PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Drummond (ranked 1127 p4p, 1930 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 175 p4p, 282 weight class). Ragnaar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mustasch - The Wave. Nils Ragnaar told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Drummond
vs
Ragnaar

185 cm
33
199
15 - 9 - 0

188 cm
39
194
19 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good 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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Drummond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drummond misses with a straight right.
Ragnaar throws a counter combo.
No joy there for Drummond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ragnaar feints and then cracks Drummond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drummond down.
Drummond throws a big shot that misses.

Drummond moves into range and clinches up with Ragnaar.
Drummond pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Drummond pushes off an throws an elbow but Ragnaar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drummond blocking some punches.
Ragnaar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ragnaar dodges an elbow strike from Drummond.

Drummond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drummond lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ragnaar misses the jab.
Drummond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jake Drummond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnaar avoids the head kick by Drummond.
A big right from Drummond misses.
Ragnaar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drummond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnaar.
Drummond with a nice cross.
Drummond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnaar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ragnaar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Drummond tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses with an uppercut.
Ragnaar throws a jab but it's blocked by Drummond.
Ragnaar scores with a leg kick.
Ragnaar misses the shot to the body.
Drummond throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnaar's shoulder, as Ragnaar tries to avoid the shot.
Ragnaar drops his hands momentarily and Drummond takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drummond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drummond misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnaar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ragnaar checks the leg kick.
Ragnaar scores with a nice strike.
Drummond looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drummond with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ragnaar to score with a decent uppercut.
Ragnaar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drummond doesn't manage to clinch there - Ragnaar circles away.
Nils Ragnaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drummond goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drummond tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ragnaar is able to avoid easily.
Drummond backing away here, and Ragnaar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ragnaar, as that shot connected.
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Drummond, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drummond connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ragnaar momentarily.
Ragnaar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ragnaar avoids the head kick by Drummond.
Ragnaar follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond throws a leg kick but Ragnaar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drummond misses with a hook
and Ragnaar counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnaar scores with a nice head shot.
Ragnaar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Drummond takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ragnaar blocks a leg kick.
That kick from Ragnaar tenderised Drummond's leg. Drummond is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drummond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drummond checks it well.
Ragnaar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ragnaar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drummond throws a head kick but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar throws a jab when Drummond was well out of range.
Ragnaar throws a nice head kick!
Ragnaar throws a hook to the side of Drummond's head but Drummond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drummond slips a straight right by Ragnaar.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnaar.
Drummond does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Drummond misses with a head kick.
A jab from Ragnaar does it's job there.
Drummond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnaar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Drummond. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drummond.
Ragnaar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drummond. That did some damage!
Drummond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drummond is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ragnaar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drummond.
Ragnaar throws the left hand but Drummond avoids the punch easily.
Drummond misses with an uppercut
and Ragnaar counters with an inside leg kick.
Ragnaar loads up on a big right hand but Drummond slips the punch.
Drummond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses.
Ragnaar loads up on a big right hand but Drummond slips the punch.
Drummond lands with a straight right. Ragnaar didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot by Drummond.
Drummond works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drummond is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnaar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drummond.
Drummond throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnaar.
Drummond throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar is looking to chop away at Drummond's legs.
Drummond misses with a leg kick
and Ragnaar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drummond's knee momentarily.
Ragnaar throws a hook but Drummond blocks it.
Drummond misses with an uppercut
and Ragnaar counters with a low kick, right behind Drummond 's knee.
Drummond misses with an uppercut
and Ragnaar counters with a stiff right hand.
Drummond lands with a shot to the body.
Drummond avoids a kick to the body.
Drummond thuds his shin into the meat of Ragnaar's side.
Drummond jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drummond throws a head kick that misses.
Drummond scores with a body shot.
Drummond looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnaar is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ragnaar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drummond is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ragnaar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Drummond crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ragnaar - the referee stops the clock and Drummond gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ragnaar. Drummond manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters circling - Drummond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drummond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ragnaar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Drummond dodges the punch combination from Ragnaar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nils Ragnaar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Drummond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drummond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drummond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Ragnaar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drummond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drummond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnaar.
Drummond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnaar.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drummond swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drummond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drummond's hands.
Drummond pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ragnaar is out of range and Drummond settles back down.
Drummond lands with a good body shot.
Drummond throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ragnaar counters with a leg kick.
Drummond staying out of range there.
Drummond blocks the body kick.
Ragnaar throws an overhand right that lands on Drummond's shoulder, as Drummond tries to avoid the shot.
Drummond takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnaar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick which misses Drummond's front leg but catches the back leg as Drummond tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond ducks under a wild hook from Ragnaar.
Drummond feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Drummond scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ragnaar tries to land a leg kick but Drummond saw it coming and moves away.
Ragnaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Drummond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnaar.
Drummond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drummond lands a really nice looking cross but Ragnaar seems unphased.
Drummond slips under a jab.
Drummond throws a hook but Ragnaar blocks it.
Drummond is looking to score with low kicks.
Ragnaar digs a good body shot into Drummond's ribs.
Drummond lands a leg kick that knocks Ragnaar off balance momentarily.
Ragnaar lands a jab to the nose.
Ragnaar throws a low kick, looking for Drummond's leg but Drummond calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Drummond misses the target.
A big right from Drummond misses.
Drummond on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnaar. Ragnaar obviously looking to wear him down.
