PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Ramyay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ramyay
vs
Souza

185 cm
23
191 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

188 cm
26
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Ramyay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza works the jab nicely.
Gordon Ramyay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramyay falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramyay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramyay looks to clinch
and Souza counters with a right hand to the body.

Ramyay closes the distance and clinches.
Ramyay pushes off an throws an elbow but Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ramyay.
Ramyay keeps control of Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramyay pushes off an throws an elbow but Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Ramyay.

It looks like Enzo Souza has been cut.
Ramyay misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramyay lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Ramyay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ramyay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramyay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Souza blocks an elbow strike from Ramyay.
Souza avoids the elbow strike from Ramyay, against the ropes.
Souza avoids the elbow strike from Ramyay, against the ropes.
Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramyay goes for a takedown attempt but Souza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ramyay throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ramyay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Souza is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ramyay throws an elbow but misses.
Souza takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ramyay landing knees to the body.
Ramyay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Souza looks gassed!
Souza avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramyay.
Ramyay misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ramyay throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Ramyay.
Ramyay lands an elbow just above Souza 's eye.
Souza avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramyay.
Ramyay lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Ramyay lands a damaging elbow.

Ramyay pulls guard effortlessly.
Souza looking to sit in guard and control but Ramyay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ramyay wants to stand but Souza is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramyay decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Souza, up you get!
Ramyay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramyay darts in trying to clinch
and Souza counters with a one-two to the body.
Ramyay darts in trying to clinch
and Souza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Souza misses the jab.
Souza throws a body punch but Ramyay moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramyay tries to close the distance and clinch but Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramyay lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ramyay is looking to clinch.
Ramyay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Souza.
Ramyay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramyay Rushes Souza and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Souza is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Ramyay Piles on the pressure and Souza crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Ramyay!