PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iker Ramirez (ranked 70 p4p, 32 weight class) and Finn The Human (ranked 9 p4p, 5 weight class). Ramirez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Great balls of fire. The Human has chosen Adventure Time as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ramirez
vs
The Human

180 cm
34
155
27 - 7 - 2

175 cm
33
148
27 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 27 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Iker Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Finn The Human!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Human misses the jab.
The Human checks the leg kick.
The Human only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A left lands for Ramirez.
Ramirez looks to throw the jab but The Human is out of range.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
The Human scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Human connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramirez momentarily.
The Human has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Human throws a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ramirez!
Ramirez tries to land a front kick but The Human steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ramirez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Human.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Human throws out the jab.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
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 checks a low kick from The Human.
Ramirez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Human is able to avoid easily.
The Human pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ramirez back to the cage. The Human follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The Human misses the jab.
The Human thuds his right hand into Ramirez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ramirez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramirez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot lands for The Human.
Ramirez slips a straight right by The Human.
It looked like Ramirez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Human throws out a loose jab but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Human ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ramirez lands a jab to The Human's midsection.
The Human jabs Ramirez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Human throws a leg kick which misses Ramirez's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramirez tries to avoid it.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Human defending well as Ramirez loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
The Human moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
The Human doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The Human lands a slapping body shot.
The Human lands a lovely overhand right.
The Human tries to move into range but Ramirez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Human scores with a jab. Ramirez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Human scores with the left hand. Ramirez knows he should have avoided that one.
Ramirez checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from The Human misses the target.
The Human moves out of range of the body kick.
Ramirez throws a front kick aimed at The Human's knee but The Human avoids it well.
Ramirez is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Ramirez misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from The Human.
Ramirez pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Human is out of range and Ramirez settles back down.
The Human misses with an uppercut. Ramirez saw that one coming.
The Human throws a hook to the side of Ramirez's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Human fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramirez walks into a straight right hand from The Human.
The Human misses with a looping left.
Ramirez throws a looping overhand right but The Human ducks down to avoid it.
The Human staying out of range there.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Human.
A punch combination from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but The Human is just out of range.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
The Human scores with a three punch combo!
Ramirez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Human to score with a decent uppercut.
Ramirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Human keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but The Human moved away.
The Human checks a leg kick.
The Human throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ramirez throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by The Human as he checks the leg kick.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. The Human saw that one coming.
Ramirez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Human is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ramirez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The Human lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramirez scores with a nice body kick.
The Human misses with an uppercut.
The Human avoids the head kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
The Human throws a leg kick which misses Ramirez's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramirez tries to avoid it.
Ramirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramirez throws a body shot but no joy.
The Human throws a solid leg kick but Ramirez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Human.
Ramirez defending well as The Human loads up on a big left hand.
The Human lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Human throws out a loose jab but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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 thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Human swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a head kick.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Human.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramirez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but The Human is just out of range.
The Human lands a nice hook to Ramirez's body. Ramirez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Human misses with an uppercut. Ramirez saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Ramirez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ramirez misses with a kick to the body.
The Human throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ramirez on the side of the head.
The Human takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Ramirez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Human.
Ramirez slips under a jab.
The Human keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from The Human.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
Ramirez thinks about countering with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
The crowd cheers as The Human lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ramirez doesn't seem phased though.
The Human moves out of range of the body kick.
The Human keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
The Human scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finn The Human dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The Human takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez throws a hook but The Human blocks it.
Ramirez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Human moves out of range of the body kick from Ramirez.
The Human looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Human takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Human swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Human connects with a body shot.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but The Human checks it.
Ramirez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez swings for the body but The Human moves out of range.
Ramirez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The Human uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirez.
Finn The Human seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Human lands a nice shot to the body.
The Human throws out a loose jab but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Human throws the left hand but Ramirez avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramirez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Human ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ramirez. The Human shrugs it off though.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Human.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Human.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to land a front kick but The Human steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Human looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Human throws the left hand but Ramirez avoids the punch easily.
Ramirez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The Human scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
Ramirez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Human lands with a thumping leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ramirez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ramirez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Human ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Ramirez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Human.
Ramirez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Human throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Ramirez to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramirez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Human displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramirez throws out the jab.
Ramirez throws a head kick but The Human moves out of range.
The Human throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramirez.
The Human throws the left hand but Ramirez avoids the punch easily.
Ramirez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Human with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Human shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramirez throws a hook but The Human avoids it easily.
The Human appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Human misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Human was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
The Human misses with an uppercut
and Ramirez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez is looking to chop away at The Human's legs.
The Human throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramirez scores with a leg kick.
