PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuznetsov's entrance music is National Anthem of Russia. A fine choice. Ramos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Duality kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alexei Kuznetsov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Victor Ramos's chin.

Kuznetsov
vs
Ramos

187 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos lands with an uppercut that bounces Kuznetsov off the cage and back into rage.
Ramos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Kuznetsov is rocked!

It looks like Alexei Kuznetsov has been cut.
Kuznetsov checks a low kick from Ramos.
Ramos tries to clinch up.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Kuznetsov avoids them all with ease.
Victor Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Ramos.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov scores with a one two! Ramos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov cracks the inside of Ramos's front leg.
Kuznetsov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramos's sensitive parts.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
Kuznetsov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuznetsov.

Kuznetsov clinches up against the cage.
Kuznetsov is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kuznetsov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kuznetsov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ramos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Kuznetsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuznetsov lands a left hand.
Kuznetsov tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ramos wants to break free but Kuznetsov has control.
Kuznetsov goes for a takedown attempt but Ramos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ramos misses with the combination.
Ramos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kuznetsov counters with a leg kick.
A big left from Ramos misses.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ramos throws a body kick the misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a left to the body.
Kuznetsov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Kuznetsov has closed the distance and engaged Ramos in a clinch.
Kuznetsov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ramos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramos wants to break free but Kuznetsov has control.
Ramos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuznetsov has him pressed against the cage.
Ramos is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuznetsov has double underhooks.
Ramos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuznetsov has him pressed against the cage.
Ramos tries to break the clinch but Kuznetsov is controlling the position.

Kuznetsov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Kuznetsov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kuznetsov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Kuznetsov tries for a kimura but Ramos is defending well.

Kuznetsov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kuznetsov is breathing heavily.

Kuznetsov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ramos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ramos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kuznetsov cracks Ramos with a big right hand but Ramos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ramos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Kuznetsov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ramos is pushing Kuznetsov's head away, looking to escape. Kuznetsov manages to hold on to the position though.

Ramos throws Kuznetsov to one side and escapes!
Kuznetsov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Ramos throws a hook but Kuznetsov avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov cracks the inside of Ramos's front leg.
Danga de danga de dang - Ramos scores with a four punch combination!
Ramos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuznetsov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alexei Kuznetsov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexei Kuznetsov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ramos misses with the body kick
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramos's knee momentarily.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Kuznetsov's head but Kuznetsov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.

Kuznetsov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramos tries to break the clinch but Kuznetsov is controlling the position.
Ramos wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramos.
Ramos wants to break free but Kuznetsov has control.
Ramos is pressed up against the cage. Kuznetsov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramos down to the mat. Ramos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ramos misses with a double jab
and Kuznetsov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kuznetsov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuznetsov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Victor Ramos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos misses with the combination.
Ramos swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Ramos misses with a two punch combination.
Ramos misses with a combination
and Kuznetsov counters with a low kick, right behind Ramos 's knee.
Ramos is breathing heavily.
Kuznetsov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramos's waist but Ramos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kuznetsov off to one side.
A big left from Ramos misses.
Kuznetsov thumps Ramos with a low kick.
Kuznetsov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Alexei Kuznetsov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramos misses with a hook. Kuznetsov ducked under it nicely.

Kuznetsov darts in and clinches Ramos up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuznetsov counters with a good low kick that Ramos was not able to check.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Kuznetsov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Kuznetsov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ramos tries to kick Kuznetsov off but Kuznetsov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Kuznetsov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Kuznetsov wants to work for an arm triangle but Ramos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kuznetsov is taking a breather. Ramos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ramos wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kuznetsov is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuznetsov wants to free his trapped foot but Ramos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ramos tries to kick Kuznetsov off but Kuznetsov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kuznetsov wants to take a breather but Ramos is having none of it.
Ramos looks like he's trying to stand up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ramos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuznetsov counters with an outside leg kick.
Ramos misses with a leg kick
and Kuznetsov counters with a slapping leg kick.

Kuznetsov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kuznetsov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ramos is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kuznetsov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ramos is surviving well by controlling Kuznetsov's body position as best he can.
Kuznetsov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kuznetsov won't let Ramos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Kuznetsov is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Kuznetsov extends the arm and Ramos is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexei Kuznetsov!