PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 684 p4p, 37 weight class) and Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 2195 p4p, 96 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bergfried
vs
Ramirez

169 cm
41
141 lbs
38 - 24 - 2

165 cm
43
147 lbs
48 - 32 - 3

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 32 - 3, fighting out of London, Ricardo Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergfried on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Bergfried moved out of range nicely.
Bergfried misses with a kick to the body.
Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramirez.

Ramirez drives through with a takedown into Bergfried's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ramirez trying to move into half guard but instead Bergfried has managed to sweep!

Ramirez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bergfried gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Ramirez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Ramirez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bergfried doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bergfried manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bergfried stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bergfried wants to land a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.
A head kick misses from Bergfried.
Ramirez misses with a left hand
and Bergfried counters with a good, hard body kick but Ramirez shrugs it off.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez misses with a straight right.
Ramirez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
A counter left hand to the body from Bergfried misses its target.
Ramirez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bergfried misses with a kick to the body

and Ramirez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bergfried won't be happy with that.

Bergfried bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bergfried staying out of range there.
Bergfried throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Ramirez. Those never looked like landing.
Ramirez misses with a lunging right hand
and Bergfried counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramirez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ramirez misses the jab.
Bergfried takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramirez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bergfried. That one must have hurt.
Bergfried fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramirez on the side of the head.
Ramirez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice body punch from Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bergfried ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bergfried 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.
Ramirez swings widly with a right hand
and Bergfried counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ramirez looks for the body kick but Bergfried saw that one coming.
Bergfried takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Bergfried was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramirez swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Ramirez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramirez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bergfried takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bergfried tries to work over Ramirez's front leg with a kick but Ramirez checks it.
Bergfried dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramirez. That did some damage!
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergfried swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bergfried walks into a stiff left hand from Ramirez.
Ramirez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bergfried counters with a body kick that stops Ramirez in his tracks momentarily.
Bergfried is looking to wear down Ramirez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bergfried on the side of the head.
Bergfried misses with a head kick.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bergfried does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergfried lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Ramirez moved away.
Bergfried scores with a sloppy right hand. Ramirez should have avoided that one.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergfried manages to avoid it.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergfried moves away.
Ramirez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramirez throws a series of punches but Bergfried avoids them all with ease.
Bergfried fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.
Bergfried tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergfried.
Bergfried takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.

Ramirez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bergfried sneaks out the side door and pushes Ramirez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bergfried.
Ramirez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ramirez wants to slow Bergfried down by chopping away at his legs.
Ramirez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramirez. That's going to slow Bergfried down.
Ramirez is looking to slow Bergfried down with leg kicks.
Bergfried throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bergfried 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 Ramirez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramirez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bergfried throws a push kick but Ramirez slaps the foot to one side.
Bergfried throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Ramirez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ramirez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ramirez slips under a jab from Bergfried.
Bergfried lands a jab to the nose.
Bergfried misses with a low kick.
Bergfried throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Ramirez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bergfried.
Bergfried lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bergfried scores with a hook to the body. Ramirez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a chopping leg kick but Ramirez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergfried moves out of range of the strikes.
Bergfried throws the kick towards the body but Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez with a nice cross.
Ramirez throws a front kick aimed at Bergfried's knee but Bergfried avoids it well.
Ramirez throws a lazy right hand but Bergfried sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bergfried takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bergfried closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bergfried.
Ramirez avoids a kick to the body.
Bergfried digs a good body shot into Ramirez's ribs.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergfried fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramirez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bergfried defending well as Ramirez loads up on a big left hand.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Bergfried's shoulder, as Bergfried tries to avoid the shot.
Ramirez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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.
Ramirez is looking to chop away at Bergfried's legs.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramirez lands a slapping body shot.
Bergfried tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bergfried feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramirez's calf.
Ramirez lands with an uppercut that bounces Bergfried off the cage and back into range.
Ramirez lands a leg kick that knocks Bergfried off balance momentarily.
Bergfried takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bergfried takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bergfried misses with a low kick.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergfried moves away.
Ramirez cracks Bergfried with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bergfried pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bergfried explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergfried looks to land a right hand but Ramirez moved out of range.
Bergfried connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Ramirez misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a jab when Bergfried was well out of range.
Bergfried missing with a left hand there. Ramirez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramirez throws a nice looking combination but Bergfried bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramirez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bergfried under the eye.
Ramirez swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
Bergfried throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Ramirez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramirez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bergfried.
Ramirez looks for the body kick but Bergfried saw that one coming.
Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Bergfried takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ramirez blocks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Ramirez - just one landing.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergfried moves away.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Bergfried throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez throws a looping overhand right but Bergfried ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergfried. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Ramirez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bergfried doesn't seem phased though.
Ramirez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bergfried tries to land a leg kick but Ramirez saw it coming and moves away.
Bergfried scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ramirez cracks Bergfried with an open hand slap.
Bergfried throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick from Bergfried.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Bergfried sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bergfried looks to land a body kick but Ramirez moved away.
Bergfried dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
Bergfried throws a quick counter head kick but Ramirez was just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. Bergfried looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramirez throws a body punch but Bergfried moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricardo Ramirez.
I think Ramirez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 9:10
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 9:10
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 10:10

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