PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Percival Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Ramis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cain Ramis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Butcher
vs
Ramis

195 cm
26
221 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

197 cm
23
222 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Percival Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Ramis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramis blocks the leg kick.
Ramis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Ramis closes the distance and pushes Butcher back into the cage.
Butcher misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramis tries to throw a body punch but Butcher avoids it by throwing Ramis back against the cage.
Butcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ramis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Butcher.
Ramis has a couple of punches blocked by Butcher.
Butcher has a couple of punches blocked by Ramis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramis.
Butcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butcher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Butcher blocking some punches.
Ramis pushes Butcher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramis.
A head punch on the inside from Butcher fails to land.
Ramis working aggressively here.
Butcher throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramis.
Butcher working aggressively here.
Butcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramis's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramis prevents a body shot from Butcher.
Butcher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butcher scores with a shot to the side of Ramis's head.
Ramis is looking to control Butcher's arms but Butcher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramis has his back to the cage.
Butcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Butcher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramis backwards.
A short right from Ramis on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ramis.
Ramis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Butcher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Butcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butcher throws out the jab.
Butcher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ramis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butcher is looking to clinch.
Butcher misses with a hook.
Butcher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramis. Ramis obviously looking to wear him down.
Sloppy strikes from Butcher. Those never looked like landing.
Butcher tried to score with a low kick but Ramis checks it.
Butcher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramis as he connects with a hook.
Ramis misses with a few strikes there.
Percival Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Butcher misses the target.
Butcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramis's head.
Ramis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Ramis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ramis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Butcher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Butcher misses its intended target.
Butcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Butcher throws a hook but Ramis blocks it.
Ramis throws a hook but Butcher blocks it.
Butcher misses the shot to the body.
Butcher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Butcher keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Butcher misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramis counters with a big head kick but Butcher shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ramis wants to clinch.
Ramis looks to land a combination but Butcher avoids it well.
Butcher moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramis keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butcher.
Butcher throws a leg kick
and Ramis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Ramis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramis slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Ramis's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ramis looking to stall.
Butcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ramis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cain Ramis.
Ramis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Butcher misses with a looping right.
Ramis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butcher.
Ramis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Butcher.
Butcher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramis circles away quickly and effectively.
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Ramis moved out of range nicely.
Ramis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butcher.
Ramis slips under a jab from Butcher.
A big right from Butcher misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butcher throws a big shot that misses.
Ramis tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramis ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
A good leg kick by Ramis.
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Ramis moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Ramis dominated that round.
That's time! Butcher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Donk. Ramis catches Butcher right on the button with a cross.
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Ramis moved out of range nicely.
Ramis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Butcher throws a solid leg kick but Ramis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Butcher.
Butcher throws a one two combo.
Ramis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Butcher tries to clinch but Ramis moves out of range.
Ramis throws a leg kick but Butcher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ramis blocks a jab.
Butcher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramis scores with a jab to the body.
Ramis slips a jab from Butcher.
Butcher has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ramis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butcher.
Ramis defending well as Butcher loads up on a big left hand.
Cain Ramis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Butcher misses its intended target.
Butcher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Butcher ducks under a wild hook from Ramis.
Ramis blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Butcher checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ramis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butcher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ramis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Butcher misses with a looping right.
Butcher misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Ramis counter with a right hand.
Ramis chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Ramis clinches up with Butcher and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Ramis.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramis.
Ramis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ramis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramis lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ramis.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ramis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Ramis lands a shoulder strike.
Ramis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Butchers head.
Ramis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Butcher is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramis.
Ramis is working Butcher over against the cage.
Ramis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramis.
Ramis lands a nice uppercut.
Ramis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ramis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramis lands a left hand.
Ramis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ramis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramis.
Good body shot from Ramis.
Ramis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ramis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Ramis scores with a hook to the body.
Ramis is leaning against Butcher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ramis pushes Butcher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramis.
Ramis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Ramis.
Ramis lands with a light punch inside.
Butcher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramis.
Ramis scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Ramis on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramis.
Ramis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ramis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramis.
Ramis pushes Butcher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ramis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Ramis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ramis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramis lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramis.
Ramis cracks Butcher with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Ramis.
A short right from Ramis.
Ramis works on Butcher's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramis lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramis scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ramis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ramis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramis digs a right hand into Butcher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Butcher's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramis effectively controlling the action here.
Ramis presses Butcher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ramis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Butcher is trying to break the clinch but Ramis has him pressed against the cage.
Ramis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ramis scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Ramis on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ramis.
Ramis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ramis lands a right hand.
Ramis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Butchers head.
Butcher misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ramis lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramis pushes Butcher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ramis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramis trying to control the position but instead, Butcher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ramis into the cage.
Ramis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Butcher or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Ramis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Butcher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nice cross by Ramis.
Butcher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Butcher misses the body punch
and Butcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Butcher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Butcher misses its intended target.
A big right from Butcher misses.
Good shot there by Ramis.
Ramis slips a straight right by Butcher.
Butcher throws a hook but Ramis avoids it easily.
Ramis lands a slapping body shot.

Ramis moves into range and clinches up with Butcher.
Ramis controlling the action here for a moment.
Butcher presses Ramis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ramis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Butcher or not.
Cain Ramis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramis works on Butcher's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramis lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Ramis as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Ramis.
Ramis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Butcher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramis stalling the fight.
Ramis lands a nice uppercut.
Butcher can't find room to land a body shot as Ramis controls the action.
Butcher throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramis.
Butcher takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Ramis.
Ramis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ramis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Ramis works on Butcher's body with a couple of short punches.
Butcher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramis.
A short right from Ramis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramis lands a body punch.
Ramis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramis digs a right hand into Butcher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Butcher's gas tank.
Ramis pushes Butcher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ramis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Ramis gets through Butcher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramis.
Ramis lands with a left to the head.
Ramis lands an uppercut.
Butcher has a couple of punches blocked by Ramis.
A shot in the inside from Ramis.
Ramis digs a right hand into Butcher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Butcher's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramis.
A shot in the inside from Ramis.
A nice left hand lands by Ramis.
Ramis lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Ramis as the two fighters clinch.
Ramis is trying to maintain a safe position but Butcher gets an underhook and turns Ramis into the cage.
Butcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramis controls his hands.
Ramis is leaning against Butcher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ramis.
Ramis cracks Butcher with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramis is stalling here.
A short right from Ramis on the inside.
Butcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramis.
Ramis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ramis lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ramis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ramis digs a right hand underneath Butcher's ribcage. Butcher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Ramis.
Ramis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Ramis.
Ramis lands with a light punch inside.
Ramis lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butcher.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ramis slowing the pace effectively.
Ramis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramis lands a body shot.
Ramis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Butcher or not.
Ramis pushes Butcher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Percival Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ramis as the two fighters clinch.
Ramis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Ramis pushes Butcher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Butcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramis.
Butcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramis's elbow.
Cain Ramis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Ramis.
Ramis trying to control the position but instead, Butcher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ramis into the cage.
Ramis stalling the fight.
Ramis struggles to land a body shot inside as Butcher controls his hands.
Butcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Butcher throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramis.
Ramis is working Butcher over against the cage.
Ramis gets through Butcher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramis trying to control the position but instead, Butcher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ramis into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Ramis.
Ramis throws a head punch that misses.
Butcher blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Ramis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramis 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Ramis!