PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shin Dong Hyuk (ranked 430 p4p, 44 weight class) and Henrique Ramos (ranked 642 p4p, 67 weight class). Ramos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sepultura - Nomad kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dong Hyuk
vs
Ramos

167 cm
34
145 lbs
34 - 16 - 3

167 cm
33
159 lbs
28 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$)
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Dong Hyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henrique Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos shoots in but Dong Hyuk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dong Hyuk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ramos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crunch! Ramos slams his shin into Dong Hyuk's torso.
Dong Hyuk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dong Hyuk misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Dong Hyuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dong Hyuk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donk. Dong Hyuk catches Ramos right on the button with a cross.
Ramos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ramos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ramos throws out a leg kick but Dong Hyuk moves out of range and Ramos only half commits.
Henrique Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dong Hyuk, right into the meat.
Ramos jabs Dong Hyuk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramos.
A head kick misses from Dong Hyuk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong Hyuk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ramos on the side of the head.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dong Hyuk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dong Hyuk misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Ramos misses.
Dong Hyuk slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ramos slips under a jab from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dong Hyuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramos blocks a low kick nicely.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Dong Hyuk.
Ramos throws a solid leg kick but Dong Hyuk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ramos.
Ramos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dong Hyuk's head.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramos takes one on the button.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk jabs Ramos right on the nose. Ramos blinks but takes it well.
Dong Hyuk throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong Hyuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramos tries to land a leg kick but Dong Hyuk saw it coming and moves away.
Dong Hyuk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramos.
Dong Hyuk checks a leg kick.
Shin Dong Hyuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos lands a nice looking body kick.
Ramos throws out a leg kick but Dong Hyuk moves out of range and Ramos only half commits.
Ramos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Dong Hyuk misses
and Ramos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dong Hyuk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dong Hyuk throws out a leg kick but Ramos moves out of range and Dong Hyuk only half commits.
Dong Hyuk is looking to chop away at Ramos's legs.
Ramos throws a right hand that misses
and Dong Hyuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dong Hyuk is able to avoid easily.
Dong Hyuk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramos punishes Dong Hyuk's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
A counter left hand to the body from Dong Hyuk misses its target.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos misses with a right hand
and Dong Hyuk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dong Hyuk cracks the inside of Ramos's front leg.
Dong Hyuk scores with a punch to the head.
Ramos looks to land a left hand but Dong Hyuk moved out of range nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dong Hyuk, right into the meat.
A low kick from Ramos misses
and Dong Hyuk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dong Hyuk lands a slapping body shot.

Ramos forces Dong Hyuk back against the cage and clinches.
Ramos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramos throws an elbow but it misses.
Dong Hyuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dong Hyuk lands with a short shot to the head.
Dong Hyuk gets through Ramos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the 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!
Ramos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dong Hyuk's elbow.
Ramos blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dong Hyuk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dong Hyuk - that landed with a thud.
Dong Hyuk dodges an elbow strike from Ramos.
Dong Hyuk blocks an uppercut.
Ramos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dong Hyuk blocks it with crossed arms.
Dong Hyuk lands a body punch.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramos is leaning against Dong Hyuk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dong Hyuk is leaning against Ramos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ramos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dong Hyuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramos lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Ramos.
Dong Hyuk misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos lands with a light punch inside.
Dong Hyuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos misses with a short punch on the inside.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shin Dong Hyuk will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dong Hyuk wants to land a leg kick but Ramos is out of range.
Ramos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ramos misses with a body kick.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Ramos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ramos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dong Hyuk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dong Hyuk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dong Hyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramos checks a low kick from Dong Hyuk.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong Hyuk moves away.
Dong Hyuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Dong Hyuk avoids the body shot from Ramos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramos misses with a leg kick
and Dong Hyuk counters with a thumping low kick.
Dong Hyuk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ramos looks to land a body kick but Dong Hyuk moved away.
Ramos misses with a hook to the body
and Dong Hyuk counters with an outside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk slips a straight right by Ramos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dong Hyuk misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Dong Hyuk.
Shin Dong Hyuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dong Hyuk is able to avoid easily.
Dong Hyuk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ramos throws a body punch but Dong Hyuk moves out of range.
Ramos 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.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dong Hyuk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramos's knee momentarily.
Ramos checks a low kick from Dong Hyuk.
Ramos lunges at Dong Hyuk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dong Hyuk's hand.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice shot by Dong Hyuk.
Ramos misses with a head kick.
Dong Hyuk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dong Hyuk connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dong Hyuk slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk swings widly with a right hand
and Ramos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dong Hyuk.
Ramos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramos wants to land a leg kick but Dong Hyuk is out of range.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong Hyuk.

