PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Herbstreit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herbstreit comes to the cage accompanied by Herb Alpert - Street Life. Ramirez has chosen Megadeth-Trust as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Herbstreit
vs
Ramirez

190 cm
38
217 lbs
22 - 19 - 2

180 cm
38
202 lbs
25 - 22 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 22 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chad Herbstreit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Herbstreit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Herbstreit wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Ramirez lands a leg kick that knocks Herbstreit off balance momentarily.
Ramirez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Herbstreit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramirez misses the target.
Herbstreit lands a right hook to the body.
Herbstreit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Herbstreit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ramirez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Herbstreit doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Herbstreit.
Ramirez drops his hands momentarily and Herbstreit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Alex Ramirez has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
Herbstreit misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chad Herbstreit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Ramirez.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
Herbstreit leaves Ramirez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ramirez throws a body kick that misses.
Herbstreit is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Herbstreit is looking to clinch.
Herbstreit wants to clinch.
Herbstreit wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Herbstreit checks a leg kick.
Herbstreit moves out of range as Ramirez strikes.
Ramirez tries for a takedown but Herbstreit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ramirez lands a jab to the nose.
Herbstreit wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Herbstreit as he avoids it easily.

Herbstreit gets a clinch.
Herbstreit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Herbstreit has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Herbstreit fails to land.
Herbstreit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Herbstreit won't allow it.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herbstreit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Herbstreit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Herbstreit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ramirez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Herbstreit walks away with a smile on his face. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ramirez looks winded!
Herbstreit wants to clinch.
Ramirez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herbstreit.

Herbstreit clinches.
Ramirez blocks an uppercut.
Herbstreit stops a takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Herbstreit lands with a right to the head.
Herbstreit misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herbstreit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herbstreit.
Ramirez jumps guard but Herbstreit stands there with Ramirez around his waist. Ramirez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Herbstreit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herbstreit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herbstreit.
Ramirez tries to score a body lock takedown but Herbstreit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Herbstreit lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez wants a takedown but no success here.
A short uppercut from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.

Ramirez drags the fight down to the ground.
Herbstreit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramirez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Herbstreit is controlling him.
Herbstreit controlling from the top position.
Herbstreit throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herbstreit connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Herbstreit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Ramirez has his foot on Herbstreit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Herbstreit works his way back into a safe position though.

Herbstreit stands and steps away. Ramirez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Herbstreit doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez tries for a takedown but Herbstreit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Herbstreit doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.

Herbstreit closes the distance and clinches.
Ramirez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Herbstreit fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chad Herbstreit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Herbstreit tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Herbstreit tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez tries to bum rush Herbstreit with a series of wild strikes but Herbstreit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herbstreit is looking to clinch.
Herbstreit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Herbstreit is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.

Herbstreit closes the distance and clinches.
Herbstreit swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Herbstreit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Ramirez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Herbstreit is looking to clinch.
Herbstreit doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Some wild striking there from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Herbstreit.

Ramirez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramirez showed some decent athleticism there.
Ramirez wants to control but Herbstreit is keeping him busy.

Ramirez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Herbstreit tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ramirez manages to move to mount!
Herbstreit is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Herbstreit trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Ramirez has hold of Herbstreit's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Herbstreit manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Herbstreit bucks Ramirez off and manages to get back to his feet!
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Herbstreit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Herbstreit moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Herbstreit lands with a shot to the body.
Herbstreit moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Herbstreit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a left to the body.
Herbstreit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Herbstreit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Herbstreit checks it well.
Ramirez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Herbstreit doesn't seem bothered though.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Herbstreit avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Herbstreit tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Herbstreit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Herbstreit tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Chad Herbstreit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herbstreit doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Herbstreit takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Herbstreit has managed to clinch.
Ramirez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Herbstreit to keep the fight standing.
Herbstreit throws a head punch that misses.
Herbstreit misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramirez jumps guard but Herbstreit turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Herbstreit swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Herbstreit walks away with a smile on his face. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chad Herbstreit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Ramirez.
Herbstreit looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.

Ramirez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Herbstreit wants to stand and escape but Ramirez is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ramirez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Herbstreit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Herbstreit is looking to stand up but Ramirez isn't so interested in that idea.
Ramirez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Herbstreit is looking to stand up but Ramirez isn't so interested in that idea.
Ramirez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ramirez is looking to work some ground and pound but Herbstreit has wrist control.
Herbstreit wants to stand and escape but Ramirez is having none of it.

Herbstreit pushes Ramirez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Herbstreit dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Herbstreit throws out the jab.
Herbstreit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Herbstreit tries to avoid it but Ramirez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Herbstreit to the ground. Herbstreit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Herbstreit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ramirez throws a push kick but Herbstreit slaps the foot to one side.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but Herbstreit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Herbstreit moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chad Herbstreit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Ramirez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Herbstreit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Herbstreit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez shoots and misses
and Herbstreit counters with a series of strikes. Ramirez will be more careful next time no doubt.

Ramirez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Herbstreit!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ramirez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alex Ramirez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramirez trying to control the action but Herbstreit is working from the bottom.
Herbstreit tries to escape but Ramirez is in control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ramirez in side control, throwing shots but Herbstreit defends.
Ramirez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Herbstreit is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramirez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herbstreit is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ramirez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ramirez tries to score with some ground and pound. Herbstreit controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ramirez wants to control but Herbstreit is keeping him busy.
Herbstreit wants to get back to his feet but Ramirez drags him back down.
Herbstreit dodges the ground and pound from Ramirez.
Ramirez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Herbstreit throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Herbstreit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Herbstreit has closed the distance and engaged Ramirez in a clinch.
Herbstreit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Herbstreit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Herbstreit forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chad Herbstreit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Ramirez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Herbstreit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ramirez wants a takedown.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Herbstreit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Herbstreit.
Herbstreit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Herbstreit fails to land.
Herbstreit has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Herbstreit working aggressively here.
Herbstreit misses with a punch on the inside.
Herbstreit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Herbstreit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Herbstreit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ramirez is trying to pull guard but Herbstreit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Herbstreit lands a nice uppercut.
Chad Herbstreit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice left hand lands by Herbstreit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herbstreit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez has Herbstreit pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Herbstreit manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Herbstreit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Herbstreit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herbstreit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Herbstreit fails to land.
Ramirez fails to pull guard.
Herbstreit misses with some punches.
A short right from Herbstreit.
Alex Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ramirez tries to circle away but Herbstreit has him pinned against the cage.
Ramirez is working for takedown but Herbstreit is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short left from Herbstreit.
Ramirez jumps guard but Herbstreit stands there with Ramirez around his waist. Ramirez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramirez jumps guard but Herbstreit turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Herbstreit just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herbstreit.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but Herbstreit has double underhooks.
Ramirez is trying to drag Herbstreit to the mat but Herbstreit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chad Herbstreit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Herbstreit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Herbstreit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Herbstreit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Herbstreit!