PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Ramyay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis's entrance music is Blood Brothers. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Reis
vs
Ramyay

180 cm
19
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Tends to cut

Syndicate Drugs

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Ramyay!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reis misses with a leg kick.
Reis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ramyay throws a leg kick

and Reis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ramyay's guard.
Reis throwing strikes from guard but Ramyay blocks nicely.
Reis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramyay is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reis won't allow Ramyay to get back to his feet.
Reis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ramyay's guard.
Ramyay tries to kick Reis off in order to stand up. Reis Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Reis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Reis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ramyay knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ramyay gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ramyay wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Reis goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ramyay turns into him and now he's in Reis's guard.
Ramyay has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reis is proving hard to escape from.

That's two 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.

Reis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ramyay doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ramyay manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Reis is breathing heavily.

Reis working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ramyay has passed into half guard!
Ramyay is thwarting Reis's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramyay decides to return to a standing position.
Ramyay throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Reis to counter with a crisp jab.
Reis throws a right hand that Ramyay ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramyay also avoids with ease.
Ramyay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Reis.
Ramyay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Ramyay.
Rodrigo Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Ramyay misses
and Reis counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reis tries to clinch but Ramyay moves out of range.
Ramyay scores with a leg kick.
Ramyay throws a head kick but Reis moves out of range.
Ramyay throws a push kick but Reis slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Ramyay.
Reis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No joy there for Reis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramyay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramyay on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Reis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Reis tries to clinch up.
Ramyay throws a sloppy head kick

and Reis counters with a shoot takedown. Ramyay fights it but they end up in guard.
Reis trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramyay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ramyay pushes Reis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramyay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reis misses with a jab, cross combination.

Reis shoots in and bounces Ramyay off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Reis wants to control from the top but Ramyay keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis prevents Ramyay from getting back to his feet.
Ramyay keeping full guard, as Reis tries to pass.
Ramyay keeping moving, preventing Reis from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Ramyay has his feet on Reis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A big left from Ramyay misses.

Reis drives through and clinches with Ramyay against the cage.
Ramyay connects with a knee to the head.
Ramyay tries to land a knee to the head but Reis blocks with his arms.
Reis jumps guard but Ramyay stands there with Reis around his waist. Reis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramyay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramyay stops a takedown attempt from Reis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramyay misses with a knee strike.
Ramyay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reis goes for a takedown attempt but Ramyay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Reis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Reis trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramyay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramyay wants to get back to his feet but Reis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ramyay can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reis controls the pace.
Reis wants to control from the top but Ramyay keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramyay is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ramyay is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reis looks for a takedown but Ramyay sprawls well.
Reis avoids the head kick by Ramyay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Reis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramyay throws a leg kick that is checked

and Reis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reis tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramyay is retaining full guard.

Ramyay pushes Reis off and scrambles back to his feet.
Reis throws out a leg kick but Ramyay moves out of range and Reis only half commits.
Ramyay blocks a head kick by Reis.
Ramyay misses with a hook to the body
and Reis counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick by Ramyay misses

and Reis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ramyay won't be happy with that.

Reis tries for a kimura but Ramyay is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Reis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramyay explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Reis cracks Ramyay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ramyay.
Reis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramyay throws out the jab.
Ramyay throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramyay throws a lazy head kick
and Reis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ramyay throws an overhand right that lands on Reis's shoulder, as Reis tries to avoid the shot.
Ramyay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramyay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramyay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramyay throws a predictable looking body shot

and Reis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ramyay's guard.
Reis stops Ramyay from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gordon Ramyay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramyay is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reis tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramyay is retaining full guard.
Reis looking to sit in guard and control but Ramyay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Ramyay decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Reis, up you get!
Rodrigo Reis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramyay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Ramyay as Reis shoots in.

Reis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramyay pushes Reis off looking to stand but Reis dives back in and keeps control.

Reis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Reis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reis, 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 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Reis!