Drummond throws a leg kick but Ragnaar checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnaar on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses with a looping right.
Drummond shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ragnaar pinned against the cage. Ragnaar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drummond throws a front kick aimed at Ragnaar's knee but Ragnaar avoids it well.
Ragnaar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ragnaar.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnaar.
Drummond defending well as Ragnaar loads up on a big left hand.
Ragnaar moves away from the strike by Drummond.
Drummond throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnaar's shoulder, as Ragnaar tries to avoid the shot.
Drummond throws a low kick but Ragnaar avoids it.
Ragnaar looks to throw the jab but Drummond is out of range.
Drummond misses with a head kick.
Ragnaar is looking to score with low kicks.
Ragnaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Drummond is just out of range.
Drummond throws a leg kick which misses Ragnaar's front leg but catches the back leg as Ragnaar tries to avoid it.
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick.
Drummond throws a shot from downtown. Ragnaar moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Drummond is just out of range.
Drummond does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Drummond misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnaar counters with a leg kick.
Ragnaar fakes the leg kick and cracks Drummond in the body.
A low kick from Drummond misses
and Ragnaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ragnaar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ragnaar lands a head kick!
Drummond attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnaar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drummond tries a low kick but Ragnaar avoids it.
A solid body kick from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar works the jab nicely.
Drummond cracks Ragnaar with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drummond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnaar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ragnaar connects with a single shot there.
Drummond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drummond chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnaar can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond avoids the body shot from Ragnaar.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar ducks under a wild hook from Drummond.
Ragnaar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drummond.
Despite the aggression on Ragnaar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ragnaar slips under a jab from Drummond.
Drummond thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for Drummond.
Ragnaar throws an overhand right that lands on Drummond's shoulder, as Drummond tries to avoid the shot.
Drummond throws a lazy head kick
and Ragnaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drummond is looking to chop away at Ragnaar's legs.
Ragnaar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drummond.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnaar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ragnaar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drummond keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ragnaar with a nice cross.
Decent striking displayed by Ragnaar there.
A jab from Ragnaar does it's job there.
Drummond chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnaar can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nils Ragnaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ragnaar lands with a hook. Drummond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ragnaar scoring well with a low kick there.
Drummond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drummond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drummond loads up on a big right hand but Ragnaar slips the punch.
Drummond looks to throw the jab but Ragnaar is out of range.
Ragnaar counters with a body kick.
Drummond tried to score with a low kick but Ragnaar checks it.
Ragnaar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drummond throws a shot from downtown. Ragnaar moves away and avoids it.
Ragnaar misses with a body kick.
Drummond appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ragnaar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drummond slips a jab and a cross from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws the left hand but Drummond avoids the punch easily.
Drummond closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ragnaar blocks a jab.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
Ragnaar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnaar ducks under a wild hook from Drummond.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drummond lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drummond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar connects with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Ragnaar blocks the low kick.
Drummond throws a looping overhand right but Ragnaar ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnaar! But no joy.
Drummond throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnaar moves out of range easily.
Drummond cracks Ragnaar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ragnaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drummond misses with a low kick.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drummond misses with a takedown attempt - Ragnaar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ragnaar punishes Drummond's body with a nice straight punch.
Ragnaar blocks a head kick by Drummond.
Drummond fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ragnaar checks it well.
Ragnaar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drummond misses with a body kick.
Drummond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnaar lands a head kick. Drummond smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drummond's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ragnaar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drummond scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ragnaar connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnaar checks a low kick from Drummond.
A head kick misses from Drummond.
Drummond blocks a jab.
Drummond throwing a counter right hand but Ragnaar manages to avoid it.
Ragnaar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drummond misses the shot to the body.
Drummond takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drummond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drummond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drummond plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Drummond misses with a looping right.
Ragnaar only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ragnaar slips a jab from Drummond.
Drummond takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drummond throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnaar counters with a good, hard body kick but Drummond shrugs it off.
Ragnaar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ragnaar thumps Drummond with a low kick.
Drummond throws a shot from downtown. Ragnaar moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Ragnaar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands a lovely overhand right.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick which misses Drummond's front leg but catches the back leg as Drummond tries to avoid it.
Ragnaar misses with a head kick.
Ragnaar misses the shot to the body.
Ragnaar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ragnaar thows a body kick. Drummond tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ragnaar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drummond.
Good leg kick by Ragnaar.
A head kick misses from Drummond.
Ragnaar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drummond is looking to score with low kicks.
Ragnaar lands a nice shot that snaps Drummond's head back.
Ragnaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drummond.
Ragnaar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drummond has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drummond will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ragnaar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drummond wants to slow Ragnaar down by chopping away at his legs.
Ragnaar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drummond takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond misses with an uppercut. Ragnaar saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with a hook. Drummond ducked under it nicely.
Ragnaar staying out of range there.
Drummond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ragnaar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drummond takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drummond swings for the body but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drummond tries a head kick but it misses.
Ragnaar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ragnaar misses with a straight right.
Ragnaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drummond.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drummond dives in and grabs Ragnaar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ragnaar pushes down on Drummond's head and hops out.
Ragnaar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No joy there for Ragnaar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jake Drummond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnaar lands a really nice looking cross but Drummond seems unphased.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Ragnaar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ragnaar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Ragnaar!
As Nils Ragnaar got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Time To Take Over This Division In Smash'.