PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gus Bus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sepultura - Nomad kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bus
vs
Ramos

190 cm
28
167 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

167 cm
20
163 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gus Bus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henrique Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos throws a leg kick
and Bus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bus tests Ramos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramos tries a low kick but Bus avoids it.
Bus thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bus defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Bus wants to land a leg kick but Ramos is out of range.
Ramos misses with a hook to the body
and Bus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bus wants to slow Ramos down by chopping away at his legs.
Ramos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bus scores with a kick to the body.
Ramos misses the jab.
Ramos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Buss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ramos looks to throw the jab but Bus is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ramos.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramos. That's going to slow Bus down.
Bus throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Bus.
Ramos misses the jab.
Bus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramos's knee momentarily.
Ramos misses with a leg kick
and Bus counters with a big head kick but Ramos shrugs it off.
Ramos sizes up Bus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Bus.
Ramos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bus.
Ramos connects with a jab.
Ramos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick from Ramos is predictable there
and Bus counters with a low kick, right behind Ramos 's knee.
Henrique Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bus throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.
Ramos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
Bus delivers a nice body kick.
Bus misses with a looping left.
Bus thumps Ramos with a low kick.
Ramos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bus.
Bus throws a leg kick but Ramos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ramos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by Bus as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bus looks to land a right hand but Ramos moved out of range.
Bus checks the leg kick.
Bus throws an off balance right hand
and Ramos counters with a nice body shot.
Bus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bus cracks the inside of Ramos's front leg.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gus Bus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ramos with the counter takedown but Bus avoids it easily.
Ramos throws a low kick but Bus avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos checks a low kick from Bus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gus Bus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bus manages to avoid it.
Bus quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Bus.
As Ramos looks to move away, Bus throws a big counter combo bu Ramos just gets out of the way.
Bus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bus scores with a leg kick.
Bus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ramos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bus throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.
Bus cracks Ramos with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ramos might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bus has got the better of the exchanges.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bus thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bus scores with a push kick.
Ramos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bus under the eye.
Jab by Bus.
Gus Bus is winning the standup battle so far.
Bus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramos can pounce on him.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bus manages to avoid it.
Ramos throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ramos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bus - the referee stops the clock and Ramos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bus. Ramos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bus lands a high kick!
Bus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramos can do to turn this around?
Ramos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ramos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bus.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bus.
Bus staying out of range there.
Bus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bus misses with a hook
and Bus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramos.
Bus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramos checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bus. That's going to slow Ramos down.
Ramos misses the body punch
and Bus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bus misses with a low kick.
Ramos misses with a straight left.
Ramos throws a hook but Bus blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bus misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Bus counters with a quick kick to the body but Ramos blocks it.
Ramos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bus slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.
Ramos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bus.
Bus wants to land a leg kick but Ramos is out of range.
Ramos misses with a low kick.
Bus throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ramos avoids it.
Bus avoids a kick to the body.
Bus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos misses with a leg kick
and Bus counters with an outside leg kick.
Bus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gus Bus dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ramos scoring well with a low kick there.
Ramos lands with a good body shot.
Ramos misses with a looping left.
It looked like Bus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ramos 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.
Bus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramos is able to avoid easily.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ramos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramos misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bus moves away from the strike by Ramos.
Bus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Bus throws a body kick that misses.
Good exchange - Ramos coming out on top.
Bus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramos slips a jab from Bus.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
Henrique Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Bus avoids them all with ease.
Bus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Bus connects with a leg kick. Ramos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos tries to work over Bus's front leg with a kick but Bus checks it.
Bus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramos scores with a one two! Bus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramos 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bus connects with a leg kick. Ramos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Ramos backs away, Bus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Bus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ramos doesn't seem phased though.
Bus throws a leg kick which misses Ramos's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramos tries to avoid it.
Ramos misses with a hook
and Bus counters with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bus.
Ramos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Ramos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bus.
Ramos lands a glancing blow to the side of Bus's head.
Ramos misses the body punch
and Bus counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos throws a series of punches but Bus avoids them all with ease.
Ramos just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBus.
That kick from Bus tenderised Ramos's leg. Ramos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bus.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henrique Ramos.
Well Bus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gus Bus!
Post fight, Gus Bus took to the microphone: 'I win, ya. This for you bas, ya.'.