The Human missing with a left hand there. Ramirez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Human throws the kick towards the body but Ramirez avoids it.
The Human misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Ramirez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Human moves away.
Ramirez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ramirez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
Ramirez throws a jab but it's blocked by The Human.
The Human thuds a left hand into Ramirez's body.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Human throws the left hand but Ramirez avoids the punch easily.
Ramirez motions for The Human to come forward. Ramirez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Human steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramirez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ramirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Human misses with a body kick.
The Human waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramirez.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Human.
Ramirez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ramirez moves out of range of the leg kick from The Human.
The Human misses with a looping right.
The Human jabs Ramirez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Human throws a leg kick which misses Ramirez's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramirez tries to avoid it.
The Human misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Human misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Ramirez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Human lands a really nice looking cross but Ramirez seems unphased.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
The Human misses the shot to the body.
The Human throws out a leg kick but Ramirez moves out of range and The Human only half commits.
The Human dips to his left and cracks Ramirez with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Human blocks the body kick.
Ramirez misses with a straight right.
Ramirez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramirez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Human throws the left hand but Ramirez avoids the punch easily.
Ramirez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Human.
Ramirez stuns The Human with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramirez is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Human misses with an uppercut.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but The Human moved out of range nicely.
The Human replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ramirez blocks it well.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but The Human moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez tries to land a front kick but The Human steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ramirez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human misses with a looping right.
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez throws a jab when The Human was well out of range.
The Human pushes Ramirez away with a front kick.
The Human throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Finn The Human will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by The Human. That's going to slow Ramirez down.
Ramirez is looking to score with low kicks.
The Human lands a nice hook to Ramirez's body. Ramirez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramirez misses the target.
The Human connects with a single shot there.
A jab lands there for Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramirez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Human is able to avoid easily.
The Human misses with a looping left.
Ramirez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Ramirez there.
The Human scores with a hook to the body. Ramirez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramirez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ramirez throws a head kick but The Human moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Human checks a leg kick.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Human.
A slow jab from The Human misses its intended target.
The Human tries to score with a low kick but Ramirez moves his leg out of the way.
The Human throws a body shot but no joy.
The Human connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Human's head backwards.
The Human blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Ramirez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Human! But no joy.
Ramirez tries to land a leg kick but The Human saw it coming and moves away.
Ramirez misses with a low kick as The Human jumps back.
The Human takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Human swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
The Human goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Human throws a big shot that misses.
Ramirez blocks a low kick nicely.
Ramirez scores with a decent looking hook.
Ramirez misses with a looping left.
The Human fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Human closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Human lands with an overhand left.
Crunch! The Human slams his shin into Ramirez's torso.
Ramirez connects with a nice looking jab.
Ramirez throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Human.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez throws a front kick that sends The Human stumbling back into the cage.
Ramirez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Human throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iker Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finn The Human is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
Ramirez is looking to score with low kicks.
The Human feints a counter leg kick.
The Human cracks Ramirez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Ramirez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Human.
The Human listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Human throws out the jab.
The Human lands a really nice looking cross but Ramirez seems unphased.
A low kick lands for The Human.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
A big right from The Human misses.
A jab from The Human misses.
The Human misses with a body punch
and Ramirez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by The Human.
Ramirez throws a shot from downtown. The Human moves away and avoids it.
The Human moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramirez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramirez throws the left hand but The Human avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Human is out of range.
The Human misses with a low kick.
Ramirez throws a front kick aimed at The Human's knee but The Human avoids it well.
Ramirez throws a wild body kick that The Human sees coming a mile off.
Ramirez throws a body punch but The Human moves out of range.
The Human throws a leg kick which misses Ramirez's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramirez tries to avoid it.
The Human moves out of range of the leg kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez takes a swing at The Human's ribcage but misses.
The Human thuds his right hand into Ramirez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ramirez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ramirez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Human to score with a decent uppercut.
The Human stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The Human wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramirez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez looks to land a right hand but The Human moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramirez 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 The Human has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Human and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Human lands a lovely overhand right.
The Human swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Ramirez walks into a stiff left hand from The Human.
The Human misses with a head kick.
The Human staying out of range there.
The Human looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Human chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramirez can pounce on him.
Nice body punch from The Human.
The Human lands a jab to the nose.
The Human throws a hook to the side of Ramirez's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Human.
A combination from Ramirez does no damage.
The Human thinks about the counter body kick.
The Human throws a shot to the body.
The Human moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from The Human misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramirez blocks the leg kick.
The Human lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ramirez takes a step back to recover.
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Ramirez's shoulder, as Ramirez tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Finn The Human comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Human has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn The Human!
A less than humble Finn The Human misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.