PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanley Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bad's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rusty Cage by Johnny Cash. Ramirez has chosen Black Republican -- Nas as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bad
vs
Ramirez

190 cm
23
183 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
184 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Bad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hanley Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez misses with a few strikes there.
Ramirez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bad shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramirez sprawls well. He's pushed Bad's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bad throws a big shot that misses.
Bad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ramirez but Ramirez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramirez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bad. That did some damage!
Bad lands an overhand right.
Ramirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bad.
Bad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramirez. Ramirez obviously looking to wear him down.
Bad misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bad to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramirez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bad's calf.
Ramirez connects with a body shot.
Ramirez stuffs the takedown attempt from Bad. Bad gets slowly back to his feet.

Ramirez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bad to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ramirez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bad wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ramirez is looking to stand up but Bad isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramirez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bad trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ramirez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bad postures up in Ramirez's guard and throws a big left but Ramirez blocks it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramirez.
Ramirez cracks the inside of Bad's front leg.
Bad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnny Bad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to slow Bad down with leg kicks.
Ramirez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ramirez wants it to stay on the feet.
Bad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bad shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ramirez defends it nicely.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Ramirez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Ramirez as Bad shoots in.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bad was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Ramirez moves away from the strike by Bad.
Bad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramirez as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands with a kick to the temple. Bad shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bad fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bad is breathing heavily.
Bad misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez scores with the left hand. Bad knows he should have avoided that one.
Bad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bad throws a big shot that misses.
Bad shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ramirez defends it nicely.
Bad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Bad sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanley Ramirez dominated that round.
That's time! Bad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bad shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez shows good takedown defense.
Bad blocks a head kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez stuffs the takedown attempt from Bad. Bad gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramirez connects with a right hand. Bad shakes it off.
Bad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ramirez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses.
Bad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramirez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ramirez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab by Ramirez.
Bad takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ramirez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ramirez!
Jab by Ramirez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bad avoids the head kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
A shot to the liver by Ramirez. Beautiful body shot.
Ramirez lands a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez takes a swing at Bad's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ramirez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ramirez misses with a two punch combination.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bad throws out the jab.
Bad takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bad dives in and grabs Ramirez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ramirez pushes down on Bad's head and hops out.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Bad shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez shows good takedown defense.
Ramirez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bad.
Ramirez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hanley Ramirez seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the body.
Ramirez is looking to land body kicks.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ramirez but Ramirez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ramirez misses with a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Ramirez as Bad shoots in.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramirez.
Bad takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramirez as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A solid body kick from Ramirez.
Nice body kick from Ramirez.
Bad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Bad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramirez, right into the meat.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ramirez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanley Ramirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bad steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ramirez. That one must have hurt.
Bad misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramirez counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramirez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramirez throws a head kick but Bad moves out of range.
Ramirez is looking to slow Bad down with leg kicks.
Ramirez lands with an uppercut that bounces Bad off the cage and back into rage.
Ramirez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bad will feel that in the morning.
Ramirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramirez scores with a leg kick.
Ramirez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ramirez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bad thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad with a poor takedown
and Ramirez counters with a nice uppercut.
Bad takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ramirez cracks the inside of Bad's front leg.
Ramirez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bad will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ramirez scores with a body shot.
Ramirez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A left and a right from Ramirez both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez thumps Bad with a low kick.
Ramirez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramirez connects with a body shot.
Ramirez lands with a kick to the temple. Bad shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ramirez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnny Bad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Bad is just out of range.
Ramirez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramirez tries to land a front kick but Bad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A punch combination from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez avoids it really well and circles away.
Bad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bad rather than just go for the knockout.
Bad sizes up Ramirez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ramirez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Bad.
Ramirez moves away from the strike by Bad.
Ramirez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ramirez counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez feints and then cracks Bad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bad down.
Ramirez scores with a head kick.
Ramirez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ramirez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad misses with a jab to the body
and Ramirez counters with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
Ramirez scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramirez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramirez. Ramirez obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramirez thuds a left hand into Bad's body.
Bad avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Bad moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Ramirez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanley Ramirez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ramirez!

And that's the end of the fight!
Hanley Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ramirez 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 25:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 25:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanley Ramirez!