PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Ramirez (ranked 2960 p4p, 2544 weight class) and Chaghagan Uua (ranked 370 p4p, 325 weight class). Ramirez comes to the cage accompanied by Get Lucky. Uua has chosen Ego Fall - Wind the Horn as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ramirez
vs
Uua

177 cm
25
160
3 - 2 - 0

172 cm
25
158
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chaghagan Uua!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Uua finds it's way through Ramirez's defenses.
Uua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Uua lands a high kick!
Uua lands a head kick. Ramirez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ramirez wants to clinch
and Uua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Uua.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Uua moves out of range.
Uua scoring well with a low kick there.
Uua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramirez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramirez throws a sloppy body shot
and Uua counters with a three punch combo that has Ramirez backing up. Ramirez nods at Uua to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick misses from Uua.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Uua on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Ramirez has Uua up against the cage in a clinch.

Uua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Uua.
Uua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Uua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramirez walks into a straight right hand from Uua.

Ramirez closes the distance and pushes Uua back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to score a body lock takedown but Uua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Uua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramirez goes for a double leg but Uua avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Uua continues to drive forward.
Ramirez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Uua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uua holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Uua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to clinch but Uua is avoiding it.
Uua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramirez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Uua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uua thuds his shin into the meat of Ramirez's side.
Ramirez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uua swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramirez.
A little jabbing left from Uua on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Uua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uua throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Uua.
Uua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramirez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uua moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Uua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uua with the inside leg kick.
Ramirez tries to clinch there but Uua circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Uua there.
Ramirez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ramirez is looking to clinch.
Uua has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Uua.
Ramirez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uua lands a jab to the nose.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Uua.
Uua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Uua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ramirez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uua 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 mush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Uua.
Ramirez wants to clinch up but Uua keeps it at a distance.
Uua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ramirez with a poor takedown
letting Uua counter with a right hand.
Uua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramirez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ramirez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramirez wants to clinch up but Uua keeps it at a distance.
Uua unleashes a big counter combination but Ramirez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ramirez fails with the takedown.
Uua throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ramirez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramirez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uua is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ramirez with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uua cracks Ramirez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramirez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Uua can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chaghagan Uua dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Uua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramirez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Uua throws a nice head kick!
Uua lands a head shot.
Uua throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Uua.
Ramirez doesn't manage to clinch there - Uua circles away.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Uua.
A good leg kick by Uua.
Uua slips under a jab.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Uua lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ramirez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Uua counters with a one-two to the body.
Richard Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uua bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ramirez is looking to clinch.
Ramirez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramirez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Uua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Uua is having none of it.
Ramirez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Uua throws a one two combo.
Uua scores with a jab. Ramirez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chaghagan Uua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramirez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uua circles away.
Ramirez is looking to wear down Uua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez shoots for a takedown but Uua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Uua.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ramirez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ramirez is looking to clinch but Uua is avoiding it.
Ramirez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramirez closes the distance but Uua moves to the side
and Uua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Uua swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramirez.
Uua throws a big counter head kick but Ramirez avoids it with no problem.
Chaghagan Uua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Uua.

Ramirez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Uua to the ground. Ramirez is now in Uua's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ramirez preventing the sweep.

Ramirez drops back looking for a leg! Uua is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Uua manages to kick Ramirez off! Ramirez jumps back into Uua's guard.
Uua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uua trying to keep a closed guard but Ramirez is proving a slippery customer.
Ramirez postures up in Uua's guard and throws a big left but Uua blocks it.
Uua looking for a sweep. Not yet Uua, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramirez drops back looking for a leg! Uua is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Uua manages to kick Ramirez off! Ramirez jumps back into Uua's guard.

Ramirez drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Ramirez seems to have locked his on tight now - Uua screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Ramirez, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Richard Ramirez!
Richard Ramirez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Chaghagan Uua stepped up to the mic, saying 'You can’t put two saddles on the same horse.'.