PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Le Clerc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Clerc comes to the cage accompanied by Chicane - Saltwater. Ramos has chosen No One Knows as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Le Clerc
vs
Ramos

180 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Le Clerc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Clerc moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Ramos. No joy for Le Clerc on that attempt.

Le Clerc closes the distance and clinches.
Le Clerc prevents Ramos from breaking the clinch.
Ramos tries to break the clinch but Le Clerc is controlling the position.
Ramos can't break the clinch.
Le Clerc keeps control of Ramos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Le Clerc prevents Ramos from breaking the clinch.

Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le Clerc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Le Clerc moves into range and clinches up with Ramos.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Ramos connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Damien Le Clerc has been cut.
Ramos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ramos throws a push kick but Le Clerc slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le Clerc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Clerc slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.
Ramos scores with a body shot.
Ramos looks to land a combination but Le Clerc avoids it well.
Ramos swinging wilding here.
Nice defenses there by Le Clerc.

Le Clerc clinches up against the cage.

Le Clerc breaks the clinch.
Ramos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Le Clerc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Ramos gets caught flat footed, as Le Clerc shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Le Clerc sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ramos's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Le Clerc is looking for a kimura here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ramos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ramos looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Le Clerc. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Le Clerc looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Le Clerc is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ramos sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Clerc is breathing heavily.
Ramos is looking to escape.

Le Clerc is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ramos sees it coming and defends easily.
Ramos pushes Le Clerc off looking to stand but Le Clerc dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Le Clerc is working for a kimura but Ramos is defending it quite comfortably.
Ramos looks like he's trying to stand up.

Le Clerc is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ramos defends it well.
Ramos pushes Le Clerc off looking to stand but Le Clerc dives back in and keeps control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Clerc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le Clerc checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ramos lands a nice hook to Le Clerc's body. Le Clerc takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Le Clerc looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ramos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Le Clerc is able to avoid easily.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramos misses with a looping right.
Ramos moves out of range as Le Clerc strikes.
Ramos lands a nice looking body shot.

Le Clerc looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Le Clerc seems to be working for a kimura but Ramos defends the submission attempt.
Ramos is trying to stand up here but Le Clerc is controlling him well.
Le Clerc not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Le Clerc stops Ramos from getting back to his feet.

Le Clerc is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ramos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Le Clerc.

Le Clerc looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Victor Ramos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damien Le Clerc's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Left hook, right uppercut from Ramos.
Le Clerc misses with the combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Le Clerc checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ramos.
Ramos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ramos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Victor Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by Ramos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body punch from Ramos.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Le Clerc uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a hook but Le Clerc blocks it.
Le Clerc moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
Nice defenses there by Le Clerc.
Ramos thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Le Clerc moves out of range.
Ramos cracks Le Clerc with a right hand to the side of the head.
Le Clerc defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Ramos swinging wilding here.
Le Clerc wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
Ramos stuffs the takedown.
Ramos lands a lovely overhand right.
Ramos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Le Clerc at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Le Clerc blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ramos.
Le Clerc tries to work over Ramos's front leg with a kick but Ramos checks it.
Ramos works over Le Clerc's head and body with a nice combination.

Le Clerc is rocked!
Le Clerc blocks a jab.
Oh Le Clerc is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramos throws a monster overhand right that drops Le Clerc! Ramos follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Ramos!