PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cavalho Atunes (ranked 3950 p4p, 5929 weight class) and Razor Ramon (ranked 482 p4p, 615 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Atunes
vs
Ramon

185 cm
19
190
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
18
195
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavalho Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Razor Ramon!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Atunes moves into the clinch successfully.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramon avoids it.
Ramon is trying to break the clinch but Atunes has him pressed against the cage.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramon looking to slow down the pace here.

Ramon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramon swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Ramon misses with a left hand
and Atunes counters with a straight right hand.
Atunes's corner calls for a 1-2. Atunes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramon throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
A nice leg kick from Atunes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atunes. Atunes obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes. That's going to slow Ramon down.
Atunes connects with an inside leg kick.
Atunes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ramon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Atunes clinches up against the cage.
Atunes has Ramon pressed against the cage, preventing Ramon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Atunes leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but Ramon blocks with his arms.
Atunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramon working aggressively here.
Atunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Ramon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramon.
Atunes connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramon throws a body shot but no joy.
Atunes thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ramon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Atunes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Ramon.
Ramon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ramon misses with an uppercut. Atunes saw that one coming.
Atunes misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily.
We've been told by Atunes's head coaches at Casa Steel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Atunes is looking to clinch but Ramon is avoiding it.
Atunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramon throws a body shot but no joy.
Atunes scores with a leg kick.
Atunes walks into a left hand.

It looks like Cavalho Atunes has been cut.

Atunes has managed to clinch.
Atunes tries a knee to the head but Ramon blocks it.
Atunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Atunes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramon's face.
Ramon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Atunes is keeping busy.
Ramon avoiding damage as Atunes throws knees to the body.
Ramon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Atunes.
Atunes landing knees to the head.
Atunes tries to throw a body punch but Ramon avoids it by throwing Atunes back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramon. That did some damage!
Atunes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ramon misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Ramon tries to clinch there but Atunes circles away.
Ramon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Atunes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ramon throws a poor cross that misses
and Atunes counters with a slapping leg kick.
A lazy left from Ramon finds it's target.
Ramon misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Ramon there.
Atunes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Ramon moved out of range nicely.
Atunes misses with a body punch
and Ramon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes slips under a jab from Ramon.
Atunes misses with a body punch
and Ramon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Atunes clinches up with Ramon and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramon blocks a body shot from Atunes.
A head punch on the inside from Ramon fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ramon as Atunes tries to tie him up.
Atunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Atunes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Atunes working aggressively here.
Atunes lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramon backwards.
Atunes lands an uppercut.
Ramon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ramon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramon is trying to break the clinch but Atunes has him pressed against the cage.
Ramon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Atunes stalling against the cage.
Atunes effectively controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cavalho Atunes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cavalho Atunes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ramon lands with a cross.
Atunes thows a body kick. Ramon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ramon throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily.
Ramon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Atunes.
Atunes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ramon misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
A low kick lands for Atunes.
Atunes walks into a straight right hand from Ramon.
The fighters circling - Ramon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes connects with a jab.
Ramon looks to clinch
and Atunes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramon misses with a straight right.
As Ramon backs away, Atunes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ramon misses with a jab to the body
and Atunes counters with a good low kick that Ramon was not able to check.
Both fighters circling a little - Atunes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ramon cracks Atunes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Cavalho Atunes's cut is getting worse.
Ramon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ramon will feel that in the morning.
Atunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramon.
Atunes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Atunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramon can do to turn this around?
Ramon throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramon misses with a hook to the body
and Atunes counters with a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Atunes.
A low kick lands for Atunes.
Atunes lands a front kick.
Ramon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Atunes with a nice calf kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes lands with a straight right. Ramon didn't see that one coming.
Atunes lands a leg kick that knocks Ramon off balance momentarily.
Atunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ramon.
Ramon misses with a right hand
and Atunes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramon scores with a jab. Atunes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramon throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramon looks to land a left hand but Atunes moved out of range nicely.
Ramon with a nice cross.
Ramon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes.
Atunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Atunes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ramon scrambles back to his feet.
Ramon looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.

Atunes pushes Ramon up against the cage in a clinch.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Atunes tries a knee to the head but Ramon blocks it.
Atunes tries a knee to the head but Ramon blocks it.
Ramon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Atunes is keeping busy.
Atunes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Atunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atunes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Atunes effectively controlling the action here.
Atunes seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Atunes blocking some punches.
Ramon misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Atunes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Atunes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ramon or not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Atunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramon blocks it with crossed arms.
Atunes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Atunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes missing with knees to the body.
Atunes effectively controlling the action here.
Ramon misses with a body punch.
Ramon is trying to break the clinch but Atunes is controlling him.
Atunes leaning against his opponent.
Ramon lands a left hand.
Atunes landing knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ramon.
Ramon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cavalho Atunes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ramon is looking to break free of the clinch but Atunes has double underhooks.
Ramon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Ramon tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
Ramon can't break the clinch.
Ramon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Good body shot from Atunes.
Ramon misses with a body punch.
Ramon misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cavalho Atunes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cavalho Atunes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ramon misses with a body shot.

Ramon gets tackled into the cage by Atunes. Atunes maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramon.
Atunes misses with a knee strike.
Ramon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Atunes prevents Ramon from breaking the clinch.
Ramon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Atunes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Atunes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Atunes as Ramon tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Ramon.
Atunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramon blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramon swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramon breaks from the clinch.
Ramon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Ramon moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on Atunes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Ramon manages to break the clinch.
Atunes connects with a right hand. Ramon shakes it off.
Atunes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Ramon.
Ramon swings widly with a right hand
and Atunes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramon throws a right hand that misses
and Atunes counters with a thumping low kick.
Ramon swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramon misses the target.
Razor Ramon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Atunes thuds his shin into the meat of Ramon's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Ramon misses with a left hand
and Atunes counters with a leg kick.
Ramon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atunes.
Ramon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Atunes. That one must have hurt.
A low kick lands for Atunes.
Ramon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramon throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily.
Atunes lands with a hook. Ramon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ramon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atunes. Atunes obviously looking to wear him down.
Atunes works the jab nicely.
Ramon catches Atunes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Atunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Atunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramon throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
Ramon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Atunes throws a lazy body kick
and Ramon counters with a stiff right hand.
Atunes ducks right into an uppercut from Ramon.
The fighters circling - Ramon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crunch! Atunes slams his shin into Ramon's torso.
Ramon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ramon tests Atunes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramon tries to clinch
and Atunes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ramon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cavalho Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Atunes counters with a good low kick that Ramon was not able to check.
Atunes scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.

Atunes has managed to clinch.

Ramon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Atunes.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramon dips to his left and cracks Atunes with an uppercut!

Cavalho Atunes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ramon throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atunes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Atunes moves into the clinch.

Ramon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramon moves in looking to clinch but Atunes pushes him off.
Atunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramon throws a big shot that misses.
Ramon misses with a left hand
and Atunes counters with a leg kick.
Ramon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cavalho Atunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atunes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cavalho Atunes!