PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (ranked 1235 p4p, 140 weight class) and Henrique Ramos (ranked 1214 p4p, 137 weight class). Khasbulaev's entrance music is Fetty Wap - Trap Queen. A fine choice. Ramos has chosen Sepultura - Nomad as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Khasbulaev
vs
Ramos

173 cm
28
152 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

167 cm
32
159 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henrique Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khasbulaev works Ramos's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Khasbulaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khasbulaev is looking for a counter combo.
Khasbulaev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramos staying out of range there.
Khasbulaev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khasbulaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos throws a head kick that misses.
Khasbulaev is looking to counter punch.
Ramos lands a two punch combo.
Khasbulaev throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ramos. Those never looked like landing.
Ramos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khasbulaev in his tracks.
Khasbulaev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramos on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khasbulaev looks to land a body kick but Ramos moved away.
Khasbulaev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Khasbulaev.
Ramos steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Khasbulaev throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ramos counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ramos.
Ramos lands a damaging elbow.

Khasbulaev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramos lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khasbulaev throws a low kick but Ramos avoids it.
Khasbulaev lands a head shot.
Ramos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khasbulaev throws an off balance right hand
and Ramos counters with a leg kick.
Khasbulaev cracks a nice hook into Ramos's ribs.
Khasbulaev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramos.
Khasbulaev misses the jab.
Ramos digs a good hook to Khasbulaev's body.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the body.
Khasbulaev throws a right hand that Ramos ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramos also avoids with ease.
Khasbulaev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khasbulaev wants to land a leg kick but Ramos is out of range.
Henrique Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Khasbulaev.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khasbulaev throws a hook but Ramos avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Khasbulaev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev misses with a looping left.
Ramos scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khasbulaev misses with a looping right.
Ramos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khasbulaev delivers a nice body kick.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Khasbulaev.
Ramos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ramos misses with a body kick.
Ramos misses with a jab to the body
and Khasbulaev counters with an inside leg kick.
Ramos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khasbulaev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. Ramos catches Khasbulaev right on the button with a cross.
Ramos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khasbulaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramos connects with a nice looking jab.
Khasbulaev lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos scores with a spinning back kick!
Khasbulaev misses with a wild combination.
Khasbulaev moves out of range as Ramos throws a body kick.
Khasbulaev takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Khasbulaev is just out of range.
Ramos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been informed that Ramos has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Khasbulaev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev scores with a one two! Ramos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Ramos is rocked!
Ramos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khasbulaev rather than just go for the knockout.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Ramos dives in and scores a takedown into Khasbulaev's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khasbulaev wants to stand up but Ramos is controlling him.
Ramos trying to control but Khasbulaev is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Khasbulaev has momentary wrist control but Ramos slips an elbow through the middle.
Khasbulaev keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Khasbulaev keeping full guard, as Ramos tries to pass.
Ramos trying to move into half guard but instead Khasbulaev has managed to sweep!

The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khasbulaev tries to stand but Ramos is controlling from the bottom.
Ramos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but 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!

Ramos lands with a shot to the body.
Ramos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev throws a hook but Ramos avoids it easily.
Khasbulaev throws a hook but Ramos blocks it.
Ramos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khasbulaev.
Ramos lands a leg kick that knocks Khasbulaev off balance momentarily.
Ramos throws a good cross that connects.
Ramos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khasbulaev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ramos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khasbulaev misses with a two punch combination.
Ramos feints and then cracks Khasbulaev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khasbulaev down.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khasbulaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khasbulaev pushes Ramos away with a front kick.
Khasbulaev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos scores with a decent looking hook.
Khasbulaev jabs Ramos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ramos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khasbulaev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khasbulaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Ramos misses
and Khasbulaev counters with a straight right hand.
Khasbulaev misses with a low kick.
Khasbulaev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khasbulaev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ramos scrambles back to his feet.
Ramos is still on wobbly legs! Can Khasbulaev finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramos.
Ramos seems to have recovered his senses.
Ramos throws a right hand that Khasbulaev ducks under and follows up with a left that Khasbulaev also avoids with ease.
Ramos lands with a right hand.
Khasbulaev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramos circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Khasbulaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khasbulaev misses with a leg kick
enabling Ramos to counter with a crisp jab.
Khasbulaev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramos is able to avoid easily.
Ramos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khasbulaev is looking to counter punch.
Ramos connects with a high kick.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the body.
Khasbulaev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khasbulaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.

