PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramiro Hartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karsten Feigel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramiro Hartman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hartman
vs
Feigel

187 cm
23
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ramiro Hartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karsten Feigel!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Feigel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice straight punches there by Hartman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hartman.
Hartman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karsten Feigel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Feigel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hartman's half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Feigel is keen to just control but Hartman is a slippery customer.

Feigel is looking for a kimura but Hartman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Feigel to get the leverage.
Feigel wants to take a breather but Hartman is having none of it.
Hartman won't allow Feigel to pass to mount.
Hartman is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartman is staying active underneath Feigel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hartman regains full guard. Nicely done.

Hartman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Feigel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Feigel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Feigel throwing strikes but missing.
Feigel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hartman's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feigel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hartman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hartman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hartman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Feigel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Feigel looks winded!
The fighters are battling for position here. Hartman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman keeping moving, preventing Feigel from controlling successfully.
Feigel is fighting to break Hartman's control of his arms but Hartman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hartman controls Feigel momentarily but Feigel frees himself.
Feigel throws a big right hand that misses.
Feigel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hartman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Feigel tries to clinch up
and Hartman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hartman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hartman.
Sloppy strikes from Hartman. Those never looked like landing.
Feigel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hartman thuds a left hand into Feigel's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartman swats away the attempt to clinch by Feigel.
Hartman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Feigel circles away from the clinch attempt.

Feigel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hartman to the mat! Hartman manages to get full guard.
Feigel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hartman is proving hard to escape from.
Feigel throws a big elbow that misses.
Feigel wanted to stand there but Hartman had control of the position.
Hartman pulls Feigel in close to his closed guard and prevents Feigel from doing any damage or advancing position.
Karsten Feigel has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ramiro Hartman.

Hartman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hartman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hartman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hartman chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hartman works over Feigel with some ground and pound from guard.
Feigel is breathing heavily.
Hartman lands a couple of digs.
Hartman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartman with a nice head shot there.

Feigel has his foot on Hartman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hartman works his way back into a safe position though.
Feigel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hartman connects with a couple of short punches.

Hartman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Feigel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Feigel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hartman is keeping the position for now.
Hartman trying to control the position here.
Feigel stopping the sweep attempt from Hartman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hartman cracks a nice hook into Feigel's ribs.

Feigel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hartman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here as Feigel stalls from top position.
Hartman struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartman is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Hartman wants to get back to his feet but Feigel drags him back down.
Hartman wants to control but Feigel postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ramiro Hartman just wasn't active enough.
Hartman throws a one two combo.

Feigel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hartman sprawls well initially but Feigel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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 Ramiro Hartman will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hartman misses with a double jab.
Hartman shoots in looking for a takedown but Feigel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hartman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hartman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Feigel, right into the meat.
Hartman closes the distance and clinches up with Feigel, looking for a takedown. Hartman pushes Feigel against the cage but Feigel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hartman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Feigel wants to clinch

and Hartman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Feigel has Hartman pressed against the cage, preventing Hartman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Feigel jumps guard and drags Hartman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Feigel trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hartman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hartman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hartman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hartman throws a strike but Feigel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Feigel wants to pass the guard but Hartman is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hartman holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hartman keeping full guard, as Feigel tries to pass.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Feigel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Feigel prevents Hartman from improving his position.
Hartman trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman tries to get to full guard but Feigel has control of the leg.
Hartman is staying active underneath Feigel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Karsten Feigel.
Hartman tries to clinch up.
Ramiro Hartman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Feigel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hartman trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Feigel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Hartman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Feigel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karsten Feigel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Feigel 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karsten Feigel!