PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Raja Ramirez (ranked 4154 p4p, 2844 weight class) and Cecil Lightning (ranked 542 p4p, 384 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ramirez
vs
Lightning

190 cm
25
220
3 - 0 - 0

199 cm
19
210
7 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Lethal high kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raja Ramirez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cecil Lightning!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning 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.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Lightning moves out of range easily.

Ramirez clinches up with Lightning and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lightning takes an elbow to the temple.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Lightning tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramirez lands a hook that snaps the head of Lightning backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lightning lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lightning struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Lightning blocks a body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lightning.
Lightning misses with the head strike.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the side of Lightning's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez blocking some punches.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lightning is defending well for now.
Lightning blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramirez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lightning's brow.
Lightning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lightning blocks it with crossed arms.
Lightning tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Lightning wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ramirez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lightning's defenses.
Lightning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lightning tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
Lightning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Our sources have told us that Ramirez has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lightning's defenses.
Lightning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lightning tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Lightning avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the ropes.
Lightning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lightning wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramirez looking to throw knees to the head but Lightning is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Lightning.
Ramirez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramirez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lightning lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lightning avoids it.
Ramirez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lightning blocks a body shot from Ramirez.
Lightning struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Lightning gets through Ramirez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
Lightning misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lightning blocks an elbow strike from Ramirez.
Lightning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lightning is defending well for now.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lightning pushes Ramirez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning blocks a body shot from Ramirez.
Lightning tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
A short right from Ramirez on the inside.
Lightning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Lightning blocks it.
Lightning misses with a body punch.
Lightning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightning lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lightning doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lightning tries to circle away but Ramirez has him pinned against the ropes.
Lightning tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lightning blocking some punches.
Lightning managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Lightning avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Lightning.
Nice body punch from Lightning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez trying to stall but Lightning improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lightning.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramirez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lightning's brow.
A hook to the body from Lightning.
Lightning wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the ropes.
Lightning lands with a left to the head.
Lightning lands with a light punch inside.
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!

Lightning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ramirez gets a clinch.
Lightning is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
Lightning works on Ramirez's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Lightning avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lightning lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Lightning digs a right hand underneath Ramirez's ribcage. Ramirez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lightning gets through Ramirez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Lightning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lightning tries a quick counter leg kick but Ramirez is wise to it.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Lightning moves out of range easily.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lightning connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Raja Ramirez has been cut.

Ramirez closes the distance and pushes Lightning back into the ropes.
Lightning lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lightning misses with a punch on the inside.
Raja Ramirez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lightning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lightning working aggressively here.
Ramirez is pushing Lightning up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lightning controls his hands.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez is working Lightning over against the ropes.
Lightning tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Lightning back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Lightning fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez gets through Lightning's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lightning scores with a hook to the body.
Lightning throws a head punch that misses.
Lightning avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
Lightning blocks an uppercut.
Lightning scores with a shoulder strike.
Lightning prevents a body shot from Ramirez.
Lightning tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Lightning controls the action.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Lightning avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the ropes.
Lightning blocking some punches.
Lightning tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Lightning back against the ropes.
Lightning lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
Lightning can't break the clinch.
Ramirez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lightning's efforts to push away.
Lightning tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Lightning back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by Lightning.
Lightning's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lightning misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lightning tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lightning controls his hands.
Ramirez lands an elbow that stopped Lightning in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightning tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
Ramirez lands with a left to the head.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Cecil Lightning has been cut.
Ramirez lands a nice uppercut.
Lightning working aggressively here.
Lightning tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Lightning back against the ropes.
Lightning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lightning avoids it.
Lightning avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Lightning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Lightning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Lightning.
Lightning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lightning misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lightning working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Lightning avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lightning lands an uppercut.
Ramirez working Lightning over with knees to the body.
Lightning wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lightning can't break the clinch.
Ramirez tries to work over Lightning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lightning can do to turn this around?
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
Lightning tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez looking to throw knees to the head but Lightning is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lightning.

Lightning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lightning is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Ramirez misses
and Ramirez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Ramirez throws a head kick but Lightning moves out of range.
Ramirez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lightning ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lightning is looking to clinch.
Lightning wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Raja Ramirez will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lightning lands a really nice looking cross but Ramirez seems unphased.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Lightning moves away
and Lightning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lightning throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramirez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lightning avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lightning appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lightning steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Ramirez to the mat! Ramirez looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Lightning is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Lightning jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Cecil Lightning! Cecil Lightning retains his light heavyweight title!
Cecil Lightning seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.