PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Superior Nucleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nucleus comes to the ring accompanied by Tupac - Hit 'Em Up. Ramos has chosen Sepultura - Nomad as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nucleus
vs
Ramos

180 cm
26
160 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

167 cm
26
163 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
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 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Superior Nucleus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrique Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ramos feints the counter takedown.
Ramos throws a body kick that misses
and Nucleus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Nucleus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nucleus moves away.
Ramos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nucleus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nucleus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramos.
Nucleus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice body kick there by Nucleus.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Nucleus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramos throws a right hand that misses
and Nucleus counters with a right hand to the body.
Nucleus is looking to chop away at Ramos's legs.
Ramos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nucleus avoids a kick to the body.
Nucleus looks to throw a body kick
and Ramos counters with a low kick, right behind Nucleus 's knee.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus throws a body kick that misses

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

Nucleus sneaks out the side door and pushes Ramos away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nucleus manages to avoid it.
Nucleus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henrique Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nucleus!

Nucleus gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ramos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ramos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nucleus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ramos has managed to get both his arms back between Nucleus's legs - danger averted.
Ramos working some strikes from top position.
Nucleus trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.
Nucleus tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.
Ramos lands a couple of digs.
Ramos lands a couple of digs.
Ramos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nucleus is keeping the position for now.
Nucleus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos distracts Nucleus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ramos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nucleus's guard.
Ramos working the head and body with strikes.
Nucleus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ramos is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ramos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ramos working over Nucleus with some ground and pound. Nucleus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nucleus trying to control here.
Ramos working the head and body with strikes.
Ramos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nucleus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramos.
Ramos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nucleus trying to control but Ramos postures up.
Ramos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ramos working the head and body with strikes.
Nucleus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ramos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nucleus is keeping the position for now.
Nucleus trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ramos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nucleus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramos swings for the body but Nucleus moves out of range.
Nucleus misses with a head kick.
Ramos is looking to score with low kicks.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Nucleus.
A head kick misses from Nucleus.
Nucleus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos looks to land a combination but Nucleus avoids it well.
Nucleus scores with a head kick. Ramos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramos just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNucleus.
Ramos throws a head kick but Nucleus moves out of range.
Ramos moves away from the strike by Nucleus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nucleus counters with a left and a right that stings Ramos.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Nucleus.
Nucleus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nucleus avoids a kick to the body.
Ramos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ramos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nucleus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramos scores with a push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ramos.
Ramos scores with a body shot.
Nucleus misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nucleus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Superior Nucleus is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nucleus moves out of range of the body kick.
Nucleus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nucleus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nucleus misses with a body shot.
Ramos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Nucleus darts in and clinches Ramos up against the ropes.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Nucleus avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the ropes.
Ramos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nucleus misses with a body punch.
Ramos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nucleus working Ramos over with knees to the body.
Ramos throws a head punch that misses.
Nucleus is trying to stall.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nucleus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramos.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramos.
Ramos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ramos taking a breather.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Nucleus avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the ropes.
Ramos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nucleus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ramos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramos.
Nucleus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Nucleus tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nucleus prevents a body shot from Ramos.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nucleus tries to throw a body punch but Ramos avoids it by throwing Nucleus back against the ropes.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nucleus's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nucleus looking to slow down the pace here.
Nucleus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramos.
Nucleus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramos blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramos misses with some punches.
Ramos prevents a body shot from Nucleus.
Ramos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nucleus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
Ramos misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Henrique Ramos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ramos connects with a nice looking jab.
Nucleus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nucleus avoids a kick to the body.
Nucleus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.

Nucleus moves into the clinch successfully.
Nucleus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ramos wants to take the fight to the mat but Nucleus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ramos decides to pull guard.

Ramos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nucleus defends well.
Nucleus trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nucleus defends it easily.
Nucleus trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nucleus throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ramos is on top in guard.

Ramos lands a couple of digs.
Henrique Ramos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nucleus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramos stands up over Nucleus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Ramos stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Nucleus throws up his legs and catches Ramos in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Ramos tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Nucleus! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Superior Nucleus!
Superior Nucleus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.