PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chest Mangold (ranked 5317 p4p, 4799 weight class) and Wilbur Ratt (ranked 430 p4p, 411 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Mangold
vs
Ratt

179 cm
26
155
7 - 10 - 1

183 cm
25
164
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer
Conviction

The Natural Order
FUClothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chest Mangold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilbur Ratt!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratt stuffs the takedown.
Ratt keeps the fight on the outside.
Mangold misses with a takedown attempt - Ratt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ratt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mangold half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mangold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chest Mangold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ratt throws a low kick but Mangold moves out of range easily.
Mangold goes for a double leg but Ratt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ratt continues to drive forward.
Mangold is trying to pull guard but Ratt has him pressed against the cage.
Ratt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mangold is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ratt to keep the fight standing.
Ratt working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ratt prevents the takedown attempt.
Mangold looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Ratt.
Ratt working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ratt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratt working aggressively here.
Ratt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ratt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ratt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mangold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ratt lands a nice uppercut.

Mangold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ratt misses with a body kick.
Mangold has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ratt tries to score with a low kick but Mangold moves his leg out of the way.
Mangold blocks a low kick nicely.
Ratt throws a leg kick but Mangold checks it.
Mangold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ratt blocks a jab.
Ratt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mangold moves out of range as Ratt throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ratt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ratt tries to score with a low kick but Mangold moves his leg out of the way.
Ratt misses with a leg kick
enabling Mangold to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ratt throws a shot to the body.
Ratt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ratt misses with a few strikes there.
Mangold slips under a jab from Ratt.
Mangold misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick from Ratt misses.
Mangold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ratt is fending him off so far but Mangold persists. Nope, Ratt circles away and we're back to standing.
Mangold shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ratt sprawls well. Ratt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mangold gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mangold dives in for a single leg takedown but Ratt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ratt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ratt scores with a shoulder strike.
Mangold goes for a takedown attempt but Ratt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wilbur Ratt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ratt looks to land a left hand but Mangold moved out of range nicely.
Ratt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mangold checks it well.
Ratt misses with a leg kick
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
Mangold shoots in and drives through. Ratt sprawls well.
Mangold moves away from the strike by Ratt.
Ratt misses with a straight left.
It looked like Mangold was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ratt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ratt misses with a low kick.
Mangold tries to counter by clinching up but Ratt breaks away and moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mangold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ratt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Mangold was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mangold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ratt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mangold checks a leg kick nicely.
Mangold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mangold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Mangold clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ratt manages to break the clinch.
Ratt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ratt works Mangold's body with a nice hook.
Mangold takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ratt tries to score with a low kick but Mangold moves his leg out of the way.
A quick step to the side and Mangold tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ratt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ratt is looking to chop away at Mangold's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wilbur Ratt dominated that round.
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.

Ratt misses with a double jab

and Mangold counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mangold.

Mangold breaks the clinch.
Mangold fails to land with a series of punches.
Ratt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mangold.
As Ratt looks to move away, Mangold throws a big counter combo but Ratt just gets out of the way.

Mangold has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ratt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mangold backwards.
Ratt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ratt.

