PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Ramis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mugabe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Zimbabwean National Anthem. Rob Mugabe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cain Ramis's chin.

Ramis
vs
Mugabe

197 cm
26
222 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

195 cm
28
210 lbs
18 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
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 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Ramis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Mugabe!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A combination from Ramis does no damage.
Mugabe blocks a head kick by Ramis.
Mugabe staying out of range there.
Mugabe misses with a body shot.
Ramis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramis throws a low kick but Mugabe moves out of range easily.
Ramis misses with a head kick.
Mugabe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mugabe just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramis misses with a low kick as Mugabe jumps back.
Ramis misses with a head kick.
Mugabe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramis avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Mugabe.
Mugabe connects with a jab.
Mugabe looks to land a left hand but Ramis moved out of range nicely.
Ramis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mugabe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramis catches Mugabe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramis digs a good body shot into Mugabe's ribs.
Ramis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Ramis.
Ramis misses with a low kick.
Mugabe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramis looks to land a right hand but Mugabe moved out of range.
Ramis scores with a nice right hand.
Ramis throws a hook but Mugabe blocks it.
Mugabe misses with an uppercut.
Ramis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Mugabe.
Mugabe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe checks a leg kick.
Mugabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramis manages to avoid it.
Mugabe looks to land a right hand but Ramis moved out of range.
Ramis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mugabe.
Ramis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ramis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ramis throws a low kick but Mugabe moves out of range easily.
Ramis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ramis doesn't manage to clinch there - Mugabe circles away.
Mugabe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ramis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mugabe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramis just leaning against Mugabe, taking a breather.
Ramis tries a body shot but Mugabe blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ramis misses with some punches.
Mugabe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mugabe misses with some punches.
Ramis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mugabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramis lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramis.
Ramis looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Ramis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mugabe slips a straight right by Ramis.
Ramis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mugabe.
Ramis throws a leg kick but Mugabe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mugabe looks to land a right hand but Ramis moved out of range.
Ramis tries a low kick but Mugabe avoids it.
Mugabe avoids the head kick by Ramis.
Ramis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mugabe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ramis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mugabe on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mugabe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramis.
Mugabe throws a jab when Ramis was well out of range.
Ramis misses with a looping left.
Mugabe throws a jab when Ramis was well out of range.
Mugabe lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Ramis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ramis throws the left hand but Mugabe avoids the punch easily.
Ramis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mugabe doesn't seem bothered though.
Ramis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mugabe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramis connects with a crisp jab.
Mugabe throws a nice looking combination but Ramis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mugabe throws a looping overhand right but Ramis ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Ramis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mugabe avoids the head kick by Ramis.
Ramis's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramis. That's going to slow Mugabe down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramis. That's going to slow Mugabe down.
Mugabe is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Ramis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramis was well out of range. Poor timing from Mugabe.
A good leg kick by Ramis.
Ramis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mugabe avoids the head kick by Ramis.
Mugabe moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramis. That's going to slow Mugabe down.
Ramis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramis lands a lovely overhand right.
Cain Ramis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mugabe misses with a straight left.
Mugabe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramis lands a high kick!
Ramis swings for the body but Mugabe moves out of range.
Ramis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramis misses with an uppercut. Mugabe saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mugabe. Ramis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramis cracks Mugabe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramis tries to score with a low kick but Mugabe moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramis misses with a hook. Mugabe ducked under it nicely.
Ramis fakes the leg kick and cracks Mugabe in the body.
Mugabe misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Ramis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mugabe with a nice cross.
Mugabe catches Ramis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mugabe moves away from the strike by Ramis.
Mugabe misses the body punch
and Ramis counters with a nice leg kick.
Ramis tries a low kick but Mugabe avoids it.
Mugabe moves out of range of the body kick.
Mugabe throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramis misses the target.
Ramis misses with a straight left.
Ramis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mugabe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramis.
Mugabe misses the jab.
Ramis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mugabe can do to turn this around?
Mugabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramis moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Ramis scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Rob Mugabe has been cut.
Mugabe throws a body punch but Ramis moves out of range.
Mugabe throws a series of punches but Ramis moves out of range.
Ramis fails to land with a series of punches.
Mugabe slips a straight right by Ramis.
Mugabe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mugabe lunges at Ramis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramis's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramis slips a jab and a cross from Mugabe.
Mugabe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ramis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mugabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramis.
Ramis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mugabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mugabe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick from Ramis lands but Mugabe takes it in his stride.
Ramis throws a jab but it's blocked by Mugabe.
Cain Ramis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mugabe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramis on the side of the head.
Mugabe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cain Ramis is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramis scores with a body shot.
Mugabe looks to throw the jab but Ramis is out of range.
Ramis just misses with a punch to the body.
Mugabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramis moves away.
Mugabe takes a swing at Ramis's ribcage but misses.
Ramis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mugabe.
Mugabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramis manages to avoid it.
Ramis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramis tries to work over Mugabe's front leg with a kick but Mugabe checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe lands the left hand.
Mugabe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cain Ramis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramis misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Ramis.
Mugabe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ramis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mugabe's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mugabe misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramis throws a low kick but Mugabe moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cain Ramis.
Well Ramis 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Ramis!
A victorious Cain Ramis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.