PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatchakorn Yeerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanley Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeerum comes into the arena with The Thai Monk blaring out of the sound system. Ramirez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Take it in Blood -- Nas. This should be fireworks!

Yeerum
vs
Ramirez

188 cm
28
180 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

180 cm
31
179 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatchakorn Yeerum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Hanley Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeerum swings widly with a right hand

and Ramirez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yeerum's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ramirez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yeerum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez.
Yeerum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramirez is one step ahead there.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Yeerum is keeping the position.
Yeerum wants to sweep here but Ramirez controlling him for the moment.
Ramirez won't allow Yeerum to get back to his feet.
Ramirez with a nice head shot there.
Ramirez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramirez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yeerum is keeping the position for now.
Yeerum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez throws a big elbow that misses.
Ramirez throws a big elbow that misses.
Ramirez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing.
Ramirez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yeerum looking to control.
Ramirez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramirez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yeerum is keeping the position for now.
Ramirez stopping the sweep attempt from Yeerum.
Ramirez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeerum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yeerum trying to control the position.
Ramirez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yeerum is keeping the position for now.
Yeerum pulls Ramirez in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tatchakorn Yeerum wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeerum. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeerum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yeerum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yeerum.
Yeerum throws a right and a left that Ramirez avoids nicely.
Yeerum moves to clinch but Ramirez breaks away
and Ramirez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yeerum thinking.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a takedown but Yeerum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramirez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ramirez shoots for a double leg takedown but Yeerum sprawls well. He's pushed Ramirez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yeerum looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Tatchakorn Yeerum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Yeerum misses.
Yeerum swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramirez.
Yeerum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirez.
A bone on bone clash there as Yeerum blocks the leg kick.
Tatchakorn Yeerum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez slips under a jab.
Yeerum misses the body punch
and Ramirez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramirez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that Yeerum avoids nicely.
Ramirez thows a body shot but no joy.
Yeerum looks to land a right hand but Ramirez moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ramirez. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yeerum closes the distance and pushes Ramirez back into the cage.

Ramirez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yeerum feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ramirezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Ramirez looking to score a takedown here. Yeerum is defending well but Ramirez drives through and ends up in Yeerum's guard.
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!
Ramirez looking to pass the guard.
Yeerum managing to control the position.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeerum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yeerum pulls Ramirez in close to his closed guard and prevents Ramirez from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ramirez preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hanley Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yeerum gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ramirez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeerum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yeerum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeerum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yeerum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yeerum not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeerum has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tatchakorn Yeerum.
Yeerum throws a hook but Ramirez avoids it easily.

Ramirez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ramirez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yeerum is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yeerum defending against the ground and pound.
Ramirez scoring with punches and elbows.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Yeerum takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeerum tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Ramirez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yeerum manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Yeerum controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum wants to stand up but Ramirez has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tatchakorn Yeerum just wasn't active enough.
Some wild striking there from Yeerum.
Yeerum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramirez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeerum. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Yeerum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yeerum smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yeerum misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramirez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Yeerum instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yeerum throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Yeerum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramirez lands a right hand.
Yeerum lands a right hand.
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
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 Tatchakorn Yeerum will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Yeerum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramirez counters with a straight right hand.
Yeerum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yeerum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramirez doesn't seem bothered though.
Yeerum takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the head.
Tatchakorn Yeerum is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yeerum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Nice combo by Yeerum! Oh, that's hurt him - Ramirez falls to the canvas and Yeerum follows him into side control.

Ramirez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yeerum content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ramirez is still in real trouble! Can Yeerum finish him?
Hanley Ramirez has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tatchakorn Yeerum has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ramirez staying out of range there.
Ramirez circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Yeerum. Ramirez falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Yeerum!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tatchakorn Yeerum!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tatchakorn Yeerum made sure he mentioned Untouchable Fight Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.