PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hanley Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebidiah Knepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes into the arena with Take it in Blood -- Nas blaring out of the sound system. Knepp is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Amish Paradise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramirez
vs
Knepp

180 cm
26
179 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

185 cm
29
178 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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CEC Nutrition Q159
PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% )

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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hanley Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jebidiah Knepp!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick from Knepp.
Knepp avoids a kick to the body.
Ramirez looks to land a right hand but Knepp moved out of range.
Ramirez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Knepp.
Ramirez moves out of range as Knepp throws a body kick.
Ramirez tries to work over Knepp's front leg with a kick but Knepp checks it.
Knepp avoids a kick to the body.
Knepp checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ramirez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Knepp counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knepp stuns Ramirez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knepp. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knepp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Knepp moves out of range as Ramirez throws a body kick.
Knepp throws a body kick that misses.
Knepp doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
A big right from Knepp misses.
Ramirez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knepp. Knepp obviously looking to wear him down.
Knepp throws a leg kick
and Ramirez counters with an outside leg kick.
Knepp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knepp swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Ramirez connects with a right hand. Knepp shakes it off.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knepp.
Knepp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knepp blocks a leg kick.
Jebidiah Knepp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knepp lands a head shot.
Knepp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Ramirez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knepp.

Ramirez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knepp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knepp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramirez.
Knepp misses with a low kick.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Knepp.
Knepp misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
Ramirez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knepp checks it well.
Knepp misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knepp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a right hook 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!
Knepp cracks the inside of Ramirez's front leg.
Knepp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knepp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Ramirez defending well as Knepp loads up on a big left hand.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knepp.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramirez wants to land a leg kick but Knepp is out of range.
Ramirez slips a straight right by Knepp.
Knepp thows a body shot but no joy.
Knepp misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez connects with a high kick.
Knepp pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramirez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knepp moves out of range of the body kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knepp digs a good body shot into Ramirez's ribs.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knepp but Knepp pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Ramirez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Knepp's half guard.
Knepp wants to get back to full guard.
Ramirez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Knepp with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ramirez is thwarting Knepp's attempts to control the position.
Ramirez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knepp is looking to control Ramirez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knepp avoid being mounted?
Ramirez working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knepp is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramirez scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knepp is looking to improve his position.
Ramirez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knepp wants to get back to full guard but Ramirez has mounted him!
Knepp is working to get back to half guard.
Ramirez unloading with bombs!
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Knepp's face.
Ramirez lands a big shot there that rocks Knepp but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Knepp is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ramirez landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanley Ramirez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jebidiah Knepp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knepp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knepp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramirez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Knepp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knepp just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knepp was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.

Ramirez drives through and clinches with Knepp against the cage.
Ramirez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knepp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Knepp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramirez blocking some punches.
Knepp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knepp landing knees to the body.
Knepp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Knepp avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Ramirez lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knepp pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramirez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knepp.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramirez has picked Knepp up - he's going for a ride! Ramirez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ramirez is trying to control the action in half guard but Knepp is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ramirez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Knepp is looking for a sweep. Ramirez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hanley Ramirez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramirez is thwarting Knepp's attempts to control the position.
Knepp is looking for a sweep. Ramirez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knepp won't allow Ramirez to pass to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ramirez connects with a nice short shot to Knepp's temple.
Ramirez is looking to advance position but Knepp won't allow it.
Ramirez working Knepp over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Knepp trying to control here.
Ramirez working the head and body with strikes.
Ramirez working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Knepp's thigh. Knepp counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Knepp keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knepp wants to sweep but no luck.
Knepp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ramirez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ramirez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Knepp looking for a guillotine here but Ramirez defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knepp wants to sweep but no luck.
Ramirez is looking to advance position but Knepp has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Knepp misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ramirez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ramirez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Knepp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing Knepp from controlling successfully.
Ramirez is adopting a defensive guard.
Knepp postures up in Ramirez's guard and throws a big left but Ramirez blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez looking to control.
Knepp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramirez is keeping the position for now.
Knepp throwing strikes but missing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Knepp trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knepp is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Knepp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knepp stopping the sweep attempt from Ramirez.
Knepp wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanley Ramirez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Knepp moves out of range of the strikes.
Knepp thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanley Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knepp defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Knepp defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Knepp throws a hook but Ramirez blocks it.
Ramirez walks into a jab.
Knepp lunges at Ramirez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramirez's hand.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knepp.
Ramirez swings for the body but Knepp moves out of range.
Knepp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Knepp smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ramirez throws a poor cross that misses
and Ramirez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Ramirez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Knepp.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Knepp controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knepp tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Knepp back against the cage.
Ramirez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knepp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez dodges an elbow strike from Knepp.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knepp avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramirez.
Knepp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirez tries to break free but Knepp pushes him back against the cage.
Knepp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knepp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knepp scores with a hook to the body.
Knepp lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knepp 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.
Knepp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knepp lands a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Knepp.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ramirez throws an elbow but misses.
Knepp tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jebidiah Knepp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanley Ramirez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Knepp back against the cage.
Knepp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knepp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramirez blocking some punches.
Knepp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Knepp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez.
Knepp missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Knepp.
Knepp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Knepp trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Knepp fails to land.
Knepp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramirez.
Knepp pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramirez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knepp struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Knepp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramirez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike from Knepp.
Knepp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Ramirez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Ramirez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramirez lands a leg kick that knocks Knepp off balance momentarily.
Ramirez lands a front kick.
Ramirez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Knepp gets tackled into the cage by Ramirez. Ramirez maintains the clinch.
Knepp struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Knepp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knepp digs a right hand into Ramirez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ramirez's gas tank.
Knepp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knepp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knepp lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez blocking some punches.
Knepp missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ramirez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramirez blocks an uppercut.
Knepp misses with an elbow over the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jebidiah Knepp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramirez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanley Ramirez!
A less than humble Hanley Ramirez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.