PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lemmy Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Trombone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wild Boys by Duran Duran. Lemmy Ramirez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ramirez
vs
Trombone

180 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

200 cm
23
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lemmy Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rusty Trombone!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramirez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trombone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ramirez connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to clinch up.
Ramirez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramirez wants to clinch.
Ramirez wants to clinch.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Trombone moved out of range nicely.
Trombone misses with a few strikes there.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trombone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trombone avoids the head kick by Ramirez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to clinch.
Ramirez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Ramirez.
Trombone throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Trombone tried to score with a low kick but Ramirez checks it.
Ramirez throws a leg kick
and Trombone counters with a two punch combo.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lemmy Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trombone slips a straight right by Ramirez.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
Ramirez scoring well with a low kick there.
Ramirez tries to clinch
and Ramirez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramirez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trombone's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut there from Trombone.
Trombone blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez is looking to clinch.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Trombone moves away
and Trombone counters with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramirez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trombone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Trombone finds it's target.
Trombone lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
Trombone throws the left hand but Ramirez avoids the punch easily.
Ramirez throws a looping overhand right but Trombone ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a series of punches but Trombone moves out of range.
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Trombone as he connects with a hook.
Trombone is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Trombone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trombone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Trombone checks the leg kick.
Trombone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramirez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramirez tries to clinch up
letting Trombone counter with a right hand.
Trombone misses with a double jab.
Trombone cracks Ramirez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trombone ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to clinch up
letting Trombone counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Trombone.
Ramirez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trombone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trombone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trombone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramirez throws a lazy right hand but Trombone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trombone looks to land a combination but Ramirez avoids it well.

Trombone has closed the distance and engaged Ramirez in a clinch.
Trombone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Trombone tries to break free but Ramirez pushes him back against the cage.
Trombone is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lemmy Ramirez dominated that round.
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 throws a combination that misses

and Trombone counters by clinching up.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
Ramirez lands an elbow inside.
Ramirez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Trombone's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ramirez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Rusty Trombone has been cut.
Ramirez lands a good knee to the midsection. Trombone won't want to take too many of those.
Ramirez trying to land knees to the body.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trombone avoids it.
Ramirez lands a good knee to the midsection. Trombone won't want to take too many of those.
Ramirez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a knee to the head.
Trombone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ramirez lands a nice elbow.
Ramirez lands an elbow that stopped Trombone in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Ramirez.
Trombone is breathing heavily.
Ramirez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trombone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ramirez misses with an elbow over the top.
Trombone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trombone wants to break free but Ramirez has control.
Ramirez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Trombone avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trombone's defenses.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trombone is defending well for now.
Trombone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trombone tries to circle away but Ramirez has him pinned against the cage.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
Ramirez lands an elbow inside.
Ramirez misses with an elbow strike.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trombone is defending well for now.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Trombone blocks it.
Trombone struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramirez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trombone's brow.
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirez throws an elbow that misses.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Trombone avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trombone.
Trombone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Trombone is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramirez has double underhooks.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but Trombone blocks with his arms.
Trombone avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramirez.
Trombone is trying to break free.
Trombone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trombone avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Ramirez keeps control of Trombone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramirez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Trombone's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ramirez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trombone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trombone avoids it.
Ramirez scores with a hook to the body.
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trombone's efforts to push away.
Trombone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Trombone breaks the clinch.
Trombone scores with a decent looking hook.
Trombone checks the leg kick.
Nice cross by Trombone.
Ramirez looks to clinch
and Trombone counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Trombone uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four 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.
Ramirez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramirez throws a leg kick that is checked

and Trombone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Trombone avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramirez.
Trombone lands a body shot in the clinch.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trombone manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ramirez throws a leg kick
and Trombone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trombone lands a nice shot that snaps Ramirez's head back.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Ramirez throws a lazy head kick
and Trombone counters with a one-two to the body.
Ramirez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trombone.
Ramirez looks to clinch
and Ramirez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Trombone closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lemmy Ramirez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rusty Trombone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Trombone's shoulder, as Trombone tries to avoid the shot.
Ramirez throws a leg kick
and Trombone counters with a low kick, right behind Ramirez 's knee.
Ramirez dips to his left and cracks Trombone with an uppercut!
Trombone throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Trombone slips under a jab.
Ramirez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trombone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Trombone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick
and Trombone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Trombone has closed the distance and engaged Ramirez in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Trombone.
Trombone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Trombone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Trombone gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trombone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trombone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trombone managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trombone.
Trombone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Trombone avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Trombone avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez lands a good knee to the midsection. Trombone won't want to take too many of those.
Trombone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramirez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trombone's brow.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trombone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trombone is defending well for now.
Trombone is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.

Trombone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trombone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range and Trombone settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez falls off balance throwing a combination

and Trombone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ramirez prevents Trombone from breaking the clinch.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trombone avoids it.
Trombone dodges an elbow strike from Ramirez.

Trombone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trombone connects with a nice looking jab.
Trombone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.

Trombone has managed to clinch.
Ramirez lands a good knee to the midsection. Trombone won't want to take too many of those.
Ramirez connects with a knee to the head.
Trombone slows down the pace here.
Lemmy Ramirez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ramirez prevents Trombone from breaking the clinch.
Ramirez misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramirez lands a nice elbow.
Ramirez working Trombone over with knees to the body.
Trombone takes an elbow to the temple.
Ramirez being controlled against the cage.
Ramirez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trombone wants to break free but Ramirez has control.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Trombone avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trombone blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Trombone avoids the damage to the body.
Trombone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Trombone avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Trombone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trombone is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ramirez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trombone is keeping busy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
Ramirez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trombone's efforts to push away.
Rusty Trombone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trombone.
Trombone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trombone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trombone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Trombone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Trombone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trombone.
Good leg kick by Trombone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Trombone cracks Ramirez with a big right hand and Ramirez goes down!

And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty Trombone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramirez 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

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