PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Guth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ramirez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Night Prowler -by- AC/DC. The crowd seem to be enjoying Guth's choice of entrance music: Alva Noto - Module 7. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ramirez
vs
Guth

165 cm
33
147 lbs
30 - 22 - 1

183 cm
36
153 lbs
25 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

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 30 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burt Guth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Guth moved away.
Ramirez misses with a straight right.
Guth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Guth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Guth staying out of range there.
And Guth tries to counter it with a takedown but Ramirez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Guth is just out of range.
Guth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A good leg kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez cracks Guth with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
Ramirez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Guth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ramirez misses with a straight right.
And Guth tries to counter it with a takedown but Ramirez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ramirez swings for the body but Guth moves out of range.
Ramirez takes a swing at Guth's ribcage but misses.
Guth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramirez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guth on the side of the head.
Ramirez lands with a nice body punch.
Ramirez connects with a solid leg kick.

Ramirez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guth's head.
Guth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramirez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ramirez looking to ground and pound but Guth is blocking nicely.
Guth tries to lock up and control but Ramirez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Guth is working to get back to half guard.
Ramirez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ramirez trying to control but Guth is having none of it.
Ramirez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramirez working for a guillotine from mount but Guth is in no mood to give up.
Guth is looking to get to half guard.
Guth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Guth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ramirez thowing shots but they're missing.
BOOM! Ramirez connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guth is wriggling around trying to escape.
Guth tries to hold on but Ramirez postures up.
Ramirez is landing with some decent strikes but Guth is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Ramirez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ramirez landing shots from mount.
Guth is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guth tries to reverse the position but Ramirez maintains control.

Ramirez working for a guillotine from mount but Guth is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez scoring with strikes but Guth is staying in there.
Ramirez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Guth because Ramirez loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Guth because Ramirez loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Ramirez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ramirez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ramirez defends it well.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Guth but Guth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt.
Guth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ramirez defends it well.
Ramirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramirez loads up on a big right hand but Guth slips the punch.
Guth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ricardo Ramirez is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a series of strikes that have Guth backpedaling.
Ramirez fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guth was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
And Guth tries to counter it with a takedown but Ramirez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ramirez takes a swing at Guth's ribcage but misses.
Guth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ramirez lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramirez dives in and scores a takedown into Guth's guard.
Ramirez throws a strike but Guth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramirez is keeping the position for now.
Ramirez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramirez is pulling down on Guth's head to control his posture.
Guth postures up in Ramirez's guard and throws a big left but Ramirez blocks it.

Ramirez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Guth defends it easily.

Guth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez controls Guth momentarily but Guth frees himself.
Ricardo Ramirez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guth tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramirez is retaining full guard.
Guth controlling from the top position.
Guth trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
Ramirez managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guth can do to turn this around?
Guth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A left lands for Ramirez.
Guth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ramirez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ramirez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guth trying to control from the bottom.
Ramirez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Guth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramirez.

Guth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Ramirez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guth with the counter takedown but Ramirez avoids it easily.
Ramirez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
Guth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Guth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but Guth shows good takedown defense.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Guth checks it.
Ramirez tries to score with a low kick but Guth moves his leg out of the way.
Guth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ramirez defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guth avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez is looking to wear down Guth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Ramirez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramirez showed some decent athleticism there.
Ramirez is pressing down on Guth's thigh, looking to free his foot. Guth is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guth wants to get back to full guard.
Guth is not content to let Ramirez control the position.
Ramirez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Guth knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Guth wants to control but Ramirez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ramirez trying to control from half guard but Guth is working away.
Guth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ramirez is working away from the top position though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ramirez trying to control from half guard but Guth is working away.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Guth staying out of range there.
Ramirez throws a nice looking combination but Guth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramirez has a takedown stuffed.
Guth with the counter takedown but Ramirez avoids it easily.
Ramirez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a wild body kick that Guth sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ramirez throws a nice looking combination but Guth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A leg kick checked by Guth.
Ramirez throws a hook but Guth avoids it easily.
Guth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Guth moves out of range as Ramirez strikes.
Guth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ramirez defends it well.
Guth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ramirez defends it well.
Ramirez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Guth is just out of range.
Guth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ramirez lands a slapping body shot.
Ramirez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramirez lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Guth is just out of range.
Guth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Guth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ricardo Ramirez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
And Guth tries to counter it with a takedown but Ramirez pushes his down on his head and steps out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramirez 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Ricardo Ramirez!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Ricardo Ramirez!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Ricardo Ramirez!

Ricardo Ramirez wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ricardo Ramirez thanked Perkele! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).