PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabrielzinho Louco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ramos
vs
Louco

188 cm
23
186 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
20
192 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabrielzinho Louco!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos dives in and grabs Louco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Louco pushes down on Ramos's head and hops out.

Louco closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Louco lands in his opponent's guard.
Louco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramos trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Ramos working for a triangle but Louco defends it easily.

Louco drops back looking for a leg! Ramos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ramos manages to kick Louco off! Louco jumps back into Ramos's guard.
Ramos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louco trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ramos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Louco wants to control but Ramos is keeping busy.

Louco is defending against the submission attempts here by Ramos.
Louco flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Louco actively working from the bottom here.
Louco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ramos is working away from the top position though.
Ramos wants to stand up but Louco is controlling the position.
Louco wants to improve his position but Ramos is controlling well.
Ramos is trying to control. Louco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ramos fails with the takedown

and Louco counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Louco.
Ramos is breathing heavily.

Ramos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Louco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ramos looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramos, not yet.
Louco throwing strikes from guard but Ramos blocks nicely.
Louco trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ramos tries to get out of the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Ramos as Louco shoots in.
Ramos fails with the takedown
and Louco counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramos thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Louco tries for a takedown but Ramos circles away easily

and Ramos counters with a takedown into side control.
Louco manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Louco wants to work for an arm triangle but Ramos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Louco is thwarting Ramos's attempts to control the position.
Louco controlling the pace.
Louco not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Louco seems to be working for a kimura but Ramos defends the submission attempt.
Louco trying to control from half guard but Ramos is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gabrielzinho Louco will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ramos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ramos wants it to stay on the feet.

Ramos scores with a takedown into Louco's guard.
Louco pulls Ramos in close to prevent any damage.
Louco keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.

Ramos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Louco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Louco is looking for a triangle but Ramos pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louco managing to control the position.
Louco keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.

Ramos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Louco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ramos is aware though and is defending well.
Louco wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Louco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Louco is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Louco wants to sweep here but Ramos controlling him for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Louco doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ramos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Louco's guard now.
Ramos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Louco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ramos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ramos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Ramos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Louco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ramos has managed to get both his arms back between Louco's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Louco keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.

Ramos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Louco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Louco managing to control the position.
Ramos trying to control but Louco is working from the bottom.
Louco trying to strike off his back.
Louco looking for a sweep. Not yet Louco, not yet.
Ramos postures up.
Louco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Ramos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Louco moves into range and clinches up with Ramos.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Louco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramos has his takedown stuffed

and Louco counters with a single leg into guard. Ramos didn't expect that.
Louco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramos is keeping the position for now.
Louco works over Ramos with some ground and pound from guard.
Louco wants to control from the top but Ramos keeps moving.
Louco is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Louco preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louco content to stall in guard here.
Louco trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Louco lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Louco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Louco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Louco throwing strikes from guard but Ramos blocks nicely.
Ramos has momentary wrist control but Louco slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Louco postures up in Ramos's guard and throws a big left but Ramos blocks it.
Gabrielzinho Louco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Louco wants to control from the top but Ramos keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Louco counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Louco lands with a punch from half guard.
Louco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Louco is trying to control the action in half guard but Ramos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Louco decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Louco closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Louco working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ramos tries to improve position but can't.
Ramos is not content to let Louco control the position.
Ramos can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Louco tries to score with some ground and pound. Ramos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Louco is looking to take a break and control but Ramos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramos is looking for a sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Louco shoots in looking for a takedown. Ramos tries to sprawl out of it but Louco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ramos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Louco shoots and misses

so Ramos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Louco keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos forces his way into half guard.
Louco wants to control but Ramos is keeping busy.
Ramos controlling the pace.
Louco trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louco might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ramos kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabrielzinho Louco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Louco 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Gabrielzinho Louco!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Gabrielzinho Louco!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Gabrielzinho Louco!

Gabrielzinho Louco wins by unanimous decision!