PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen UFC Theme Song as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ramirez
vs
Silva

165 cm
43
147 lbs
44 - 30 - 3

173 cm
45
142 lbs
57 - 16 - 3

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 44 - 30 - 3, fighting out of London, Ricardo Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 57 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Ramirez as he connects with a hook.
Ramirez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ramirez moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva moves out of range as Ramirez strikes.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Ramirez's ribs.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramirez.
Ramirez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva slips a straight right by Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Ramirez checks a low kick from Silva.
Ramirez half committed to a counter leg kick.

Ramirez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Ramirez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva wants to sweep but Ramirez has passed to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramirez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ramirez is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramirez tries to move to full mount but Silva actually manages to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ramirez is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Ramirez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Ramirez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Ramirez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramirez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the position well.
Silva is looking to control Ramirez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva has his hands clasped together around Ramirez's back. He's all about the action.
Silva is not content to let Ramirez control the position.
Silva wants to improve his position but Ramirez is controlling well.
Ramirez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva controlling the position well.
Silva won't allow Ramirez to pass to mount.
Ramirez throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Ramirez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ramirez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.

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

Ramirez is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Ramirez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A nice leg kick lands there from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramirez throws out the jab.
Rafa Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ramirez cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Ramirez connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Ramirez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramirez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ramirez working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez is trying to ground and pound but Silva uses the momentary lack of control by Ramirez to regain half guard.
Ramirez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Silva reverses the position - he's now on top in Ramirez's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramirez, not yet.

Ramirez has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Ramirez wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
Silva content to stall in guard here.

Ramirez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ramirez is proving hard to escape from.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ramirez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

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.

Ramirez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Ramirez checks it.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ramirez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Ramirez as he connects with a hook.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramirez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Ramirez throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Ramirez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Ramirez moves his leg out of the way.
Ramirez misses with a lunging right hand
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramirez.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramirez finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Ramirez throws a shot to the body.
Ramirez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva motions for Ramirez to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Silva.
Ramirez connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice cross by Ramirez.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Ramirez connects with a body shot.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Ramirez sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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 moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez scores with a punch to the head.
A nice combination there by Ramirez.
Silva misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramirez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramirez lands a head shot.
Ramirez blocks the body kick.
Ramirez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramirez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Ramirez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramirez scores with a nice right hand.
Rafa Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez connects with a crisp jab.
Silva feints and then cracks Ramirez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramirez down.
Ramirez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Silva.
Ramirez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Ramirez's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ramirez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramirez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ramirez connects with a single shot there.
Ramirez lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva throws a push kick but Ramirez slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws out a loose jab but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ricardo Ramirez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva feints and then cracks Ramirez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramirez down.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Ramirez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Ramirez feinted with a counter takedown.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramirez connects with a looping right hand.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.

Ramirez gets a takedown into half guard.
Ramirez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramirez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Ramirez!
Ricardo Ramirez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.