PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cappie Ragnard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cappie Ragnard has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cappie Ragnard seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ragnard
vs
Keller

170 cm
23
141 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

163 cm
24
144 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

GREEN!160

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cappie Ragnard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Keller!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ragnard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ragnard wants to control from the top but Keller keeps moving.
Ragnard prevents Keller from getting back to his feet.
Ragnard wants to control from the top but Keller keeps moving.
Keller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnard wants to control from the top but Keller keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ragnard forces Keller back against the cage and clinches.
Keller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Ragnard manages to break the clinch.

Ragnard closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Keller's guard.
Ragnard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Keller is looking to stand up but Ragnard isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ragnard.
Ragnard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ragnard wants to control from the top but Keller keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ragnard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cappie Ragnard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keller's head backwards.

Ragnard gets a takedown into half guard.
Keller is trying to stand up here but Ragnard is controlling him well.
Ragnard trying to control the action but Keller is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Keller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ragnard is keen to just control but Keller is a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Keller is looking to escape.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Ragnard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Keller sprawls well initially but Ragnard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ragnard moves into full mount! Keller won't be happy about that!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Keller can do anything to dispel that myth.

Ragnard working for a guillotine from mount but Keller is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cappie Ragnard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ragnard pushes Keller up against the cage in a clinch.

Ragnard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Keller uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ragnard is on top in guard.

Keller keeping moving, preventing Ragnard from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keller is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnard pushes down on Keller's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ragnard controlling the action here.
Ragnard is trying to control the action in half guard but Keller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Keller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ragnard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ragnard tries to pass to full mount but Keller defends it.
Ragnard is looking to take a break and control but Keller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ragnard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keller can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Ragnard is looking for a kimura but Keller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ragnard to get the leverage.
Ragnard is just content to waste time from the top position. Keller takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ragnard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Keller is looking to stand up but Ragnard isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ragnard has managed to clinch.
Ragnard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
I was talking to Ragnard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ragnard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Ragnard breaks from the clinch.
Ragnard throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Keller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnard.

Ragnard dives in and scores a takedown into Keller's guard.
Ragnard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ragnard trying to control but Keller is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ragnard closes the distance and clinches.
Ragnard prevents a takedown attempt there.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ragnard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Keller gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller prevents Ragnard from improving his position.

Ragnard actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ragnard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ragnard is looking to improve his position.
Cappie Ragnard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ragnard trying to control but Keller postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ragnard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Keller quickly recovers to half guard.
Ragnard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ragnard trying to control from half guard but Keller is working away.
Ragnard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keller's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller won't allow Ragnard to pass to mount.
Ragnard is looking to take a break and control but Keller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ragnard trying to mount his opponent but Keller defends it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ragnard is working hard here to advance position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Travis Keller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ragnard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Keller scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ragnard tries to bum rush Keller with a series of wild strikes but Keller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ragnard sets himself, and Keller steps forward looking for the clinch! Ragnard avoids it this time.
Ragnard fails to land with a series of punches.
Keller is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Ragnard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cappie Ragnard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ragnard wants to control but Keller is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Keller regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ragnard's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cappie Ragnard!