PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyoto Machida Alves will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ramos
vs
Machida Alves

188 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoto Machida Alves!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ramos gets caught flat footed, as Machida Alves shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Machida Alves postures up in Ramos's guard and throws a big left but Ramos blocks it.
Ramos pulls Machida Alves in to control the position.
Machida Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Machida Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Machida Alves looking to pass the guard.
Ramos managing to control the position.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Machida Alves from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lyoto Machida Alves has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Machida Alves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Ramos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Machida Alves tries to reverse the position but Ramos maintains control.
Ramos is landing with some decent strikes but Machida Alves is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ramos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ramos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida Alves working to try and regain half guard.
Ramos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ramos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ramos working Machida Alves over with strikes here.

Machida Alves is rocked!
Ramos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Machida Alves is still in real trouble! Can Ramos finish him?
Machida Alves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the head.
Ramos controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machida Alves is looking to improve his position but Ramos isn't that keen on the idea.
Ramos with the ground and pound from mount.
Ramos with good strikes from the mount here!
Ramos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Ramos! Machida Alves is hurt baaadly! Ramos is firing away with more strikes - Machida Alves is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Ramos!