PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Ragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacenty Piotrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ragon
vs
Piotrowski

207 cm
18
270 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

200 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitch Ragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacenty Piotrowski!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ragon moves into the clinch successfully.
Ragon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ragon misses with a knee to the head.
Ragon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Piotrowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ragon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Piotrowski misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Piotrowski.
Ragon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ragon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ragon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ragon tries a knee to the head but Piotrowski blocks it.
Piotrowski landing knees to the body.
Ragon is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piotrowski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ragon's face.

It looks like Mitch Ragon has been cut.
Piotrowski lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Piotrowski.
Piotrowski lands a body shot.
Piotrowski lands a nice knee to the body.
Piotrowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Piotrowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ragon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Piotrowski.
Piotrowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Piotrowski lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotrowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ragon is defending well for now.
Ragon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Piotrowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ragon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Piotrowski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Ragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Piotrowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Ragon avoids the damage to the body.
Ragon avoiding damage as Piotrowski throws knees to the body.
Piotrowski lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Piotrowski.
Piotrowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ragon's defenses.
A short body shot lands from Piotrowski as the two fighters clinch.
Piotrowski lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ragon fails to land.
Piotrowski trying to land knees to the body.
Piotrowski missing with knees to the body.
Piotrowski working Ragon over with knees to the body.
Piotrowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowski is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Ragon managing to block the knees to the body from Piotrowski.
Piotrowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ragon avoids it.
Piotrowski cracks Ragon with a nice body shot.
Piotrowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Piotrowski lands an elbow inside that Ragon shrugs off.
Ragon avoiding damage as Piotrowski throws knees to the body.
Piotrowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Piotrowski lands an elbow inside.

Mitch Ragon's cut is getting worse.
Ragon avoiding damage as Piotrowski throws knees to the body.
Piotrowski lands a body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Piotrowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Piotrowski landing knees to the body.
Piotrowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ragon avoids it.
Ragon tries to land a knee to the head but Piotrowski blocks with his arms.
Ragon tries to land a knee to the head but Piotrowski blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Piotrowski.
Piotrowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Piotrowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ragon's defenses.
Piotrowski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Piotrowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Ragon avoids the damage to the body.
Ragon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Piotrowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Piotrowski connects with a knee to the head.
Piotrowski trying to stall but Ragon improves his position.

Ragon breaks the clinch.
Ragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piotrowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Piotrowski moves into the clinch.
Piotrowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Piotrowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Ragon avoids the damage to the body.
Piotrowski trying to control the position but instead, Ragon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Piotrowski into the cage.
Ragon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Piotrowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragon working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Piotrowski.
Piotrowski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ragon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piotrowski tries a knee to the head but Ragon blocks it.
Piotrowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ragon tries a knee to the head but Piotrowski blocks it.
Piotrowski working Ragon over with knees to the body.
Piotrowski trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ragon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Piotrowski missing with knees to the body.
Ragon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Piotrowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Piotrowski lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacenty Piotrowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitch Ragon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Piotrowski moves into the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Piotrowski. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ragon tries to land a knee to the head but Piotrowski blocks with his arms.
Ragon misses with a body punch.
Piotrowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Piotrowski.
Ragon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Piotrowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Piotrowski lands a knee to the body.
Piotrowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Piotrowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ragon.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Piotrowski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piotrowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Piotrowski working Ragon over with knees to the body.
Ragon avoiding damage as Piotrowski throws knees to the body.
Piotrowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Piotrowski obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piotrowski landing knees to the body.
Ragon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Piotrowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ragon.
Piotrowski trying to stall but Ragon improves his position.
Ragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotrowski is leaning against Ragon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Piotrowski missing with knees to the body.
Piotrowski pushes Ragon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Piotrowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ragon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragon managing to block the knees to the body from Piotrowski.
Piotrowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragon backwards.
Piotrowski working Ragon over with knees to the body.
Piotrowski digs a right hand underneath Ragon's ribcage. Ragon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ragon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Piotrowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Piotrowski missing with knees to the body.
Jacenty Piotrowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ragon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ragon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Piotrowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ragon avoids it.
Ragon looking to throw knees to the head but Piotrowski is blocking nicely.
Piotrowski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ragon is keeping busy.
Ragon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ragon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Piotrowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Piotrowski throws an elbow but misses.
Ragon lands a knee to the head.
Piotrowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Piotrowski.
Ragon misses with an elbow strike.
Piotrowski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ragon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Piotrowski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ragon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ragon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Piotrowski.
Ragon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Piotrowski scores with a hook to the body.
Piotrowski managing to block the knees to the body from Ragon.
Ragon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Piotrowski missing with knees to the body.
Piotrowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ragon.
Ragon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragon tries to land a knee to the head but Piotrowski blocks with his arms.
Piotrowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Ragon gets an underhook and turns Piotrowski into the cage.
Piotrowski avoids the elbow strike from Ragon, against the cage.
Piotrowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Ragon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Piotrowski rushes Ragon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Piotrowski.
Ragon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Piotrowski lands a nice knee to the body.
Piotrowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragon backwards.
Piotrowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Piotrowski is looking to control Ragon's arms but Ragon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Piotrowski has his back to the cage.
Piotrowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ragon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ragon misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowski trying to control the position but instead, Ragon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Piotrowski into the cage.

