PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Higashikuni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez has chosen Macabre - Nightstalker as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Higashikuni
vs
Ramirez

162 cm
31
146 lbs
27 - 15 - 1

165 cm
28
147 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Perkele!
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsu Higashikuni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Higashikuni manages to avoid it.
Higashikuni throws a chopping leg kick but Ramirez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Higashikuni gets the takedown into side control.
Higashikuni gets to mount! Ramirez was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ramirez can't escape the position.
Higashikuni postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ramirez looks a forlorn figure.
Higashikuni with a couple of short strikes.
Ramirez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Higashikuni working for a guillotine from mount but Ramirez is in no mood to give up.
Ramirez tries to hold on but Higashikuni pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Higashikuni lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Higashikuni cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ramirez wants to hold on but Higashikuni pushes him away.
Ramirez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Higashikuni landing strikes from the mount and Ramirez is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Higashikuni scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ramirez?
Higashikuni has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ramirez's face.
Ramirez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Higashikuni raining down shots from the mount!
Higashikuni with good strikes from the mount here!
Higashikuni can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ramirez is looking to escape.
Higashikuni lands a nice shot to the head.
Higashikuni looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Higashikuni landing strikes from the mount.

Ramirez is rocked!
Ramirez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ramirez is still in real trouble! Can Higashikuni finish him?
Higashikuni with a couple of short strikes.
Higashikuni with a couple of short strikes.
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.
Higashikuni loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ramirez scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Higashikuni land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Higashikuni stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsu Higashikuni!
Katsu Higashikuni seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Ricardo Ramirez stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn.'.