Mangold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Mangold does no damage.
Ratt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ratt tries to score with a low kick but Mangold moves his leg out of the way.
Mangold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ratt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ratt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Mangold was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ratt stuffs the takedown attempt from Mangold. Mangold gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold shoots for a double leg takedown but Ratt sprawls well. He's pushed Mangold's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ratt throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ratt misses with a low kick as Mangold jumps back.
Ratt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mangold throws a big counter combination but Ratt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ratt tries to score with a low kick but Mangold moves his leg out of the way.
Mangold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ratt looks to land a body kick but Mangold moved away.
Ratt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body punch from Ratt.
An inside leg kick from Ratt misses.
Mangold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ratt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mangold under the eye.
Mangold dives in and grabs Ratt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ratt pushes down on Mangold's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chest Mangold. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mangold or perhaps it was just good defense by Ratt, which made it look bad.
Good work by Mangold as he checks the leg kick.
Ratt throws a chopping leg kick but Mangold manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mangold half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big left from Ratt misses.
Ratt misses the shot to the body.
Ratt tries to score with a low kick but Mangold moves his leg out of the way.
Mangold checks a leg kick.
Ratt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chest Mangold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ratt is looking to land body kicks.
Ratt tried to score with a low kick but Mangold checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ratt looks for the body kick but Mangold saw that one coming.
Mangold went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ratt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mangold counters with a three punch combo that has Ratt backing up. Ratt nods at Mangold to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mangold.
Mangold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ratt.
Ratt lands a body shot.
Ratt wants to slow Mangold down by chopping away at his legs.
Mangold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mangold lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mangold.
Ratt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ratt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ratt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ratt misses with an uppercut. Mangold saw that one coming.
Mangold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratt swings for the body but Mangold moves out of range.
Wilbur Ratt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mangold checks a leg kick.
Ratt lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ratt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mangold.
Ratt looks to land a body kick but Mangold moved away.
Mangold drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ratt sprawls and moves away.
Ratt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mangold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ratt as he avoids it easily.
Ratt misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Ratt. No joy for Mangold on that attempt.
Ratt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ratt throws a leg kick but Mangold moved away.
Ratt wants to slow Mangold down by chopping away at his legs.
Ratt sizes up Mangold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mangold tries for a takedown but Ratt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wilbur Ratt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mangold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mangold misses with the combination.
Ratt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mangold is out of range.
Ratt tried to score with a low kick but Mangold checks it.
Ratt throws out a loose jab but Mangold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ratt wants to slow Mangold down by chopping away at his legs.
Ratt throws a sloppy head kick and Mangold moves out of range easily.
Ratt looks to land a body kick but Mangold moved away.
Mangold tries to clinch
and Ratt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ratt scores with the left hand. Mangold knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangold closes the distance and clinches up with Ratt, looking for a takedown. Mangold pushes Ratt against the cage but Ratt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ratt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ratt tried to score with a low kick but Mangold checks it.
Ratt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mangold moves out of range of the leg kick from Ratt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratt throws the kick towards the body but Mangold avoids it.
Ratt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ratt connects with a body shot that sends Mangold's belly button to the back.
Ratt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilbur Ratt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ratt throws a low kick, looking for Mangold's leg but Mangold calmly moves out of range.
Mangold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ratt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Mangold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mangold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mangold throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Ratt. No joy for Mangold on that attempt.
Ratt is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mangold blocks a leg kick.
Ratt throws a solid leg kick but Mangold takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ratt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratt looks to land a body kick but Mangold moved away.
Ratt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mangold is looking for a counter combo.
Ratt stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chest Mangold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mangold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ratt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mangold closes the distance and clinches up with Ratt, looking for a takedown. Mangold pushes Ratt against the cage but Ratt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mangold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ratt tried to score with a low kick but Mangold checks it.
Mangold moves out of range of the leg kick from Ratt.
Ratt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ratt.
Mangold tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ratt manages to circle out of the way.
Mangold wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratt misses with a straight right.
Mangold blocks a head kick by Ratt.
Ratt misses with an uppercut. Mangold saw that one coming.
Ratt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ratt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mangold.
Mangold blocks a jab.
Mangold seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mangold closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ratt circles away.
Mangold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ratt.
Mangold misses with a takedown attempt - Ratt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mangold tries to clinch there but Ratt circles away.
Ratt throws a nice looking combination but Mangold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mangold throws a poor cross that misses
and Ratt counters with a left to the body.
Mangold shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ratt pinned against the cage. Ratt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratt throws a leg kick that misses.
Mangold avoids a kick to the body.
Ratt misses with an uppercut.
Mangold moves out of range as Ratt strikes.
Ratt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ratt is looking to score with low kicks.
Mangold throws a big counter combination but Ratt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ratt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mangold is able to avoid easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Mangold blocks the leg kick.
Mangold checks a leg kick.
Chest Mangold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mangold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ratt tries a low kick but Mangold avoids it.
Mangold seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilbur Ratt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ratt 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilbur Ratt!
A very excited looking Wilbur Ratt rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.