PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Ramis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voitto Vekkiotsamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramis
vs
Vekkiotsamo

197 cm
21
222 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
209 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cain Ramis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Voitto Vekkiotsamo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vekkiotsamo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramis.
Vekkiotsamo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramis was well out of range. Poor timing from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vekkiotsamo throws a sloppy head kick and Ramis moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramis.
Ramis avoids the head kick by Vekkiotsamo.
Ramis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramis throws a hook to the side of Vekkiotsamo's head but Vekkiotsamo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ramis swings for the body but Vekkiotsamo moves out of range.
Vekkiotsamo throws a looping overhand right but Ramis ducks down to avoid it.
Vekkiotsamo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vekkiotsamo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramis.
Vekkiotsamo throws a right hand that Ramis ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramis also avoids with ease.
Ramis looks to land a combination but Vekkiotsamo avoids it well.
Vekkiotsamo misses with the combination.
Ramis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vekkiotsamo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vekkiotsamo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Vekkiotsamo.
Ramis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramis cracks a nice hook into Vekkiotsamo's ribs.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a jab. Ramis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramis is looking to wear down Vekkiotsamo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ramis looks to land a combination but Vekkiotsamo avoids it well.
Vekkiotsamo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramis counters with a nice body shot.
Ramis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vekkiotsamo manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vekkiotsamo throws a hook but Ramis blocks it.
Ramis cracks Vekkiotsamo with a good jab.
Vekkiotsamo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramis moves away.
Vekkiotsamo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Vekkiotsamo misses its intended target.
Ramis throws a hook but Vekkiotsamo avoids it easily.
Vekkiotsamo blocks a jab.
Vekkiotsamo doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramis circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ramis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vekkiotsamo thuds a left hand into Ramis's body.
Vekkiotsamo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vekkiotsamo throws a head kick that misses
and Ramis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramis ducks under a wild hook from Vekkiotsamo.
Ramis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a nice strike.
Vekkiotsamo lands a nice shot that snaps Ramis's head back.
Vekkiotsamo connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vekkiotsamo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Ramis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramis.
Ramis thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vekkiotsamo. Ramis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vekkiotsamo tries to clinch up.
Ramis throws a hook to the side of Vekkiotsamo's head but Vekkiotsamo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramis punishes Vekkiotsamo's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramis throws a body punch but Vekkiotsamo moves out of range.
Ramis thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo is looking to clinch.
Ramis lands with a cross.
Vekkiotsamo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vekkiotsamo swings for the body but Ramis moves out of range.
Ramis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vekkiotsamo.
Ramis thuds a left hand into Vekkiotsamo's body.
Vekkiotsamo dodges the punch combination from Ramis.
Ramis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ramis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vekkiotsamo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vekkiotsamo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramis.
A solid body kick from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo works the jab nicely.
Ramis throws a hook but Vekkiotsamo blocks it.
Ramis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vekkiotsamo. That one must have hurt.
Ramis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vekkiotsamo finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramis's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramis throws a right and a left that Vekkiotsamo avoids nicely.
A combination from Vekkiotsamo does no damage.
Ramis throws out a loose jab but Vekkiotsamo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a looping right.
Ramis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Vekkiotsamo instigates a clinch.
Vekkiotsamo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vekkiotsamo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramis can't break the clinch.
Vekkiotsamo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ramis is breathing heavily.
Vekkiotsamo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramis tries to break the clinch but Vekkiotsamo is controlling the position.
Vekkiotsamo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vekkiotsamo presses Ramis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ramis stalling in the clinch but Vekkiotsamo improves position.
A short right from Vekkiotsamo on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Vekkiotsamo - that landed with a thud.
Vekkiotsamo lands a body punch.
Vekkiotsamo working aggressively here.
Vekkiotsamo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramis avoids the damage to the body.
Vekkiotsamo lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vekkiotsamo misses with a series of wild punches.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vekkiotsamo throws a right hand that Ramis ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramis also avoids with ease.
A combination from Vekkiotsamo does no damage.
Vekkiotsamo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vekkiotsamo thows a body kick. Ramis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ramis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vekkiotsamo digs a good hook to Ramis's body.
Nice uppercut there from Ramis.
Voitto Vekkiotsamo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vekkiotsamo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ramis moves forwards but Vekkiotsamo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vekkiotsamo. That's going to slow Ramis down.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a nice body punch.
Vekkiotsamo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramis throws a body punch but Vekkiotsamo moves out of range.
Ramis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vekkiotsamo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramis.
Vekkiotsamo with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vekkiotsamo lunges at Ramis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramis's hand.
Ramis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a double jab.
Cain Ramis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Vekkiotsamo moves into range and clinches up with Ramis.
Vekkiotsamo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramis backwards.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vekkiotsamo misses with some punches.

Ramis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vekkiotsamo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vekkiotsamo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ramis avoids the head kick by Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vekkiotsamo misses with an uppercut.
Ramis scores with a jab to the body.
Ramis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramis looks to land a combination but Vekkiotsamo avoids it well.
Vekkiotsamo punishes Ramis's body with a nice straight punch.
Vekkiotsamo tries to clinch up.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vekkiotsamo thows a body shot but no joy.
Vekkiotsamo moves away from the strike by Ramis.
A head kick misses from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a wild combination.
Ramis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ramis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramis takes a swing at Vekkiotsamo's ribcage but misses.
Vekkiotsamo throws a body punch but Ramis moves out of range.
Vekkiotsamo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramis. That did some damage!
Vekkiotsamo scores with a hook to the body. Ramis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vekkiotsamo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramis.
Vekkiotsamo looks to land a combination. Ramis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vekkiotsamo lands a nice looking body shot.
Crunch! Vekkiotsamo slams his shin into Ramis's torso.
Vekkiotsamo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ramis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vekkiotsamo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a jab to the body
and Vekkiotsamo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vekkiotsamo thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ramis ducks under a wild hook from Vekkiotsamo.
Jab, jab by Vekkiotsamo - just one landing.
Vekkiotsamo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a jab to the body.
Vekkiotsamo throws a front kick that sends Ramis stumbling back into the cage.
Vekkiotsamo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vekkiotsamo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vekkiotsamo feints and then cracks Ramis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramis down.
Vekkiotsamo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vekkiotsamo connects with a solid leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramis is just out of range.
Vekkiotsamo throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ramis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Vekkiotsamo.
Ramis throws a shot from downtown. Vekkiotsamo moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a nice combination. Ramis backs away looking to recover.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a jab to the body.
Vekkiotsamo catches Ramis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vekkiotsamo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vekkiotsamo throws a body punch but Ramis moves out of range.
Ramis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Vekkiotsamo has Ramis up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ramis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vekkiotsamo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ramis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vekkiotsamo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vekkiotsamo gets through Ramis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Ramis is rocked!
Vekkiotsamo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Ramis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vekkiotsamo works on Ramis's body with a couple of short punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vekkiotsamo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vekkiotsamo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vekkiotsamo digs a right hand underneath Ramis's ribcage. Ramis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ramis seems to have got his legs back now.
A right handed body shot lands from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo pushes Ramis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vekkiotsamo presses Ramis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vekkiotsamo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Voitto Vekkiotsamo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramis looks up at the clock. Bad move! Vekkiotsamo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Ramis. Vekkiotsamo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Voitto Vekkiotsamo!