PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro de le Fe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de le Fe's entrance music is Smack my bitch up. A fine choice. Ramirez has chosen Megadeth-Trust as his entrance music. Alex Ramirez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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.

de le Fe
vs
Ramirez

190 cm
33
201 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

180 cm
36
202 lbs
24 - 18 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro de le Fe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de le Fe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ramirez throws a jab when de le Fe was well out of range.
Ramirez throws a combination. de le Fe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
de le Fe avoids a punch combination nicely.
de le Fe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
de le Fe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramirez has time to react.
de le Fe throws a head kick that misses.
Ramirez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
de le Fe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramirez counters with a slapping leg kick.
de le Fe scores with a nice head shot.
de le Fe misses with a looping right.
de le Fe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramirez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. de le Fe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez shoots in for a double leg but de le Fe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramirez.
de le Fe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
de le Fe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de le Fe catches Ramirez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramirez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
de le Fe misses with a wild combination.
de le Fe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ramirez misses with a two punch combination.
Ramirez is trying hard to land a takedown here. de le Fe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alejandro de le Fe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Ramirez.
de le Fe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
de le Fe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and de le Fe duly obliges.
de le Fe moves into range and connects with a jab.

Ramirez moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for de le Fe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de le Fe lands with a left to the head.
Ramirez blocking some punches.
de le Fe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramirez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. de le Fe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ramirez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de le Fe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramirez tries to score a power double leg takedown but de le Fe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ramirez somewhat.
Ramirez is trying desperately to land a takedown but de le Fe is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alejandro de le Fe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez misses with the combination.
de le Fe lands a glancing blow to the side of Ramirez's head.
Ramirez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ramirez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramirez looks winded!
Ramirez misses with a jab, cross combination.
de le Fe lands a jab.
de le Fe misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramirez.
de le Fe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de le Fe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de le Fe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
de le Fe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a double jab.
de le Fe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by de le Fe.
Ramirez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but de le Fe swivels and escapes.
de le Fe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
de le Fe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. de le Fe does a little dance to reset his feet.
de le Fe fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramirez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
de le Fe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramirez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de le Fe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramirez on the side of the head.
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!
Nice takedown defense from de le Fe. No joy for Ramirez on that attempt.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but de le Fe shows good takedown defense.
de le Fe lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de le Fe throws a right and a left that both miss.
de le Fe looks to land a left hand but Ramirez moved out of range nicely.
de le Fe jabs Ramirez right on the nose. Ramirez blinks but takes it well.
Ramirez defending well as de le Fe loads up on a big left hand.
Ramirez loads up on a big right hand but de le Fe slips the punch.
de le Fe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirez.
de le Fe lands with a hook. Ramirez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ramirez moves away from the strike by de le Fe.
Ramirez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling de le Fe to score with a decent uppercut.
Ramirez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
de le Fe throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramirez.
de le Fe scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez thows a body shot but no joy.
de le Fe slips a jab from Ramirez.
de le Fe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramirez. Ramirez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab by de le Fe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro de le Fe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Good exchange - de le Fe coming out on top.
Ramirez shoots in but no luck this time.
de le Fe throws a series of strikes that have Ramirez backpedaling.
Ramirez slips a jab from de le Fe.
Ramirez lands a nice hook to de le Fe's body. de le Fe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No luck for Ramirez with that takedown attempt.
de le Fe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
de le Fe loads up on a big right hand but Ramirez slips the punch.
de le Fe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a hook. de le Fe ducked under it nicely.
de le Fe is looking to slow Ramirez down with leg kicks.
Nice takedown defense from de le Fe. No joy for Ramirez on that attempt.
Alejandro de le Fe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Ramirez.
de le Fe slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramirez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
de le Fe throws a nice looking combination but Ramirez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
de le Fe throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de le Fe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ramirez eats them both and turns towards de le Fe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
de le Fe misses with the combination.
Alejandro de le Fe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by de le Fe.
de le Fe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramirez can do to turn this around?
Ramirez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but de le Fe swivels and escapes.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Ramirez fails with the takedown.
de le Fe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramirez takes one on the button.
Alejandro de le Fe is winning the standup battle so far.
de le Fe lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de le Fe's corner calls for a 1-2. de le Fe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramirez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and de le Fe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Ramirez is rocked!
Ramirez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. de le Fe defends it nicely.
Ramirez is still on wobbly legs! Can de le Fe finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de le Fe connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Ramirez tumbling to the canvas! de le Fe pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Ramirez was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alejandro de le Fe!
Alejandro de le Fe very nearly forgot to thank FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.