PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramiro Hartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Korga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramiro Hartman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hartman
vs
Korga

187 cm
23
151 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ramiro Hartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Korga!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Korga takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Hartman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Korga manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hartman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Korga's head.

Hartman stands up and waves to Korga to follow him.
Korga tries to clinch up but Hartman circles away and keeps his distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hartman.
Hartman cracks Korga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick by Korga misses

and Hartman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Hartman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartman tries to pull guard but Korga holds him up against the cage and eventually Hartman drops back down to his feet.
Korga lands a knee to the head.
Hartman is trying to drag Korga to the mat but Korga just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hartman tries to pull guard but Korga won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramiro Hartman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartman tries for a takedown but Korga manages to get underhooks.
Hartman wants to take the fight to the mat but Korga manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hartman prevents Korga from breaking the clinch.
Korga wants to break free but Hartman has control.
Hartman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Korga pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Korga breaks from the clinch.
Korga darts in trying to clinch

and Hartman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korga is trying to break free.

Korga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hartman looking to slow down the pace here.

Korga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Korga tries to clinch up

and Hartman counters by moving into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman tries to work over Korga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hartman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Korga wants to break free but Hartman has control.
Hartman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hartman is trying to drag Korga to the mat but Korga just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hartman stalls.
Hartman looking to slow down the pace here.

Korga manages to break the clinch.
Hartman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Korga's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartman dives in and grabs Korga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Korga pushes down on Hartman's head and hops out.
Korga throws a sloppy head kick and Hartman moves out of range easily.
Hartman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Hartman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Korga tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hartman is in Korga's guard.
Hartman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hartman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hartman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korga wants to get back to his feet but Hartman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Korga looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramiro Hartman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Korga scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Korga is trying to control. Hartman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hartman controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hartman is not content to let Korga control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hartman is doing well to control the position and prevent Korga from advancing to side control.

Anderson Korga has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Hartman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hartman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartman working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Korga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Hartman tries for a kimura but Korga is defending well.

Hartman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Korga, who protects the arm well.

Hartman tries for a kimura but Korga is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hartman has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Korga is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hartman yanks on the arm and Korga is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hartman.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ramiro Hartman!