PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos comes to the cage accompanied by The Killers - Somebody Told Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramos
vs
Riley

185 cm
23
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
212 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Riley!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Riley.
Riley tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.
Riley is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
A combination from Ramos does no damage.
Ramos checks a low kick from Riley.
No joy there for Ramos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Riley throws a right and a left that Ramos avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Ramos misses.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riley looks to land a body kick but Ramos moved away.
Riley slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.
Riley slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.
Riley wants to clinch.
Riley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ramos avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ramos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Ramos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ramos lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramos works over Riley with some ground and pound from guard.
Ramos lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Riley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riley is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Ramos is tapping! Great win for Riley!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marcus Riley!
After the fight, Marcus Riley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.