PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Ramos

183 cm
42
191 lbs
33 - 13 - 0

188 cm
34
195 lbs
19 - 14 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Ramos or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva, which made it look bad.
Nice jab there from Silva.

It looks like Mark Ramos has been cut.
Ramos staying out of range there.
Ramos lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ramos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ramos trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ramos has passed into side control.
Ramos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Silva's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ramos in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ramos in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Ramos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Ramos grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ramos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ramos working away.
Ramos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva is avoiding damage well.
Ramos throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Ramos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ramos is trying to ground and pound but Silva uses the momentary lack of control by Ramos to regain half guard.
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Ramos is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ramos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ramos trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ramos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Ramos looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramos connects with a looping right hand.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.

Ramos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ramos lands in his opponent's guard.
Ramos forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Ramos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Ramos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ramos goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Silva continues to drive forward.
Ramos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva lands with a straight right. Ramos didn't see that one coming.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Ramos misses.

Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ramos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramos is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva lands an elbow.
Ramos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos is not content to let Silva control the position.
Ramos tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ramos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ramos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Ramos is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ramos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ramos keeps moving.
Ramos wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva throws a strike but Ramos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Silva is trying to keep Ramos in close.
Ramos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva managing to control the position.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramos postures up.
Ramos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramos.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Ramos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ronaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos misses with a looping left.
Silva connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva digs a good hook to Ramos's body.
Ramos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ramos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ramos moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramos swivels and escapes.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Ramos's leg but Ramos calmly moves out of range.
Silva throws the left hand but Ramos avoids the punch easily.
Ramos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ronaldo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramos misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ramos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Ramos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Ramos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ramos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Ramos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ramoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ramos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramos lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramos has time to react.
Ramos tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Ramos is out of range.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Ramos is out of range.
Silva throws a right hand that Ramos ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramos also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Silva misses.
Ramos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Ramos defends the submission attempt.
Silva is looking to advance position but Ramos won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots but Ramos is blocking nicely.
Ramos wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Ramos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ramos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ramos's head.
Ramos wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ramos!
Ramos is working to get back to half guard.

Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ramos turns into him and now he's in Silva's guard.
Ramos pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ramos wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva trying to hold on to Ramos's head to control him but Ramos postures up.
Nice strikes from Ramos there.
Mark Ramos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva trying to control but Ramos postures up.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Ramos sits in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Silva!
An out of breath Ronaldo Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.