PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Darren (ranked 25145 p4p, 4083 weight class) and Baba Ram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren comes to the cage accompanied by Yeah!. Baba Ram has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Darren
vs
Ram

183 cm
25
185
1 - 8 - 0

184 cm
25
195
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Darren!
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, Baba Ram!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ram keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ram throws a sloppy head kick and Darren moves out of range easily.
Darren lands a nice looking body kick.
Ram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darren.
Ram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darren.
Darren has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ram.
Darren misses with a kick to the body.
Darren has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ram.
Ram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Ram looks to move away, Darren throws a big counter combo but Ram just gets out of the way.
Darren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ram is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Darren on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Ram.
Darren chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ram can pounce on him.
Ram tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darren swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ram avoids the head kick by Darren.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ram connects with a leg kick.
Darren throws the kick towards the body but Ram avoids it.
Ram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darren throws a nice looking combination but Ram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ram throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ram moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darren with a nice calf kick.
Darren throws a body punch but Ram moves out of range.
Darren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ram dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darren. That did some damage!
Rafael Darren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Ram.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ram.
Ram throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ram takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ram lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Darren throws a head kick but Ram moves out of range.
Darren throws a series of punches but Ram moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ram. That's going to slow Darren down.
Ram throws a head kick that Darren semi-blocks.
Darren throws a head kick but Ram moves out of range.
Darren is breathing heavily.
Ram throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ram throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Darren.

It looks like Rafael Darren has been cut.

Ram has Darren up against the cage in a clinch.
Ram lands a good knee to the midsection. Darren won't want to take too many of those.
Ram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ram unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darren lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ram obliges.
Ram landing knees to the body.
Ram with a knee to the head.
Ram scores with a knee to the head.
Ram landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ram with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ram landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ram lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ram landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ram.
Ram landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ram with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ram crunches a lovely knee into Darren's ribcage.
Darren takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ram connects with a nasty looking knee right to Darren's face.
Ram lands a nice knee to the body.
Ram landing knees to the body.
Ram lands a knee to the head.
Darren takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ram working Darren over with knees to the body.
Ram using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Darren takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ram lands a knee to the body.
Ram using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Darren takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baba Ram dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Darren's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ram scores with a kick to the body.
Darren takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick misses from Ram.
Darren takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darren tries to land a leg kick but Ram saw it coming and moves away.
Ram explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ram connects with a leg kick.
Ram fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darren has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ram moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ram throws a head kick that misses.
Ram dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darren. That did some damage!
Ram looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crunch! Ram slams his shin into Darren's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ram lets loose with a powerful body kick. Darren will feel that in the morning.
Ram keeps Darren at a distance using the push kick.
Ram lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Ram lands but Darren takes it in his stride.

Ram closes the distance and pushes Darren back into the cage.
Ram unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darren lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Darren can't break the clinch.
Ram scores with a knee to the head.
Ram lands a nice knee to the body.
Baba Ram seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ram lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ram lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ram putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darren in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ram connects with a nasty looking knee right to Darren's face.
Ram has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ram lands a knee to the head.
Darren will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ram landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ram connects with a knee to the head.
Ram unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ram crunches a lovely knee into Darren's ribcage.
Ram with a knee to the head.
Ram landing knees to the head.
Ram crunches a lovely knee into Darren's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ram obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ram.
Ram using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ram lands a knee to the body.
Ram crunches a lovely knee into Darren's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ram.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ram landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ram obliges.
Ram connects with a nasty looking knee right to Darren's face.
Ram unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darren lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ram putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darren in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ram working Darren over with knees to the body.
Ram connects with a nasty looking knee right to Darren's face.
A knee to the head by Ram.
Ram with a knee to the head.
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!
Ram is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ram landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Darren takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren takes a knee right on the jaw!

Rafael Darren's cut is getting worse.
Ram connects with a nasty looking knee right to Darren's face.

Darren is rocked!
Darren tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ram just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oh Darren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ram scores with a knee to the head.
Ram lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ram putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darren in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ram connects with a knee to the head.
Ram lands a big knee! That's hurt Darren! Oh, he's all over the place! Ram lands another knee that sends Darren to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baba Ram!