PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phil Arcuri (ranked 973 p4p, 122 weight class) and Tony Ramos (ranked 435 p4p, 53 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Arcuri
vs
Ramos

176 cm
34
168 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

175 cm
35
157 lbs
28 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Arcuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Ramos !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos throws a shot to the body.
Ramos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ramos walks into a stiff left hand from Arcuri.
Arcuri misses the shot to the body.
Ramos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Arcuri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Arcuri.
Ramos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arcuri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Arcuri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arcuri seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Arcuri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramos 's sensitive parts.
Arcuri throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ramos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Arcuri is just out of range.
Arcuri feinted with a counter takedown.
Ramos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ramos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arcuri throws a low kick but Ramos moves out of range easily.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on Arcuri's shoulder, as Arcuri tries to avoid the shot.
Ramos cracks Arcuri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arcuri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arcuri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arcuri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Ramos darts in and clinches Arcuri up against the cage.
Ramos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arcuri is keeping busy.
Ramos can't find room to land a body shot as Arcuri controls the action.
Ramos can't get the takedown.
Ramos blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Arcuri.
Ramos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arcuri swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos blocks an uppercut.
Arcuri digs a right hand underneath Ramos 's ribcage. Ramos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ramos misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arcuri.
Arcuri presses Ramos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arcuri swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos can't get the takedown.
Ramos blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ramos blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos lands with a light punch inside.
Arcuri tries to throw a body punch but Ramos avoids it by throwing Arcuri back against the cage.
Arcuri working aggressively here.
Ramos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arcuri misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ramos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ramos throws an elbow that misses.
Ramos wants to take the fight to the mat but Arcuri manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Phil Arcuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Ramos .
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arcuri's brow.
A short right from Arcuri on the inside.
Arcuri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos 's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Arcuri lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arcuri.
Arcuri avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramos .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramos .
Arcuri can't find room to land a body shot as Ramos controls the action.
Ramos blocking some punches.
Ramos stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Arcuri.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Arcuri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos blocks an uppercut.
Arcuri lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Arcuri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arcuri misses with some punches.
Arcuri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Arcuri gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arcuri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ramos is looking to control Arcuri's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ramos avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ramos gets full guard.
Arcuri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Arcuri from controlling successfully.
Ramos is trying to control the position but Arcuri postures up.
Arcuri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arcuri connects with a couple of short punches.
Arcuri 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.
Ramos controls Arcuri momentarily but Arcuri frees himself.

Ramos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arcuri gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Arcuri won't allow Ramos to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Arcuri dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ramos moves forwards but Arcuri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ramos looks to land a left hand but Arcuri moved out of range nicely.
Arcuri staying out of range there.
Ramos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arcuri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arcuri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arcuri misses with a looping left.
Arcuri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramos can do to turn this around?
Ramos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tony Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arcuri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arcuri cracks a nice hook into Ramos 's ribs.
Arcuri avoids the body shot from Ramos .
Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arcuri.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ramos ! But no joy.
Arcuri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos tries for a takedown but Arcuri circles away easily
and Arcuri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Arcuri tries to keep at a distance but Ramos has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos taking a breather.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramos connects with a body shot that sends Arcuri's belly button to the back.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Arcuri.
Ramos throws a looping overhand right but Arcuri ducks down to avoid it.
Ramos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramos lands a really nice looking cross but Arcuri seems unphased.
Arcuri throws out a loose jab but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos looks to throw the jab but Arcuri is out of range.
Arcuri throws a leg kick which misses Ramos 's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramos tries to avoid it.
Arcuri throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ramos is defended easily by Arcuri.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Arcuri is just out of range.
Tony Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arcuri.
Arcuri takes a swing at Ramos 's ribcage but misses.
Ramos with the counter takedown but Arcuri avoids it easily.
Ramos misses with the combination.
Ramos slaps away a takedown attempt from Arcuri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ramos shoots in and drives through. Arcuri sprawls well.
Arcuri is looking to counter punch.
Phil Arcuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Ramos .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arcuri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Arcuri.
Arcuri just misses with a punch to the body.
Arcuri lands a jab.
Arcuri misses with a wild body shot.
Arcuri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arcuri lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ramos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Arcuri throws a leg kick but Ramos sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arcuri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramos misses with a hook. Arcuri ducked under it nicely.
Arcuri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos .
Ramos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Arcuri.
Ramos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arcuri.
Arcuri lands with a right hand.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arcuri staying out of range there.
Arcuri swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Arcuri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos .
Ramos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arcuri.
Ramos misses with a straight left.
A leg kick checked by Ramos .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a looping overhand right but Arcuri ducks down to avoid it.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Arcuri is just out of range.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arcuri moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Ramos . Those never looked like landing.
Arcuri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Ramos misses with a body punch
and Arcuri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arcuri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arcuri.
Ramos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arcuri swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arcuri throws an off balance right hand
and Ramos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramos throws a lazy uppercut
and Arcuri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arcuri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arcuri misses with a shot to the body
and Ramos counters with a straight right hand.
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 Phil Arcuri will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramos throws a nice looking combination but Arcuri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Arcuri.
A big left from Arcuri misses.
A jab from Ramos misses.
It looked like Arcuri was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ramos .
Arcuri slips a straight right by Ramos .
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Ramos .
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Arcuri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arcuri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Arcuri scores with a takedown into Ramos 's guard.
Ramos keeping full guard, as Arcuri tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arcuri pushing down on Ramos 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ramos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arcuri.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos trying to hold on to Arcuri's head to control him but Arcuri postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ramos tries to hold on but Arcuri pushes him away.

Arcuri working for a guillotine from mount but Ramos is in no mood to give up.
Ramos working to try and regain half guard.
Ramos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ramos tries to get to full guard but Arcuri has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arcuri trying to control the action but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Arcuri drops an elbow to the side of Ramos 's head.
Ramos is looking for a sweep. Arcuri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Arcuri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Arcuri drops an elbow to the side of Ramos 's head.
Arcuri landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ramos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ramos gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramos is looking for a triangle here but Arcuri uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Arcuri has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ramos !
A nice elbow there by Arcuri.
Arcuri landing shots from mount.
Arcuri landing punches.

Ramos is rocked!
Arcuri loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ramos scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Arcuri land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Arcuri stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Arcuri!
Phil Arcuri tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.