PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iker Ramirez (ranked 80 p4p, 12 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 345 p4p, 40 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ramirez
vs
Power

180 cm
27
155 lbs
13 - 2 - 1

168 cm
29
149 lbs
19 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Arcticus University: London
BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iker Ramirez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Power's calf.
Ramirez slips under a jab.
Ramirez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Power.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ramirez!
A lazy body kick from Ramirez
and Power counters with a nice kick to the body.
Power tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramirez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Ramirez throws a leg kick which misses Power's front leg but catches the back leg as Power tries to avoid it.
Ramirez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Ramirez looks to throw the jab but Power is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramirez.
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramirez's sensitive parts.
Ramirez lands a body shot.
Power throws a hook to the side of Ramirez's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Ramirez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses the jab.
Ramirez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Power checks it well.
Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Power.
Power on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramirez. Ramirez obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramirez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Power's head.
Ramirez pushes Power away with a front kick.
Ramirez catches Power with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Power with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramirez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick from Power lands but Ramirez takes it in his stride.
Power defending well as Ramirez loads up on a big left hand.
Power takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Ramirez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramirez.
Power checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ramirez cracks a nice hook into Power's ribs.
Power throws a leg kick but Ramirez checks it.
Ramirez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramirez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Power with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ramirez to score with a decent uppercut.
Power ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Ramirez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Power takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Power throws a leg kick
letting Ramirez counter with a right hand.
Ramirez takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Power.

It looks like Iker Ramirez has been cut.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramirez.
Ramirez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Power takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Power.
Ramirez connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramirez tries to work over Power's front leg with a kick but Power checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a lunging right hand
and Power counters with a good low kick that Ramirez was not able to check.
Power misses with a straight right.
Ramirez feints and then cracks Power's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Power down.
Iker Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramirez throws a low kick, looking for Power's leg but Power calmly moves out of range.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramirez slips a jab from Power.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirez.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power defending well as Ramirez loads up on a big left hand.
Ramirez cracks Power with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Ramirez misses.
Power tries a quick counter leg kick but Ramirez is wise to it.
Ramirez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Power counters with a nice body kick.
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
Ramirez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ramirez scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Ramirez. That snapped Power's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez moves out of range as Power strikes.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
Ramirez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ramirez lands a lovely overhand right.
Ramirez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramirez.
Ramirez thows a leg kick but Power checks it
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
Power's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A punch lands to the side of Ramirez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ramirez throws a front kick aimed at Power's knee but Power avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramirez.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iker Ramirez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iker Ramirez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice jab there from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Power counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Power misses with a low kick.
A big right from Ramirez misses.
As Ramirez backs off Power throws a huge counter combo but Ramirez manages to avoid it all.
Power takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ramirez scores with a leg kick.
Ramirez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ramirez throws a low kick, looking for Power's leg but Power calmly moves out of range.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramirez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Power just manages to avoid it.
Ramirez throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramirez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ramirez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ramirez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez cracks Power with an open hand slap.
Power walks into a left hand.
Power lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Ramirez. That snapped Power's head back.
Power connects with a high kick.

Ramirez is rocked!
Ramirez walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Ramirez limp body while Power jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Power!
Thomas Power is the new featherweight champion!
A less than humble Thomas Power misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.