PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurt The Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Ramyay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hurt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Mama Said Knock You Out. 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.

The Hurt
vs
Ramyay

180 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Tends to cut

Team S.W.A.T.

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurt The Hurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Ramyay!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hurt misses with a kick to the body.
The Hurt swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramyay.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramyay. That's going to slow The Hurt down.
The Hurt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ramyay throws out a leg kick but The Hurt moves out of range and Ramyay only half commits.
Ramyay throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ramyay walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramyay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Hurt avoids the head kick by Ramyay.
Ramyay throws a sloppy head kick and The Hurt moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hurt throws a lazy head kick
and Ramyay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramyay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramyay tries to land a front kick but The Hurt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Hurt throws a series of punches but Ramyay avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters circling a little - Ramyay finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The Hurt is breathing heavily.
Ramyay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramyay.
Ramyay fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Hurt takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramyay tries to clinch but The Hurt moves out of range.
The Hurt throws a nice looking combination but Ramyay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramyay misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ramyay throws a series of punches but The Hurt moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramyay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramyay explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ramyay misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramyay can pounce on him.
Ramyay scores with a nice head shot.
A lazy body kick from Ramyay
and Ramyay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramyay moves in looking to clinch but The Hurt pushes him off.
Ramyay throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Ramyay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ramyay lands an elbow that stopped The Hurt in his tracks for a moment.
Ramyay with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Ramyay.
Ramyay lands a nice elbow.
The Hurt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramyay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramyay scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramyay lands a damaging elbow.
Ramyay leaning against his opponent.
The Hurt takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Hurt stalling in the clinch but Ramyay improves position.
Ramyay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Hurt blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramyay lands an elbow inside that The Hurt shrugs off.
Ramyay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ramyay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ramyay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ramyay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramyay tries to land a knee to the head but The Hurt blocks with his arms.
Ramyay connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Hurt's face.
A head punch on the inside from The Hurt fails to land.
The Hurt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ramyay is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ramyay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ramyay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Hurt blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramyay looking to throw knees to the head but The Hurt is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from The Hurt.
Ramyay misses with a knee to the head.
Ramyay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ramyay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Hurt lands an elbow inside.
Ramyay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Ramyay dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ramyay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramyay looks for the body kick but The Hurt saw that one coming.
The Hurt swings for the body but Ramyay moves out of range.
The Hurt checks a leg kick nicely.
Ramyay tries a head kick but it misses.
The Hurt cracks a nice hook into Ramyay's ribs.
Ramyay is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Hurt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The Hurt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by The Hurt as he connects with a hook.
Gordon Ramyay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Hurt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Hurt throws a head kick that misses.
Ramyay throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ramyay tries a head kick but it misses.
The Hurt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramyay throws out the jab.
The Hurt tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramyay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramyay bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ramyay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Hurt.
The Hurt shoots in but no luck this time.
The Hurt blocks a jab.

Ramyay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramyay lands a nice elbow.
The Hurt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramyay is keeping busy.
Ramyay slows down the pace here.
The Hurt lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Hurt tries a body shot but Ramyay blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramyay with a knee to the head.
Ramyay scores with a knee to the head.
Ramyay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Hurt stalls.
Ramyay stalling in the clinch but The Hurt improves position.
The Hurt managing to block the knees to the body from Ramyay.
Ramyay leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ramyay tries a knee to the head but The Hurt blocks it.
Ramyay missing with knees to the body.
Ramyay leaning against his opponent.
The Hurt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramyay.
Ramyay looking to throw knees to the head but The Hurt is blocking nicely.
The Hurt is working Ramyay over against the cage.
Ramyay misses with a knee strike.
A short right from The Hurt.
A hook to the body from The Hurt.
Ramyay misses with a knee to the head.
The Hurt trying to land knees to the body.
Ramyay is trying to stall.
The Hurt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The Hurt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Hurt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramyay backwards.
Ramyay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Hurt lands a body shot.
The Hurt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ramyay or not.
The Hurt trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from The Hurt on the inside.
The Hurt lands an elbow inside that Ramyay shrugs off.
Ramyay managing to block the knees to the body from The Hurt.
The Hurt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ramyay blocks a body shot from The Hurt.
The Hurt scores a nice knee to the body.
Ramyay will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Hurt up against the cage.
Ramyay misses with a knee to the head.
Ramyay misses with a knee strike.
A short right from The Hurt on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Hurt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Ramyay.
The Hurt missing with knees to the body.
Ramyay throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Hurt lands an elbow inside that Ramyay shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt The Hurt dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Ramyay wants to clinch up but The Hurt keeps it at a distance.
Ramyay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramyay throws a hook but The Hurt blocks it.
Ramyay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Hurt throws a sloppy head kick
and Ramyay counters with a low kick, right behind The Hurt 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramyay throws a head kick that misses
and The Hurt counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Hurt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ramyay throws a leg kick which misses The Hurt's front leg but catches the back leg as The Hurt tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramyay throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ramyay scores with a kick to the body.
Ramyay bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramyay explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ramyay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Hurt circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Hurt misses with a hook to the body
and Ramyay makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. The Hurt really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramyay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramyay throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Hurt.
Ramyay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Hurt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Hurt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ramyay counters with a low kick, right behind The Hurt 's knee.
Ramyay thuds his shin into the meat of The Hurt's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Hurt pushes Ramyay away with a front kick.
Ramyay lands a head kick. The Hurt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - The Hurt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Hurt throws a lazy head kick
and Ramyay makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ramyay throws the kick towards the body but The Hurt avoids it.
Ramyay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kurt The Hurt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Hurt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramyay. Ramyay obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramyay lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The Hurt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ramyay closes the distance but The Hurt moves to the side
and The Hurt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramyay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Hurt swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Ramyay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramyay has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Ramyay!