PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavlo Ramazanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Katasonov (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.

Ramazanov
vs
Katasonov

181 cm
22
279 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
242 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pavlo Ramazanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Katasonov!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramazanov looks to land a left hand but Katasonov moved out of range nicely.
Pavlo Ramazanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katasonov ducks under a wild hook from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov connects with a body shot that sends Katasonov's belly button to the back.
Ramazanov lunges at Katasonov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Katasonov's hand.

It looks like Sergey Katasonov has been cut.
Ramazanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ramazanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramazanov throws a sloppy head kick
and Katasonov counters with a head kick. That will keep Ramazanov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Katasonov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramazanov. Ramazanov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Katasonov slips a jab from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov throws an overhand right that lands on Katasonov's shoulder, as Katasonov tries to avoid the shot.
Ramazanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Katasonov leaves Ramazanov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Katasonov tries to counter with a clinch but Ramazanov shakes him off and moves away.
Ramazanov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katasonov throws a series of punches but Ramazanov avoids them all with ease.
Katasonov slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramazanov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Katasonov throws a head kick that half lands.
A big left from Ramazanov misses.
Ramazanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramazanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katasonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramazanov.
Katasonov wants to counter with a clinch but Ramazanov pushes him away.
Ramazanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramazanov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Ramazanov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramazanov showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ramazanov is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramazanov has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Katasonov defend it? Ramazanov steps over the head and cranks it - Katasonov is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ramazanov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pavlo Ramazanov!
Pavlo Ramazanov retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Pavlo Ramazanov, 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.
In defeat, Sergey Katasonov stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll train even harder and come back to win!'.