PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arcot Ramathorn (ranked 4618 p4p, 2507 weight class) and Alfonso Rojas (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.

Ramathorn
vs
Rojas

180 cm
25
190
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
187
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 Amsterdam, Arcot Ramathorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfonso Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas misses with a straight right.
Ramathorn throws out a loose jab but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramathorn blocks a jab.
Rojas lands a nice shot that snaps Ramathorn's head back.
Ramathorn with a nice cross.
Ramathorn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rojas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rojas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramathorn moves out of range of the strikes.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rojas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rojas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ramathorns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ramathorn loads up on a big right hand but Rojas slips the punch.
Rojas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramathorn manages to avoid it.
Rojas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramathorn's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Ramathorn.
Rojas throws a hook to the side of Ramathorn's head but Ramathorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Ramathorn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Rojas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a hook. Ramathorn ducked under it nicely.
Ramathorn staying out of range there.
Ramathorn moves out of range as Rojas strikes.
Rojas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rojas connects with the punch.
Ramathorn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rojas lands with a straight right. Ramathorn didn't see that one coming.
Rojas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ramathorn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rojas's corner calls for a 1-2. Rojas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramathorn misses with a hook.
Rojas 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.
Rojas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramathorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojas.
It looked like Ramathorn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rojas.
Ramathorn slips under a jab from Rojas.
Ramathorn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rojas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramathorn.
Jab, jab by Rojas - just one landing.

It looks like Arcot Ramathorn has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramathorn scores with a hook to the body. Rojas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramathorn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ramathorn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rojas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramathorn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rojas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramathorn misses with a hook.
Ramathorn walks into a left hand.
Rojas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rojas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramathorn.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramathorn moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramathorn misses the target.
Ramathorn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rojas.

Rojas takes the fight into the clinch.
Rojas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramathorn tries to break free but Rojas pushes him back against the cage.
Ramathorn is trying to force a seperation but Rojas has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramathorn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
Ramathorn blocking some punches.
Rojas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rojas misses with a hook from the clinch.

Ramathorn breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by Rojas.
Rojas walks into a straight right hand from Ramathorn.
Rojas wants to clinch up but Ramathorn keeps it at a distance.
Rojas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramathorn counters with a straight right hand.
Ramathorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramathorn staying out of range there.
Ramathorn checks the leg kick.
Ramathorn throws a shot from downtown. Rojas moves away and avoids it.
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
Rojas misses with a hook. Ramathorn ducked under it nicely.
Ramathorn throws a big shot that misses.
Rojas wants to counter the offense by Ramathorn and move into the clinch position.
Rojas ducks under a wild hook from Ramathorn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramathorn manages to avoid it.
Ramathorn missing with a left hand there. Rojas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramathorn throws a hook but Rojas avoids it easily.
Ramathorn misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramathorn.
Ramathorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rojas.
Ramathorn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramathorn cracks Rojas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ramathorn missing with a left hand there. Rojas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rojas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ramathorn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ramathorn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rojas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramathorn.
A telegraphed right hand from Rojas misses the target.
Alfonso Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rojas throws a leg kick that misses.
Rojas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramathorn slips under a jab from Rojas.
Ramathorn throws a hook but Rojas blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfonso Rojas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arcot Ramathorn's cut.
That's time! Ramathorn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rojas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramathorn.
A little feinted left hand from Ramathorn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alfonso Rojas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Rojas catches Ramathorn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rojas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rojas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rojas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rojas misses with a body punch
and Rojas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Ramathorn finds it's target.
Rojas loads up on a big right hand but Ramathorn slips the punch.
Ramathorn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Ramathorn.
Ramathorn works Rojas's body with a nice hook.
Ramathorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojas throws out the jab.
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!
Rojas tests Ramathorn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramathorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramathorn throws the left hand but Rojas avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Rojas.
Rojas wants to clinch
and Ramathorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas missing with a left hand there. Ramathorn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rojas throws a sloppy body shot
and Ramathorn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramathorn moves away from the strike by Rojas.
Rojas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rojas tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big right from Ramathorn misses.
Ramathorn misses with a looping left.
Ramathorn slips a jab from Rojas.
Ramathorn is looking to counter punch.
Rojas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Ramathorn.
Ramathorn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramathorn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rojas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Ramathorn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ramathorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramathorn misses with a straight right.
A big left from Rojas misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ramathorn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rojas tries to clinch but Ramathorn moves away
and Ramathorn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rojas thinking.
Ramathorn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramathorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojas throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Ramathorn misses the target.
Rojas throws a front kick aimed at Ramathorn's knee but Ramathorn avoids it well.
As Rojas looks to move away, Ramathorn throws a big counter combo but Rojas just gets out of the way.
Ramathorn throws a jab when Rojas was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas sizes up Ramathorn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rojas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramathorn slips a straight right by Rojas.
Ramathorn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rojas is breathing heavily.
Rojas defending well as Ramathorn loads up on a big left hand.
Ramathorn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Ramathorn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ramathorn misses the jab.
Rojas motions for Ramathorn to come forward. Rojas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas misses with a right hand
and Ramathorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rojas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rojas scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramathorn digs a good hook to Rojas's body.
Rojas throws an off balance right hand
and Ramathorn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramathorn throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Ramathorn.
Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramathorn.
Ramathorn staying out of range there.
Ramathorn throws the left hand but Rojas avoids the punch easily.
Rojas throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramathorn.
Ramathorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramathorn sizes up Rojas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Rojas.
Rojas throws the left hand but Ramathorn avoids the punch easily.
Rojas with a jab.
Rojas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Ramathorn does it's job there.

Rojas is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rojas looks up at the clock. Bad move! Ramathorn lands a right hand from hell, dropping Rojas. Ramathorn pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arcot Ramathorn!