Ragon breaks the clinch.
Piotrowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Piotrowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ragon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Piotrowski's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragon throws an elbow that misses.
Piotrowski tries to stall but Ragon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Piotrowski scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Piotrowski.
Piotrowski is looking to control Ragon's arms but Ragon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Piotrowski has his back to the cage.
Piotrowski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piotrowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ragon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Piotrowski.
A knee to the head by Ragon.
Piotrowski looking to stall.
Ragon tries to land a knee to the head but Piotrowski blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacenty Piotrowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mitch Ragon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.

Piotrowski gets tackled into the cage by Ragon. Ragon maintains the clinch.
Piotrowski pushes off an throws an elbow but Ragon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Piotrowski tries to stall but Ragon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Piotrowski trying to land knees to the body.
Piotrowski wants to stall.

Ragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ragon scores with a head kick. Piotrowski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ragon is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ragon throws a sloppy head kick and Piotrowski moves out of range easily.
Ragon moves in looking to clinch but Piotrowski pushes him off.
Ragon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Piotrowski rushes Ragon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ragon is trying to break free.
Ragon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Piotrowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Ragon avoiding damage as Piotrowski throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotrowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Piotrowski.
Ragon tries to land a knee to the head but Piotrowski blocks with his arms.
Piotrowski lands an elbow that stopped Ragon in his tracks for a moment.
Ragon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Piotrowski lands a good knee to the midsection. Ragon won't want to take too many of those.
Ragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Piotrowski missing with knees to the body.
Ragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piotrowski is trying to stall.
Ragon is looking to break free of the clinch but Piotrowski has double underhooks.
Ragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Piotrowski looking to stall.
Piotrowski lands a knee to the body.
Piotrowski taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragon tries to land a knee to the head but Piotrowski blocks with his arms.
Piotrowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ragon takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Piotrowski managing to block the knees to the body from Ragon.
Ragon misses with a knee to the head.
Piotrowski is looking to control Ragon's arms but Ragon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Piotrowski has his back to the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Piotrowski.
Piotrowski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragon pushes off an throws an elbow but Piotrowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Piotrowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragon's elbow.

Ragon breaks from the clinch.

Piotrowski moves into the clinch.
Ragon with a knee to the head.
Ragon takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowski digs a right hand into Ragon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragon's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Piotrowski.

Ragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Piotrowski gets a clinch.
Ragon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Piotrowski's elbow.
Ragon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Piotrowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piotrowski lands a nice uppercut.
Ragon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Piotrowski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ragon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ragon tries a knee to the head but Piotrowski blocks it.
Piotrowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Piotrowski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ragon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Piotrowski lands an elbow just above Ragon 's eye.
Ragon managing to block the knees to the body from Piotrowski.
Ragon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Piotrowski pushes Ragon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Piotrowski.
Ragon takes a knee to the side of 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 right hand to the body from Piotrowski.
Ragon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Piotrowski controls his hands.
Ragon tries to land a knee to the head but Piotrowski blocks with his arms.
Piotrowski crunches a lovely knee into Ragon's ribcage.
A short left from Piotrowski.

Ragon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Piotrowski has managed to clinch.
Jacenty Piotrowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ragon is trying to push Piotrowski away but Piotrowski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mitch Ragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ragon tries to land a knee to the head but Piotrowski blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Piotrowski.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacenty Piotrowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Piotrowski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacenty Piotrowski!