PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alarcon Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes into the arena with War is my destiny blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramirez
vs
Ciprut

179 cm
22
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

160! - Sale!

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alarcon Ramirez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciprut tries to clinch up.

Ciprut closes the distance and clinches.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ciprut throws an elbow but it misses.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Ciprut controls the action.
Ramirez jumps guard but Ciprut turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Ramirez lands a hook that snaps the head of Ciprut backwards.
Ramirez wants to break free but Ciprut has control.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Ciprut avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Ramirez tries to work over Ciprut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciprut with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ciprut lands a right hand.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ciprut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ciprut's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ramirez is trying to pull guard but Ciprut turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to work over Ciprut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Ramirez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ramirez leaning against his opponent.
Ciprut scores with a hook to the body.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but Ciprut has double underhooks.
Ciprut landing knees to the head.
Ramirez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alarcon Ramirez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ciprut throws an elbow but misses.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramirez looking to slow down the pace here.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the temple.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
Ramirez stalling in the clinch but Ciprut improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut prevents Ramirez from breaking the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.
A knee to the head by Ciprut.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Ciprut avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.

Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ciprut tries to clinch up
and Ramirez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ciprut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ramirez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ciprut tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ramirez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ramirez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ciprut thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Ciprut's shoulder, as Ciprut tries to avoid the shot.

Ciprut gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ramirez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez jumps guard but Ciprut stands there with Ramirez around his waist. Ramirez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramirez tries to break free but Ciprut pushes him back against the cage.
Ciprut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Alarcon Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez wants to break free but Ciprut has control.
Come on Ciprut - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramirez 's efforts to push away.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Ramirez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ciprut tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramirez avoids the damage to the body.
Ciprut taking a breather.
Ramirez cracks Ciprut with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirez wants to stall.
Ciprut keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ciprut is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kingsley Ciprut will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alarcon Ramirez 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ciprut darts in trying to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ciprut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez jabs Ciprut right on the nose. Ciprut blinks but takes it well.
Ramirez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ciprut in his tracks.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ciprut tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ramirez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ciprut swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ramirez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ciprut tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ciprut wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Kingsley Ciprut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ciprut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirez .
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciprut.

Ciprut clinches up against the cage.
Ciprut lands an elbow that stopped Ramirez in his tracks for a moment.
Ramirez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ramirez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirez is defending well for now.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Ciprut forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alarcon Ramirez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cipruts head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ciprut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramirez 's brow.
Ramirez jumps guard but Ciprut turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Ciprut avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Ramirez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ciprut smiles and moves away.

Ciprut closes the distance and clinches.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut trying to stall but Ramirez improves his position.
Ramirez is trying to pull guard but Ciprut turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ciprut is looking to control Ramirez 's arms but Ramirez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ciprut has his back to the cage.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ciprut just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ciprut prevents a body shot from Ramirez .
Ciprut lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ramirez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Ciprut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez .
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ciprut takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ramirez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ciprut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ramirez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ciprut avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramirez .
Ramirez managing to block the knees to the body from Ciprut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Ramirez lands a hook that snaps the head of Ciprut backwards.
Ciprut slowing the pace effectively.
Ciprut landing knees to the head.
Ciprut throws an elbow but it misses.
Ramirez can't get the takedown.
Ramirez stalling in the clinch but Ciprut improves position.
Ciprut is pushing Ramirez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ciprut managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez .
Ciprut content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alarcon Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alarcon Ramirez 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses.
Ciprut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ciprut tries to clinch up.

Ciprut closes the distance and clinches.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ciprut just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ciprut.
Ramirez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ramirez wants to stall.
Ciprut goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramirez blocks a body shot from Ciprut.
Ciprut just leaning against Ramirez , taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ciprut stalling the fight.
Ramirez working hard to break the clinch.
Ciprut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez .
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Ciprut.
Ciprut goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ciprut displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ramirez up against the cage.
Ciprut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ciprut can't find room to land a body shot as Ramirez controls the action.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Ciprut controls his hands.

Ramirez jumps guard and drags Ciprut to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramirez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ciprut defends it easily.

Ciprut gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Ciprut rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.
Ciprut displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ramirez up against the cage.
Ciprut receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Ciprut throws knees to the body.
Ciprut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramirez blocks it with crossed arms.
Ciprut trying to land knees to the body.

Ramirez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ciprut uses from the top position.
Ramirez wants to sweep but no luck.

Ciprut stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ciprut pushes Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.
Ciprut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Ciprut holds him up against the cage and eventually Ramirez drops back down to his feet.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Ciprut.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ciprut manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ramirez managing to block the knees to the body from Ciprut.

Ramirez 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramirez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ciprut counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ramirez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ciprut tries to clinch up
and Ramirez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kingsley Ciprut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ciprut has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!