PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between jeremy belteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jeremy belteau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

belteau
vs
Ramos

167 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
21
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, jeremy belteau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandre Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Ramos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ramos lands a head kick!
Ramos throws a series of punches but belteau moves out of range.

belteau changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ramos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

belteau tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Ramos bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
belteau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramos moves out of range as belteau strikes.
belteau is breathing heavily.
belteau shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramos pinned against the cage. Ramos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Ramos lands a head kick that stumbles belteau and the fighters go to the mat.

Ramos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Ramos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ramos wanted to stand there but belteau had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos stopping the sweep attempt from belteau.

belteau is working an open guard so Ramos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ramos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
belteau has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Ramos clinches up against the cage.
belteau gets underhooks to prevent Ramos's takedown attempt.

Ramos has clasped his hands together around belteau's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Ramos stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ramos cracks a nice hook into belteau's ribs.
Nice takedown defense from Ramos. No joy for belteau on that attempt.
belteau fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jeremy belteau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
belteau has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ramos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
belteau fails with the takedown
and Ramos counters with a nice low kick that buckles belteau's knee momentarily.
Ramos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
belteau avoids the head kick by Ramos.
Ramos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ramos stuffs the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos throws a head kick but belteau moves out of range.
Ramos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

belteau gets a takedown into half guard.
Ramos wants to get back to his feet.
belteau is tying to control. Ramos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
belteau wants to free his trapped foot but Ramos is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos pushes belteau off looking to stand but belteau dives back in and keeps control.

Ramos manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ramos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from belteau.
Ramos throws a front kick that sends belteau stumbling back into the cage.
belteau looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ramos is fending him off so far but belteau persists. Nope, Ramos circles away and we're back to standing.

Ramos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ramos decides to stand back up. Ramos steps back and let's belteau get back to his feet.
Ramos throws a right hand that belteau ducks under and follows up with a left that belteau also avoids with ease.
Ramos throws a one two combo.

belteau drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
belteau won't allow Ramos to get back to his feet.
Ramos keeping full guard, as belteau tries to pass.
belteau stops Ramos from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ramos wriggles free and stands up.
belteau shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ramos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ramos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. belteau is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos tries for a takedown but belteau manages to get underhooks.
Ramos is working for takedown but belteau is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ramos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but belteau pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ramos drops down looking for an ankle pick but belteau pulls his leg out and moves away.
belteau fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
belteau tries for a takedown but Ramos circles away easily
and Ramos counters with a nice leg kick.
belteau misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandre Ramos dominated that round.
That's time! belteau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

belteau with a poor takedown
and Ramos counters with a body kick.
Ramos looks to land a combination. belteau sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ramos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Ramos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in belteau's guard.
Ramos wanted to stand there but belteau had control of the position.
Ramos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with belteau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Ramos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
belteau looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Ramos has belteau up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramos is trying to drag belteau to the mat but belteau just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ramos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. belteau just stands there and leans against the cage.
belteau is trying to break the clinch but Ramos has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramos is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. belteau can't fight it off and eventually Ramos manages to take the fight to the floor. belteau looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ramos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ramos wants to stand but belteau has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Ramos is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but belteau has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ramos is looking to defend but belteau has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ramos! belteau pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ramos taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). jeremy belteau!