PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Barker (ranked 4115 p4p, 387 weight class) and Ricky Ramathorn (ranked 3639 p4p, 357 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Barker
vs
Ramathorn

170 cm
25
149 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
27
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Barker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Ramathorn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ramathorn counters with a straight right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Barker or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramathorn, which made it look bad.
Barker throws a leg kick
and Ramathorn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Barker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barker stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramathorn avoids it.
Barker wants to stall.
Barker misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramathorn stops a takedown attempt from Barker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Barker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramathorn avoids the elbow strike from Barker, against the cage.

Ramathorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barker misses with a takedown
and Ramathorn counters with a stiff right hand.

Barker is rocked!
Barker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ramathorn counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Ramathorn!