PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hong Pate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Pate
vs
Ramos

173 cm
24
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hong Pate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ramos knocks Pate to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Pate is rocked!

It looks like Hong Pate has been cut.
Pate is trying to control Ramos's posture but Ramos avoids it.
Oh Pate is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramos tries to stand but Pate is controlling his head.
Pate can't do much from the bottom here.
Ramos wants to stand but Pate has his arm trapped.
Pate is trying to buck Ramos off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos wants to stand but Pate has his arm trapped.
Pate is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ramos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ramos wants to get back to his feet.
Pate trying to hold on to Ramos's head to control him but Ramos postures up.
Pate seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pate is holding on to half guard well.
Pate moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pate is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ramos wants to stand and escape but instead Pate has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Ramos looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramos, not yet.

Pate stands and steps away. Ramos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ramos gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Pate counters by moving into the clinch.

Pate jumps guard.
Ramos wants to stand but Pate is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pate pulls Ramos in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pate is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ramos rolls with it to try and escape but Pate cranks on the arm and Ramos is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hong Pate!