PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy The Iron Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy The Iron Hand has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

The Iron Hand
vs
Ramos

180 cm
26
163 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

185 cm
23
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Powerful takedowns
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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy The Iron Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Ramos!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Iron Hand missing with a left hand there. Ramos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Iron Hand stuffs the takedown.
A good leg kick by The Iron Hand.
Ramos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ramos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Ramos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming The Iron Hand to the mat! The Iron Hand manages to get full guard.
The Iron Hand avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The Iron Hand working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ramos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ramos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Iron Hand is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Iron Hand is on top in guard.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing The Iron Hand from controlling successfully.

The Iron Hand gets to his feet - Ramos follows without any prompting.
Some wild striking there from The Iron Hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Iron Hand has Ramos up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

The Iron Hand breaks from the clinch.
Ramos keeps the fight on the outside.

The Iron Hand rushes Ramos and presses him up against the cage.
Ramos tries for a takedown but The Iron Hand manages to get underhooks.
Billy The Iron Hand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Ramos.
Ramos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ramos looks gassed!
The Iron Hand avoiding damage.
The Iron Hand scores with a knee to the head.
Ramos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Iron Hand lands a knee to the head.

The Iron Hand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Iron Hand lands a high kick!
Sergio Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Iron Hand tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Iron Hand. The Iron Hand obviously looking to wear him down.
The Iron Hand turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Iron Hand with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand misses with the combination.
Ramos has a takedown stuffed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice takedown defense from The Iron Hand. No joy for Ramos on that attempt.
The Iron Hand connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Iron Hand misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Iron Hand throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ramos.
Nice shot lands for The Iron Hand.

The Iron Hand clinches up against the cage.
Ramos managing to block the knees to the body from The Iron Hand.
Ramos tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Iron Hand lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

The Iron Hand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Iron Hand throws a right hand that Ramos ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramos also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Iron Hand.

The Iron Hand gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

The Iron Hand breaks the clinch.
The Iron Hand throws a head kick that Ramos semi-blocks.
The Iron Hand buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand keeps Ramos at a distance using the push kick.

The Iron Hand closes the distance and clinches.
The Iron Hand scores with a knee to the head.
The Iron Hand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramos is defending well for now.
Ramos takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Iron Hand is pressed up against the cage. Ramos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Iron Hand down to the mat. The Iron Hand avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ramos walks forward, straight into a front kick from The Iron Hand.
Billy The Iron Hand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Iron Hand scores with a nice head shot.
The Iron Hand fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Iron Hand digs a good body shot into Ramos's ribs.
Ramos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

The Iron Hand has closed the distance and engaged Ramos in a clinch.
The Iron Hand lands a knee to the body.
The Iron Hand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramos blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramos looking for a takedown.
The Iron Hand lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Iron Hand obliges.
Ramos takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

The Iron Hand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The Iron Hand drives through and clinches with Ramos against the cage.
The Iron Hand throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Iron Hand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Iron Hand gets underhooks to prevent Ramos's takedown attempt.

The Iron Hand breaks the clinch.
The Iron Hand with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Iron Hand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramos.
The Iron Hand throws a head kick that misses.
The Iron Hand throws a leg kick which misses Ramos's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramos tries to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ramos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Iron Hand. That one must have hurt.
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!
The Iron Hand lands a nice looking body kick.
Ramos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Iron Hand fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Iron Hand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Iron Hand as he avoids it easily.

The Iron Hand closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy The Iron Hand dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Iron Hand misses with a series of wild punches.
The Iron Hand throws a head kick that misses.

Ramos shoots in and bounces The Iron Hand off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

The Iron Hand has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ramos doesn't defend quickly enough and The Iron Hand has managed to lock this one up! Can Ramos escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to The Iron Hand on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Billy The Iron Hand!