Ramos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dong Hyuk is trying to defend but Ramos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ramos is just content to waste time from the top position. Dong Hyuk takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dong Hyuk is trying to keep Ramos in close.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong Hyuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos postures up in Dong Hyuk's guard and throws a big left but Dong Hyuk blocks it.
Ramos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ramos tries to free his leg and advance position but Dong Hyuk is retaining full guard.
Ramos throws a strike but Dong Hyuk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Dong Hyuk drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ramos dives on top into guard.

Dong Hyuk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ramos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dong Hyuk keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dong Hyuk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dong Hyuk pulls Ramos in close to prevent any damage.

Dong Hyuk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dong Hyuk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Shin Dong Hyuk will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dong Hyuk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dong Hyuk wants to slow Ramos down by chopping away at his legs.
Ramos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but Ramos moves out of range easily.
Ramos throws a low kick but Dong Hyuk moves out of range easily.
Ramos throws a hook but Dong Hyuk avoids it easily.
Dong Hyuk tried to counter with a leg kick but Ramos avoided it.
Dong Hyuk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong Hyuk throws a solid leg kick but Ramos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dong Hyuk.
Ramos walks into a left hand.
Dong Hyuk slips under a jab.
Dong Hyuk misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by Dong Hyuk.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dong Hyuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramos. That did some damage!
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos tries to score with a low kick but Dong Hyuk moves his leg out of the way.
Ramos scores with a spinning back kick!
Dong Hyuk connects with a looping right hand.
Ramos digs a good body shot into Dong Hyuk's ribs.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong Hyuk blocks the body kick.
Ramos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dong Hyuk.
Ramos throws a solid leg kick but Dong Hyuk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ramos.
Dong Hyuk cracks the inside of Ramos's front leg.
Ramos tries to land a front kick but Dong Hyuk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice shot that snaps Ramos's head back.
Ramos throws a nice looking combination but Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dong Hyuk blocks a head kick by Ramos.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick, looking for Ramos's leg but Ramos calmly moves out of range.
Ramos wants to land a leg kick but Dong Hyuk is out of range.
Dong Hyuk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos needs to keep his hands up - Dong Hyuk had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong Hyuk thuds a left hand into Ramos's body.
Ramos misses with a left hand
and Dong Hyuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramos throws a low kick, looking for Dong Hyuk's leg but Dong Hyuk calmly moves out of range.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dong Hyuk.
Ramos gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dong Hyuk counters with a right hand to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk scores with a nice strike.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos throws a push kick but Dong Hyuk slaps the foot to one side.
Ramos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramos tries to clinch but Dong Hyuk moves out of range.
Good work by Ramos as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Dong Hyuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramos looks to throw the jab but Dong Hyuk is out of range.
That kick from Dong Hyuk tenderised Ramos's leg. Ramos is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is looking to clinch.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dong Hyuk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dong Hyuk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dong Hyuk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dong Hyuk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramos tries to clinch but Dong Hyuk moves out of range.
Dong Hyuk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramos checks it well.
Ramos checks a leg kick nicely.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice shot to the body.
Dong Hyuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Dong Hyuk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ramos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dong Hyuk in his tracks.
Dong Hyuk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk throws a solid leg kick but Ramos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a solid leg kick but Ramos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Dong Hyuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dong Hyuk 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.
Ramos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong Hyuk.
Ramos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Dong Hyuk misses.
Ramos misses with a leg kick.
Ramos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dong Hyuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dong Hyuk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramos is out of range.
Dong Hyuk tried to score with a low kick but Ramos checks it.
Dong Hyuk feints and then cracks Ramos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramos down.
Dong Hyuk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Henrique Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramos misses with a leg kick
and Dong Hyuk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ramos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dong Hyuk's head backwards.
Dong Hyuk motions for Ramos to come forward. Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shin Dong Hyuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dong Hyuk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shin Dong Hyuk!
A very excited looking Shin Dong Hyuk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.