PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Ramirez (ranked 4100 p4p, 4219 weight class) and Nacho Cheese (ranked 219 p4p, 230 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ramirez
vs
Cheese

180 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeffrey Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nacho Cheese!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Ramirez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cheese moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Nacho Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Ramirez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheese circles away quickly and effectively.
Cheese doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Ramirez misses the target.
Cheese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheese is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Ramirez throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheese.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheese.
Ramirez throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese tries to clinch up.
Cheese looks to clinch
letting Ramirez counter with a right hand.
Cheese takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cheese is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Cheese has Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch but Cheese keeps him there for the moment.
Cheese misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but Cheese has double underhooks.

Cheese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheese swings widly with a right hand
and Ramirez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cheese displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramirez is looking to counter punch.
A lazy left from Cheese finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a wild combination.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cheese tries to clinch but Ramirez moves away
and Ramirez counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.
Cheese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Cheese tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cheese comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cheese tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
Ramirez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cheese misses with an uppercut. Ramirez saw that one coming.
Cheese darts in trying to clinch
and Ramirez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheese is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ramirez rather than just go for the knockout.
Cheese looks to land a combination but Ramirez avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Ramirez misses the target.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramirez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cheese.
Cheese misses with a hook to the body
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ramirez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cheese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
Cheese looks to land a left hand but Ramirez moved out of range nicely.
Cheese tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cheese takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cheese darts in trying to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramirez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Cheese tries to clinch
and Cheese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramirez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramirez cracks Cheese with a good jab.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramirez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ramirez catches Cheese with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramirez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Ramirez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ramirez misses with a hook. Cheese ducked under it nicely.
Cheese misses the body punch
and Cheese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheese.
Cheese fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Ramirez misses its target.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that Cheese avoids nicely.
Cheese fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheese misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheese.
Ramirez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cheese backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez blocks a jab.
Cheese swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ramirez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cheese thinking.
Cheese tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
Cheese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramirez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cheese slips a jab and a cross from Ramirez.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheese wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramirez gets tackled into the cage by Cheese. Cheese maintains the clinch.
Cheese gets through Ramirez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cheese lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramirez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Cheese breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheese wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cheese on the side of the head.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramirez is looking for a counter combo.
Good shot there by Ramirez.
Ramirez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cheese can do to turn this around?
Cheese wants to clinch.
Ramirez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ramirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cheese checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jeffrey Ramirez is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheese tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cheese dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
Cheese let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cheese darts in trying to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cheese tries to clinch up
enabling Ramirez to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeffrey Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to bum rush Cheese with a series of wild strikes but Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cheese is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Jeffrey Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheese lands with a good body shot.
Cheese tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheese tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Cheese closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Cheese fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Ramirez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Ramirez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
Cheese fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramirez throws a head kick but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Ramirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramirez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cheese dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
Cheese fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Ramirez misses
and Cheese counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese looks to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cheese defending well as Ramirez loads up on a big left hand.
Cheese is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Cheese scores with a jab.
Cheese has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese tries to clinch up.
Ramirez swinging wildly here.
Cheese swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cheese moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Ramirez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cheese finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramirez's head.
Ramirez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cheese checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cheese is looking to clinch.
Ramirez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cheese misses with a right hand
and Ramirez counters with a stiff right hand.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheese tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheese is looking to clinch.
Cheese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Cheese tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramirez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheese.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramirez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cheese on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cheese tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez throws a series of strikes that have Cheese backpedaling.
A combination from Cheese does no damage.
Ramirez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cheese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheese misses with a few strikes there.
Cheese moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Ramirez misses with a right hand
enabling Cheese to counter with a crisp jab.
Cheese wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Cheese connects with the punch.
Cheese tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramirez misses the target.
Ramirez lands a jab to Cheese's midsection.
Cheese tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramirez misses with a hook.
Cheese swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Nacho Cheese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cheese lands a jab to Ramirez's midsection.
Cheese throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cheese rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramirez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheese lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Ramirez can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Cheese and Ramirez drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Cheese.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nacho Cheese!
After the fight, Nacho Cheese was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.