PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eamonn McGuigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos has chosen The Killers - Somebody Told Me as his entrance music. Vinicius Ramos acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

McGuigan
vs
Ramos

225 cm
29
295 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
34
205 lbs
15 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eamonn McGuigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuigan looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Ramos.
Ramos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ramos swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGuigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuigan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
McGuigan throws a right hand that misses
and Ramos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGuigan lands a jab to the nose.
McGuigan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ramos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGuigan.
Nice shot by McGuigan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGuigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGuigan throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.
Ramos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McGuigan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on McGuigan's shoulder, as McGuigan tries to avoid the shot.
McGuigan fails to land with a series of punches.

McGuigan gets tackled into the cage by Ramos. Ramos maintains the clinch.
McGuigan lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuigan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGuigan throws a head punch that misses.
Ramos goes for a takedown in the clinch but McGuigan prevents it.
McGuigan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos can't get the takedown.
Ramos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eamonn McGuigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Ramos.
Ramos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McGuigan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ramos is trying to drag McGuigan to the mat but McGuigan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from McGuigan on the inside.
Ramos fails to pull guard.
McGuigan struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramos controls his hands.
McGuigan gets through Ramos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for McGuigan.
McGuigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuigan scores with a shot to the side of Ramos's head.
McGuigan scores with a shot to the side of Ramos's head.
McGuigan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramos.
McGuigan misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuigan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from McGuigan fails to land.
Ramos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGuigan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McGuigan.
McGuigan lands with a left to the head.
McGuigan lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuigan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGuigan lands a right hand.
Ramos fails to pull guard.
McGuigan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ramos tries to pull guard but McGuigan won't allow it.
A short right from McGuigan on the inside.
Ramos prevents a body shot from McGuigan.
McGuigan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramoss head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McGuigan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McGuigan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ramos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGuigan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGuigan lands an uppercut.
McGuigan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ramos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuigan has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.
McGuigan has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.
Ramos swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuigan cracks Ramos with a nice body shot.
McGuigan misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuigan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eamonn McGuigan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramos slips under a jab from McGuigan.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos cracks a nice hook into McGuigan's ribs.
Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw.
McGuigan scores with a head kick.
Ramos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McGuigan throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
McGuigan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGuigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGuigan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramos is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGuigan!
McGuigan lands with a kick to the temple. Ramos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McGuigan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramos can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos drops his hands momentarily and McGuigan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McGuigan tries to clinch but Ramos moves out of range.
McGuigan tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.
Eamonn McGuigan is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGuigan circles away quickly and effectively.

McGuigan rushes Ramos and presses him up against the cage.
McGuigan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McGuigan tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramos avoids the damage to the body.
McGuigan lands with a short shot to the head.
McGuigan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramos.
A short right from McGuigan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ramos as McGuigan tries to tie him up.
McGuigan struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramos controls his hands.
McGuigan misses with the head strike.
Ramos misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from McGuigan.
McGuigan lands with a light punch inside.
McGuigan lands an uppercut.
McGuigan stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan working aggressively here.
Ramos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGuigan smiles and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Ramos.
McGuigan misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos avoids the head kick by McGuigan.
McGuigan throws the left hand but Ramos avoids the punch easily.
McGuigan connects with a nice looking jab.
McGuigan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ramos cracks McGuigan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramos is looking to clinch but McGuigan is avoiding it.
McGuigan misses with a body shot.
Ramos fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuigan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from McGuigan.
McGuigan clobbers Ramos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Ramos. Beautiful body shot.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuigan looks to land a combination. Ramos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ramos misses with a double jab
and McGuigan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGuigan lands a front kick.
McGuigan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGuigan.
McGuigan lands with a good body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McGuigan!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramos tests McGuigan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGuigan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramos's sensitive parts.
McGuigan lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice straight punches there by McGuigan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGuigan.
McGuigan scores with a push kick.
Ramos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ramos slips a jab from McGuigan.
McGuigan throws a lazy head kick
and Ramos counters with a stiff right hand.

McGuigan moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from McGuigan.
McGuigan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramos.
McGuigan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by McGuigan.
McGuigan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGuigan trying to land knees to the body.
Ramos throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuigan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eamonn McGuigan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

McGuigan blocks a jab.
McGuigan throws a good cross that connects.
McGuigan moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
McGuigan tries to land a front kick but Ramos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
McGuigan throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.
Ramos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McGuigan.
Ramos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGuigan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGuigan thuds a left hand into Ramos's body.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramos swings widly with a right hand
and McGuigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuigan cracks Ramos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for McGuigan.
McGuigan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGuigan thuds his shin into the meat of Ramos's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuigan lands with a nice combination. Ramos backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuigan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramos.
McGuigan throws a body kick that misses.
McGuigan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGuigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
A lazy left from Ramos finds it's target.
McGuigan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ramos closes the distance but McGuigan moves to the side
and McGuigan counters with a body kick that stops Ramos in his tracks momentarily.
McGuigan lands a jab to Ramos's midsection.
Ramos throws a right and a left that McGuigan avoids nicely.
McGuigan is looking to score with low kicks.
McGuigan throws a shot from downtown. Ramos moves away and avoids it.
McGuigan swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
McGuigan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vinicius Ramos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGuigan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McGuigan tries to clinch up.
Eamonn McGuigan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Ramos jabs McGuigan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuigan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.
McGuigan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGuigan. Ramos shrugs it off though.
Ramos throws a series of punches but McGuigan avoids them all with ease.
McGuigan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGuigan pushes Ramos away with a front kick.
McGuigan scores with a decent looking hook.
McGuigan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from McGuigan misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramos fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuigan tries to land a front kick but Ramos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGuigan there as he acknowledges the shot.

Ramos pushes McGuigan up against the cage in a clinch.
McGuigan tries to stall but Ramos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGuigan slows down the pace here.
McGuigan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramos prevents a body shot from McGuigan.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramos.
Ramos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McGuigan fights it off and pushes away nicely.

McGuigan clinches up against the cage.
Ramos jumps guard but McGuigan stands there with Ramos around his waist. Ramos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGuigan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ramos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGuigan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Eamonn McGuigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Ramos.

Ramos gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ramos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuigan trying to control but Ramos postures up.
McGuigan moves into full guard.
McGuigan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McGuigan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Vinicius Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuigan is trying to control the position but Ramos postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eamonn McGuigan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGuigan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eamonn McGuigan!