PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Kruger Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock's entrance music is Guns and Roses - Reckless Life. A fine choice. Kruger Ramos has chosen Gui Boratto - Azzurra as his entrance music. 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.

Brock
vs
Kruger Ramos

190 cm
27
220 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

192 cm
29
205 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zentrope Fighting Universe
$300

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinicius Kruger Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Brock finds it's target.
Kruger Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruger Ramos cracks Brock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kruger Ramos misses with a jab to the body
and Brock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruger Ramos thinking.
Brock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kruger Ramoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruger Ramos manages to avoid it.
Kruger Ramos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger Ramos moves out of range of the body kick from Brock.
Kruger Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brock.
Kruger Ramos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brock avoids the body shot from Kruger Ramos.
Kruger Ramos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Brock.
Brock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruger Ramos.

Brock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brock lands a nice forearm strike.
Kruger Ramos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock controlling the position well.
Brock is looking to improve his position.
Brock gets full guard.
Brock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kruger Ramos is one step ahead there.
Kruger Ramos postures up.
Brock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kruger Ramos is one step ahead there.
Brock pulls Kruger Ramos in close to his closed guard and prevents Kruger Ramos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kruger Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kruger Ramos tries to free his leg and advance position but Brock is retaining full guard.
Kruger Ramos wants to control from the top but Brock keeps moving.
Brock has his hands on Kruger Ramos's head, controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eddie Brock wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brock misses with an uppercut. Kruger Ramos saw that one coming.
Kruger Ramos misses with a looping right.
Brock looks to throw the jab but Kruger Ramos is out of range.
Vinicius Kruger Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger Ramos throws a hook to the side of Brock's head but Brock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brock ducks under a wild hook from Kruger Ramos.
Brock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruger Ramos throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Brock is trying to get an arm triangle but Kruger Ramos is defending well.
Brock is looking to take a break and control but Kruger Ramos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brock throws an elbow but Kruger Ramos slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kruger Ramos taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brock lands a few punches from side control.
Brock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kruger Ramos keeps working.
Kruger Ramos tries to bench press Brock off him but Brock keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kruger Ramos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brock lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kruger Ramos down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock tries to advance to mount but Kruger Ramos denies him.
Brock trying to control the position but Kruger Ramos is working away.
Brock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kruger Ramos is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruger Ramos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brock.
Brock tries to stand but Kruger Ramos is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brock dominated that round.
That's time! Brock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kruger Ramos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brock doesn't seem bothered though.
Brock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruger Ramos.
Brock ducks under a wild hook from Kruger Ramos.
Kruger Ramos looks to throw the jab but Brock is out of range.
Kruger Ramos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brock scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brock. That's going to slow Kruger Ramos down.

Brock closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Kruger Ramos wants to sweep but Brock has passed to side control!
Brock tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Brock trying to control the position but Kruger Ramos is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger Ramos looking for a sweep but Brock has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kruger Ramos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brock with shots to the head and body - Kruger Ramos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brock controlling the pace for now.

Brock goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kruger Ramos is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brock has momentary wrist control but Kruger Ramos slips an elbow through the middle.
Kruger Ramos tries to free his leg and advance position but Brock is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Brock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brock is trying to control the position but Kruger Ramos postures up.
Brock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kruger Ramos.
Brock has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kruger Ramos has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Brock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brock sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock trying to control here.

Kruger Ramos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brock defends it well.
Brock desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brock.
Brock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kruger Ramos!
Kruger Ramos wants to hold on but Brock pushes him away.
Eddie Brock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kruger Ramos is in a horrible position here. Brock smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brock has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kruger Ramos's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Brock goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kruger Ramos is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger Ramos trying to control but Brock is working from the bottom.
Brock pulls Kruger Ramos in to control the position.
Kruger Ramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kruger Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Brock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brock keeping full guard, as Kruger Ramos tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kruger Ramos stopping the sweep attempt from Brock.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brock trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brock dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kruger Ramos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Kruger Ramos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kruger Ramos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kruger Ramos working the ground and pound.
Brock sneaks back into half guard.
Brock is looking to control Kruger Ramos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brock avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Brock manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brock keeping moving, preventing Kruger Ramos from controlling successfully.
Brock controlling the position.
Kruger Ramos trying to control but Brock is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruger Ramos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger Ramos is fighting to break Brock's control of his arms but Brock is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kruger Ramos stopping the sweep attempt from Brock.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brock connects with a high kick.
Kruger Ramos misses with a straight left.
Brock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruger Ramos.
A combination from Kruger Ramos does no damage.
Kruger Ramos throws a hook to the side of Brock's head but Brock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruger Ramos throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
Brock throws a right hand that misses
and Kruger Ramos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kruger Ramos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock slips a straight right by Kruger Ramos.
Kruger Ramos cracks Brock with a good jab.
Kruger Ramos throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kruger Ramos is defended easily by Brock.
Brock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kruger Ramos swings widly with a right hand
and Brock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kruger Ramos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kruger Ramos throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
Kruger Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brock moves out of range as Kruger Ramos strikes.
Brock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brock manages to avoid it.
Kruger Ramos throws a shot from downtown. Brock moves away and avoids it.
Brock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kruger Ramos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danga de danga de dang - Kruger Ramos scores with a four punch combination!
Brock throws a leg kick which misses Kruger Ramos's front leg but catches the back leg as Kruger Ramos tries to avoid it.

Brock dives in and scores a takedown into Kruger Ramos's guard.

Brock gets to his feet. Kruger Ramos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Brock closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger Ramos is looking to improve his position.
Brock is looking to take a break and control but Kruger Ramos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kruger Ramos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock trying to control from half guard but Kruger Ramos is working away.
Kruger Ramos is trying to get back to full guard.
Kruger Ramos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Eddie Brock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brock is looking to take a break and control but Kruger Ramos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eddie Brock wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kruger Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinicius Kruger Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brock swings for the body but Kruger Ramos moves out of range.
Kruger Ramos misses with a straight left.

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 Eddie Brock.
Well Brock 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Brock!
Eddie Brock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.