PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Necro Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes into the arena with Jay Z - Show me what you got blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Manny Ramirez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Manny Ramirez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ramirez
vs
Butcher

184 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manny Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Necro Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Ramirez with that takedown attempt.
Ramirez wants to clinch.
Ramirez misses with a takedown
and Butcher counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ramirez moves in looking to clinch but Butcher pushes him off.
Butcher unleashes a big counter combination but Ramirez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ramirez fails to land the takedown.
Butcher shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez shoots for a double leg takedown but Butcher sprawls well. He's pushed Ramirez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a takedown. Butcher tries to sprawl out of it but Ramirez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Butcher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramirez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Butcher scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez shoots in but no luck this time.

Ramirez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Butcher tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ramirez is in Butcher's guard.

Butcher pushes Ramirez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Manny Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez lands with a nice combination. Butcher backs away looking to recover.
Ramirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramirez shoots in but Butcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ramirez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Butcher sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
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!
Ramirez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Butcher counters with a series of strikes. Ramirez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Good exchange - Butcher coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a head kick but Butcher moves out of range.
Butcher throws a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Butcher.
Butcher tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez goes for a double leg but Butcher avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Butcher continues to drive forward.
Ramirez closes the distance and clinches up with Butcher, looking for a takedown. Ramirez pushes Butcher against the cage but Butcher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses.
Ramirez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Butcher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramirez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Butcher counters with a right hand to the body.
Ramirez looks for a takedown but Butcher sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Butcher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Butcher stuffs the takedown.
Ramirez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Butcher counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Butcher but Butcher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Butcher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramirez.

Ramirez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Butcher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramirez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ramirez jumps guard but Butcher turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ramirez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Butcher smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramirez shoots in but Butcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Butcher throws a big counter head kick but Ramirez avoids it with no problem.

Butcher clinches up against the cage.
Ramirez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Butcher to keep the fight standing.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Butcher holds him up against the cage and eventually Ramirez drops back down to his feet.
Ramirez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Butcher smiles and moves away.
Butcher throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Butcher throws a head kick that misses.
Butcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramirez fails with the takedown
and Butcher counters with a big head kick but Ramirez shrugs it off.
Butcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Butcher sprawls well. Butcher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
Butcher throws a fast counter high kick but Ramirez manages to duck under it in time.
Ramirez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Butcher counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ramirez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez dives in for a single leg takedown but Butcher sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice side step and Butcher releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Butcher stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramirez. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Butcher cracks Ramirez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramirez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a takedown. Butcher tries to sprawl out of it but Ramirez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Butcher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Butcher throws a fast counter high kick but Ramirez manages to duck under it in time.
Butcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses.
Ramirez misses with a double jab
and Butcher counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ramirez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ramirez throws out a powerful jab.
Ramirez has a takedown stuffed.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt
and Butcher counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramirez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Butcher looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Butcher moves out of range.
Ramirez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Butcher throws a fast counter high kick but Ramirez manages to duck under it in time.
Ramirez is looking to clinch but Butcher is avoiding it.
Necro Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramirez tries to bum rush Butcher with a series of wild strikes but Butcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramirez dives in and grabs Butcher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Butcher pushes down on Ramirez's head and hops out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez dives in and grabs Butcher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Butcher pushes down on Ramirez's head and hops out.
Butcher only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Manny Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Butcher gets a clinch.
Ramirez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Butcher smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Butcher rushes Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez is trying to pull guard but Butcher turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Butcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butcher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but Butcher shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Butcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butcher swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ramirez has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Butcher gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramirez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramirez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Butcher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Butcher manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez with a poor takedown
and Butcher counters with a big head kick but Ramirez shrugs it off.
Ramirez shoots in for a double leg but Butcher sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ramirez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramirez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Butcher counters with a low kick, right behind Ramirez 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Necro Butcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ramirez feints a jab promting Butcher to slip. Ramirez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Butcher slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ramirez shoots and misses
and Butcher counters with a big head kick but Ramirez shrugs it off.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Butcher sprawls well. Butcher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
Butcher lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Ramirez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Butcher throws Ramirez to one side and escapes!
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!
Ramirez tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramirez shoots in and drives through. Butcher sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Butcher defends it nicely.
Butcher raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez goes for a double leg but Butcher avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Butcher continues to drive forward.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Butcher.
Ramirez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez shoots in but no luck this time.
Butcher raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ramirez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Butchers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Butcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Ramirez moves in looking to clinch but Butcher pushes him off.
Ramirez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Butcher's waist but Butcher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ramirez off to one side.
Necro Butcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a takedown but Butcher manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramirez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ramirez fails with the takedown.
Butcher lands with a kick to the temple. Ramirez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ramirez misses with a takedown
and Butcher counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Butcher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Butcher is looking for the big counter here.
Ramirez fails with the takedown.
Ramirez wants to clinch.
Butcher looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Butcher avoids the head kick by Ramirez.
Butcher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Butcher sprawls and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Butcher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Butcher.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Butcher is having none of it.
Butcher throws out a counter right but Ramirez avoids it with no problem.
Butcher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramirez tries for a takedown but Butcher circles away easily
and Butcher counters with a head kick.
Ramirez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Butcher pinned against the cage. Butcher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Butcher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Butcher throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Ramirez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Butcher sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Butcher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramirez tries to clinch there but Butcher circles away.
Butcher throws a big counter head kick but Ramirez avoids it with no problem.
Butcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramirez.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Manny Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramirez is looking to wear down Butcher with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Necro Butcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Butcher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Necro Butcher!