PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shanks has chosen Dethklok - The Cyborg Slayers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Ramos
vs
Shanks

188 cm
29
195 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

190 cm
31
188 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Shanks!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Shanks finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shanks missing with a left hand there. Ramos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shanks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Ramos drives through with a takedown into Shanks's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shanks holds on and takes a little breather.
Shanks wants to sweep but no luck.
Ramos looking to pass the guard.
Shanks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shanks keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Shanks is pulling down on Ramos's head. It's preventing any offense from Ramos, at least for the moment.
Ramos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Shanks.
Shanks throws a wild body kick that Ramos sees coming a mile off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shanks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramos showed some decent athleticism there.
Ramos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shanks is looking to improve his position.
Shanks has his hands clasped together around Ramos's back. He's all about the action.
Ramos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shanks is staying active underneath Ramos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ramos wants to pass to mount but Shanks is defending the position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ramos is looking to advance position but Shanks won't allow it.
Shanks manages to get to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Shanks is keeping the position.
Ramos throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks wants to sweep here but Ramos controlling him for the moment.
Shanks is trying to control the position but Ramos postures up.
Shanks is controlling Ramos's posture.
Shanks's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Michael Shanks hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ramos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shanks swivels and escapes.
Ramos misses with a takedown
and Shanks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramos thinking.
Ramos is breathing heavily.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shanks defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shanks lands a really nice looking cross but Ramos seems unphased.

It looks like Mark Ramos has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos shoots in and drives through. Shanks sprawls well.
Shanks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shanks cracks Ramos with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shanks with a hook.
Michael Shanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shanks lands with a cross.
Ramos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shanks is fending him off so far but Ramos persists. Nope, Shanks circles away and we're back to standing.
Shanks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shanks lands a nice looking body shot.

Shanks clinches with his opponent.
Shanks stalling against the cage.
Shanks lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for Shanks to work.
Ramos blocks a body shot from Shanks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Shanks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Ramos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Some bone on bone action there as Ramos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shanks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramos moves out of range as Shanks strikes.
Horrible takedown by Ramos or perhaps it was just good defense by Shanks which made him look bad.
A good leg kick by Shanks.
Shanks misses with a few strikes there.
Shanks scores with a body shot.
Ramos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramos.
Shanks cracks Ramos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Shanks takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks tries to throw a body punch but Ramos avoids it by throwing Shanks back against the cage.
Shanks is pushing Ramos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shanks prevents Ramos from breaking the clinch.
Shanks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramos prevents a body shot from Shanks.
Shanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
Shanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shanks working aggressively here.

Ramos manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Shanks finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shanks. Ramos does a little dance to reset his feet.

Shanks rushes Ramos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ramos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shanks smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks connects with a single shot there.
Shanks works over Ramos's head and body with a nice combination.
Ramos misses with a takedown attempt - Shanks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Michael Shanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shanks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ramos shoots for a takedown but Shanks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shanks lands with an overhand left.
Shanks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramos tries to move into range but Shanks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shanks connects with a body shot.
Michael Shanks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shanks circles away.

Shanks clinches up against the cage.
Shanks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ramos or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shanks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
Shanks misses with a punch on the inside.
Shanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramos controls his hands.
Shanks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shanks cracks the inside of Ramos's front leg.
Shanks scores with a leg kick.
Shanks connects with a nice looking jab.
Shanks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Shanks.
Shanks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanks lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shanks.
Shanks throws a nice head kick!
Shanks tests Ramos's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Ramos is rocked!
Shanks cracks Ramos with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Ramos falls to his knees and Shanks doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Shanks!
Michael Shanks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.