PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shalak Kamir (ranked 2621 p4p, 3069 weight class) and Wilbur Ratt (ranked 295 p4p, 340 weight class). Wilbur Ratt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kamir
vs
Ratt

180 cm
22
159
5 - 2 - 1

183 cm
23
164
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shalak Kamir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilbur Ratt!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamir connects with a jab.
Ratt swings for the body but Kamir moves out of range.
Ratt misses the body punch
and Ratt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ratt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ratt wants to clinch
enabling Kamir to counter with a crisp jab.
Kamir pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ratt rushes Kamir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kamir.

Kamir manages to break the clinch.
Ratt is looking to clinch.
Wilbur Ratt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ratt closes the distance and pushes Kamir back into the cage.
Ratt pushes Kamir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ratt misses with a punch to the body.
Kamir lands a hook that snaps the head of Ratt backwards.
Ratt blocks a body shot from Kamir.
Ratt tries a body shot but Kamir blocks it.
Ratt is leaning against Kamir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ratt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Ratt.
Ratt blocking some punches.

Kamir manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ratt misses with a wild body shot.
Ratt misses with a left hand
and Kamir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Ratt moves into the clinch.
Ratt tries to work over Kamir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kamir misses with a knee strike.
Ratt misses with some punches.
Ratt swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamir lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kamir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Kamir's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kamir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ratt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kamir throws a head punch that misses.

Ratt manages to break the clinch.
Kamir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ratt.
Kamir throws out a powerful jab.
A right-left combo lands from Kamir.

It looks like Wilbur Ratt has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ratt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamir.
Kamir lands with a cross.
Ratt lands a jab to Kamir's midsection.
Ratt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy left from Kamir finds it's target.
Ratt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ratt throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamir.
Ratt wants to clinch
and Kamir counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Ratt clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamir.
Kamir is working Ratt over against the cage.

Kamir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ratt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kamir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ratt on the side of the head.
Kamir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ratt moves away.
Ratt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kamir counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratt dodges the punch combination from Kamir.

Ratt rushes Kamir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ratt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ratt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kamir tries to throw a body punch but Ratt avoids it by throwing Kamir back against the cage.
Ratt has a couple of punches blocked by Kamir.

Ratt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ratt forces Kamir back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamir.
Ratt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kamir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Ratt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ratt moves in looking to clinch but Kamir pushes him off.
Kamir is looking to counter punch.

Ratt instigates a clinch.
Ratt avoiding damage.
Ratt prevents Kamir from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kamir can't break the clinch.
Kamir lands a left hand.
Ratt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Kamir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ratt moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamir.
Ratt blocks a body shot from Kamir.
Kamir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kamir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ratt misses with a body punch.
Ratt has Kamir pressed against the cage, preventing Kamir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for Ratt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamir.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kamir is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ratt is keeping busy.

Kamir breaks the clinch.

Ratt instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shalak Kamir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilbur Ratt's cut.
That's time! Kamir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ratt has Kamir up against the cage in a clinch.
Ratt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kamir has a couple of punches blocked by Ratt.
Kamir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ratt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kamir backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kamir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ratt's elbow.
Kamir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ratt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ratt lands an uppercut.
Ratt blocks an uppercut.
Kamir throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ratt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kamir or not.
Kamir blocks an uppercut.
Ratt throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamir.

Ratt breaks the clinch.
Ratt connects with a right hand. Kamir shakes it off.
Jab by Kamir.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratt misses with a body punch
and Kamir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kamir misses with a looping left.
Kamir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kamir cracks Ratt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Kamir misses its intended target.
Ratt looks to throw the jab but Kamir is out of range.
Kamir throwing a counter right hand but Ratt manages to avoid it.
Ratt misses with a straight left.
Ratt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamir.
Ratt throws a sloppy body shot
and Kamir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kamir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamir punishes Ratt's body with a nice straight punch.
Ratt moves away from the strike by Kamir.
Kamir moves out of range as Ratt strikes.
Ratt moves to clinch but Kamir breaks away
and Kamir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ratt misses with a right hand
and Kamir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ratt moves into the clinch successfully.

