PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nils Ragnaar (ranked 1717 p4p, 702 weight class) and Diego Garcia (ranked 255 p4p, 113 weight class). Ragnaar comes into the arena with Mustasch - The Wave blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ragnaar
vs
Garcia

188 cm
38
194
19 - 11 - 0

190 cm
27
192
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ragnaar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garcia in his tracks.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Ragnaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnaar blocks a low kick nicely.
Garcia throws a hook but Ragnaar blocks it.
Garcia misses with a leg kick.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Ragnaar sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnaar connects with the punch.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Ragnaar with an uppercut!
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnaar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ragnaar lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot.
Garcia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Ragnaar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garcia checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Ragnaar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ragnaar avoids the head kick by Garcia.
A little feinted left hand from Ragnaar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garcia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnaar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia takes a swing at Ragnaar's ribcage but misses.
Ragnaar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ragnaar throws a combination. Garcia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ragnaar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ragnaar misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ragnaar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Ragnaar had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Ragnaar moves out of range of the leg kick from Garcia.
It looked like Ragnaar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia feints and then cracks Ragnaar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ragnaar down.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice shot lands for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with a hook.
Ragnaar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnaar with a nice calf kick.
Ragnaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Ragnaar throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garcia checks a leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnaar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia counters with a leg kick.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garcia.
Garcia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ragnaar checks it well.
Ragnaar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Garcia. That one must have hurt.
Ragnaar throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia throws out a powerful jab.
Ragnaar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragnaar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnaar throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnaar misses with a left hand
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Ragnaar looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragnaar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ragnaar throws a body kick that misses
and Garcia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garcia throws a chopping leg kick but Ragnaar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnaar misses the target.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ragnaar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ragnaar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Ragnaar misses with a looping right.
Ragnaar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ragnaar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ragnaar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ragnaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Garcia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garcia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Diego Garcia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ragnaar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ragnaar throws a front kick aimed at Garcia's knee but Garcia avoids it well.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Garcia staying out of range there.
A jab from Ragnaar misses.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps Ragnaar's head back.
Ragnaar throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnaar is looking to land body kicks.
Ragnaar misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia throws a front kick aimed at Ragnaar's knee but Ragnaar avoids it well.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Ragnaar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Diego Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping body kick lands there for Garcia.
Ragnaar tries to land a leg kick but Garcia saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Ragnaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnaar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ragnaar lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garcia lands with a cross.
Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Ragnaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnaar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ragnaar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnaar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia moves out of range as Ragnaar strikes.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ragnaar.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia 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.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ragnaar's sensitive parts.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
Garcia walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ragnaar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a hook but Ragnaar blocks it.
Ragnaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ragnaar counters with a straight right hand.
Ragnaar throws a front kick aimed at Garcia's knee but Garcia avoids it well.
Ragnaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnaar tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garcia works the jab nicely.
Ragnaar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Garcia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ragnaar is out of range and Garcia settles back down.
Ragnaar jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ragnaar misses with an uppercut
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia tests Ragnaar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ragnaar missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnaar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ragnaar misses with a leg kick.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Ragnaar's legs.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ragnaar's sensitive parts.
Ragnaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garcia tries to work over Ragnaar's front leg with a kick but Ragnaar checks it.
Garcia blocks the body kick.
Ragnaar misses with a lunging right hand
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnaar blocks a low kick nicely.
Garcia throws the kick towards the body but Ragnaar avoids it.
Ragnaar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ragnaar on the side of the head.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
Garcia misses with a hook. Ragnaar ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia cracks Ragnaar with an open hand slap.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ragnaar missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ragnaar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnaar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A countering left hand to the body from Garcia misses.
Ragnaar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnaar. That's going to slow Garcia down.
Ragnaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Ragnaar throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Ragnaar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Diego Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Ragnaar's belly button to the back.
Ragnaar is looking to land body kicks.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnaar tries a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia moves out of range as Ragnaar strikes.
Garcia motions for Ragnaar to come forward. Garcia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnaar throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnaar.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Ragnaar misses.
Ragnaar misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ragnaar.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Ragnaar counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Ragnaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ragnaar throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia motions for Ragnaar to come forward. Garcia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ragnaar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ragnaar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragnaar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia looks to land a combination. Ragnaar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ragnaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ragnaar moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnaar thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Ragnaar looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnaar scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nils Ragnaar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Ragnaar cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcia is looking to slow Ragnaar down with leg kicks.
Ragnaar checks a leg kick.
Ragnaar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Ragnaar had a free shot at his head there.
Ragnaar looks to land a body kick but Garcia moved away.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnaar scores with a nice head shot.
Garcia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnaar. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Ragnaar blocks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Ragnaar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Ragnaar's belly button to the back.
Garcia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ragnaar checks it well.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnaar lands with an uppercut that bounces Garcia off the cage and back into range.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circling - Ragnaar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnaar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ragnaar throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia throws out a counter right but Ragnaar avoids it with no problem.
Ragnaar needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Ragnaar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnaar throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garcia blocks the body kick.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Ragnaar's front leg but catches the back leg as Ragnaar tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses the jab.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but Garcia moves out of range easily.
Ragnaar takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Ragnaar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Ragnaar backing away here, and Garcia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Diego Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ragnaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Ragnaar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garcia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Garcia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garcia lands the left hand.
Ragnaar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ragnaar doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Garcia.
Well Garcia 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

The fight is ruled a draw!