PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serg Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ross
vs
Ramirez

200 cm
29
285 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

195 cm
28
300 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricky Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Serg Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Ramirez misses.
Ross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramirez slips a jab from Ross.
Ricky Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ross misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ross scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ross wants to land a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.
A big left from Ross misses.
Ross throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ross slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Ross throws a push kick but Ramirez slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Ross's head but Ross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ross misses with a series of wild punches.
Ross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ross loads up on a big right hand but Ramirez slips the punch.
Ross loads up on a big right hand but Ramirez slips the punch.
Ross thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez thows a body shot but no joy.
Ross throws an overhand right that lands on Ramirez's shoulder, as Ramirez tries to avoid the shot.
Ross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ross fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramirez looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramirez circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramirez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ross tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Ross lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ross throws a hook but Ramirez blocks it.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses.
Ross throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ross rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramirez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ross misses with a body shot.

Ross instigates a clinch.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
Ramirez wants to break free but Ross has control.

Ramirez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramirez walks into a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Ross. That snapped Ramirez's head back.
Ross drops Ramirez with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ramirez! Ross dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Ross!
An out of breath Ricky Ross thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.