PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Frugel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos's entrance music is Sepultura - Nomad. A fine choice. Leon Frugel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ramos
vs
Frugel

167 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leon Frugel!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frugel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ramos takes a step back to recover.

Frugel closes the distance and clinches.
Frugel controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Frugel.

Ramos breaks the clinch.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Frugel moves out of range.

Frugel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ramos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Frugel trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos is trying to control the position but Frugel postures up.

Ramos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Frugel is looking to work some ground and pound but Ramos has wrist control.
Frugel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frugel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frugel wants to pass the guard but Ramos is keeping the position.
Frugel trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Frugel landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frugel stopping the sweep attempt from Ramos.
Ramos is working hard here to advance position.
Frugel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Frugel is pushing down on Ramos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ramos is fighting to maintain full guard but Frugel has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ramos gets back to full guard.
Ramos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramos is pulling down on Frugel's head. It's preventing any offense from Frugel, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Frugel trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Ramos looking to control.
Frugel wants to control from the top but Ramos keeps moving.
Frugel is looking to advance position but Ramos has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
BOOM! Ramos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ramos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ramos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Frugel hang on?
Ramos raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos landing punches.
The referee warns Frugel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ramos unloading with bombs!

Frugel is rocked!
Ramos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Frugel is still in real trouble! Can Ramos finish him?
Frugel tries to reverse the position but Ramos maintains control.
Frugel seems to have recovered his senses.
Frugel tries to hold on but Ramos postures up.
Ramos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Frugel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Frugel is desperately trying to improve his position but Ramos has a good base and remains in mount.
Ramos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Frugel?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Frugel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ramos dominating with strikes here.
Frugel looks winded!
Ramos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Frugel's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ramos checks a leg kick.
Frugel tries to land a leg kick but Ramos saw it coming and moves away.
Frugel moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Frugel.
Ramos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Frugel misses the shot to the body.

Frugel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ramos on his heels. He'll look to pass Ramos's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos looking to control.
Frugel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Frugel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ramos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Frugel won't allow Ramos to sweep him here.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Frugel from controlling successfully.
Ramos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Frugel trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ramos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ramos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frugel has momentary wrist control but Ramos slips an elbow through the middle.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramos forces his way into half guard.
Ramos trying to control from half guard but Frugel is working away.
Frugel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ramos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ramos's back!
Even with his hooks in, Frugel manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Ramos trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frugel has the hooks in. Ramos is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ramos looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is in bad spot here.
Ramos looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Frugel lands punches and elbows.
Ramos looking very determined here, making life difficult for Frugel.
Ramos breaks Frugel's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Frugel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos trying to control but Frugel is working from the bottom.

Frugel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ramos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Henrique Ramos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramos with a nice head shot there.
Frugel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Frugel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Frugel is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
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 Henrique Ramos will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
Frugel misses the shot to the body.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Frugel avoids them all with ease.
Frugel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frugel punishes Ramos's body with a nice straight punch.
Frugel throws a hook but Ramos blocks it.
Ramos misses with a body shot.

Frugel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ramos is trying is best to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos is trying to get back to full guard.
Frugel is trying to control the action in half guard but Ramos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Frugel tries to pass to full mount but Ramos defends it.
Ramos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Frugel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Frugel wants to pass the guard but Ramos is defending well.
Frugel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramos keeps working.
Ramos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ramos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos seems keen to control Frugel's posture.
Frugel postures up.
Ramos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Frugel has hold of Ramos's hands but Ramos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ramos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramos drops an elbow to the side of Frugel's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Frugel's head.
Ramos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Frugel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Frugel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Frugel tries to get to full guard but Ramos has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frugel is pressing down on Ramos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Frugel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Frugel looking for subs off his back but Ramos has passed one foot through into half guard.
Frugel wants to get back to full guard.
Ramos working Frugel over with strikes.
Frugel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Frugel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ramos trying to control from Frugel's half guard. Frugel has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leon Frugel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Frugel is keeping the position.
Frugel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramos slips nicely into half guard.
Ramos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos working over Frugel with some ground and pound. Frugel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ramos blocks the strikes from Frugel.
Ramos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frugel is staying active underneath Ramos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ramos working over Frugel with some ground and pound. Frugel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Frugel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ramos pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henrique Ramos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ramos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Henrique Ramos!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Henrique Ramos!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Henrique Ramos!

Henrique Ramos wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Henrique Ramos, 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.