PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nils Ragnaar (ranked 1033 p4p, 616 weight class) and Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 148 p4p, 93 weight class). Ragnaar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mustasch - The Wave. Mandiang has chosen Oliver Twist as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ragnaar
vs
Mandiang

188 cm
40
194
22 - 13 - 1

190 cm
28
196
16 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conviction

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 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Aboubacar Mandiang!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Chris Dean and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandiang misses with a hook.
Ragnaar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mandiang back to the cage. Ragnaar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mandiang connects with a leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick that misses.
Ragnaar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ragnaar staying out of range there.
Ragnaar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mandiang is looking to slow Ragnaar down with leg kicks.
Ragnaar cracks Mandiang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ragnaar connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Ragnaar misses.
Mandiang looks to land a left hand but Ragnaar moved out of range nicely.
Ragnaar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mandiang at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandiang looks to land a right hand but Ragnaar moved out of range.
Mandiang throws a push kick but Ragnaar slaps the foot to one side.
Ragnaar ducks under a wild hook from Mandiang.
Ragnaar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ragnaar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mandiang throws a head kick but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Mandiang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang checks a leg kick nicely.
Mandiang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mandiang takes a swing at Ragnaar's ribcage but misses.
Ragnaar missing with a left hand there. Mandiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ragnaar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mandiang throws a body kick that misses.
Mandiang 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 throws a push kick but Mandiang slaps the foot to one side.
Mandiang throws a shot from downtown. Ragnaar moves away and avoids it.
Mandiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnaar manages to avoid it.
Ragnaar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mandiang throws a counter combo.
Ragnaar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mandiang checks it well.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but Mandiang moves out of range easily.
Ragnaar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Ragnaar misses.
Mandiang flicks out a counter leg kick but Ragnaar steps away.
Mandiang throws a hook to the side of Ragnaar's head but Ragnaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ragnaar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ragnaar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mandiang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mandiang slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandiang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mandiang throws a hook but Ragnaar blocks it.
Ragnaar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ragnaar fakes the leg kick and cracks Mandiang in the body.
Mandiang loads up on a big right hand but Ragnaar slips the punch.
Mandiang moves forwards but Ragnaar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mandiang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mandiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnaar.
Mandiang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mandiang gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Ragnaar to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Ragnaar misses.
Mandiang scores with a head kick.
Ragnaar throws the kick towards the body but Mandiang avoids it.
Ragnaar misses with a straight left.
Ragnaar throws an overhand right that lands on Mandiang's shoulder, as Mandiang tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Mandiang misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang throws a solid leg kick but Ragnaar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mandiang.
Ragnaar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Ragnaar misses the target.
Ragnaar thuds his right hand into Mandiang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnaar.
Mandiang throws a chopping leg kick but Ragnaar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mandiang blocks a low kick nicely.
Mandiang throws out a counter right but Ragnaar avoids it with no problem.
Ragnaar lands with a right hand.
Ragnaar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mandiang can pounce on him.
Mandiang missing with a left hand there. Ragnaar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mandiang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a body shot but no joy.
Mandiang scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnaar throws a jab when Mandiang was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mandiang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mandiang 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 throws a body punch but Mandiang moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandiang lands with a hook. Ragnaar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ragnaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mandiang.
Mandiang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ragnaar's sensitive parts.
Ragnaar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mandiang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ragnaar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ragnaar lands an overhand right.
Ragnaar throws a looping overhand right but Mandiang ducks down to avoid it.
Mandiang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Ragnaar as he connects with a hook.
Good shot there by Mandiang.
Ragnaar throws a front kick aimed at Mandiang's knee but Mandiang avoids it well.
Ragnaar misses with a kick to the body
and Mandiang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar misses with a kick to the body.
Mandiang counters with a body kick.
Mandiang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Mandiang misses the target.
A head kick misses from Mandiang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nils Ragnaar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ragnaar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mandiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnaar manages to avoid it.
Ragnaar slips under a jab.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
Mandiang lands with a kick to the temple. Ragnaar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A shot to the body from Mandiang misses
and Mandiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mandiang feints and then cracks Ragnaar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ragnaar down.
Ragnaar is looking to slow Mandiang down with leg kicks.
Ragnaar throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Mandiang counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mandiang.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandiang.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandiang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mandiang misses with a hook to the body
and Mandiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mandiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnaar.
Mandiang throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mandiang. Ragnaar does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang throws a lazy right hand but Ragnaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnaar tried to score with a low kick but Mandiang checks it.
Mandiang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ragnaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnaar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mandiang's sensitive parts.
Mandiang with the inside leg kick.
Ragnaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mandiang moves away.
Mandiang steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ragnaar misses with a kick to the body.
Ragnaar tries a low kick but Mandiang avoids it.
Ragnaar throws out a leg kick but Mandiang moves out of range and Ragnaar only half commits.
Decent striking displayed by Ragnaar there.
Ragnaar misses with a head kick.
