PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Ramis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - The Unforgiven II . The key to victory for Cain Ramis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ramis
vs
Silva

197 cm
24
222 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
221 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Australian Xtreme - 159 Video Proof.

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Ramis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Silva !
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a right hand
and Ramis counters with an outside leg kick.
Ramis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Ramis gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Ramis stalling against the cage.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ramis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramis.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Silva .
Ramis lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Ramis lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramis's elbow.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Ramis on the inside.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramis misses with a body punch.
Ramis effectively controlling the action here.

Silva has Ramis pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Silva pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ramis tumbling to the mat - Silva dives into Ramis's guard.
Silva is standing up over Ramis. Ramis looks to escape but Silva dives into side control.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Ramis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ramis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramis pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Ramis throws Silva to one side and escapes!
Ramis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva 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 motions for Silva to come forward. Ramis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramis slips a jab and a cross from Silva .
Ramis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramis ducks under a wild hook from Silva .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramis counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Cain Ramis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramis throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva .
A low kick from Ramis misses

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva prevents Ramis from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramis is keeping the position for now.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva stops Ramis from standing up.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ramis keeps moving.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Ramis keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramis swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Ramis slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lucas Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ramis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ramis misses with a leg kick

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva prevents Ramis from escaping the position.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ramis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Silva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silva trying to control the position but Ramis is working away.
Ramis wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva .
Ramis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva trying to control the position but Ramis is working away.
Ramis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Silva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva controls the position.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ramis defending against the ground and pound.
Ramis struggling a bit here.
Silva landing strikes.
Lucas Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Silva scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramis is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva prevents Ramis from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ramis!
Ramis is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Silva looking to control but Ramis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Ramis is in trouble!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ramis is looking to escape.
Ramis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ramis's face.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ramis?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Silva trying to control but Ramis is having none of it.
Ramis working to try and regain half guard.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ramis's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ramis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Ramis.
Ramis throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ramis.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Cain Ramis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Ramis misses
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramis throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramis throws a leg kick

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ramis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Ramis blocks nicely.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ramis keeps moving.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva won't allow Ramis to get back to his feet.
Ramis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stops Ramis from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramis keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Ramis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Ramis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva .
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Ramis counters with a left to the body.
An inside leg kick from Ramis misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ramis quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ramis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva prevents Ramis from standing back up.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ramis's head.
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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Ramis's temple.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ramis defending well though.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Ramis's hands, connecting with Ramis's forehead.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ramis is looking to get to half guard.
Silva won't let Ramis get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lucas Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Cain Ramis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Silva !