PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Nomad. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ramos
vs
Olson

167 cm
28
159 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

170 cm
29
160 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrique Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Olson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Andrew Olson has been cut.

Ramos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Olson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramos connects with a single shot there.

Olson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Olson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Olson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Olson 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. Olson eventually gives up the hold.
Ramos gets back to full guard.
Ramos wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson advances position into side control!
Ramos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Olson working the ground and pound.
Olson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ramos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ramos moves into full guard.
Olson throwing strikes from guard but Ramos blocks nicely.
Ramos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Olson distracts Ramos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Ramos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Olson manages to get himself to full guard.

Olson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Olson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ramos lands a couple of elbows.
Ramos is in close to Olson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ramos landing with the ground and pound.
Olson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Olson's head.
Ramos won't allow Olson to sweep him here.
Olson trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.
Ramos throwing strikes from guard but Olson blocks nicely.
Ramos cracks Olson with a solid left hand.
Ramos won't allow Olson to sweep him here.
Olson striking from the bottom.
Ramos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Olson can't keep his opponent in guard - Ramos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Olson is in trouble now - Ramos has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Olson is pressing down on Ramos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ramos preventing the sweep.
Olson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Olson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramos is one step ahead there.
Ramos chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramos lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Ramos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Olson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ramos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olson can do to turn this around?
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Olson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ramos with a hook.
Olson swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Olson doesn't seem bothered though.
Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on Olson's shoulder, as Olson tries to avoid the shot.
Olson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ramos pushes Olson away with a front kick.

Ramos moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos throws a punch but it's blocked by Olson.
Olson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Olson prevents a body shot from Ramos.

Olson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos looks to clinch

and Olson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ramos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ramos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Olson is one step ahead there.
Ramos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Olson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ramos lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Olson wants to control but Ramos is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson is looking for a sweep. Ramos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Olson has hold of Ramos's hands but Ramos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Olson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing that Ramos has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ramos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ramos connects with a nice short shot to Olson's temple.
Henrique Ramos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramos working Olson over with strikes.
Olson tries to get to full guard but Ramos has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos working over Olson with some ground and pound. Olson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Ramos seems to be looking for submissions.
Olson is looking to improve his position.
Olson trying to control here.
Olson is trying to get back to full guard.
Olson keeps trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Olson is trying to control but Ramos manages to pass to mount!
Ramos with good strikes from the mount here!
Olson taking shots to the head.
Olson regains half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ramos connects with a nice short shot to Olson's temple.
Ramos drops an elbow to the side of Olson's head.
Ramos is nestled in close to Olson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Olson actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Ramos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Olson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice defenses there by Ramos.
Ramos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.
Andrew Olson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ramos scores with a decent looking hook.
Ramos defending well as Olson loads up on a big left hand.
Ramos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ramos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Olson momentarily.

Olson is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Olson.
Olson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramos finish him?
Ramos shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Olson takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Ramos sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Olson bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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.