PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Kasprzyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Kasprzyk
vs
Ramos

197 cm
21
273 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

200 cm
21
285 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian Kasprzyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramos.

Kasprzyk has managed to clinch.
Ramos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ramos managing to block the knees to the body from Kasprzyk.
The referee calls for Ramos to work.
Ramos lands a nice elbow.
Ramos blocks an elbow strike.
Kasprzyk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramos lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Sebastian Kasprzyk has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kasprzyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasprzyk dodges an elbow strike from Ramos.
Ramos slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasprzyk is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramos has double underhooks.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kasprzyk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Kasprzyk scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ramos throws an elbow but misses.
Kasprzyk is trying to break free.
Kasprzyk is looking to control Ramos's arms but Ramos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kasprzyk has his back to the cage.
Ramos has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kasprzyk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ramos can turn it around.
Ramos is pushing Kasprzyk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ramos throws an elbow but misses.
Ramos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos blocks an elbow strike.
Ramos throws an elbow that misses.

Kasprzyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kasprzyk tries to avoid it but Ramos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kasprzyk to the ground. Kasprzyk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kasprzyk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Kasprzyk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ramos misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasprzyk.
Ramos throws an elbow that misses.
Ramos being controlled against the cage.
Ramos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ramos throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Ramos to work.
Ramos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A bit of stalling here from Ramos.
Ramos receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kasprzyk tries to break free but Ramos pushes him back against the cage.
Ramos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kasprzyk is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramos has double underhooks.
Ramos just leaning against Kasprzyk, taking a breather.
Ramos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramos pushes off an throws an elbow but Kasprzyk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramos misses with an elbow strike.
Kasprzyk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kasprzyk misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kasprzyk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramos is keeping busy.
Ramos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kasprzyk's brow.
Ramos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kasprzyk's defenses.
Ramos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Sebastian Kasprzyk's cut is getting worse.
Ramos stalls.
Ramos misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos lands an elbow that stopped Kasprzyk in his tracks for a moment.
Ramos is pushing Kasprzyk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kasprzyk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Ramos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Kasprzyk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kasprzyk thows a leg kick but Ramos checks it

and Ramos moves into the clinch.
Ramos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kasprzyk's defenses.
The referee calls for Ramos to work.
Ramos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ramos managing to block the knees to the body from Kasprzyk.
Ramos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramos throws an elbow but it misses.
Kasprzyk is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kasprzyk misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos lands an elbow that stopped Kasprzyk in his tracks for a moment.

Sebastian Kasprzyk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Ramos's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ramos misses with an elbow strike.
Kasprzyk wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramos won't allow it.
Ramos avoiding damage as Kasprzyk throws knees to the body.
Ramos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Jeez, Sebastian Kasprzyk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sebastian Kasprzyk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Ramos!