PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Amrani (ranked 839 p4p, 1030 weight class) and Wilbur Ratt (ranked 112 p4p, 131 weight class). Ratt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ABRACADABRA- Super Eurobeat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Amrani
vs
Ratt

178 cm
28
161
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
29
160
10 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

UNDEFEATED

Northern Zombie

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Khalil Amrani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilbur Ratt!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Amrani swings for the body but Ratt moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ratt.
Ratt 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.
Nice jab there from Amrani.
Amrani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ratt.
Ratt throws a body punch but Amrani moves out of range.
Amrani throws a body punch but Ratt moves out of range.
Amrani has been working on his boxing with his coaches at God\'s Warriors in the buildup to the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Amrani.
Ratt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amrani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amrani avoids the head kick by Ratt.
Amrani throws a one two combo.
Ratt is looking to clinch but Amrani is avoiding it.
Amrani throwing a counter right hand but Ratt manages to avoid it.
Ratt jabs Amrani right on the nose. Amrani blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amrani scoring well with a low kick there.
Ratt looks to land a combination but Amrani avoids it well.

Ratt rushes Amrani and presses him up against the cage.

Ratt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ratt looks to throw the jab but Amrani is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Ratt blocks the low kick.
Ratt is looking for the big counter here.
Sloppy strikes from Ratt. Those never looked like landing.
Amrani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ratt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amrani.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amrani avoids the head kick by Ratt.
Amrani works Ratt's body with a nice hook.
Ratt throws a head kick that misses.
Amrani cracks Ratt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ratt misses with a few strikes there.
Ratt slips a straight right by Amrani.
Ratt connects with a crisp jab.
Amrani looks to score with a jab to the body but Ratt is just out of range.
Amrani swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ratt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ratt throws a right and a left that Amrani avoids nicely.
Ratt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ratt wants to clinch.
Amrani scores with a nice head shot.
Ratt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ratt throws a sloppy head kick and Amrani moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Amrani moves into the clinch.
Amrani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Amrani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Amrani tries to clinch but Ratt is having none of it.
Amrani pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Amrani fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ratt! But no joy.

Ratt has managed to clinch.
Amrani slows down the pace here.

Ratt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amrani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Amrani throws a body shot but no joy.
Ratt looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Amrani walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ratt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ratt throws a head kick that Amrani semi-blocks.
Ratt takes a swing at Amrani's ribcage but misses.

Ratt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ratt.

Ratt manages to break the clinch.
Amrani takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amrani comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Amrani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ratt is out of range.

Ratt closes the distance and pushes Amrani back into the cage.
Ratt blocks an uppercut.

Ratt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amrani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Amrani misses with a low kick.
Amrani throws a body kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Amrani.

Ratt clinches.

Ratt breaks the clinch.
Amrani is looking to wear down Ratt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Amrani lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ratt will feel that in the morning.

Ratt clinches up with Amrani and pushes him back against the cage.
Ratt pushes Amrani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ratt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ratt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ratt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amrani.
Ratt blocks a low kick nicely.
Ratt unleashes a big counter combination but Amrani bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice shot by Ratt.
Amrani circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratt cracks Amrani with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Amrani blocks a jab.
Amrani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ratt.
Ratt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ratt duly obliges.
Amrani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Amrani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Ratt clinches up against the cage.
Ratt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amrani blocks a body shot from Ratt.
Come on Amrani - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Amrani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ratt gets tackled into the cage by Amrani. Amrani maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ratt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ratt drives through and clinches with Amrani against the cage.

Amrani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ratt moves out of range of the strikes.
Ratt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Amrani.
Ratt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wilbur Ratt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Amrani misses with a kick to the body.
Ratt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wilbur Ratt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ratt misses with a wild body shot.
Amrani misses with a body kick.
Ratt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amrani 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.
Ratt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Amrani misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ratt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ratt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ratt tries to close the distance and clinch but Amrani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amrani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ratt throws a sloppy head kick and Amrani moves out of range easily.
Ratt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ratt ducks under a wild hook from Amrani.
Ratt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Amrani scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amrani. Ratt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ratt clobbers Amrani with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ratt moves into the clinch.
Ratt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amrani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Amrani swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Ratt's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Amrani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ratt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Amrani.
Ratt scores with a one two! Amrani had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Amrani avoids the head kick by Ratt.
Wilbur Ratt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amrani bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ratt's head.
Amrani throws a leg kick but Ratt checks it.
Amrani throws a hook but Ratt blocks it.
Ratt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ratt throws a head kick that misses.
Ratt tries to clinch but Amrani moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ratt.
Amrani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Amrani lands a nice shot that snaps Ratt's head back.
Ratt lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Amrani moves out of range as Ratt strikes.
Amrani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amrani throws a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Ratt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Amrani throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amrani looks for the body kick but Ratt saw that one coming.
Ratt throws a big counter head kick but Amrani avoids it with no problem.
Amrani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ratt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Amrani is looking to clinch but Ratt is avoiding it.
Amrani bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ratt's head backwards.
Amrani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ratt checks a leg kick.
Amrani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ratt manages to avoid it.
Amrani avoids the head kick by Ratt.
Ratt wants to clinch up but Amrani keeps it at a distance.
Amrani avoids the head kick by Ratt.
Amrani missing with a left hand there. Ratt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ratt swats away the attempt to clinch by Amrani.
Amrani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amrani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ratt.
Ratt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Amrani's head.
Amrani throws a hook to the side of Ratt's head but Ratt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ratt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Amrani slips under a jab.
Ratt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratt throws a head kick but Amrani moves out of range.
Amrani connects with a single shot there.
Amrani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ratt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ratt throws a fast counter high kick but Amrani manages to duck under it in time.

