PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Ramires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramires's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fly Me To The Moon - By Frank Sinatra. The key to victory for Sonny Ramires has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ramires
vs
Ortiz

188 cm
25
217 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny Ramires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramires scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramires throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Tito Ortiz has been cut.
Ramires scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramires connects with a high kick.
A head kick from Ramires lands but Ortiz takes it in his stride.
Ramires lands with a kick to the temple. Ortiz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz shoots and misses
and Ramires counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ortiz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramires counters with an outside leg kick.
Ortiz throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramires counters with a body kick.
Ortiz looks gassed!

Ramires looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ortiz!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramires tries to control but Ortiz wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ramires is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ortiz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ortiz shrugs it off.
Ramires controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramires tries to control but Ortiz wriggling away.
Ramires controlling the position easily from mount.
Ortiz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two 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.

Ramires working for a submission but Ortiz is keeping him at bay.

Ramires looking for a guillotine from mount but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramires. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ramires takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ramires wants to control the pace but Ortiz is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramires is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Ortiz is in real trouble.

Ortiz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ramires.

Ramires is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramires is hanging on to Ortiz's back as he tries to escape.

Ortiz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ramires.

Ramires is looking for the choke from the back position but Ortiz is controlling his hands well.

Ortiz fending off the submission attempt from Ramires.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ramires is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Ramires dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Ortiz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ortiz swings widly with a right hand
and Ramires counters with a nice body kick.
Tito Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt
and Ramires counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Ortiz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ramires sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Ramires from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ortiz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ramires stays in close to Ortiz's body and controls the position.
Ramires's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sonny Ramires.
Ortiz throws a lazy uppercut

and Ramires counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ramires effectively controlling the action here.
Ramires gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ramires for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sonny Ramires.
Ortiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ortiz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Ramires chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sonny Ramires is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ramires. Ortiz shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Ramires tenderised Ortiz's leg. Ortiz is trying to keep his angry face on.

Ramires has managed to clinch.
Ortiz trying to stall but Ramires improves his position.
Ramires stalling against the cage.
Ramires is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortiz can do to turn this around?
Ramires seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sonny Ramires.
Ortiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ramires counters with a solid body kick.

Ortiz gets caught flat footed, as Ramires shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ramires wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Ramires is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ortiz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramires controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sonny Ramires.
Ortiz throws a right hand that misses
and Ramires counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ortiz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ramires scores with a spinning back kick!

Ortiz gets caught flat footed, as Ramires shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Ramires from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramires showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ramires trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sonny Ramires.
Ramires scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Ramires dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tito Ortiz'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. This is the final round!

Ortiz shoots and misses

and Ramires counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ortiz!

Ramires working for a submission but Ortiz is keeping him at bay.
Ortiz is squirming around, avoiding Ramires's attempts to control the action.
Ramires throwing strikes here but Ortiz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ortiz is trying to reverse the position but instead Ramires has taken his back - oops!

Ramires is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ortiz is defending well though. Ramires let's go of the attempt for now.

Ramires is persistently looking for the submission but Ortiz is defending it well.
Ortiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramires looking for the choke but no joy.
Ramires trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Tito Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Ramires misses with punches from the back.
Ramires trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ortiz doesn't escape.
Ortiz surviving as best he can, preventing damage.

Ramires looking to break Ortiz's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ortiz remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ramires will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sonny Ramires is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortiz is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Sonny Ramires overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramires has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz can't escape the position.
Good control from Ramires.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sonny Ramires just wasn't active enough.
Nice body kick from Ramires.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramires lands a high kick!

Ramires rushes Ortiz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ramires as Ortiz tries to tie him up.
Ramires is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ramires as Ortiz tries to tie him up.
Ortiz looking for a takedown.
Ortiz stalling in the clinch but Ramires improves position.
Ramires slows down the pace here.
Ramires lands a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Ramires showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramires 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Ramires!