PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Raja Ramirez (ranked 4198 p4p, 5391 weight class) and TyQuinton Babers (ranked 541 p4p, 618 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ramirez
vs
Babers

190 cm
25
220
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
219
5 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Great elbows
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raja Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, TyQuinton Babers!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Babers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Babers tries a head kick but it misses.
Babers throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez misses the jab.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Babers clinches up against the ropes.
Babers avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Babers avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the ropes.
Ramirez is trying to stall.
Babers tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
Babers misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez blocks a body shot from Babers.
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirez scores with a hook to the body.
Babers tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez lands an elbow just above Babers 's eye.

It looks like TyQuinton Babers has been cut.
Ramirez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Babers's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Babers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ramirez lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Babers throws an elbow but misses.
Ramirez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babers.
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Babers pushes Ramirez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Babers.
Babers wants to stall.
Ramirez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Babers looking to slow down the pace here.
Our sources have told us that Ramirez has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ramirez lands a damaging elbow.
Babers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ramirez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Babers told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ramirez pushes Babers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babers can't find room to land a body shot as Ramirez controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Babers.

It looks like Raja Ramirez has been cut.
Babers misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramirez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ramirez trying to land knees to the body.
Babers is trying to stall.
Ramirez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Babers avoids the elbow strike from Ramirez, against the ropes.
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Babers lands an elbow that stopped Ramirez in his tracks for a moment.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Babers controls the action.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Babers lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raja Ramirez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Babers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ramirez checks the leg kick.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Babers's head but Babers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez lands a right hook to the body.
Babers moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Ramirez is looking to land body kicks.

Ramirez has closed the distance and engaged Babers in a clinch.
Ramirez avoids the elbow strike from Babers, against the ropes.
Raja Ramirez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Babers struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Babers avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Babers misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramirez working Babers over with knees to the body.
Babers lands an elbow just above Ramirez 's eye.
Ramirez is leaning against Babers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Babers lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Babers throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez lands an elbow just above Babers 's eye.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Babers avoids the damage to the body.
Babers blocks an elbow strike.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Babers is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Babers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babers.
Ramirez landing knees to the head.
Babers lands a nice elbow.

Raja Ramirez's cut is getting worse.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Babers blocks it.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Babers avoids it.
Ramirez blocks the elbow strike.
Ramirez wants to stall.
Ramirez blocks a body shot from Babers.
Babers lands an elbow inside that Ramirez shrugs off.
Ramirez looking to throw knees to the head but Babers is blocking nicely.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Babers avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the ropes.
Ramirez lands a good knee to the midsection. Babers won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Babers throws an elbow but misses.
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Babers is defending well for now.
Babers misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike.
Babers looking to slow down the pace here.
Babers wants to stall.
Babers is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Babers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Babers controls his hands.
Babers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Babers.
Babers tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Babers back against the ropes.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Babers.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raja Ramirez dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Babers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
TyQuinton Babers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raja Ramirez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.
Babers pushes Ramirez away with a front kick.

Babers gets tackled into the ropes by Ramirez. Ramirez maintains the clinch.
Babers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramirez lands a nice knee to the body.
Babers lands an elbow inside that Ramirez shrugs off.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Babers controls his hands.
Ramirez pushes off an throws an elbow but Babers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Babers tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babers pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramirez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Babers blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Babers.

Raja Ramirez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Babers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ramirez or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Babers scores with a hook to the body.
Babers trying to stall but Ramirez improves his position.
Babers lands an elbow inside that Ramirez shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramirez's defenses.

Jeez, Raja Ramirez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramirez.
A right handed body shot lands from Babers.
Babers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babers tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
Babers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Babers lands an uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raja Ramirez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). TyQuinton Babers!
A very excited looking TyQuinton Babers 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.