PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamalski Ramirezovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bax Baczikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bax Baczikov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ramirezovic
vs
Baczikov

193 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamalski Ramirezovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bax Baczikov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ramirezovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Baczikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but Baczikov blocks with his arms.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baczikov is trying to drag Ramirezovic to the mat but Ramirezovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Baczikov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ramirezovic landing knees to the head.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but Baczikov blocks it.
Ramirezovic looking to throw knees to the head but Baczikov is blocking nicely.
Ramirezovic misses with an elbow strike.
Baczikov is trying to drag Ramirezovic to the mat but Ramirezovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jamalski Ramirezovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bax Baczikov.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but Baczikov blocks with his arms.
Baczikov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic landing knees to the head.
Ramirezovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramirezovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but Baczikov blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baczikov tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramirezovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ramirezovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baczikov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramirezovic looking to throw knees to the head but Baczikov is blocking nicely.
Baczikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ramirezovic gets underhooks to prevent Baczikov's takedown attempt.
Ramirezovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Baczikov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baczikov avoids it.
Baczikov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ramirezovic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ramirezovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramirezovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baczikov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramirezovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baczikov is defending well for now.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramirezovic is breathing heavily.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee strike.

Baczikov jumps into guard, dragging Ramirezovic to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Baczikov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramirezovic's guard.
Ramirezovic is trying to keep Baczikov in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baczikov tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramirezovic is retaining full guard.
Baczikov postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Jamalski Ramirezovic has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ramirezovic throws a head kick that misses

and Baczikov counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baczikov controls the position.
Ramirezovic wants to control but Baczikov postures up.
Ramirezovic prevents Baczikov from improving position.
Ramirezovic tries to escape but Baczikov is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Baczikov working away.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamalski Ramirezovic wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Baczikov gets tackled into the cage by Ramirezovic. Ramirezovic maintains the clinch.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramirezovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baczikov wants a takedown.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee to the head.
Baczikov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ramirezovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Bax Baczikov has been cut.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but Baczikov blocks it.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but Baczikov blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamalski Ramirezovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bax Baczikov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ramirezovic misses with a head kick.
Ramirezovic throws a lazy head kick

and Baczikov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Baczikov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ramirezovic controlling Baczikov's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamalski Ramirezovic wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ramirezovic throws a head kick that misses

and Baczikov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ramirezovic's guard.
Baczikov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ramirezovic is trying to control the position but Baczikov postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamalski Ramirezovic wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A head kick by Ramirezovic misses

and Baczikov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ramirezovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Ramirezovic is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jamalski Ramirezovic just wasn't active enough.

Ramirezovic pushes Baczikov up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirezovic trying to land knees to the body.
Ramirezovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Baczikov wants a takedown but no success here.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but Baczikov blocks it.
Ramirezovic looking to throw knees to the head but Baczikov is blocking nicely.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirezovic throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ramirezovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Baczikov is breathing heavily.
Baczikov avoids the elbow strike from Ramirezovic, against the cage.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirezovic working Baczikov over with knees to the body.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirezovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ramirezovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but Baczikov blocks it.
Baczikov can't get the takedown.
Jamalski Ramirezovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bax Baczikov.
Ramirezovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Ramirezovic landing knees to the head.
Baczikov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ramirezovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Ramirezovic clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bax Baczikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bax Baczikov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ramirezovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirezovic throws a sloppy head kick

and Baczikov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Baczikov misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ramirezovic throws an elbow but misses.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but Baczikov blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirezovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baczikov blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirezovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baczikov blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirezovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirezovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirezovic looking to throw knees to the head but Baczikov is blocking nicely.
Ramirezovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baczikov blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirezovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirezovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baczikov is defending well for now.
Baczikov managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirezovic.
Baczikov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Baczikov successfully pulls guard.
Baczikov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramirezovic is one step ahead there.
Baczikov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ramirezovic!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ramirezovic tries to lock up and control but Baczikov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic is looking to improve his position but Baczikov isn't that keen on the idea.
Ramirezovic tries to lock up and control but Baczikov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Baczikov content just to control the position here.
Ramirezovic wants to control but Baczikov is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jamalski Ramirezovic just wasn't active enough.
Ramirezovic lands a nice looking body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamalski Ramirezovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ramirezovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamalski Ramirezovic!