PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alan Ragasatria (ranked 1374 p4p, 79 weight class) and Cody Garbrandt (ranked 2175 p4p, 125 weight class). Cody Garbrandt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ragasatria
vs
Garbrandt

155 cm
25
135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

166 cm
25
140 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Dark Knight Nutrition
Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Ragasatria!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cody Garbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragasatria wants to clinch up but Garbrandt keeps it at a distance.
Ragasatria tries to close the distance and clinch but Garbrandt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garbrandt throws out a counter right but Ragasatria avoids it with no problem.
Ragasatria tries to clinch
and Garbrandt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Alan Ragasatria has been cut.
Ragasatria is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garbrandt! But no joy.
Ragasatria tries to close the distance and clinch but Garbrandt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ragasatria has his takedown stuffed
and Garbrandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragasatria tries to clinch up
and Garbrandt counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragasatria closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garbrandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragasatria tries to clinch but Garbrandt is having none of it.
Ragasatria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ragasatria darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Garbrandt is looking to escape.

Ragasatria is looking for a kimura but Garbrandt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ragasatria to get the leverage.

Garbrandt makes his way to full guard, as Ragasatria worked for a kimura.
Ragasatria won't allow Garbrandt to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragasatria looking to pass the guard.
Ragasatria won't allow Garbrandt to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garbrandt keeping moving, preventing Ragasatria from controlling successfully.
Ragasatria throws a big elbow that misses.
We've been hearing good reports from Ragasatria's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Garbrandt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ragasatria off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ragasatria throws a leg kick
enabling Garbrandt to counter with a crisp jab.
Cody Garbrandt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ragasatria tries to clinch
and Garbrandt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragasatria fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragasatria closes the distance but Garbrandt moves to the side
and Garbrandt counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Ragasatria misses.
Ragasatria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ragasatria could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ragasatria wants to clinch
and Garbrandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Alan Ragasatria's cut is getting worse.
Ragasatria will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garbrandt! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Ragasatria. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragasatria darts in trying to clinch
and Garbrandt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragasatria is looking to clinch.

Ragasatria scores with a takedown into Garbrandt's guard.
Ragasatria trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garbrandt is looking to stand up but Ragasatria isn't so interested in that idea.
Ragasatria loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ragasatria wants to control from the top but Garbrandt keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Garbrandt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan Ragasatria's cut.
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.

Ragasatria looks to clinch
and Garbrandt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ragasatria throws a leg kick
and Garbrandt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ragasatria misses with a takedown
and Garbrandt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garbrandt's coach down at CASHLAY was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Garbrandt's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Garbrandt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ragasatria misses with a leg kick.
Ragasatria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragasatria wants to clinch but Garbrandt slips to the side
and Garbrandt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ragasatria tries to clinch up
enabling Garbrandt to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragasatria tries to clinch up.
Garbrandt throws out a counter right but Ragasatria avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ragasatria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garbrandt! But no joy.
Ragasatria fails to land the takedown.
Garbrandt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragasatria misses with a takedown attempt
and Garbrandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Alan Ragasatria's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Ragasatria. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragasatria tries to clinch up
and Garbrandt counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbrandt circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Garbrandt to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragasatria wants to clinch.
Garbrandt throws out a counter right but Ragasatria avoids it with no problem.
Ragasatria moves to clinch but Garbrandt breaks away
and Garbrandt counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragasatria moves to clinch but Garbrandt breaks away
enabling Garbrandt to counter with a crisp jab.

Ragasatria is rocked!

Jeez, Alan Ragasatria's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ragasatria darts in trying to clinch
and Garbrandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Ragasatria is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragasatria closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garbrandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragasatria seems to have got his legs back now.
Cody Garbrandt seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragasatria doesn't manage to clinch there - Garbrandt circles away.
Garbrandt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ragasatria tries to clinch but Garbrandt is having none of it.
Ragasatria tries to clinch there but Garbrandt circles away.
A little jabbing left from Garbrandt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garbrandt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ragasatria looks to clinch
and Ragasatria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alan Ragasatria's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cody Garbrandt!
Cody Garbrandt is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Cody Garbrandt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.