Ramos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramos tries a body shot but Khasbulaev blocks it.
Ramos tries to land knees in the clinch but Khasbulaev avoids the damage to the body.
Khasbulaev has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramos.
Khasbulaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramos throws a punch but it's blocked by Khasbulaev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khasbulaev.

Khasbulaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khasbulaev misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khasbulaev.
Ramos jabs at Khasbulaev's body.
A punch combination from Khasbulaev misses.
Ramos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramos. That's going to slow Khasbulaev down.
Khasbulaev ducks right into an uppercut from Ramos.
Ramos cracks Khasbulaev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramos connects with a leg kick. Khasbulaev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khasbulaev.
Ramos avoids the head kick by Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev throws a sloppy head kick
and Ramos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khasbulaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ramos.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramos keeps Khasbulaev at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Khasbulaev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ramos doesn't seem phased though.
Ramos connects with a single shot there.
Khasbulaev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ramos if he has to take too many more of those.
Ramos blocks the body kick.
Khasbulaev pushes Ramos away with a front kick.
Khasbulaev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev loads up on a big right hand but Ramos slips the punch.
Jab by Khasbulaev.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Khasbulaev is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Khasbulaev misses the target.
Ramos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khasbulaev throws a head kick that misses.
Khasbulaev misses with a right hand
and Ramos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khasbulaev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramos.
A swing and a miss from Ramos.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Henrique Ramos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Khasbulaev misses with a low kick as Ramos jumps back.
A head kick by Khasbulaev misses
and Ramos counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Khasbulaev is rocked!
Khasbulaev's corner calls for a 1-2. Khasbulaev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Khasbulaev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramos, right into the meat.
Khasbulaev seems to have got his legs back now.
Khasbulaev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Khasbulaev misses the target.
Khasbulaev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramos is looking to land body kicks.
Ramos lands with a cross.
Ramos connects with a leg kick. Khasbulaev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Khasbulaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khasbulaev lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khasbulaev.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khasbulaev, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos avoids the head kick by Khasbulaev.
Ramos flicks out a counter leg kick but Khasbulaev steps away.
Ramos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Khasbulaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khasbulaev throws an overhand right that lands on Ramos's shoulder, as Ramos tries to avoid the shot.
Ramos throws a solid leg kick but Khasbulaev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ramos.
Khasbulaev throwing a counter right hand but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Khasbulaev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ramos connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Ramos.
A head kick misses from Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Ramos.
Khasbulaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramos throws a fast counter high kick but Khasbulaev manages to duck under it in time.
Khasbulaev is looking to chop away at Ramos's legs.
Khasbulaev misses the jab.
Ramos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ramos lands a right hook to the body.
Ramos lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khasbulaev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ramos connects with a leg kick. Khasbulaev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khasbulaev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramos shoots for a double leg takedown but Khasbulaev sprawls well. He's pushed Ramos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khasbulaev throws out a leg kick but Ramos moves out of range and Khasbulaev only half commits.
Ramos tries to clinch up but Khasbulaev circles away and keeps his distance.
Khasbulaev lands with a hook. Ramos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Khasbulaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khasbulaev tries a head kick but it misses.
Khasbulaev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khasbulaev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ramos avoids the head kick by Khasbulaev.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramos misses with a head kick.
Ramos scores with a body shot.
Khasbulaev tries to bum rush Ramos with a series of wild strikes but Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Khasbulaev.
Henrique Ramos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ramos.

Ramos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Khasbulaev is doing well to control the position and prevent Ramos from advancing to side control.
Ramos throwing shots but Khasbulaev is blocking nicely.
Ramos misses with a head shot. Khasbulaev uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ramos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramos's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos trying to control but Khasbulaev is working from the bottom.
Ramos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Khasbulaev's guard.
Ramos trying to pass the guard but Khasbulaev defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ramos uses his free foot to push down on Khasbulaev's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Khasbulaev.
Henrique Ramos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramos avoids the attempt from Khasbulaev to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henrique Ramos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Ramos!
Henrique Ramos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.