PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cappie Ragnard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herb Dean (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.

Ragnard
vs
Dean

170 cm
22
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
23
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cappie Ragnard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herb Dean!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ragnard is out of range and Dean settles back down.
Dean throws a lazy uppercut

and Ragnard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dean.
Dean swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnard uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ragnard breaks the clinch.
Ragnard looks to land a combination but Dean avoids it well.
Ragnard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Ragnard has Dean up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnard avoids a wild elbow strike from Dean.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ragnard gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dean wants to get back to full guard but Ragnard has mounted him!
Ragnard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dean is looking to improve his position but Ragnard isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnard tries to control but Dean wriggling away.
Dean is looking to get to half guard.
Ragnard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dean sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ragnard lands a nice short elbow.
Dean is looking for a sweep. Ragnard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ragnard is looking to take a break and control but Dean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dean avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ragnard.
Dean wants to control but Ragnard is keeping busy.
Dean gets full guard.
Ragnard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ragnard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ragnard tries to free his leg and advance position but Dean is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to control the position here.
Ragnard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ragnard looking to pass the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ragnard swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnard. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dean lands with a nice body punch.
Ragnard misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.
Ragnard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dean misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Ragnard.
Ragnard tries to close the distance and clinch but Dean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ragnard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Dean misses its intended target.
Dean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ragnard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ragnard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dean to the mat! Dean manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cappie Ragnard dominated that round.
That's time! Ragnard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dean misses with a hook.
Ragnard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dean circles away quickly and effectively.

Ragnard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dean, pushing him back against the cage.
Dean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Ragnard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dean throws a body shot but no joy.
Dean throws out a loose jab but Ragnard uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnard misses with a looping left.
Dean tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ragnard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dean somewhat.
Dean misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ragnard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dean's guard.
Ragnard trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Cappie Ragnard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ragnard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Ragnard from controlling successfully.
Ragnard content to stall in guard here.
Ragnard throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dean not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dean looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ragnard is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ragnard forces Dean back against the cage and clinches.
Ragnard blocks the elbow strike.
Dean trying to stall but Ragnard improves his position.
Dean misses with some punches.
Ragnard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Dean slips a jab and a cross from Ragnard.
Ragnard jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Ragnard has managed to clinch.

Ragnard wants the takedown. Dean is fighting it off but Ragnard persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dean's guard against the cage.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Ragnard from controlling successfully.
Ragnard tries to free his leg and advance position but Dean is retaining full guard.
Ragnard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean looking for a sweep. Not yet Dean, not yet.
Ragnard trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ragnard wants to pass the guard but Dean is keeping the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dean trying to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cappie Ragnard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ragnard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnard slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cappie Ragnard dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Ragnard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnard.
Ragnard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dean.

Ragnard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dean works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ragnard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ragnard postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnard passes into half guard.
Dean is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnard working the head and body with strikes.
Ragnard is keen to just control but Dean is a slippery customer.
Ragnard uses his free foot to push down on Dean's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dean.
Ragnard looking to control but Dean is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ragnard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dean can do to turn this around?
Ragnard working Dean over with strikes here.
Ragnard lands a big elbow.
Ragnard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dean is trying desperately to improve position.
Herb Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cappie Ragnard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ragnard controlling from the full mount.
Ragnard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dean can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ragnard controlling from the full mount.
Ragnard looking to control but Dean is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ragnard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dean is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ragnard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean working to try and regain half guard.
Ragnard controlling the pace for now.
Dean is looking to improve his position but Ragnard isn't that keen on the idea.
Ragnard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dean is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard controlling from mount.
Ragnard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dean is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dean is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cappie Ragnard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ragnard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight for Cappie Ragnard!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Cappie Ragnard!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Cappie Ragnard!

Cappie Ragnard wins by unanimous decision!