PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Swiss Crunch (ranked 5855 p4p, 4784 weight class) and Alexsandro Ramos (ranked 593 p4p, 531 weight class). Alexsandro Ramos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Crunch
vs
Ramos

180 cm
25
154
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Swiss Crunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexsandro Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crunch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crunch throws a looping overhand right but Ramos ducks down to avoid it.
Crunch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good shot there by Crunch.
Crunch scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos scores with a jab.
Ramos misses with a hook.
Ramos throws a shot from downtown. Crunch moves away and avoids it.
Crunch went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
Crunch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crunch cracks Ramos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crunch lunges at Ramos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramos's hand.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos defending well as Crunch loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch misses with a hook. Ramos ducked under it nicely.
Ramos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ramos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ramos misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crunch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ramos misses with a looping right.
Crunch throws out a loose jab but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos dips to his left and cracks Crunch with an uppercut!

Crunch is rocked!
Crunch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.
Crunch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ramos walks into a jab.
Ramos 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.
Ramos misses with a right hand
and Crunch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crunch ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crunch ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
Ramos takes one to the chin there.
Ramos looks to land a left hand but Crunch moved out of range nicely.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Ramos looks to land a right hand but Crunch moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Crunch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ramos.
Ramos's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Crunch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crunch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Crunch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab from Ramos.
Ramos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crunch.
Ramos throws a right hand that misses
and Crunch counters with a stiff right hand.
Crunch lands with a straight right. Ramos didn't see that one coming.
Crunch is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crunch throws a shot from downtown. Ramos moves away and avoids it.
Crunch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crunch there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ramos misses with an uppercut. Crunch saw that one coming.
Ramos misses with a hook
and Crunch counters with a right hand to the body.
Ramos slips under a jab from Crunch.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crunch moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramos feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Crunch sprawling to the canvas! Crunch rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ramos finish him?!
Ramos measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Crunch! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Alexsandro Ramos!