PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Miller
vs
Ramirez

191 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edgar Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller with a hook.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.

Ramirez forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.

Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller lands with a slapping head kick.
Ramirez lands with a good body shot.

Miller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ramirez wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
Ramirez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez is trying to stand.
Ramirez punching from the bottom.
Ramirez is looking to improve his position.
Miller blocks the strikes from Ramirez.
Miller blocks the strikes from Ramirez.

Ramirez has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Miller is on him like a limpet, forcing Ramirez back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ramirez moves into range and clinches up with Miller.

Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ramirez closes the distance and clinches.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Ramirez manages to break the clinch.

Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ramirez, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ramirez.
Miller digs a good hook to Ramirez's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

A jab-cross combination lands for Ramirez and sends Miller crashing to the mat! Ramirez follows him down to the mat - Miller regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Miller is rocked!

It looks like Marcus Miller has been cut.

Ramirez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Ramirez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Ramirez on the inside.
Ramirez prevents Miller from breaking the clinch.
Miller blocks a body shot from Ramirez.

Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Ramirez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ramirez cracks a nice hook into Miller's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Ramirez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.

Ramirez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Ramirez takes the fight into the clinch.

Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Ramirez lands a jab to the nose.
Miller tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.

Ramirez rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
Ramirez cracks Miller with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Ramirez.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Ramirez closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the cage.

Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Edgar Ramirez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ramirez forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.

Miller jumps guard and drags Ramirez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ramirez throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ramirez is looking to stand up but Miller isn't so interested in that idea.
Ramirez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 wants to stand and escape but Miller is having none of it.
Ramirez is striking from the bottom but Miller uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Ramirez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Miller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ramirez gets a clinch.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Ramirez lands a shot to the body.
Miller can't get the takedown.

Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Miller was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Miller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ramirez defends well and Miller ends up having to push Ramirez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Marcus Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ramirez drops Miller with a left right combo! Ramirez follows him down to the ground into side control.
Oh Miller is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
An elbow from Ramirez crashes against the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller parries the strikes from Ramirez easily there. Ramirez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Miller to escape.
Ramirez lands a nice forearm strike.
Ramirez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Miller is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Ramirez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez working the head and body with strikes.
Ramirez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Miller is avoiding damage well.

Ramirez stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Ramirez rushes Miller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Ramirez pushes Miller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ramirez as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Ramirez.
Miller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ramirez lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ramirez manages to break the clinch.

Ramirez closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the cage.

Ramirez manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramirez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Miller misses with the combination.

Ramirez clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miller's efforts to push away.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Ramirez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edgar Ramirez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller throws a low kick but Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've been informed that Ramirez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Miller drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ramirez follows Miller to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Ramirez!