Ratt gets a clinch.
A short right from Ratt.
Ratt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Amrani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Amrani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ratt tries to clinch but Amrani is having none of it.
Ratt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amrani manages to avoid it.
Amrani blocks a head kick by Ratt.
A leg kick checked by Ratt.
Amrani tries to close the distance and clinch but Ratt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ratt shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ratt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amrani takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Amrani blocks a jab.
Ratt on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Ratt rushes Amrani and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ratt lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ratt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ratt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ratt throws a punch but it's blocked by Amrani.

Amrani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Ratt lands but Amrani takes it in his stride.
Ratt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ratt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Amrani.
Ratt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amrani lands a jab to Ratt's midsection.
A punch combination from Ratt misses.
Amrani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ratt takes one to the side of the head.
Amrani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ratt throws a big counter head kick but Amrani avoids it with no problem.
Amrani uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amrani looks to land a right hand but Ratt moved out of range.
Ratt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amrani.
Ratt throws a head kick but Amrani moves out of range.
Amrani appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Amrani scores with a nice right hand.
Amrani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ratt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wilbur Ratt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Amrani avoids the head kick by Ratt.
Ratt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ratt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ratt throws a looping overhand right but Amrani ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Amrani misses.
Ratt raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Amrani throws a shot from downtown. Ratt moves away and avoids it.
Ratt tries a head kick but it misses.
Amrani blocks a head kick by Ratt.
Amrani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ratt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A left lands for Amrani.
Amrani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Ratt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ratt walks into a left hand.
Ratt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ratt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ratt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Ratt. Those never looked like landing.
Amrani misses with a low kick.
Ratt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ratt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amrani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ratt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amrani.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amrani pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ratt throws a head kick that misses.
Amrani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Amrani moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ratt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ratt duly obliges.
Ratt throws a nice looking combination but Amrani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ratt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ratt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amrani lands with a kick to the temple. Ratt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Amrani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Amrani chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Ratt moves into the clinch successfully.

Amrani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ratt stalks Amrani and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Amrani's face. Amrani staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ratt throws a head kick that misses.
Amrani thumps Ratt with a low kick.
Jab by Amrani.
Ratt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amrani thuds his right hand into Ratt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Amrani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ratt tries to close the distance and clinch but Amrani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amrani throws a hook but Ratt avoids it easily.
Amrani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ratt gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Amrani gets a clinch.

Ratt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amrani getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Amrani rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Ratt counter with a right hand.
Ratt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amrani connects with an inside leg kick.
Amrani avoids the head kick by Ratt.
Amrani misses with an uppercut.
Amrani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ratt's sensitive parts.
Ratt throws a head kick that half lands.
Amrani lands with a cross.
Amrani lands with a hook. Ratt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Amrani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ratt moves away.
Amrani scoring well with a low kick there.
Ratt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Amrani scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Amrani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ratt doesn't seem bothered though.
Ratt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ratt checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Amrani.
Amrani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ratt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Ratt lands but Amrani takes it in his stride.
Amrani takes a swing at Ratt's ribcage but misses.
Ratt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Amrani with the inside leg kick.
Amrani misses with a hook. Ratt ducked under it nicely.
Ratt looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ratt throws a head kick but Amrani moves out of range.
Amrani lands a jab to the nose.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Amrani 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 Ratt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ratt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Amrani scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ratt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Amrani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratt tries a head kick but it misses.
Ratt missing with a left hand there. Amrani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ratt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Amrani uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Amrani fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Amrani throws a half hearted mid kick.
No joy there for Ratt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ratt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Amrani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amrani tries to land a leg kick but Ratt saw it coming and moves away.

Ratt has taken the fight to the clinch.

Amrani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amrani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ratt misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick from Amrani, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ratt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ratt lands a glancing blow to the side of Amrani's head.
Khalil Amrani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amrani bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ratt's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khalil Amrani showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ratt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilbur Ratt!
Wilbur Ratt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.