PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christophe Duggary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quan Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggary comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name Remix. The crowd seem to be enjoying Raiden's choice of entrance music: Boss Battle. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Duggary
vs
Raiden

177 cm
27
167 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

179 cm
22
167 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christophe Duggary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quan Raiden!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raiden defending well as Duggary loads up on a big left hand.
Duggary ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raiden wants to clinch up but Duggary keeps it at a distance.
Duggary on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Raiden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duggary.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Raiden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Duggary misses with a combination
and Raiden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duggary takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden is looking to slow Duggary down with leg kicks.
Raiden misses the body punch
enabling Duggary to counter with a crisp jab.
Duggary takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duggary ducks right into an uppercut from Raiden.
Raiden works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raiden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Raiden.
Duggary takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duggary manages to avoid it.
Duggary on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raiden feints and then cracks Duggary's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duggary down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raiden.
Duggary throws a big shot that misses.
Raiden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duggary's head.
Duggary misses with a shot to the body
and Raiden counters with a nice low kick that buckles Duggary's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raiden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Raiden drives through and clinches with Duggary against the cage.
Raiden pushes Duggary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raiden throws a head punch that misses.
Duggary wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raiden has him pressed against the cage.
Raiden lands a shot to the body.
Raiden cracks Duggary with a nice body shot.
Raiden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duggary drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Raiden gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Raiden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duggary or not.
Duggary is breathing heavily.
Raiden lands with a light punch inside.
Raiden gets underhooks to prevent Duggary's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiden digs a right hand underneath Duggary's ribcage. Duggary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raiden lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duggary takes a shot to the head.
Raiden scores with a shot to the side of Duggary's head.
Duggary trying to control the position but instead, Raiden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duggary into the cage.
Duggary wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raiden has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Raiden on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Raiden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raiden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raiden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raiden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duggary is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christophe Duggary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raiden - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Raiden lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Duggary backs up against the cage.

Duggary is rocked!
Duggary gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Raiden counters with a body kick.
Raiden lands with an overhand left.
Raiden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duggary. Duggary circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Raiden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raiden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duggary throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Duggary looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raiden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raiden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duggary at a distance.
Duggary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raiden counters with a right hand to the body.
Duggary misses with a hook to the body
letting Raiden counter with a right hand.
Raiden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duggary's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggary takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Raiden sizes up Duggary with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Duggary is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Raiden sizes up Duggary with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Duggary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raiden lands with an overhand left.
Raiden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duggary seems to have got his legs back now.
A good leg kick by Raiden.
Raiden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raiden lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiden cracks the inside of Duggary's front leg.
Nice body punch from Raiden.
Raiden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duggary.
Raiden slips under a jab.
Raiden lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Duggary misses
and Duggary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duggary throws a hook but Raiden blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggary throws a big shot that misses.
Raiden lands a nice shot to the body.
Quan Raiden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Duggary misses its intended target.
A head kick by Duggary misses
and Raiden counters with a leg kick.
Raiden lands a jab to the head.
A lazy left from Raiden finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duggary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raiden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quan Raiden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Raiden takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Raiden on the inside.
Duggary blocks a body shot from Raiden.
A right handed body shot lands from Raiden.
Good body shot from Raiden.
Good body shot from Raiden.
Duggary tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good body shot from Raiden.
Raiden lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raiden holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Raiden.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duggary.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Raiden scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Raiden as the two fighters clinch.
Raiden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raiden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raiden stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duggary blocks an uppercut.
Raiden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raiden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raiden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duggary being controlled against the cage.
Raiden pushes Duggary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raiden presses Duggary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Christophe Duggary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggary tries to score a body lock takedown but Raiden shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Raiden as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Raiden.
Raiden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duggary looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raiden.
A left hand lands to the body for Raiden.
Raiden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raiden presses Duggary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Raiden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raiden lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Raiden.
Raiden avoiding damage.
Raiden digs a right hand into Duggary's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duggary's gas tank.
Raiden lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Raiden.
Raiden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Raiden as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Raiden.
Raiden pushes Duggary back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raiden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raiden slows down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Raiden.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raiden.
Raiden lands a body shot.
Raiden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raiden scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiden is leaning against Duggary and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raiden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raiden pressing his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raiden.
Quan Raiden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raiden pushes Duggary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raiden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raiden cracks Duggary with a nice body shot.
Raiden digs a right hand underneath Duggary's ribcage. Duggary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raiden lands with a short shot to the head.
Raiden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duggary or not.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quan Raiden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raiden has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quan Raiden!