PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Petrakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramirez
vs
Petrakov

172 cm
18
346 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
295 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cliff Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Petrakov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ramirez dives in and scores a takedown into Petrakov's guard.
Petrakov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ramirez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ramirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramirez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramirez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrakov is trying to keep Ramirez in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrakov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ramirez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramirez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Petrakov's half guard.
Petrakov scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ramirez manages to mount him!
Ramirez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ramirez with shots to the head and body - Petrakov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ramirez raining down shots from the mount!
Ramirez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez fails to take his opponent's back.
Ramirez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrakov taking shots to the head.
Ramirez landing shots from mount.
Ramirez controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Petrakov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez controlling from the full mount.
Ramirez really is a fat lump.
Ramirez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Petrakov for as long as he can get away with.
Ramirez avoids the attempt from Petrakov to control.
Ramirez looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four 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 lands a big elbow.
Ramirez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ramirez is landing with some decent strikes but Petrakov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Petrakov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Petrakov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramirez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ramirez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ramirez feints and as Petrakov raises his hands in defense, Ramirez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ramirez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ramirez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Petrakov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez content to stall in guard here.
Ramirez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've been informed that Petrakov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramirez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Petrakov is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Petrakov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramirez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Petrakov avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrakov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ramirez breaks from Petrakov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Petrakov tries to hold on but Ramirez pushes him away.
Ramirez controlling from mount.
Cliff Ramirez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petrakov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ramirez lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez fails to take his opponent's back.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ramirez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Petrakov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ramirez avoids the attempt from Petrakov to control.
Ramirez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrakov can do to turn this around?
Petrakov wants to hold on but Ramirez pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ramirez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ramirez lands a big shot there that rocks Petrakov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ramirez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ramirez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ramirez wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Petrakov can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramirez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ramirez content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cliff Ramirez dominated that second round.
That's time! Ramirez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ramirez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ramirez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Petrakov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrakov is trying to control the position but Ramirez postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ramirez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petrakov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramirez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab lands there for Ramirez.

Ramirez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Petrakov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ramirez working the ground and pound.
Ramirez is working Petrakov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Petrakov tries to buck Ramirez off but Ramirez is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Ramirez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ramirez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Petrakov is trying to control Ramirez's posture but Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez lands a few punches from side control.
Petrakov seems a little lost for a moment, as Ramirez dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands an elbow.
Petrakov is letting Ramirez control him for a moment.
Ramirez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ramirez scores with punches from side control.
Ramirez is staying tight to Petrakov's torso, preventing him from escaping.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.

Ramirez has Petrakov up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez has Petrakov pressed against the cage, preventing Petrakov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrakov stalling in the clinch but Ramirez improves position.
Ramirez avoiding damage.
Petrakov misses with some punches.

Ramirez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ramirez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramirez has his hands on Petrakov's head, controlling the position.
Vladimir Petrakov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cliff Ramirez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cliff 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cliff Ramirez!