PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes into the arena with Clay - Abscond blaring out of the sound system. Ramos has chosen Simple Man as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramirez
vs
Ramos

170 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

168 cm
21
140 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oscar Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dmitri Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
Ramirez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ramos sprawls and moves away.
Ramos tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramos tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramos doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Ramos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramirez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Ramos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ramirez to the ground. Ramos is now in Ramirez's guard.
Ramos wants to stand and escape but instead Ramirez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Ramos keeps moving.
Ramirez looking to sit in guard and control but Ramos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ramos wants to stand but Ramirez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ramirez trying to control the position.
Ramirez is really struggling to control Ramos but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ramos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ramirez's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ramos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ramirez pulls Ramos in close to prevent any damage.
Ramirez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramirez has a closed guard, preventing Ramos from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramirez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ramos sprawls and moves away.

Ramos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ramos is looking to stand up but Ramirez won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ramirez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to get back to his feet.

Ramirez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ramos defends it well.

Ramirez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ramos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ramirez.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Ramos wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Ramirez is looking for a kimura but Ramos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ramirez to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dmitri Ramos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ramos tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramos is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Ramirez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ramos tries to clinch

and Ramirez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ramos's guard.
Dmitri Ramos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramirez throws an elbow that misses. Ramos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ramirez's guard. Nice move by Ramos!

Ramos wanted to stand there but Ramirez had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos preventing the sweep.
Ramos wants to get up but he can't break Ramirez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez looking to control.
Ramos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ramirez is proving hard to escape from.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ramirez is trying to control the position but Ramos postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramos tries to clinch up.
Ramirez attempts a counter takedown but Ramos avoids it well and moves away.
Ramos closes the distance looking to clinch

and Ramirez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Ramirez seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramirez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez stops Ramos from getting back to his feet.

Ramirez is trying to work for a kimura but Ramos is defending well.
Ramirez is stalling here. Ramos is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ramirez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ramos has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ramos tries to stand but Ramirez is controlling his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ramos tries to clinch but Ramirez moves away

and Ramirez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ramos won't be happy with that.

Ramirez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ramos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ramirez's guard! Nice work there by Ramos!
Ramos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ramirez's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dmitri Ramos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ramos throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez feinted with a counter takedown.
Ramos closes the distance but Ramirez moves to the side

and Ramirez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ramos!

Ramirez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ramos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ramirez's guard! Nice work there by Ramos!
Ramos is looking to stand up but Ramirez won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Ramos dives in and scores a takedown into Ramirez's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Ramos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ramirez is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ramirez fails with the takedown.
Ramos wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Ramos tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ramirez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramos is defending against the submission attempts here by Ramirez.
Ramos is trying to stand.
Dmitri Ramos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Ramirez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ramos is just riding it out for now. Ramirez eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ramos wants to get back to his feet.
Ramirez wants to advance to full mount but Ramos doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Oscar Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramos wants to get back to his feet but Ramirez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramirez throwing strikes from guard but Ramos blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitri Ramos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ramos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitri Ramos!
A victorious Dmitri Ramos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Oscar Ramirez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back and I will be merceless.'.