PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xiao Long Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li comes to the cage accompanied by Dragon Punch!. Ramirez has chosen Macabre - Nightstalker as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Long Li
vs
Ramirez

172 cm
39
150 lbs
29 - 21 - 0

165 cm
30
147 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xiao Long Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ramirez is defended easily by Li.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramirez.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramirez blocks the leg kick.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Li but Li pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Xiao Long Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Ramirez.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Li darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
Ramirez shoots in for a double leg but Li sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Li throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Li fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.

Ramirez has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Li has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
Li lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.
Li is looking to control Ramirez's arms but Ramirez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Li has his back to the cage.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the side of Li's head.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirez is defending well for now.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramirez lands a left hand.
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Ramirez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Li scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ramirez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez lands a hook that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Ramirez misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramirez wants a takedown but no success here.
Ramirez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Li lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramirez.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Ramirez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Ramirez jumps guard but Li stands there with Ramirez around his waist. Ramirez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Li has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramirez lands with a left to the head.
Ramirez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Ricardo Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Ramirez swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
Ramirez swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Li back against the cage.
Ramirez stalling the fight.
Li tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Ramirez controls the action.
Li lands a hook to the side of the head.
Li tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
With the fighters up against the cage, Li throws an elbow but misses.
Ramirez has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Li lands a shot to the body.
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Li fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Li misses with some punches.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li blocks an uppercut.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramirez.
Li pushes Ramirez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ramirez trying to control the position but instead, Li has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ramirez into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ramirez lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ramirez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Li fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li looking to slow down the pace here.
Li lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Ramirez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Ramirez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Li slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramirez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Li.
Ramirez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramirez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Li. Li obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice uppercut there from Ramirez.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Li scores with a shot to the body.
Li leaves Ramirez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ramirez misses with a series of wild punches.
Li throws a leg kick but Ramirez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ramirez scores with a one two! Li had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Xiao Long Li has been cut.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Li circles away.
Xiao Long Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Ramirez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Li.
Ramirez swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Li cracks a nice hook into Ramirez's ribs.
Li scoring well with a low kick there.
Li fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Xiao Long Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez dives in and grabs Li's left leg, looking for a takedown. Li pushes down on Ramirez's head and hops out.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but Li shows good takedown defense.
Li thows a leg kick but Ramirez checks it
and Ramirez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Li is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Ramirez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Li counters with an inside leg kick.
Ramirez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A head kick from Li lands but Ramirez takes it in his stride.
Ricardo Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Li turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Xiao Long Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Li connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramirez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Li stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Li wants it to stay on the feet.
Ramirez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Xiao Long Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez throws a hook but Li blocks it.
Li scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramirez doesn't seem bothered though.
Li scores with a spinning back kick!
Ramirez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Li lands a leg kick that knocks Ramirez off balance momentarily.
Ramirez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ramirez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Li counters with a body kick.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li thuds his shin into the meat of Ramirez's side.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Li.
Ramirez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Ramirez.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Li. No joy for Ramirez on that attempt.
Li lands a high kick!
Ramirez blocks the body kick.
Li throws an overhand right that lands on Ramirez's shoulder, as Ramirez tries to avoid the shot.
Li throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Li.
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li throws a head kick that Ramirez semi-blocks.
Ramirez checks a low kick from Li.
Li misses with a low kick as Ramirez jumps back.
A head kick by Ramirez misses
and Li counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramirez thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ramirez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Li keeps working.
Li wants to control but Ramirez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li is looking for a sweep. Ramirez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Li looking for submissions off his back.
Li is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xiao Long Li dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Li misses with a low kick.
Ramirez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
Li leaves Ramirez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramirez blocks the leg kick.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Li misses with a straight left.
Ramirez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Li avoids it really well and circles away.
Li fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramirez checks it well.
Li dips to his left and cracks Ramirez with an uppercut!
Ramirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Li.
Li throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramirez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Li. That one must have hurt.
Li ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Li. Beautiful body shot.
Li thumps Ramirez with a low kick.
Ramirez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li is looking to wear down Ramirez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Li misses with a looping left.
Li throws a good cross that connects.
Ramirez wants to clinch.

Ramirez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Li is keeping the position.

Li is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ramirez is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
Ramirez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramirez is looking to stand up but Li won't let him.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramirez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ricardo Ramirez.
Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Xiao Long Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Ramirez.
Li misses with a body kick.
Li throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li digs a good body shot into Ramirez's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ramirez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Li's half guard.
Ramirez trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
Ramirez throwing shots but Li is blocking nicely.
Ramirez with the ground and pound but Li uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Li is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Li 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Xiao Long Li.
I think Li has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Xiao Long Li!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Xiao Long Li!

Xiao Long Li wins by majority decision!
Our winner, Xiao Long Li, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.