PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arjuna Ramadan (ranked 1684 p4p, 210 weight class) and Gniewomir Lach (ranked 1616 p4p, 206 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ramadan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Positive Vibration. Lach has chosen Soel as his entrance music. 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.

Ramadan
vs
Lach

215 cm
28
244 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

194 cm
27
255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arjuna Ramadan!
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, Gniewomir Lach!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramadan wants to clinch up but Lach keeps it at a distance.
Ramadan wants to clinch.
Ramadan looks to clinch
and Lach counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramadan thinking.
Ramadan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lach throws a lazy uppercut

and Ramadan counters by moving into the clinch.
Ramadan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lach swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramadan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramadan wants to take the fight to the mat but Lach manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lach's coach down at Temple of Cloud Warriors-youth was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lach's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ramadan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lach.
Ramadan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramadan.
Lach misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramadan wants a takedown.
Ramadan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramadans head.
Ramadan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Lach on the inside.
Ramadan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lach works on Ramadan's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramadan avoiding damage.
Ramadan blocks a body shot from Lach.
Ramadan blocks an uppercut.
Ramadan throws an elbow that misses.
Ramadan misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lach.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lach scores with a shot to the side of Ramadan's head.
Ramadan blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lach scores with a hook to the body.

Ramadan breaks from the clinch.
Ramadan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lach counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Lach.
Ramadan 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.
Ramadan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lach throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramadan.
Ramadan slips under a jab.
Ramadan moves out of range as Lach strikes.
Ramadan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ramadan lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Gniewomir Lach has been cut.
Ramadan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lach lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramadan tries to clinch but Lach moves away
enabling Lach to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramadan tries to clinch
and Lach counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramadan tries to clinch
and Lach counters with a left to the body.
Ramadan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lach. Lach obviously looking to wear him down.
Lach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramadan doesn't manage to clinch there - Lach circles away.
Ramadan defending well as Lach loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Ramadan.

Ramadan pushes Lach up against the cage in a clinch.
Lach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramadan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramadan is looking to break free of the clinch but Lach has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Lach.
A head punch on the inside from Lach fails to land.
Ramadan tries to circle away but Lach has him pinned against the cage.
Lach digs a right hand into Ramadan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ramadan's gas tank.
Lach works on Ramadan's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramadan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lach avoids it.
Lach stops a takedown attempt from Ramadan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjuna Ramadan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramadan is breathing heavily.
Lach scores with a shoulder strike.
Lach can't find room to land a body shot as Ramadan controls the action.
Lach taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ramadan stalling in the clinch but Lach improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lach as Ramadan tries to tie him up.
Ramadan seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Lach is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramadan.
Ramadan lands a left hand.
Ramadan working aggressively here.
Lach lands a body shot.
Ramadan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lach is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gniewomir Lach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gniewomir Lach's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lach bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramadan's head.

It looks like Arjuna Ramadan has been cut.
Lach connects with a right hand. Ramadan shakes it off.
Lach throws a big shot that misses.
Ramadan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Ramadan has closed the distance and engaged Lach in a clinch.
Lach managing to block the knees to the body from Ramadan.
Ramadan lands with a light punch inside.
Ramadan tries to throw a body punch but Lach avoids it by throwing Ramadan back against the cage.
Ramadan is struggling to control the position.
Lach working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lach tries to throw a body punch but Ramadan avoids it by throwing Lach back against the cage.
Ramadan blocks an uppercut.
Lach misses with a punch on the inside.
Lach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gniewomir Lach seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lach misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramadan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ramadan misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lach.
Ramadan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lach lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lach stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramadan tries to stall but Lach uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lach tries to throw a body punch but Ramadan avoids it by throwing Lach back against the cage.
Lach has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lach lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Lach.
Lach struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramadan controls his hands.
Lach is working Ramadan over against the cage.
Lach lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Lach on the inside.
Lach stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lach.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lach lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Lach.

Ramadan is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lach creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ramadan's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ramadan drops to his knees and Lach pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gniewomir Lach!
A relieved looking Gniewomir Lach thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.