PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lu Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramos
vs
Ramirez

165 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lu Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rick Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez connects with a jab.
Rick Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos closes the distance but Ramirez moves to the side
enabling Ramirez to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramirez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ramirez.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramirez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramos. Ramos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ramos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirez.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramirez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramos has time to react.

Ramos forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
Ramos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Ramos throws knees to the body.

Ramirez pulls Ramos into guard.
Ramirez wants to stand up but Ramos is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramirez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ramirez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ramos looks to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramirez lands a two punch combo.
Ramirez lands a glancing blow to the side of Ramos's head.
Ramos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramos 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.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramos wants to clinch but Ramirez slips to the side
and Ramirez counters with a straight right hand.
Ramirez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Ramos.
Ramos slips a jab and a cross from Ramirez.
Ramirez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramos moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ramos gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ramos.
Ramos misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirez working hard to break the clinch.
Ramos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ramos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramirez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramos tries to land a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks with his arms.
Ramos keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Ramirez decides to pull guard.
Ramos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ramirez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ramos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ramos is controlling him.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lu Ramos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ramirez lands an overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Ramirez does no damage.
Ramos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramirez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ramirez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ramos tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Ramos tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Ramirez to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramirez misses with the combination.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramos.
Ramos is looking to clinch.
Ramirez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ramos avoids a kick to the body.
Ramos slips a jab and a cross from Ramirez.
Ramirez with a nice cross.
Ramos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ramos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez works the jab nicely.
Ramos tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramos is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Ramirez misses with a hook.
Ramirez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ramos is looking to clinch.
Ramos is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramirez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramos.
Ramos moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Ramirez throws out a leg kick but Ramos moves out of range and Ramirez only half commits.
Ramos moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Ramos doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.

Ramos moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramirez's efforts to push away.
Ramos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramos misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramos obliges.
Ramos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramirez blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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!
Ramos landing knees to the head.

It looks like Rick Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez is trying to pull guard but Ramos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ramirez wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramos won't allow it.
Ramirez wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramos won't allow it.
Ramirez looking for a takedown.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Ramos working Ramirez over with knees to the body.
Ramos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramirez's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands an elbow inside that Ramirez shrugs off.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramos lands an elbow inside.
Ramos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ramos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Ramos throws knees to the body.

Ramirez jumps guard and drags Ramos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ramos tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramirez is retaining full guard.
Ramos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ramos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet but Ramos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lu Ramos just wasn't active enough.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramos.
Ramos wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lu Ramos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rick Ramirez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ramos tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramos darts in trying to clinch
letting Ramirez counter with a right hand.
Ramirez stalks Ramos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ramos's face. Ramos staggers backwards, shaken.
Ramos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez cracks Ramos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramos dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a straight right.
Rick Ramirez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramos tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Ramos's shoulder, as Ramos tries to avoid the shot.
Ramirez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramirez loads up on a big right hand but Ramos slips the punch.
Ramos tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Ramirez.
Ramos is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramirez tries to bum rush Ramos with a series of wild strikes but Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramos takes one to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramirez fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. Ramos saw that one coming.

Ramos moves into range and clinches up with Ramirez.
Ramos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ramos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramos with a knee to the head.
Ramos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramirez blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramos has double underhooks.
Ramos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramirez's face.
Ramirez fails to pull guard.
Ramos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramos lands an elbow inside.
Ramos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramirez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ramos smiles and moves away.
Ramirez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramos.
Ramos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramos slips a jab and a cross from Ramirez.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ramos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramos 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.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ramos rushes Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ramos lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lu Ramos.
I think Ramos 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lu Ramos!