Kamir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shalak Kamir is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamir looks to land a combination but Ratt avoids it well.
Kamir connects with a right hand. Ratt shakes it off.
Ratt looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamir is just out of range.
Kamir misses with a straight left.
Kamir lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ratt tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ratt. Kamir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamir swats away the attempt to clinch by Ratt.
Kamir moves out of range of the strikes.
Ratt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ratt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kamir rather than just go for the knockout.
Ratt throws a looping overhand right but Kamir ducks down to avoid it.
Ratt connects with a body shot.

Ratt forces Kamir back against the cage and clinches.

Ratt manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Kamir's head coaches at Black Swans that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kamir misses with a straight right.
Ratt scores with the left hand. Kamir knows he should have avoided that one.
Kamir is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratt misses with some punches.
Kamir blocks a body shot from Ratt.
Kamir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kamir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ratt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ratt on the inside.
Kamir tries to throw a body punch but Ratt avoids it by throwing Kamir back against the cage.
Ratt lands a nice uppercut.
Kamir blocking some punches.
Ratt lands a shot to the body.

Kamir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ratt is looking to clinch but Kamir is avoiding it.
Ratt thuds his right hand into Kamir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kamir misses with a double jab.
Ratt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kamir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ratt.

Ratt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ratt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kamir seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ratt can turn it around.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ratt lands a nice shot to the body.
Ratt blocking some punches.
Kamir lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ratt.
Wilbur Ratt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ratt lands a body shot.
The referee calls for Kamir to work.
Ratt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ratt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ratt blocking some punches.
Ratt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kamir backwards.
Kamir misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ratt fails to land.
Ratt scores with a hook to the body.
Ratt has Kamir pressed against the cage, preventing Kamir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ratt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ratt can't find room to land a body shot as Kamir controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ratt tries to score a body lock takedown but Kamir shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ratt lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wilbur Ratt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wilbur Ratt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ratt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamir takes one on the button.

Ratt closes the distance and pushes Kamir back into the cage.
Ratt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kamir backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamir.
Ratt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamir is trying to break the clinch but Ratt is controlling him.
Ratt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kamir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ratt's elbow.
Ratt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ratt has a couple of punches blocked by Kamir.
Ratt misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamir.
Kamir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamir is trying to force a seperation but Ratt has the dominant position.
Ratt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ratt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ratt lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kamir content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kamir is trying to push Ratt away but Ratt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Kamir breaks the clinch.
Kamir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kamir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kamir moves away from the strike by Ratt.
Kamir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ratt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ratt wants to clinch.
Ratt just misses with a punch to the body.
Ratt takes a swing at Kamir's ribcage but misses.
Ratt checks a leg kick.

Ratt closes the distance and clinches.
Ratt swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamir has had enough of the clinch but Ratt keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratt throws a head punch that misses.
Ratt misses with a punch to the body.
Ratt swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Kamir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamir misses with a few strikes there.
Kamir throws a series of punches but Ratt moves out of range.
Ratt tries to counter with a clinch but Kamir shakes him off and moves away.

Ratt has Kamir up against the cage in a clinch.
Kamir tries to circle away but Ratt has him pinned against the cage.
Ratt tries to throw a body punch but Kamir avoids it by throwing Ratt back against the cage.
Kamir misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ratt prevents a body shot from Kamir.
Ratt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamir misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kamir.
Ratt is looking to control Kamir's arms but Kamir gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ratt has his back to the cage.
Ratt blocks an uppercut.
Kamir is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamir blocks an uppercut.

Ratt breaks the clinch.
Ratt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kamir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ratt takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Ratt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kamir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ratt lands a nice shot to the body.
Kamir misses with a body punch.
Ratt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ratt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ratt misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamir.
Kamir blocking some punches.
Kamir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Ratt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamir misses the shot to the body.
Kamir swings widly with a right hand
and Ratt counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamir loads up on a big right hand but Ratt slips the punch.
Kamir lands the left hand.
Kamir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ratt misses with a left hand
and Kamir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kamir circles away from the clinch attempt.

Ratt clinches.
Ratt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamir's elbow.
Kamir misses with the head strike.
Kamir lands a hook that snaps the head of Ratt backwards.
Kamir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Kamir breaks the clinch.
Kamir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ratt misses with a body shot.
Kamir throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ratt tries to clinch up but Kamir circles away and keeps his distance.
Kamir digs a good body shot into Ratt's ribs.
Ratt throws a series of punches but Kamir avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shalak Kamir.
I think Kamir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shalak Kamir!
An out of breath Shalak Kamir thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.