PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey ONeil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ONeil has chosen Suffocation-Surgery of impalement as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ramirez
vs
ONeil

165 cm
24
147 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

165 cm
23
145 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo Ramirez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey ONeil!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ramirez tries to land a leg kick but ONeil saw it coming and moves away.
ONeil defending well as Ramirez loads up on a big left hand.
ONeil throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
ONeil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
ONeil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
ONeil throws a nice inside leg kick.
ONeil's corner calls for a 1-2. ONeil obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
ONeil scores with a sloppy right hand. Ramirez should have avoided that one.

Ramirez drives through and clinches with ONeil against the cage.

ONeil drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

ONeil is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ramirez defends well.
Ramirez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

ONeil working for a triangle but Ramirez defends it easily.

ONeil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a couple of digs.

ONeil is looking for a triangle here but Ramirez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ramirez cracks ONeil with a big elbow.
ONeil struggling a bit here.
ONeil takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ramirez cracks ONeil with a big right hand but ONeil just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
ONeil is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ramirez scores with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ONeil taking a bit of punishment here - Ramirez scoring with strikes.
ONeil is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ramirez off and has taken his back!

ONeil has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

ONeil is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ramirez wants to control his opponent's hands but ONeil gets his hands free.
Ramirez finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
ONeil trying to control but Ramirez is having none of it.
Ramirez wants to control but ONeil is having none of it.

ONeil is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ramirez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ramirez is looking to improve his position but ONeil isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeil unloads with some shots from mount but Ramirez bucks and avoids them well.
ONeil working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Ramirez slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
ONeil wants to free his trapped foot but Ramirez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ramirez is trying to control but can't.

ONeil wants to work for an arm triangle but Ramirez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ramirez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. ONeil is working away from the top position though.

ONeil is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to get to full guard but ONeil has control of the leg.
Ramirez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Ramirez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. ONeil doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. ONeil manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
ONeil throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramirez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez wants to stand up but ONeil is controlling him.
ONeil wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mickey ONeil will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

ONeil wants to clinch.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of ONeil's head but ONeil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez swings for the body but ONeil moves out of range.
ONeil misses the shot to the body.
ONeil misses with a right hand

and Ramirez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

ONeil working for a triangle but Ramirez defends it easily.
Ramirez stands up over ONeil, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
ONeil looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramirez is one step ahead there.
Ramirez scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez stopping the sweep attempt from ONeil.
Ramirez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
ONeil keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.

ONeil looking for a guillotine here but Ramirez defends easily.
Ramirez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
ONeil working a defensive guard here.

ONeil working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ramirez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ramirez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ramirez passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
ONeil trying to hold on to Ramirez's head to control him but Ramirez postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeil moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ramirez works over ONeil with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez cracks ONeil with a solid left hand.

ONeil looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

ONeil looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ramirez with a nice head shot there.
Ramirez won't allow ONeil to sweep him here.
Ramirez tries to free his leg and advance position but ONeil is retaining full guard.
Ricardo Ramirez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramirez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ramirez scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

ONeil is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ramirez is aware though and is defending well.
Ramirez is working ONeil over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ramirez is working ONeil over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

ONeil is rocked!
Ramirez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
ONeil is still in real trouble! Can Ramirez finish him?
Ramirez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of ONeil's head.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but ONeil keeps moving.
Ramirez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ramirez trying to control but ONeil is working from the bottom.
Ramirez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! ONeil's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricardo Ramirez!
Ricardo Ramirez is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ricardo Ramirez thanked Global Empire MMA Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).