PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanley Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Impaler comes to the cage accompanied by Jess and the Ancient Ones - Sulfur Giants . Ramirez has chosen Take it in Blood -- Nas as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Impaler
vs
Ramirez

178 cm
30
178 lbs
18 - 8 - 2

180 cm
32
179 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad The Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Hanley Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Impaler lands with an uppercut that bounces Ramirez off the cage and back into range.

Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but The Impaler avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Ramirez tries to break free but The Impaler pushes him back against the cage.
The Impaler has Ramirez pressed against the cage, preventing Ramirez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramirez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but The Impaler avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by The Impaler.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
The Impaler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
Ramirez swings wildly with an uppercut but The Impaler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but The Impaler avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Ramirez lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramirez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Impaler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt.

Ramirez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramirez lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Ramirez lands a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ramirez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Impaler has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ramirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramirez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez postures up in The Impaler's guard and throws a big left but The Impaler blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ramirez looking to pass the guard.
Ramirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramirez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramirez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ramirez throws an elbow that misses. The Impaler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ramirez's guard. Nice move by The Impaler!
Ramirez wants to stand but The Impaler is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing The Impaler from controlling successfully.
Ramirez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Impaler wants to stand but Ramirez is controlling his posture from full guard.
The Impaler trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Vlad The Impaler has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The Impaler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramirez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ramirez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Impaler circles away quickly and effectively.

Ramirez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Impaler's guard.
Ramirez told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ramirez tries to free his leg and advance position but The Impaler is retaining full guard.

Ramirez has gone for a leg lock! The Impaler slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ramirez's guard.
The Impaler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramirez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanley Ramirez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The Impaler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ramirez lands a head shot.
Ramirez checks a leg kick.

The Impaler rushes Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez lands a nice uppercut.

Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
The Impaler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Ramirez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Impaler fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Impaler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
The Impaler misses with a leg kick
and Ramirez counters with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from The Impaler misses.
The Impaler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Vlad The Impaler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Impaler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Impaler throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Impaler doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
The Impaler throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
The Impaler leaves Ramirez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ramirez connects with a body shot.
Ramirez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Impaler can pounce on him.

The Impaler clinches with his opponent.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but The Impaler is controlling him.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Impaler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking for a takedown.
Ramirez swings wildly with an uppercut but The Impaler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Ramirez goes for a takedown attempt but The Impaler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vlad The Impaler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanley Ramirez.
Ramirez walks into a jab.
The Impaler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramirez darts in looking for a takedown but The Impaler gets double underhooks and turns Ramirez into the cage.

Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Ramirez shoots in but The Impaler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ramirez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Ramirez is rocked!
BOOM! The Impaler lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ramirez. Ramirez tries to recover but The Impaler is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ramirez lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad The Impaler!
Our winner, Vlad The Impaler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.