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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Rebar (ranked 4360 p4p, 3408 weight class) and Pablo Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Rebar looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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5 - 9 - 0 |
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5 - 4 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Rebar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pablo Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Ramos both land. Nice combination.
Ramos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Ramos.
Rebar drops his hands momentarily and Ramos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ramos throws a nice looking combination but Rebar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rebar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ramos misses with a few strikes there.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rebar as he jumps to the side.
Ramos looks winded!
Ramos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ramos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rebar was covering up waiting for the punch and Ramos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rebar is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebar wants to sweep here but Ramos controlling him for the moment.
Rebar keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Ramos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ramos pushes down on Rebar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ramos working over Rebar with some ground and pound. Rebar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ramos prevents Rebar from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rebar is positioning himself well to prevent Ramos advancing to mount.
Rebar is looking to control Ramos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rebar avoid being mounted?
Rebar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ramos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ramos's back!
Even with his hooks in, Rebar manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Rebar gets his hands free as Ramos looks to control.
Rebar controlling well, preventing Ramos from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rebar punches the canvas rather than the man.
Rebar throwing sloppy strikes.
Rebar is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Ramos covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Rebar not allowing Ramos to control his hands.
Ramos is trying to get back to his feet but Rebar has full control of the position and if anything, Ramos has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rebar is throwing strikes but Ramos counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Ramos regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rebar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ramos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rebar.
Rebar lands with a punch from half guard.
Rebar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ramos's head.
Ramos is refusing to be controlled, as Rebar sits in half guard.
Ramos is trying to stand back up but Rebar is controlling him
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramos regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rebar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Ramos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ramos digs a good hook to Rebar's body.
Ramos throws a one two combo.
Ramos works over Rebar's head and body with a nice combination.
Rebar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ramos's guard.
Rebar throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramos looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramos, not yet.
Ramos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rebar chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rebar's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rebar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ramos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Randy Rebar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rebar wants to sweep here but Ramos controlling him for the moment.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
Rebar looking for a sweep. Not yet Rebar, not yet.
Rebar wants to get back to his feet but Ramos passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ramos is pressing down on Rebar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rebar is holding on for now.
Ramos slows the pace down in half guard.
Ramos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramos is pressing down on Rebar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rebar is holding on for now.
Rebar wants to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ramos is pressing down on Rebar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rebar is holding on for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ramos throws a right and a left that Rebar avoids nicely.
Rebar is looking to clinch.
Ramos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramos showed some decent athleticism there.
Rebar wants to get back to his feet.
Rebar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ramos is working away from the top position though.
Rebar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rebar tries to get out of the position.
Ramos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rebar keeps working.
Rebar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ramos is working away from the top position though.
Rebar is looking to get back to is feet but Ramos passes into side control.
Ramos lands a nice forearm strike.
Rebar is trying to buck Ramos off.
Rebar trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rebar is looking to regain half guard here but Ramos keeps moving and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Ramos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ramos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rebar is trying to defend but Ramos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Rebar is defending well.
Rebar is trying to stand up here but Ramos is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pablo Ramos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rebar circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ramos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rebar backs up against the cage.
Pablo Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rebar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ramos!
Rebar working the head with strikes.
Ramos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ramos has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Rebar is on him like a limpet, forcing Ramos back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rebar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rebar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramos throws a series of strikes that have Rebar backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the body.
Rebar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rebar trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rebar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rebar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ramos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rebar.
Rebar is fighting to break Ramos's control of his arms but Ramos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rebar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebar wants to control from the top but Ramos keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rebar with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rebar circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramos shoots in and gets a takedown into Rebar's guard.
Ramos stands and steps away. Rebar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ramos throws a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Ramos both land. Nice combination.
Ramos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rebar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rebar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rebar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pablo Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Ramos does no damage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ramos or perhaps it was just good defense by Rebar, which made it look bad.
Rebar dives in and scores a takedown into Ramos's guard.
Ramos scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
Randy Rebar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Ramos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ramos misses with a head kick.
Rebar attempts a counter takedown but Ramos avoids it well and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Ramos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Ramos!
Pablo Ramos 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.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
43% |
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