PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Top Shottah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gino Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Go to sleep kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shottah
vs
Ramirez

188 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

183 cm
20
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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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 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Top Shottah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gino Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramirez tries for a takedown but Shottah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ramirez has a takedown stuffed.

Ramirez tries to keep at a distance but Shottah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shottah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shottah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shottah prevents a takedown attempt there.
Top Shottah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gino Ramirez.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Shottah throws knees to the body.
Shottah landing knees to the body.
Ramirez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shottah pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shottah crunches a lovely knee into Ramirez's ribcage.
Shottah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramirez looks gassed!
Shottah scores with a knee to the head.
Shottah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ramirez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shottah avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Shottah gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ramirez regains guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shottah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shottah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramirez is keeping the position for now.
Ramirez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shottah manages to get himself to full guard.
Ramirez stops Shottah from standing up.
Shottah keeping full guard, as Ramirez tries to pass.
Shottah striking off his back but it's not causing Ramirez any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shottah will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Ramirez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shottah throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Shottah is keeping the position.
Shottah throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shottah stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramirez. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramirez shoots in and drives through. Shottah sprawls well.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Shottah moves into the clinch successfully.
Shottah landing knees to the body.
Shottah connects with a knee to the head.
Shottah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shottah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shottah lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shottah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shottah lands an elbow inside that Ramirez shrugs off.
Shottah scores with a knee to the head.
Shottah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shottah with a knee to the head.
Shottah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shottah gets underhooks to prevent Ramirez's takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Shottah.
Shottah landing knees to the body.
Ramirez is trying to drag Shottah to the mat but Shottah just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shottah.
Ramirez misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramirez tries to score a body lock takedown but Shottah shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shottah changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ramirez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shottah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Horrible takedown by Ramirez or perhaps it was just good defense by Shottah which made him look bad.
Ramirez thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shottah moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Ramirez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shottah swivels and escapes.

Shottah rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.

Shottah is trying to trip Ramirez. He has hold of a leg but Ramirez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Shottah persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Shottah trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ramirez's guard.
Shottah has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Ramirez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez keeping full guard, as Shottah tries to pass.

Ramirez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shottah trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ramirez's guard.
Shottah working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shottah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shottah with a nice head shot there.
Shottah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shottah has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ramirez is proving hard to escape from.
Shottah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Shottah is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ramirez has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Shottah is looking to defend but Ramirez has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Shottah! Ramirez pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Shottah taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gino Ramirez!