PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gelardie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gelardie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, domination by pantera. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gelardie
vs
Ramirez

175 cm
22
166 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
27
155 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Gelardie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gelardie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to bum rush Gelardie with a series of wild strikes but Gelardie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. Gelardie saw that one coming.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gelardie moves away.
Gelardie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Gelardie moves out of range easily.
Gelardie lands with a good body shot.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gelardie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Ramirez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gelardie has a takedown stuffed.
Ramirez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gelardie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Gelardie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gelardie checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gelardie is out of range and Ramirez settles back down.
Gelardie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramirez throws out the jab.
Ramirez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gelardie's head.
Gelardie blocks a jab.
Ramirez looks to land a right hand but Gelardie moved out of range.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Gelardie's shoulder, as Gelardie tries to avoid the shot.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gelardie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
Gelardie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gelardie.
Gelardie seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A punch combination from Gelardie misses.
Ramirez lands a two punch combo.

Gelardie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gelardie lands in his opponent's guard.
Gelardie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramirez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie lands a couple of elbows.
Gelardie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gelardie lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gelardie is looking to work some ground and pound but Ramirez has wrist control.
Gelardie works over Ramirez with some ground and pound from guard.
Gelardie working some strikes from top position.
Gelardie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gelardie is pushing down on Ramirez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ramirez is fighting to maintain full guard but Gelardie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gelardie wants to free his trapped foot but Ramirez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gelardie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet.
Ramirez looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie lands with a punch from half guard.
Gelardie working over Ramirez with some ground and pound. Ramirez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gelardie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gelardie working over Ramirez with some ground and pound. Ramirez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ramirez has hold of Gelardie's hands but Gelardie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ramirez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gelardie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gelardie winds up and cracks Ramirez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gelardie lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gelardie drops an elbow to the side of Ramirez's head.
Gelardie working Ramirez over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Gelardie there.
Gelardie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ramirez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gelardie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gelardie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Gelardie.
Gelardie drops an elbow to the side of Ramirez's head.
Gelardie wants to pass to mount but Ramirez is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Gelardie.
Gelardie winds up and cracks Ramirez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gelardie winds up and cracks Ramirez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gelardie wants to pass to mount but Ramirez is defending the position.
Gelardie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Gelardie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gelardie looks to land a left hand but Ramirez moved out of range nicely.
Gelardie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez misses with a two punch combination.
Ramirez moves out of range as Gelardie throws a body kick.

Gelardie gets a double leg takedown into Ramirez's guard.
Gelardie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramirez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gelardie looking to pass the guard.
Gelardie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gelardie wants to pass the guard but Ramirez is keeping the position.
Gelardie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelardie stops Ramirez from standing up.
Gelardie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Ramirez trying to keep a closed guard but Gelardie is proving a slippery customer.
Gelardie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gelardie postures up and lands a big shot to Ramirez's brow.
Gelardie throwing strikes from guard but Ramirez blocks nicely.
Gelardie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gelardie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gelardie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez can't keep his opponent in guard - Gelardie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gelardie winds up and cracks Ramirez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gelardie lands strikes from half guard.
Gelardie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gelardie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gelardie working over Ramirez with some ground and pound. Ramirez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gelardie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gelardie wants to pass the guard but Ramirez is defending well.
Gelardie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gelardie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gelardie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gelardie tries to pass to full mount but Ramirez defends it.
Nice strikes from Gelardie there.
Ramirez taking some punishment here, with Gelardie in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Gelardie there.
Gelardie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gelardie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gelardie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gelardie slips a nice elbow through Ramirez's hands, connecting with Ramirez's forehead.
Ramirez taking some punishment here, with Gelardie in his half guard.

Ramirez is rocked!
Gelardie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramirez on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie slips a nice elbow through Ramirez's hands, connecting with Ramirez's forehead.
Ramirez is still in real trouble! Can Gelardie finish him?
Gelardie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ramirez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ramirez has hold of Gelardie's hands but Gelardie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gelardie lands a nice short elbow.
Gelardie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ramirez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gelardie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gelardie working over Ramirez with some ground and pound. Ramirez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez taking some punishment here, with Gelardie in his half guard.
Gelardie drops an elbow to the side of Ramirez's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gelardie shoots in but Ramirez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ramirez seems to have recovered his senses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gelardie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gelardie misses with a wild combination.
Gelardie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gelardie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramirez can do to turn this around?
Nice takedown defense from Ramirez. No joy for Gelardie on that attempt.

Gelardie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ramirez's guard.
Gelardie postures up and lands a big shot to Ramirez's brow.
Gelardie lands a couple of digs.
Gelardie landing with the ground and pound.
Gelardie landing with the ground and pound.
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelardie cracks Ramirez with a solid left hand.
Gelardie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ramirez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gelardie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gelardie stands up over Ramirez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gelardie landing with the ground and pound.
Gelardie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ramirez's head.
Gelardie with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gelardie is in close to Ramirez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rob Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie connects with a couple of short punches.
Gelardie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ramirez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gelardie works over Ramirez with some ground and pound from guard.
Gelardie is in close to Ramirez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gelardie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gelardie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gelardie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gelardie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gelardie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gelardie loads up on a big left hand. Ramirez felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Gelardie looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Ramirez can't hide his disappointment, as Gelardie celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Gelardie!
An out of breath Ryan Gelardie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.