PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Diego Ramirez (ranked 5486 p4p, 4105 weight class) and Slum Lord (ranked 576 p4p, 483 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramirez
vs
Lord

192 cm
21
210
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
203
2 - 0 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Ramirez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slum Lord!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Lord misses.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez loads up on a big right hand but Lord slips the punch.
Lord takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
Ramirez is looking to slow Lord down with leg kicks.
Lord stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diego Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez tests Lord's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramirez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lord at a distance.

Lord rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez connects with an inside leg kick.
Lord has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a combination. Lord tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Ramirez catches Lord right on the button with a cross.
Lord on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lord looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lord takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramirez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crunch! Ramirez slams his shin into Lord's torso.
Ramirez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ramirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramirez with the inside leg kick.
Ramirez lands a nice shot that snaps Lord's head back.
Lord's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramirez thumps Lord with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez thows a body kick. Lord tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands with a nice body kick.
Lord with a hook.
Ramirez lands an overhand right.

Lord is rocked!
Ramirez connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Lord's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Lord - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Diego Ramirez!
Diego Ramirez retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Diego Ramirez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.