PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Danes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Ragh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jared Ragh acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Danes
vs
Ragh

184 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Danes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jared Ragh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragh 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.
Danes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Danes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragh connects with a looping right hand.
Danes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ragh checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Danes.
Danes misses with a head kick.
Ragh throws out a loose jab but Danes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragh thows a leg kick but Danes checks it
and Danes counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danes throws a head kick that misses.
Danes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ragh looks gassed!
Danes throws a head kick that misses.
Danes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Danes misses with a head kick.
Danes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Danes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danes tries to close the distance and clinch but Ragh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luke Danes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Danes can pounce on him.
Ragh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ragh crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Danes - the referee stops the clock and Ragh gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Danes. Ragh manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Danes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Danes, right into the meat.
Ragh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Jared Ragh has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragh avoids the head kick by Danes.
Danes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ragh's calf.
A head kick misses from Danes.
Danes connects with a high kick.
A big head kick from Danes and Ragh is sent sprawling to the canvas!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danes is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Danes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jared Ragh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Danes tries a head kick but it misses.
Ragh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Danes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ragh's calf.
Ragh throws the left hand but Danes avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Danes. Ragh shrugs it off though.
Danes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragh missing with a left hand there. Danes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danes throws a right and a left that Ragh avoids nicely.
Danes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danes throws a quick inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Danes.
Ragh is breathing heavily.
Danes lands a high kick!
Ragh keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragh.
Ragh avoids the head kick by Danes.
Ragh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ragh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ragh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Danes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ragh slips under a jab from Danes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danes misses with a head kick.
Danes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragh can do to turn this around?
Danes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ragh swats away the attempt to clinch by Danes.
Ragh misses the jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Danes. Ragh shrugs it off though.
Luke Danes is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ragh misses its intended target.
Danes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ragh avoids the head kick by Danes.
Ragh misses with a straight left.
Danes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danes throws a looping overhand right but Ragh ducks down to avoid it.
Danes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Danes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jared Ragh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Danes motions for Ragh to come forward. Danes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ragh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danes lands with a slapping head kick.
A solid body kick from Danes.
Ragh misses with a hook. Danes ducked under it nicely.
Danes throws a sloppy head kick and Ragh moves out of range easily.
Ragh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice inside leg kick there by Danes. That's going to slow Ragh down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ragh takes a step back to recover.
Nice body kick there by Danes.
Danes throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ragh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ragh.
Danes lands a head kick!

That has opened up Jared Ragh's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice leg kick lands there from Danes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Danes.
Danes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Ragh does no damage.
Danes tries to clinch but Ragh is having none of it.
Danes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ragh's calf.
Jared Ragh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragh avoids the head kick by Danes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Danes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danes moves out of range as Ragh strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Danes.
Danes thumps Ragh with a low kick.
Luke Danes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Danes.
Danes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragh keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Danes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Danes 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Danes!