PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Ducreux (ranked 1332 p4p, 925 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 187 p4p, 128 weight class). Ragnaar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mustasch - The Wave. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ducreux
vs
Ragnaar

184 cm
29
186
11 - 9 - 1

188 cm
41
194
24 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Ducreux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar with a jab.
Ragnaar misses with a straight right.
Ducreux throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ragnaar avoids it.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
Ducreux fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ragnaar just manages to avoid it.
Ragnaar is looking to chop away at Ducreux's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ducreux. Ragnaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnaar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ducreux is able to avoid easily.
Ragnaar throws a head kick but Ducreux moves out of range.
Ducreux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ragnaar slips a straight right by Ducreux.
Ragnaar lands a slapping body shot.
Ragnaar swings for the body but Ducreux moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but Ducreux moves out of range easily.
Ducreux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ragnaar throws a right hand that misses
and Ducreux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ragnaar slips a jab from Ducreux.
Ragnaar throws a jab when Ducreux was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Ragnaar as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ducreux counters with a right hand to the body.
Ducreux ducks under a wild hook from Ragnaar.
Ducreux misses with a kick to the body.
Ragnaar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnaar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ducreux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ragnaar throws a jab but it's blocked by Ducreux.
A low kick lands for Ragnaar.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ducreux scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Nils Ragnaar has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Ducreux.
Some bone on bone action there as Ducreux checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ragnaar thows a leg kick but Ducreux checks it
and Ducreux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ducreux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnaar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ducreux on the side of the head.
Ragnaar loads up on a big right hand but Ducreux slips the punch.
Ducreux lands a glancing blow to the side of Ragnaar's head.
Ragnaar scores with a sloppy right hand. Ducreux should have avoided that one.
Ragnaar misses with a left hand
and Ducreux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ragnaar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ragnaar looks winded!
Ducreux avoids the body shot from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a head kick but Ducreux moves out of range.
Ducreux moves away from the strike by Ragnaar.
Ducreux slips a jab from Ragnaar.
Ducreux swings for the body but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ducreux momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses with a leg kick
and Ducreux counters with a left to the body.
Ducreux throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnaar moves out of range easily.
Ducreux misses with a body kick.
Ragnaar throws out a loose jab but Ducreux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnaar swinging wildly here.
Ragnaar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ducreux's hands.
Ducreux moves out of range of the body kick.
Ducreux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ragnaar's head backwards.
Ducreux misses with a body shot.

Ducreux has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ragnaar breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ducreux.
Ragnaar misses with a hook.
It appears Ducreux was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ducreux defending well as Ragnaar loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Ducreux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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 misses with a leg kick
and Ducreux counters with a low kick, right behind Ragnaar 's knee.
Ragnaar lands a two punch combo.
Ragnaar connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnaar jabs Ducreux right on the nose. Ducreux blinks but takes it well.
Ducreux connects with a body shot that sends Ragnaar's belly button to the back.
Ducreux is looking to wear down Ragnaar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ragnaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnaar misses with a kick to the body
letting Ducreux counter with a right hand.
Ragnaar throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joseph Ducreux will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nils Ragnaar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ragnaar lands with a nice body punch.
Ducreux walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Ragnaar drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ducreux swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Ragnaar's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Ducreux!
Joseph Ducreux took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bondi MMA 🏝️ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Nils Ragnaar had this to say: 'Gonna Train Hard Again And Get The Next Win'.