PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Ramires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Ulrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Ramires has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ramires
vs
Ulrich

189 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
282 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Ramires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Ulrich!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulrich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramires appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Ramires shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramires showed some decent athleticism there.
Ramires prevents Ulrich from standing back up.
Ulrich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ulrich is not content to let Ramires control the position.
Ulrich is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ramires is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ulrich doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ramires.
Ramires tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ulrich knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramires is working for a kimura but Ulrich is defending it quite comfortably.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Ramires closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ramires wants to take a breather but Ulrich manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Ramires.
Ulrich should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramires won't allow Ulrich to get back to his feet.

Ramires drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ulrich looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ulrich looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ulrich!

Ulrich tries to stand but Ramires controls the position and pulls Ulrich into his guard.
Ulrich wanted to stand there but Ramires had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramires looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ramires has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ulrich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramires looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ulrich puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ramires is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ramires trying to hold on to Ulrich's head to control him but Ulrich postures up.

Ramires looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ramires is looking to control Ulrich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ramires avoid being mounted?
Ramires wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Ramires dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ulrich misses with a double jab.
Ramires attempts a counter takedown but Ulrich avoids it well and moves away.
Ulrich throws a series of punches but Ramires moves out of range.
Ramires appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ulrich swinging wildly here.
Ramires tries to counter with a takedown but Ulrich is quick to defend against it.
Ulrich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ramires is out of range and Ulrich settles back down.
Ramires feinted with a counter takedown.
Ulrich throws a right hand that Ramires ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramires also avoids with ease.
Ramires showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ulrich.

Ramires dives in and scores a takedown into Ulrich's guard.
Ramires works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ramires is trying to control the action in half guard but Ulrich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ramires trying to pass the guard but Ulrich defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramires is looking to take a break and control but Ulrich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramires is really struggling to control Ulrich but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ramires prevents Ulrich from standing back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good work by Ramires as he checks the leg kick.

Ulrich gets caught flat footed, as Ramires shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ramires looking to pass the guard.
Ulrich wants to stand but Ramires is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramires looking to sit in guard and control but Ulrich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ramires working for a triangle but Ulrich defends it easily.
Ramires wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ulrich is now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramires trying to control here.
Ramires works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ulrich tries to stand but Ramires is controlling from the bottom.
Ramires looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ulrich is one step ahead there.

That's four 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.
Ulrich would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ramires is trying to keep Ulrich in close.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Ulrich misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ulrich misses with a combination

and Ramires decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ulrich's guard.
Ulrich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ramires controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Fernando Ramires will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ramires closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ramires wants to take a breather but Ulrich is having none of it.

Ramires is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ulrich has managed to free his arm - good work.

Ramires is looking for a kimura but Ulrich is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ramires to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ramires wants to work for an arm triangle but Ulrich is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ramires wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ulrich keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ulrich throws a right hand that Ramires ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramires also avoids with ease.
Ulrich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ramires defends it nicely.
Ramires feinted with a counter takedown.

Ramires fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ulrich sprawls well initially but Ramires persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ramires has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Ramires goes for an armbar but Ulrich turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ulrich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulrich wanted to stand there but Ramires had control of the position.
Ramires is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramires working for a triangle but Ulrich defends it easily.

Ramires looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ulrich passes into side control.
Ramires is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Nonprofit Vegas Elite $50 ($1000 value), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Ulrich tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ramires tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ramires is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Ramires's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramires manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Ramires showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ramires, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Ramires!