archer moves out of range.
Ragnarsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Archer blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Archer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Archer is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ragnarsson!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Anderson Archer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ragnarsson tries to lock up and control but Archer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ragnarsson is desperately trying to improve his position but Archer has a good base and remains in mount.
Archer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Archer working for a guillotine from mount but Ragnarsson is in no mood to give up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Archer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ragnarsson tries to hold on but Archer postures up.
Archer content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Archer.
Archer trying to control but Ragnarsson is having none of it.
Ragnarsson is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ragnarsson is desperately trying to improve his position but Archer has a good base and remains in mount.
Archer controlling the pace for now.
Ragnarsson tries to reverse the position but Archer maintains control.
Archer avoids the attempt from Ragnarsson to control.
Archer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ragnarsson?
Ragnarsson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson is staying active underneath Archer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Ragnarsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Archer pulls his head out easily.

Ragnarsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Archer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Archer seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Archer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ragnarsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Ragnarsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Archer pulls his head out easily.
Archer trying to control the action but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ragnarsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Archer pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ragnarsson wants to improve his position but Archer is controlling well.
Archer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ragnarsson wants to control but Archer is keeping busy.

Archer is looking for a kimura here.
Archer prevents Ragnarsson from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Archer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anderson Archer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ragnarsson tries to sprawl but Archer drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Ragnarsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Ragnarsson looking for submissions off his back.
Ragnarsson trying to control here.

Ragnarsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Archer pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer wants to stand but Ragnarsson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Archer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Archer seems to be working for a kimura but Ragnarsson defends the submission attempt.

Ragnarsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ragnarsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Ragnarsson trying to control but Archer postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ragnarsson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Archer trying to control from half guard but Ragnarsson is working away.

Ragnarsson actively working from the bottom here.
Archer is trying to control the action in half guard but Ragnarsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Archer works his way into side control.
Archer tries to stand but Ragnarsson is controlling his head.
Archer taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson wants to control but Archer postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ragnarsson.
Archer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnarsson.
Anderson Archer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot.

Archer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ragnarsson's guard.

Ragnarsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Archer is aware though and is defending well.

Ragnarsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Archer defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Archer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ragnarsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Archer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Archer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ragnarsson is proving hard to escape from.

Ragnarsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Ragnarsson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Archer passes into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ragnarsson tries to bench press Archer off him but Archer keeps the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Archer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Archer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Archer!