PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Ronbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dent might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to tim finnegans. Ronnie Ronbo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Dent
vs
Ronbo

178 cm
29
180 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

175 cm
39
176 lbs
23 - 27 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harvey Dent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Ronbo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronbo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Dent closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ronbo quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dent seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ronbo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dent wants to stand but Ronbo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harvey Dent has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dent avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dent swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronbo.
Ronnie Ronbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Ronbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dent.
Ronbo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ronbo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dent slips a straight right by Ronbo.
Ronbo misses with a series of wild punches.
Dent misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dent has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ronbo tries to clinch but Dent is having none of it.
Dent throws a series of punches but Ronbo moves out of range.
Dent checks the leg kick.
Ronbo tries a low kick but Dent avoids it.
Ronbo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dent throws a right and a left that Ronbo avoids nicely.

Ronbo moves into range and clinches up with Dent.
Ronbo tries to land knees in the clinch but Dent avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dent tries to circle away but Ronbo has him pinned against the cage.
Ronbo tries to circle away but Dent has him pinned against the cage.

Ronbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronbo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Dent. Those never looked like landing.
Dent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ronbo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dent misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dent goes for a double leg but Ronbo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ronbo continues to drive forward.

Ronbo manages to break the clinch.
Dent tries for a takedown but Ronbo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dent moves out of range of the body kick from Ronbo.
Ronbo is looking to clinch but Dent is avoiding it.
Ronbo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ronbo connects with a leg kick. Dent looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dent swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronbo.
Ronbo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ronbo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ronbo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dent takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronbo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ronbo does no damage.
Dent blocks a head kick by Ronbo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronbo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ronbo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dent eats them both and turns towards Ronbo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ronbo throws a low kick but Dent avoids it.
Ronbo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ronbo misses with a few strikes there.
Ronbo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dent counters by moving into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Ronbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronnie Ronbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ronbo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ronbo misses with a few strikes there.
Ronbo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Ronbo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dent takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ronbo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Dent moves into the clinch.
Dent is trying to push Ronbo away but Ronbo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee calls for Ronbo to work.
Dent wants to break free but Ronbo has control.

Ronbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ronbo looks to land a combination. Dent sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ronbo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ronbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Dent counters with a series of strikes. Ronbo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dent slips a jab and a cross from Ronbo.
No joy there for Ronbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dent lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Ronbo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Ronbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dent fails to land with a series of punches.
Dent throws out a leg kick but Ronbo moves out of range and Dent only half commits.
Dent throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ronbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronbo circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dent is looking to land body kicks.
Dent lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Dent, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ronnie Ronbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ronbo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronbo throws a leg kick but Dent moved away.
Ronbo works over Dent's head and body with a nice combination.
Dent takes a swing at Ronbo's ribcage but misses.

Ronbo clinches up with Dent and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ronbo manages to break the clinch.
Dent scores with a three punch combo!

Ronbo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ronbo drives through and clinches with Dent against the cage.
Ronbo is still on wobbly legs! Can Dent finish him?
Ronbo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dent blocks it with crossed arms.
Ronbo seems to have recovered his senses.
Ronbo missing with knees to the body.
Dent is looking to control Ronbo's arms but Ronbo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dent has his back to the cage.
Ronbo leaning his opponent against the cage.

Dent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dent has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ronbo.
Dent misses with a body shot.
Dent with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dent misses with a two punch combination.
Dent checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dent does no damage.
Ronbo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dent manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ronbo misses with a low kick.
Ronbo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dent scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Dent does no damage.
Ronbo wants to clinch up but Dent keeps it at a distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ronbo enables Dent to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ronbo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ronbo seems keen to control Dent's posture.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dent on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ronbo. Ronbo obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Ronbo misses.
Ronbo doesn't manage to clinch there - Dent circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo tries to clinch there but Dent circles away.
Ronbo scores with a head kick. Dent tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dent blocks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ronbo 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 Dent has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dent and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Dent checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ronbo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ronbo misses with a two punch combination.
Ronbo throws a head kick that misses.
Dent throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ronbo thows a leg kick but Dent checks it
and Dent counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ronbo with a hook.
Dent fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right-left combo lands from Dent.
Dent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronbo.
Harvey Dent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dent misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Harvey Dent will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Ronbo clinches up against the cage.
Dent can't break the clinch.
Dent can't break the clinch.

Ronbo manages to break the clinch.
Ronbo tries to bum rush Dent with a series of wild strikes but Dent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ronbo tries to clinch but Dent is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Ronbo. Those never looked like landing.
Dent blocks a head kick by Ronbo.
Dent wants to clinch up but Ronbo keeps it at a distance.
Ronbo swinging wildly here.
Ronbo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ronbo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ronbo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Dent drops Ronbo with a beautiful combination! Ronbo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dent is looking for the KO!

It looks like Ronnie Ronbo has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ronbo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ronbo throws a lazy right hand but Dent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Ronbo.
Ronbo leaves Dent with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ronbo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dent avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ronbo misses with a head kick.
Ronbo looks to land a combination but Dent avoids it well.
Dent throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dent scores with a one two! Ronbo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ronbo misses with a wild combination.
Ronbo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo tries to clinch there but Dent circles away.
No joy there for Ronbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ronbo throws a right and a left that Dent avoids nicely.
Ronbo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dent throws a leg kick but Ronbo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ronbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronbo connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronbo misses with a combination
letting Dent counter with a right hand.
Ronbo throws a solid leg kick but Dent takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ronbo.
Ronbo fails to land with a series of punches.
Ronbo throws a chopping leg kick but Dent manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dent throws a series of punches but Ronbo avoids them all with ease.
Ronbo throws a series of punches but Dent moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo tries to bum rush Dent with a series of wild strikes but Dent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dent checks a low kick from Ronbo.
A punch combination from Dent misses.
Ronbo looks to land a combination. Dent sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Dent moves into the clinch successfully.
Dent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dent is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ronbo has Dent pressed against the cage, preventing Dent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ronbo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ronbo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dent's efforts to push away.

Ronbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo lands a jab to the head.
Ronbo connects with a solid leg kick.
Ronbo tries to work over Dent's front leg with a kick but Dent checks it.
Ronbo moves in looking to clinch but Dent pushes him off.
Dent looks to land a combination but Ronbo avoids it well.
Dent has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ronbo.
A head kick misses from Ronbo.
Ronbo tries to bum rush Dent with a series of wild strikes but Dent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronbo wants to clinch.
Ronbo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ronbo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harvey Dent.
I think Dent has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Harvey Dent!
During a confident post fight interview, Harvey Dent thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.