PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Serrano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes to the ring accompanied by Megadeth-Trust. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brian Serrano enters the ring!

Ramirez
vs
Serrano

180 cm
41
197 lbs
29 - 28 - 0

190 cm
39
198 lbs
16 - 19 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 29 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Serrano!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez shoots in but no luck this time.
Serrano moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Ramirez throws out a leg kick but Serrano moves out of range and Ramirez only half commits.
Ramirez swings for the body but Serrano moves out of range.
Serrano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Ramirez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Serrano to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Ramirez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Serrano is aware though and is defending well.
Serrano told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Serrano lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Serrano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ramirez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Serrano has managed to get both his arms back between Ramirez's legs - danger averted.
Serrano connects with a couple of short punches.

Ramirez is looking for a triangle but Serrano pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramirez keeping full guard, as Serrano tries to pass.

Serrano drops back looking for a leg! Ramirez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ramirez manages to kick Serrano off! Serrano jumps back into Ramirez's guard.
Serrano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramirez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Serrano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Serrano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ramirez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Serrano is one step ahead there.
Serrano chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramirez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Serrano pushing down on Ramirez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Serrano is pressing down on Ramirez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ramirez is holding on for now.

Ramirez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice strikes from Serrano there.

Ramirez actively working from the bottom here.
Serrano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Serrano scores with a couple of nice shots.
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!

Serrano decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Ramirez takes the fight into the clinch.
Serrano prevents Ramirez from breaking the clinch.

Serrano ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Serrano no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ramirez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Serrano pulls Ramirez in close to his closed guard and prevents Ramirez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ramirez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Serrano trying to control the position.
Ramirez prevents Serrano from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Serrano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ramirez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ramirez preventing the sweep.
Ramirez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ramirez trying to control but Serrano is working from the bottom.
Ramirez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Serrano wants to stand and escape but Ramirez is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is fighting to break Serrano's control of his arms but Serrano is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Serrano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that Serrano avoids nicely.
Serrano doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramirez slaps away a takedown attempt from Serrano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Serrano moves out of range easily.
Ramirez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Serrano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Serrano shoots in looking for a takedown but Ramirez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Serrano's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alex Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Serrano.
Ramirez fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Serrano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Serrano closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Serrano looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serrano postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Serrano dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ramirez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Serrano swivels and escapes.
Brian Serrano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Serrano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Serrano misses

and Ramirez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Serrano won't be happy with that.
Brian Serrano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramirez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ramirez is looking to take a break and control but Serrano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Serrano is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ramirez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Serrano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramirez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Serrano parries the strikes from Ramirez easily there. Ramirez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Serrano to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez working the body and head with strikes.
Ramirez throwing strikes but Serrano manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Ramirez struggling a bit here.

Serrano is trying to get an arm triangle but Ramirez is defending well.
Ramirez is trying to get back to half guard.

Serrano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ramirez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ramirez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Serrano is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Ramirez looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Serrano working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez tries to roll over but Serrano keeps him under control.

Serrano is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ramirez wants to control but Serrano is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Ramirez looking for submissions off his back.

Ramirez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Serrano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Serrano 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serrano prevents Ramirez from improving his position.

Serrano is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Serrano lands strikes from half guard.

Serrano is working for a kimura but Ramirez is defending it quite comfortably.
Serrano 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.
Serrano lands strikes from half guard.

Ramirez actively working from the bottom here.
Ramirez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Serrano slips a nice elbow through Ramirez's hands, connecting with Ramirez's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serrano is nestled in close to Ramirez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serrano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Serrano is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Ramirez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ramirez tries to roll over but Serrano keeps him under control.
Ramirez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ramirez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ramirez.
Serrano scoring with punches to the head and body.
Serrano working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Serrano cracks Ramirez with a solid left hand.
Serrano cracks Ramirez with a solid left hand.

Ramirez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Serrano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Serrano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Serrano throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramirez's waist but Ramirez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Serrano off to one side.
Ramirez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Ramirez drives through with a takedown into Serrano's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ramirez postures up in Serrano's guard and throws a big left but Serrano blocks it.
Ramirez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ramirez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Serrano wants to get back to his feet but Ramirez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Serrano can't keep his opponent in guard - Ramirez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ramirez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Serrano's head.
Ramirez throws a strike but Serrano avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramirez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Serrano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramirez.
Serrano is controlling Ramirez's trapped leg to prevent Ramirez from advancing to side control.
Serrano regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ramirez.
Ramirez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Serrano controlling Ramirez's posture.
Ramirez postures up in Serrano's guard and throws a big left but Serrano blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Serrano uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramirez shoots in and drives through. Serrano sprawls well.

Serrano moves into range and clinches up with Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to score a body lock takedown but Serrano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!

Serrano breaks the clinch.

Ramirez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Serrano to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Ramirez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Ramirez working for a triangle but Serrano defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serrano chips away with some ground and pound.
Serrano lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Serrano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ramirez's head.

Ramirez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Serrano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Serrano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Serrano stands and steps away. Ramirez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Horrible takedown by Serrano or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramirez which made him look bad.

Ramirez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ramirez lands in his opponent's guard.
Ramirez throws a strike but Serrano rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alex Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Serrano passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Serrano working the body and head with strikes.
Ramirez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Serrano stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ramirez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Serrano shoots in for a double leg but Ramirez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Serrano avoids the head kick by Ramirez.
Alex Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Serrano fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramirez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brian Serrano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ramirez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Serrano.
I've got Serrano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Serrano!
During a confident post fight interview, Brian Serrano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.