PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramiz Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafinha Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores has chosen Sail - Armin Van Buuren as his entrance music. The key to victory for Ramiz Hassan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hassan
vs
Flores

180 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramiz Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafinha Flores!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hassan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Flores prevents Hassan from getting back to his feet.
Flores must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Flores chips away with some ground and pound.
Flores slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hassan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flores stops Hassan from standing up.
Hassan is breathing heavily.
Flores distracts Hassan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Flores pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hassan is keeping the position for now.
Flores scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Flores scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hassan keeping moving, preventing Flores from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hassan working a defensive guard here.
Hassan wants to stand up but Flores is controlling him.
Flores working some strikes from top position.
Flores working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Flores trying to control but Hassan is working from the bottom.
Flores postures up and lands a big shot to Hassan's brow.
Flores wants to control from the top but Hassan keeps moving.
Flores landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Flores controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Flores wants to control from the top but Hassan keeps moving.
Flores postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Flores trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flores is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Flores chips away with some ground and pound.
Flores keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hassan's head.
Flores distracts Hassan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Flores landing some decent shots from guard.
Flores landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan keeping moving, preventing Flores from controlling successfully.
Flores chips away with some ground and pound.
Hassan wants to stand up but Flores is controlling him.
Flores is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Despite being in the dominant position, Rafinha Flores just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flores throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flores slips under a jab from Hassan.
Hassan takes one on the button.

Flores rushes Hassan and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Flores jumps into guard, dragging Hassan to the mat.
Flores managing to control the position.
Hassan takes a decent strike to the side of the head.

Flores is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flores looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hassan wanted to stand there but Flores had control of the position.
Flores keeping full guard, as Hassan tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafinha Flores dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Flores shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Flores connects with a nice short shot to Hassan's temple.
Flores content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Flores lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Flores there.
Flores seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Flores passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hassan!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hassan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hassan looks a forlorn figure.
Flores is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hassan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Flores has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hassan's face.
Hassan taking shots to the head.
Flores raining down shots from the mount!
Hassan is working to get back to half guard.
Hassan wants to control but Flores is having none of it.
Flores breaks from Hassan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Flores lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hassan is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan is trying to stand up.
Flores scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hassan?
Flores with a couple of short strikes.
Hassan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Flores landing strikes, looking to finish!
Flores controlling the position easily from mount.
Hassan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Flores pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Flores connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Flores postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hassan looks a forlorn figure.
Flores lands a big shot there that rocks Hassan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hassan is looking to get to half guard.
Hassan is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Flores controlling from mount.
Hassan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Flores landing punches.
Hassan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flores is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hassan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Flores looking to finish Hassan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hassan!
Flores scoring with strikes but Hassan is staying in there.
Flores looking to finish Hassan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hassan!
Hassan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Flores sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Flores lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hassan wants to hold on but Flores pushes him away.
Hassan working to try and regain half guard.
Rafinha Flores has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hassan taking shots to the head.
Hassan really wants to buck Flores off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafinha Flores showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Flores moves into range and clinches up with Hassan.
Hassan gets underhooks to prevent Flores's takedown attempt.

Flores has clasped his hands together around Hassan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hassan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Flores tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Flores throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hassan is trying to improve his position.
Hassan is trying to buck Flores off.
Flores landing a few strikes.
Hassan is trying to escape the position but Flores is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hassan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Flores is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Flores cracks Hassan with a big elbow.

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

Flores scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hassan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hassan wants to get back to his feet but Flores drags him back down.
Flores scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hassan to see if he's OK.
Flores prevents Hassan from escaping the position.
Flores controlling the position.
Flores in side control lands a decent elbow.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hassan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flores manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flores shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Flores was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Flores wants to control the pace but Hassan is squirming around nicely.
Hassan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Flores cracks Hassan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
You get the feeling that Hassan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Flores lands a heavy elbow.
Flores punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hassan tries to hold on but Flores postures up.
Hassan is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hassan is squirming around, avoiding Flores's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan is trying to stand.

Flores looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hassan trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hassan is looking to improve his position but Flores isn't that keen on the idea.
Hassan is squirming around, avoiding Flores's attempts to control the action.
Hassan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hassan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hassan wants to get back to his feet.
Flores landing strikes from the mount and Hassan is in trouble!
Flores lands a big shot there that rocks Hassan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Flores connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hassan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hassan can't escape the position.

Flores is working for a guillotine from mount but Hassan frees his head quite easily.
Flores lands a big shot there that rocks Hassan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Flores controlling from the full mount.
Ramiz Hassan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafinha Flores is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hassan is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafinha Flores comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flores has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafinha Flores!