PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Police Officer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos has chosen Sepultura - Nomad as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Police Officer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Officer
vs
Ramos

175 cm
24
165 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

167 cm
23
163 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Police Officer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henrique Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Officer. Ramos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Officer defends it well.
Officer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Officer moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
Officer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Officer clinches with his opponent.
Officer misses with the head strike.
Ramos stalls.
Ramos takes a shot to the head.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Officer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Officer defends it well.
Officer misses the body punch
and Ramos counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Officer throws a big shot that misses.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Officer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramos.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Officer clinches with his opponent.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Officer avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the cage.
Ramos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Officer.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Officer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Officer has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.
Officer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramos has a couple of punches blocked by Officer.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ramos.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.

Officer clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ramos tries a body shot but Officer blocks it.
Ramos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramos cracks Officer with a nice body shot.
Ramos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands an elbow inside that Officer shrugs off.
Officer misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Officer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ramos can't find room to land a body shot as Officer controls the action.
Officer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Officer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Officer tries to clinch up.
Ramos with the counter takedown but Officer avoids it easily.

Officer takes the fight into the clinch.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
Officer tries a body shot but Ramos blocks it.
Officer lands a shoulder strike.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the body.

Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Officer tries to clinch but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos misses with a shot to the body
and Officer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramos misses with a wild combination.
Officer appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Officer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Officer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Officer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Officer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Officer clinches with his opponent.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Ramos.
Officer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Officer controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Officer.
Ramos lands a nice elbow.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Officer avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the cage.
Officer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Officer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Officer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Officer just misses with a punch to the body.
Officer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Police Officer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Officer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Officer moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
Ramos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Officer defends it well.
Officer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.

Officer darts in and clinches Ramos up against the cage.
Officer scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Officer's elbow.
Ramos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Officer tries a body shot but Ramos blocks it.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Henrique Ramos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Officer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Officer scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henrique Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Officer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Officer's defenses.
Ramos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Officer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Officer blocking some punches.
Ramos has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Officer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ramos can turn it around.
Officer blocks an elbow strike.
Officer working aggressively here.
Officer is leaning against Ramos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Officer lands with a left to the head.
Ramos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Officer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramos lands a shoulder strike.
Officer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Officer tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Officer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramos.
Officer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Officer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Officer gets a clinch.
Police Officer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramos.
Officer lands with a short shot to the head.
Officer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Officer tries a body shot but Ramos blocks it.
Officer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos takes a shot to the head.
Officer blocks a body shot from Ramos.
Officer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Officer misses with the head strike.
Officer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Ramos.
Officer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
Ramos stalling in the clinch but Officer improves position.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Officer moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
Ramos scores with a shot to the body.
Officer looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
Officer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Officer. Those never looked like landing.
Ramos misses with a looping left.
Ramos lands an overhand right.
Ramos ducks right into an uppercut from Officer.
Officer tries to bum rush Ramos with a series of wild strikes but Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a head kick that misses
and Officer counters with a straight right hand.
Officer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Officer looks to clinch
and Ramos makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Officer really felt that one!
Ramos lands a jab to the nose.
Officer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Officer wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
Police Officer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Officer throws a big shot that misses.
Officer looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
As Officer backs off Ramos throws a huge counter combo but Officer manages to avoid it all.
Officer takes a swing at Ramos's ribcage but misses.
Ramos throws a head kick that misses
and Officer counters with a right hand to the body.
Officer looks to land a right hand but Ramos moved out of range.
Ramos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Officer is looking to wear down Ramos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Officer closes the distance but Ramos moves to the side
and Ramos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos throws a right and a left that Officer avoids nicely.
Officer fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos dodges the punch combination from Officer.
Ramos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by Officer.
Ramos is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Officer throws a shot from downtown. Ramos moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Ramos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ramos swings widly with a right hand
and Officer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Police Officer dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Officer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Officer lands a body shot.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by Officer.

Ramos gets tackled into the cage by Officer. Officer maintains the clinch.
Ramos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Officer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Officer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Officer dodges an elbow strike from Ramos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ramos breaks the clinch.
Ramos works the jab nicely.
Ramos fakes the leg kick and cracks Officer in the body.
Ramos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Officer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ramos at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Officer falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ramos counters with a shoot takedown. Officer fights it but they end up in guard.

Officer has his foot on Ramos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ramos works his way back into a safe position though.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Officer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ramos chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Officer is looking for a triangle but Ramos pushes his legs off easily.
Ramos is in close to Officer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Officer is trying to control the position but Ramos postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Officer wants to control but Ramos passes easily into half guard.
Ramos passes to full mount!
Ramos breaks from Officer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ramos punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Officer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ramos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Officer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ramos moves nicely into side control.
Officer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Ramos working the ground and pound.
Officer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ramos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Officer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ramos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Officer down.
Officer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ramos connects with a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Officer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Officer wants to take a breather but Ramos is having none of it.
Officer controlling the action here.
Ramos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Officer looking to pass the guard.
Ramos wants to sweep here but Officer controlling him for the moment.
Ramos is trying to keep Officer in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henrique Ramos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Ramos!
A relieved looking Henrique Ramos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.