Mandiang ducks under a wild hook from Ragnaar.
Mandiang swinging wildly here.
Ragnaar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandiang.
Ragnaar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnaar.
Mandiang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mandiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnaar manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnaar moves out of range as Mandiang throws a body kick.
Mandiang tries a head kick but it misses.
Mandiang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ragnaar swings for the body but Mandiang moves out of range.
Ragnaar swings for the body but Mandiang moves out of range.
Ragnaar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mandiang if he has to take too many more of those.
Nils Ragnaar is winning the standup battle so far.
Mandiang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab from Mandiang.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut.
Mandiang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ragnaar throws a lazy right hand but Mandiang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnaar with a jab.
Ragnaar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ragnaar moves out of range as Mandiang strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ragnaar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mandiang scores with a jab to the head.
Ragnaar looks to land a left hand but Mandiang moved out of range nicely.
Mandiang tries to move into range but Ragnaar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ragnaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ragnaar stuns Mandiang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mandiang throws a leg kick but Ragnaar moved away.
Mandiang misses with a looping right.
Ragnaar fails to land with a series of punches.
Ragnaar wants to land a leg kick but Mandiang is out of range.
Ragnaar misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ragnaar. Mandiang shrugs it off though.
Ragnaar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but Mandiang moves out of range easily.
Mandiang only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ragnaar misses with a body kick.
Ragnaar misses with a jab to the body
and Mandiang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnaar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mandiang is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Ragnaar blocks the low kick.
Mandiang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mandiang steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ragnaar. That one must have hurt.
Ragnaar tries a head kick but it misses.
Mandiang throws the left hand but Ragnaar avoids the punch easily.
Ragnaar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mandiang.
Ragnaar scores with a leg kick.
Mandiang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mandiang throws a hook but Ragnaar blocks it.
Ragnaar scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar scores with a leg kick.
Ragnaar tries to score with a low kick but Mandiang moves his leg out of the way.
Mandiang digs a good hook to Ragnaar's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nils Ragnaar will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mandiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mandiang moves out of range of the leg kick from Ragnaar.
Mandiang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mandiang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mandiang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ragnaar to score with a decent uppercut.
Mandiang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnaar.
Mandiang avoids a kick to the body.
Mandiang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragnaar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ragnaar avoids the body shot from Mandiang.
Mandiang misses the shot to the body.
Mandiang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses.
Ragnaar throws the kick towards the body but Mandiang avoids it.
Mandiang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ragnaar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ragnaar throws a front kick aimed at Mandiang's knee but Mandiang avoids it well.
Ragnaar misses with a leg kick
and Mandiang counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnaar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Mandiang tenderised Ragnaar's leg. Ragnaar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mandiang slips a straight right by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands a nice looking body shot.
Mandiang misses with a straight right.
Mandiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandiang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mandiang slips under a jab from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with a looping right.
Mandiang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragnaar tries to land a body kick
and Mandiang counters with a right hand to the body.
Mandiang avoids a kick to the body.
Ragnaar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ragnaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnaar takes one on the button.
Ragnaar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mandiang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang lands a jab.
Mandiang checks a low kick from Ragnaar.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ragnaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandiang.
Mandiang throws a lazy right hand but Ragnaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandiang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ragnaar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mandiang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ragnaar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ragnaar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mandiang blocks a head kick by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick which misses Mandiang's front leg but catches the back leg as Mandiang tries to avoid it.
Mandiang motions for Ragnaar to come forward. Mandiang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnaar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mandiang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ragnaar.
Mandiang looks to land a left hand but Ragnaar moved out of range nicely.
Mandiang moves out of range as Ragnaar strikes.
Mandiang misses with a looping right.
Ragnaar appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang throws a hook but Ragnaar avoids it easily.
Mandiang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ragnaars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mandiang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Ragnaar misses.
Mandiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandiang.
Ragnaar is looking to chop away at Mandiang's legs.
Ragnaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Mandiang.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mandiang.
Mandiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnaar.
A counter left hand to the body from Ragnaar misses its target.
Mandiang has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ragnaar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut
and Ragnaar counters with a stiff right hand.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses
and Ragnaar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mandiang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ragnaar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Mandiang to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnaar throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Ragnaar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ragnaar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mandiang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ragnaar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mandiang throws a looping overhand right but Ragnaar ducks down to avoid it.
Ragnaar throws out a leg kick but Mandiang moves out of range and Ragnaar only half commits.
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Mandiang.
A lazy body kick from Ragnaar
and Mandiang counters with a nice body kick.
Aboubacar Mandiang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnaar takes a swing at Mandiang's ribcage but misses.
Mandiang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mandiang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ragnaar throws a big counter combination but Mandiang scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aboubacar Mandiang.
Well Ragnaar 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Ragnaar!
A relieved looking Nils Ragnaar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.