PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ramirez
vs
Richards

165 cm
40
147 lbs
42 - 29 - 2

170 cm
30
146 lbs
25 - 18 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 42 - 29 - 2, fighting out of London, Ricardo Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards scores with a kick to the midsection.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richards stalks Ramirez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ramirez's face. Ramirez staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Ricardo Ramirez has been cut.
Richards misses with a head kick.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Ramirez.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Richards throws a low kick, looking for Ramirez's leg but Ramirez calmly moves out of range.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramirez cracks Richards with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramirez catches Richards with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richards avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramirez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Richards counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ramirez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Richards checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to work over Richards's front leg with a kick but Richards checks it.
Ramirez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sean Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards misses with a straight left.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Richards as he checks the leg kick.
Richards throws a right hand that Ramirez ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramirez also avoids with ease.

Richards drives through and clinches with Ramirez against the cage.
Ramirez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Richards throws an elbow that misses.
Richards just leaning against Ramirez, taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Richards's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Richards is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ramirez lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Ramirez lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ramirez as Richards tries to tie him up.
Richards trying to control the position but instead, Ramirez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Richards into the cage.
Richards seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramirez.
The referee calls for Ramirez to work.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Richards controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez wants a takedown but no success here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Richards as Ramirez tries to tie him up.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Richards.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards trying to land knees to the body.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ramirez has Richards pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Richards manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ramirez tries to score a body lock takedown but Richards shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Richards manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Richards blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Richards.
Ramirez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Richards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the temple.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Richards throws knees to the body.
Ramirez has Richards pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Richards manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ramirez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a right hand.
Ramirez blocking some punches.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards blocks a body shot from Ramirez.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.

Ramirez has picked Richards up - he's going for a ride! Ramirez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Richards is looking to improve his position.
Ramirez tries to pass to full mount but Richards defends it.
Richards is controlling Ramirez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Richards moves into full guard.
Ramirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sean Richards will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Ramirez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ramirez tries for a takedown but Richards sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richards wants to counter with a clinch but Ramirez pushes him away.
Richards takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez has his takedown stuffed
and Richards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramirez swings widly with a right hand
and Richards counters with a nice leg kick.
Richards throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramirez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Ramirez misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the body
and Richards counters with an inside leg kick.

Ramirez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Richards's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Richards holds on and takes a little breather.
Richards looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramirez is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Richards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Richards is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ramirez advances to half guard.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richards keeps working.
Ramirez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Richards is positioning himself well to prevent Ramirez advancing to mount.
Richards is refusing to be controlled, as Ramirez sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Richards is looking for a sweep. Ramirez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards is holding on to half guard well.
Richards wants to get back to full guard.
Richards moves into full guard.
Richards trying to keep a closed guard but Ramirez is proving a slippery customer.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing.
Ramirez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramirez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Richards is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.
Richards is pulling down on Ramirez's head to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice cross by Richards.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richards throws a big counter head kick but Ramirez avoids it with no problem.
Richards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Richards looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. Richards saw that one coming.
Ramirez throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.
Ramirez misses with a looping left.
Richards is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramirez.
Good standup being displayed there by Richards as he connects with a hook.
Richards is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a body punch
and Richards counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Ramirez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Richards counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Richards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
Ramirez tries a low kick but Richards avoids it.
Ramirez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Richards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Richards takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ricardo Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Ramirez's cut.
That's time! Ramirez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramirez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Richards has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Richards and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Sean Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramirez throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
Ramirez throws a right hand that misses
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richards takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Richards throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramirez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ramirez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Richards. Richards circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Richards there as he acknowledges the shot.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Ramirez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Richards throws the kick towards the body but Ramirez avoids it.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez connects with a body shot.
Ramirez misses with a leg kick.
Richards tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez throws a right hand that misses
and Richards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richards slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramirez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Richards swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ramirez throws a low kick, looking for Richards's leg but Richards calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Ramirez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richards takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Richards throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Richards lands a jab to Ramirez's midsection.
Ramirez takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Richards jabs Ramirez to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramirez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Ramirez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRichards.
Ramirez lands a jab to Richards's midsection.
Ramirez misses with a hook
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
Ramirez misses with a looping left.
Richards throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richards moves out of range as Ramirez strikes.
Richards connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ramirez scores with a decent looking hook.
Richards looks to land a right hand but Ramirez moved out of range.
As Richards backs away, Ramirez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

Ramirez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Richards looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.
Richards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramirez's guard.

Ramirez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Richards trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
Richards not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ricardo Ramirez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richards sitting in guard here, content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricardo Ramirez.
I think Ramirez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!