PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniy Sibirski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramirez
vs
Sibirski

210 cm
24
279 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 4 - 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, Eugeniy Sibirski!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sibirski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ramirez to the ground. Sibirski is now in Ramirez's guard.

Ramirez has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sibirski is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Sibirski lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez keeping full guard, as Sibirski tries to pass.
Ramirez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sibirski pushing down on Ramirez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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 has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sibirski is working away from the top position though.

Sibirski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Sibirski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ramirez wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sibirski wants to work for an arm triangle but Ramirez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Sibirski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Sibirski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ramirez is just riding it out for now. Sibirski eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sibirski trying to control the action but Ramirez is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sibirski is looking to stall here but Ramirez recovers full guard.
Sibirski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sibirski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ramirez 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 keeping full guard, as Sibirski tries to pass.
Ramirez controls Sibirski momentarily but Sibirski frees himself.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sibirski trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Sibirski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ramirez!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sibirski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Sibirski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sibirski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ramirez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sibirski.
Ramirez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sibirski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ramirez wants to control but Sibirski is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Sibirski is looking for a kimura here.
Ramirez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sibirski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sibirski's back!
Ramirez is trying to control but Sibirski is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Ramirez tries to control but Sibirski wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sibirski can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eugeniy Sibirski will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sibirski gets a double leg takedown into Ramirez's guard.
Ramirez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sibirski trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
Ramirez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramirez wants to sweep here but Sibirski controlling him for the moment.
Sibirski looking to sit in guard and control but Ramirez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ramirez won't allow Sibirski to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sibirski wants to sweep but no luck.

Ramirez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sibirski, up you get!

Ramirez tries to keep at a distance but Sibirski has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to stall.

Ramirez pulls guard effortlessly.
Sibirski lands a couple of elbows.
Ramirez 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 is working hard here to advance position.
Sibirski wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
Sibirski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ramirez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sibirski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing Sibirski from controlling successfully.
Shannon Ramirez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sibirski stopping the sweep attempt from Ramirez.
Sibirski trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
Sibirski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Sibirski gets the takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking for a sweep.
Sibirski laying and praying for a moment but Ramirez takes advantage and regains half guard.
Ramirez is trying to stand up here but Sibirski is controlling him well.

Sibirski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ramirez is just riding it out for now. Sibirski eventually gives up the hold.
Ramirez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sibirski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sibirski's back!
Sibirski is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to stick to Sibirski's back but Sibirski is turning into Ramirez. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ramirez's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sibirski.
Ramirez trying to control the position.
Sibirski scoring with punches to the head and body.

Sibirski postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ramirez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sibirski, into his guard.

Ramirez prevents Sibirski from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramirez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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 Shannon Ramirez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sibirski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ramirez did well to prevent Sibirski getting side control.
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. Sibirski connects with a nice short shot to Ramirez's temple.

Ramirez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sibirski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ramirez moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sibirski with a nice head shot there.
Sibirski with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramirez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sibirski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ramirez has managed to get both his arms back between Sibirski's legs - danger averted.
Sibirski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramirez is standing up over Sibirski. Sibirski looks to escape but Ramirez dives into side control.
Ramirez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to control but Sibirski is keeping him busy.
Sibirski is trying to escape the position but Ramirez is controlling the position.
Sibirski is trying to get back to half guard.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sibirski keeps working.

Ramirez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sibirski to his feet.

Ramirez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sibirski throws a strike but Ramirez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ramirez won't allow Sibirski to get back to his feet.
Ramirez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sibirski is proving hard to escape from.
Ramirez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Sibirski has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ramirez is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sibirski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibirski is looking to regain half guard here but Ramirez keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramirez taking a breather here.
Ramirez working the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shannon Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shannon Ramirez!