PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Sittinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ramirez
vs
Sittinger

210 cm
24
279 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

192 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shannon Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Sittinger!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Sittinger. No joy for Ramirez on that attempt.

Ramirez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sittinger!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Sittinger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez taking a breather here.
Sittinger sneaks back into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sittinger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to stand and escape but Sittinger actually recovers to full guard.
Ramirez postures up.

Sittinger looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ramirez passes into half guard.
Ramirez prevents Sittinger from improving his position.

That's two 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.
Sittinger wants to control but Ramirez is keeping busy.
Ramirez thows a huge punch but Sittinger dodges it nicely.
Sittinger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ramirez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sittinger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramirez momentarily.

Sittinger decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Ramirez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramirez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramirez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sittinger avoids it really well and circles away.
Ramirez tries to clinch up.
Sittinger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Shannon Ramirez has been cut.

Sittinger rushes Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez wants to break free but Sittinger has control.

Sittinger jumps guard and drags Ramirez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Ramirez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sittinger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ramirez has managed to get both his arms back between Sittinger's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sittinger working a defensive guard here.
Ramirez wants to get up but he can't break Sittinger's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sittinger controls Ramirez momentarily but Ramirez frees himself.
Ramirez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sittinger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ramirez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Ramirez clinches up with Sittinger and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jeff Sittinger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shannon Ramirez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ramirez closes the distance and clinches up with Sittinger, looking for a takedown. Ramirez pushes Sittinger against the cage but Sittinger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Sittinger moves into the clinch.

Sittinger gets control of Ramirez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sittinger will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shannon Ramirez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sittinger is pulling down on Ramirez's head to control his posture.
Ramirez trying to control but Sittinger is working from the bottom.

Sittinger throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ramirez uses it to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez wants to stand but Sittinger has his arm trapped.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sittinger keeps working.
Ramirez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sittinger is looking for a sweep.
Ramirez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sittinger is looking to reverse the position.

Ramirez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Sittinger.

Sittinger shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is doing well to control the position and prevent Sittinger from advancing to side control.
Sittinger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Sittinger looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ramirez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sittinger's guard.

Sittinger controls Ramirez momentarily but Ramirez frees himself.
Ramirez stopping the sweep attempt from Sittinger.
Ramirez tries to stand but Sittinger is controlling from the bottom.
Sittinger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Ramirez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sittinger, up you get!
Jeff Sittinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a jab when Sittinger was well out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ramirez enables Sittinger to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ramirez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sittinger won't allow Ramirez to sweep him here.
Sittinger tries to stand but Ramirez is controlling from the bottom.
Ramirez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sittinger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ramirez is proving hard to escape from.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramirez managing to control the position.
Sittinger won't allow Ramirez to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jeff Sittinger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shannon Ramirez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sittinger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ramirez gets back to full guard.
Ramirez keeping full guard, as Sittinger tries to pass.
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing Sittinger from controlling successfully.
Ramirez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sittinger wants to control but Ramirez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sittinger tries to roll over but Ramirez keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sittinger missing with punches from the bottom.
Sittinger is trying to maintain the position but Ramirez is very close to passing his half guard.
Ramirez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ramirez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sittinger wants to control but Ramirez is keeping busy.

Ramirez decides to return to a standing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Ramirez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sittinger is trying to control but can't.
Sittinger is looking for a sweep. Ramirez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Ramirez stands up from half guard.

Sittinger moves into the clinch.
Ramirez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sittinger to keep the fight standing.
Sittinger keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramirez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Ramirez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Sittinger is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ramirez's half guard.

Ramirez kicks Sittinger off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sittinger's waist but Sittinger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ramirez off to one side.
Sittinger throws a body kick that misses.

Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Sittinger misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez tries to break free but Sittinger pushes him back against the cage.

Sittinger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sittinger pushes Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.

Sittinger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Sittinger sees it coming and moves out of range.

Sittinger pushes Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sittinger walks away with a smile on his face. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shannon Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ramirez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Sittinger to work.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sittinger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramirez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Sittinger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ramirez jumps guard but Sittinger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sittinger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ramirez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Sittinger breaks from the clinch.
Jeff Sittinger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sittinger manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ramirez on his heels. He'll look to pass Ramirez's guard now, I'm sure.
Shannon Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeff Sittinger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sittinger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeff Sittinger.
I've got Sittinger 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Sittinger!