PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killer Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Ramon Gacrilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Boom
vs
Ramon Gacrilazo

180 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Killer Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Armando Ramon Gacrilazo!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ramon Gacrilazo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ramon Gacrilazo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Boom regains half guard.
Boom manages to get to full guard.
Boom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramon Gacrilazo's guard.

Boom got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ramon Gacrilazo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boom has managed to get both his arms back between Ramon Gacrilazo's legs - danger averted.
Boom advances position into side control!
Ramon Gacrilazo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boom wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boom just content to control the position.
Boom has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon Gacrilazo is trying to control Boom's posture but Boom avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramon Gacrilazo is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Ramon Gacrilazo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramon Gacrilazo trying to remain calm as Boom controls from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boom advances to mount.
Boom controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramon Gacrilazo is trying to escape the mount.
Boom controlling the position easily from mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Killer Boom wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Ramon Gacrilazo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Boom is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom wants to control but Ramon Gacrilazo is having none of it.
Ramon Gacrilazo wants to control but Boom has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Ramon Gacrilazo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boom moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ramon Gacrilazo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Ramon Gacrilazo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Boom is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ramon Gacrilazo, into his guard.
Ramon Gacrilazo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Boom has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Killer Boom dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ramon Gacrilazo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boom is trying to maintain the position but Ramon Gacrilazo is very close to passing his half guard.
Ramon Gacrilazo wants to advance to full mount but Boom doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Ramon Gacrilazo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Boom manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Boom controlling from the top position.
Ramon Gacrilazo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Boom has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon Gacrilazo trying to remain calm as Boom controls from the top position.
You can see the frustration on Ramon Gacrilazo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee asks Boom politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Boom prefers to stall for the moment though.
Killer Boom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramon Gacrilazo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Boom presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ramon Gacrilazo wants to hold on but Boom pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boom is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ramon Gacrilazo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Boom controlling his opponent.
Boom could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramon Gacrilazo is looking to get to half guard.
Boom controlling from mount.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Killer Boom.

Boom darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ramon Gacrilazo wants to control but Boom passes into side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramon Gacrilazo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boom taking a breather here.
Boom trying to control the position but Ramon Gacrilazo is working away.
Ramon Gacrilazo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Killer Boom dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Boom gets caught flat footed, as Ramon Gacrilazo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boom wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boom manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Boom content just to control the position here.
Boom prevents Ramon Gacrilazo from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom controlling his opponent.
Ramon Gacrilazo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Boom.
Ramon Gacrilazo is trying to escape the mount.
Boom controlling from the full mount.
Ramon Gacrilazo can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boom tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ramon Gacrilazo tries to lock up and control but Boom gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ramon Gacrilazo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom controlling from the full mount.
Boom is landing with some decent strikes but Ramon Gacrilazo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boom controlling from the full mount.
Boom prevents Ramon Gacrilazo from getting the reversal.
Boom controlling from mount.
Ramon Gacrilazo is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four 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.
Boom controlling from the full mount.
Boom avoids the attempt from Ramon Gacrilazo to control.
Ramon Gacrilazo is looking to improve his position but Boom isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armando Ramon Gacrilazo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Killer Boom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Killer Boom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killer Boom!