|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nico Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nico Ramirez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nico Ramirez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
18
176 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
180 cm
19
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nico Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zack Wright!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wright breaks the clinch.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wright clinches but Ramirez breaks the clinch
and Ramirez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wright thinking.
Ramirez moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wright looking to slow down the pace here.
Ramirez jumps guard and drags Wright to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ramirez is trying to control the position but Wright postures up.
Ramirez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez controlling the position.
Wright postures up.
Wright won't allow Ramirez to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ramirez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wright tries to clinch
and Ramirez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wright looks gassed!
Ramirez throws a series of punches but Wright avoids them all with ease.
Wright walks into a stiff left hand from Ramirez.
Wright tries to clinch up
and Ramirez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ramirez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ramirez pulls guard.
Wright wants to stand and escape but instead Ramirez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Ramirez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramirez won't allow Wright to get back to his feet.
Wright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Wright is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramirez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramirez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramirez showed some decent athleticism there.
Wright is looking to escape.
Wright avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramirez.
Ramirez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramirez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ramirez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wright knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ramirez not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramirez.
Ramirez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wright does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ramirez scores with a nice right hand.
Wright closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ramirez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wright's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez postures up in Wright's guard and throws a big left but Wright blocks it.
Wright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Ramirez 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.
Ramirez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Wright wants to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wright keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wright tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ramirez manages to move to mount!
Ramirez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ramirez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Wright wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ramirez lands a big elbow.
Wright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ramirez wants to control the pace but Wright is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wright?
Ramirez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ramirez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ramirez lands a big elbow.
Ramirez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wright can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ramirez thowing shots but they're missing.
Nico Ramirez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramirez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ramirez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wright is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Ramirez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wright can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wright tries to lock up and control but Ramirez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ramirez raining down shots from the mount!
Wright takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wright is rocked!
Ramirez connects with a bit shot that sees Wright covering up! More strikes from Ramirez and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ramirez is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nico Ramirez!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
46% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
