PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Lightfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez has chosen Cold As Ice - MOP as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lightfoot
vs
Ramirez

189 cm
25
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

186 cm
23
186 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Lightfoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightfoot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lightfoot was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Lightfoot just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez looks to throw the jab but Lightfoot is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Ramirez.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Lightfoot.
Ramirez throws a lazy right hand but Lightfoot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Ramirez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ramirez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lightfoot.
Ramirez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lightfoot moves out of range as Ramirez strikes.
Lightfoot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lightfoot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lightfoot throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramirez looks to land a combination. Lightfoot sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lightfoot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Lightfoot's head but Lightfoot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
Lightfoot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramirez scores with a punch to the head.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Lightfoot staying out of range there.
Lightfoot slips a straight right by Ramirez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lightfoot scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lightfoot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Lightfoot scoring well with a low kick there.
Lightfoot throws a low kick but Ramirez moves out of range easily.

Lightfoot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramirez, pushing him back against the cage.
Lightfoot misses with a knee strike.
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lightfoot avoids it.
Lightfoot presses Ramirez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lightfoot blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Lightfoot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramirez has Lightfoot pressed against the cage.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lightfoot with a knee to the head.
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lightfoot has Ramirez pressed against the cage.
Lightfoot digs a right hand underneath Ramirez's ribcage. Ramirez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ramirez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ramirez avoiding damage as Lightfoot throws knees to the body.
Ramirez slowing the pace effectively.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but Lightfoot blocks with his arms.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lightfoot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.

Lightfoot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lightfoot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirez.
Lightfoot scores with a sloppy right hand. Ramirez should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramirez.
Ramirez lands the left hand.
Lightfoot throws a leg kick but Ramirez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Ramirez moves out of range of the leg kick from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramirez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ramirez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lightfoot feints and then cracks Ramirez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramirez down.
Lightfoot misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Lightfoot dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lightfoot tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Richard Lightfoot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lightfoot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
A jab from Lightfoot does it's job there.
Ramirez swinging wildly here.
Lightfoot throws a wild body kick that Ramirez sees coming a mile off.
Lightfoot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ramirez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Richard Lightfoot is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Ramirez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Lightfoot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lightfoot blocks a jab.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lightfoot.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightfoot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Lightfoot rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.
Ramirez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Lightfoot avoids the damage to the body.
Lightfoot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez.
A frustrated look appears on Lightfoot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
Ramirez looking to throw knees to the head but Lightfoot is blocking nicely.
Ramirez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lightfoot's elbow.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lightfoot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lightfoot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Lightfoot working Ramirez over with knees to the body.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirez misses with a knee to the head.
Richard Lightfoot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Lightfoot.
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!
Lightfoot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.
Lightfoot blocks the elbow strike.
Lightfoot lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lightfoot lands a good knee to the midsection. Ramirez won't want to take too many of those.

Lightfoot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lightfoot lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lightfoot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ramirez under the eye.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick from Lightfoot.
Ramirez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot slips a jab from Ramirez.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lightfoot!

Lightfoot drops Ramirez with a beautiful combination! Ramirez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lightfoot is looking for the KO!

Ramirez is rocked!

It looks like Javier Ramirez has been cut.
Lightfoot connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramirez is still on wobbly legs! Can Lightfoot finish him?
Lightfoot 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.
Lightfoot tries a low kick but Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lightfoot.

Lightfoot forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
Lightfoot lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lightfoot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramirez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lightfoot lands a nice elbow.
Lightfoot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lightfoot tries to land a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks with his arms.
Ramirez trying to land knees to the body.
Lightfoot landing knees to the head.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Lightfoot blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lightfoot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez.
Lightfoot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lightfoot misses with a body punch.
Lightfoot is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lightfoot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lightfoot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramirez can do to turn this around?
Lightfoot crunches a lovely knee into Ramirez's ribcage.
Lightfoot landing knees to the body.
Lightfoot lands a body punch in the clinch.

Lightfoot breaks the clinch.
Lightfoot thuds his shin into the meat of Ramirez's side.
Ramirez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lightfoot can pounce on him.
Ramirez moves away from the strike by Lightfoot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lightfoot moves out of range as Ramirez strikes.
Lightfoot works Ramirez's body with a nice hook.
Lightfoot throws a low kick, looking for Ramirez's leg but Ramirez calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Lightfoot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Javier Ramirez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lightfoot scores with a jab to the body.
Lightfoot connects with a leg kick. Ramirez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lightfoot stalks Ramirez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ramirez's face. Ramirez staggers backwards, shaken.
An inside leg kick lands from Lightfoot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lightfoot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramirez slips a jab and a cross from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Lightfoot takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Lightfoot.
Ramirez misses with a kick to the body.
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lightfoot takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Lightfoot lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightfoot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lightfoot lands with a straight right. Ramirez didn't see that one coming.
Lightfoot moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramirez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lightfoot. Lightfoot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch combination from Lightfoot misses.
Ramirez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Javier Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lightfoot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Lightfoot lands a big head kick that sends Ramirez tumbling to the mat! Lightfoot takes a step backwards and waves Ramirez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightfoot scoring well with a low kick there.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lightfoot misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez moves out of range as Lightfoot strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightfoot. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lightfoot is looking to clinch.
Lightfoot throws a right and a left that Ramirez avoids nicely.
Lightfoot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Lightfoot misses.
Javier Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lightfoot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lightfoot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lightfoot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lightfoot moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a nice looking combination but Lightfoot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Lightfoot lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ramirez doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lightfoot moves into the clinch.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lightfoot taking a breather.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lightfoot blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirez looking to throw knees to the head but Lightfoot is blocking nicely.
Lightfoot trying to land knees to the body.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lightfoot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lightfoot managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.

Lightfoot breaks the clinch.
Richard Lightfoot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lightfoot feints and then cracks Ramirez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramirez down.
Lightfoot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lightfoot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Lightfoot coming out on top.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Lightfoot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramirez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Lightfoot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Lightfoot blocks it.
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lightfoot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lightfoot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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!
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lightfoot stalling in the clinch.
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lightfoot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lightfoot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lightfoot lands with a left to the head.
Ramirez misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Lightfoot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lightfoot 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Lightfoot!
Post fight, Richard Lightfoot took to the microphone: 'BWAHAHAHA, eat more protein. Learn how to work kid.'.