|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Barzakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barzakov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alexander The Great by Iron Maiden. Alexander Barzakov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
23
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
180 cm
25
164 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Basic striking
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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Barzakov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barzakov swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramirez.
Barzakov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barzakov tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ramirez controls his leg.
Barzakov looks to land a strike but Ramirez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Barzakov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barzakov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barzakov preventing the sweep.
Barzakov wants to pass the guard but Ramirez is keeping the position.
Ramirez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barzakov.
Barzakov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ramirez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barzakov is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ramirez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barzakov.
Barzakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Barzakov tries to clinch up
letting Ramirez counter with a right hand.
Ramirez tries to clinch up but Barzakov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barzakov fails to land the takedown.
Ramirez stuffs the takedown attempt from Barzakov. Barzakov gets slowly back to his feet.
Jesus Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Barzakov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ramirez does no damage.
Barzakov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Ramirez swings wildly with an uppercut but Barzakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barzakov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barzakov tries for a takedown but Ramirez manages to get underhooks.
Ramirez works on Barzakov's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Ramirez.
Ramirez is pressed up against the cage. Barzakov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramirez down to the mat. Ramirez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barzakov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ramirez but Ramirez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barzakov looks gassed!
Barzakov misses with a double jab.
Barzakov misses with a straight right.
A combination from Ramirez does no damage.
Barzakov swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ramirez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barzakov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barzakov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ramirez tries to buck Barzakov off but Barzakov is having none of it.
Barzakov wants to control but Ramirez is keeping him busy.
Ramirez gets back to half guard.
Barzakov stops Ramirez from getting back to his feet.
Barzakov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ramirez is trying to stand up here but Barzakov is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to get back to full guard.
Barzakov thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ramirez to regain full guard.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet but Barzakov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ramirez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing Barzakov from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barzakov.
Ramirez struggling a bit here.
Ramirez is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Ramirez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barzakov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barzakov fails with the takedown
and Ramirez counters with a left and a right that stings Barzakov.
Barzakov shoots and misses
and Ramirez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barzakov's guard now.
Jesus Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Barzakov.
Barzakov seems keen to control Ramirez's posture.
Ramirez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barzakov's head.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramirez throws and elbow that misses. Barzakov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ramirez's guard. Nice move by Barzakov!
Barzakov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barzakov looking to sit in guard and control but Ramirez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez trying to move into half guard but instead Barzakov has managed to sweep!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Barzakov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Barzakov looks to land a strike but Ramirez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ramirez wants to stand but Barzakov is controlling the position.
Barzakov trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramirez keeping full guard, as Barzakov tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barzakov is looking to work some ground and pound but Ramirez has wrist control.
Ramirez pushes Barzakov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Barzakov shoots in but Ramirez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barzakov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Barzakov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ramirez can't escape the position.
Ramirez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to hold on but Barzakov pushes him away.
Ramirez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barzakov landing strikes from the mount and Ramirez is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barzakov content just to control the position here.
Ramirez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Barzakov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barzakov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ramirez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barzakov thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to hold on but Barzakov pushes him away.
Ramirez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barzakov looking to ground and pound but Ramirez is blocking nicely.
Ramirez tries to hold on but Barzakov postures up.
Ramirez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barzakov landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barzakov landing shots from mount.
Ramirez is rocked!
Barzakov breaks from Ramirez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Barzakov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Barzakov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ramirez did well to prevent Barzakov getting side control.
Oh Ramirez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramirez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barzakov.
Barzakov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barzakov slows the pace down in half guard.
Ramirez seems to have got his legs back now.
Barzakov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barzakov tries to pass to full mount but Ramirez defends it.
Barzakov prevents Ramirez from improving his position.
Barzakov trying to control from half guard but Ramirez is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez gets back to full guard.
Alexander Barzakov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barzakov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Barzakov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barzakov throwing strikes from guard but Ramirez blocks nicely.
Barzakov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barzakov throwing strikes from guard but Ramirez blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barzakov prevents Ramirez from getting back to his feet.
Ramirez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barzakov wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Barzakov fails with the takedown
and Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Ramirez lands a left hand.
Ramirez presses Barzakov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barzakov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramirez is leaning against Barzakov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ramirez lands a nice uppercut.
Barzakov looking for a takedown.
Barzakov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jesus Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Barzakov.
Barzakov tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Barzakov back against the cage.
Ramirez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barzakov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barzakov backwards.
Ramirez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barzakov backwards.
A body shot lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a body shot.
Ramirez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ramirez.
Barzakov wants a takedown.
Ramirez lands a shot to the body.
Ramirez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ramirez gets through Barzakov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barzakov backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramirez.
Ramirez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ramirez gets through Barzakov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is working Barzakov over against the cage.
Ramirez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez stalling in the clinch.
Ramirez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramirez is leaning against Barzakov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez shoots in and drives through. Barzakov sprawls well.
Jesus Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barzakov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramirez moves in looking to clinch but Barzakov pushes him off.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Barzakov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ramirez!
Ramirez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ramirez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus 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
63% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
