PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nico Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Badau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ramirez
vs
Badau

186 cm
19
176 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nico Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Badau!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Ramirez has Badau up against the cage in a clinch.
Badau working aggressively here.
Badau tries to stall but Ramirez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Badau is trying to break free.
Ramirez lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Mateus Badau has been cut.
Ramirez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Badau up against the cage.
Badau prevents a body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez has a couple of punches blocked by Badau.
Ramirez is struggling to control the position.

Ramirez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Badau regains guard.
Badau can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ramirez controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez stands and throws Badau's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badau managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Badau tries to buck Ramirez off but Ramirez is having none of it.
Badau managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to advance to mount but Badau denies him.
Badau tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramirez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Badau wants to clinch

and Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Badau looking to slow down the pace here.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramirez blocking some punches.
Badau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Badau is trying to maintain a safe position but Ramirez gets an underhook and turns Badau into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Badau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramirez stalling in the clinch.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike.
Ramirez effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nico Ramirez.
Ramirez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Badau tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ramirez counters with a shoot takedown. Badau fights it but they end up in guard.
Badau is looking to stand up but Ramirez isn't so interested in that idea.
Badau looks gassed!
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Badau keeps moving.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez looking to pass the guard.
Ramirez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ramirez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramirez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramirez with a flurry of punches that miss.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ramirez has closed the distance and engaged Badau in a clinch.
Ramirez effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Ramirez.
Badau wants to stall.
Badau blocks an uppercut.

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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Badau throws a head punch that misses.
Ramirez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ramirez lands with a left to the head.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Badau wants to break free but Ramirez has control.

Ramirez pulls guard effortlessly.
Ramirez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Badau is one step ahead there.
Badau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramirez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ramirez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nico Ramirez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mateus Badau's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ramirez has closed the distance and engaged Badau in a clinch.
Ramirez lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a light punch inside.
Badau throws a head punch that misses.
Badau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramirez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Badau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ramirez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Badau controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ramirez lands an uppercut.
Ramirez lands a body punch.
Ramirez misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Ramirez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez lands with a left to the head.
Ramirez misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ramirez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Badau is breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ramirez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Ramirez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Ramirez.
Ramirez controlling the action here for a moment.
Badau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramirez just leaning against Badau, taking a breather.
Ramirez works on Badau's body with a couple of short punches.

Ramirez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ramirez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ramirez has his hands on Badau's head, controlling the position.
Ramirez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Badau is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is working hard here to advance position.
Ramirez controlling the position.

Ramirez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ramirez is controlling Badau's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ramirez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ramirez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramirez throwing shots but Badau is blocking nicely.
Ramirez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Badau!
Badau is squirming around, avoiding Ramirez's attempts to control the action.
Ramirez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ramirez unloads with some shots from mount but Badau bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nico Ramirez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mateus Badau's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but Badau shows good takedown defense.
Ramirez tries for a takedown but Badau sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Ramirez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Ramirez to work.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
Ramirez pushes Badau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badau tries to circle away but Ramirez has him pinned against the cage.
Ramirez digs a right hand into Badau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Badau's gas tank.
Badau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez blocks an uppercut.
Ramirez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Badau lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Badau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Badau stalls.
Badau is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramirez is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Ramirez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez just leaning against Badau, taking a breather.
Nico Ramirez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Ramirez - that landed with a thud.
Ramirez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Badau or not.
Badau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramirez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ramirez works on Badau's body with a couple of short punches.
Badau stalling in the clinch but Ramirez improves position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramirez.
A short uppercut from Ramirez.
A short body shot lands from Ramirez as the two fighters clinch.
Ramirez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramirez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Badau gets underhooks to prevent Ramirez's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nico Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Badau controls the action.
Badau blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ramirez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nico Ramirez.

Ramirez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Badau did well to prevent Ramirez getting side control.
Ramirez trying to control from half guard but Badau is working away.
Badau is in trouble now - Ramirez has advanced to mount!
Ramirez landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez controlling his opponent.
Ramirez lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to control the pace but Badau is squirming around nicely.
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the head.
Nico Ramirez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramirez content just to control the position here.
Ramirez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ramirez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nico Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramirez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nico Ramirez!