PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ingo Pavlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akito Ramnath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Pavlik
vs
Ramnath

209 cm
21
269 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

220 cm
18
258 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ingo Pavlik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akito Ramnath!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramnath throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pavlik counters with a head kick. That will keep Ramnath thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pavlik lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramnath tries for a takedown but Pavlik circles away easily
and Pavlik counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Pavlik moves into the clinch successfully.

Pavlik manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ramnath.

Pavlik instigates a clinch.
Pavlik is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Pavlik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pavlik stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ramnath misses with a head kick.

Ramnath decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pavlik looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pavlik on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pavlik tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlik is staying active underneath Ramnath, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ramnath throws a strike but Pavlik avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pavlik is looking to stand up but Ramnath isn't so interested in that idea.

Pavlik pushes Ramnath off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ramnath shoots in but no luck this time.

Pavlik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pavlik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pavlik stuffs the takedown.
Ingo Pavlik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akito Ramnath.

Pavlik drives through and clinches with Ramnath against the ropes.
Ramnath is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Pavlik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pavlik lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Akito Ramnath has been cut.
Ramnath looks gassed!

Pavlik closes the distance and clinches.
Pavlik putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ramnath in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pavlik is stalling here.

Pavlik breaks the clinch.
Ramnath misses with a combination
and Ramnath takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ingo Pavlik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlik lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pavlik.
Good standup being displayed there by Pavlik as he connects with a hook.

Pavlik closes the distance and pushes Ramnath back into the ropes.

Pavlik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pavlik pushes Ramnath up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pavlik keeps control of Ramnath as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pavlik prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pavlik lands an elbow just above Ramnath 's eye.
Ramnath drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pavlik gets the underhooks and prevents it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavlik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

Pavlik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramnath fails with the takedown
and Pavlik counters with a right hand to the body.

Pavlik pushes Ramnath up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlik pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Pavlik breaks the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Pavlik.

That has opened up Akito Ramnath's cut even more.

Ramnath tries to keep at a distance but Pavlik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pavlik is struggling to control the position.
Ramnath managing to block the knees to the body from Pavlik.
Ramnath letting Pavlik take a breather here.
Pavlik prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pavlik lands a body punch.

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

Pavlik has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingo Pavlik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akito Ramnath's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ramnath moves forwards but Pavlik connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Pavlik clinches up against the ropes.

Pavlik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pavlik throws a one two combo.
Pavlik pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ramnath back to the ropes. Pavlik follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pavlik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramnath has time to react.

Pavlik has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramnath wants to break free but Pavlik has control.
Ramnath managing to block the knees to the body from Pavlik.

Pavlik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramnath takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pavlik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pavlik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramnath is breathing heavily.
Ramnath's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pavlik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ramnath scrambles back to his feet.

Pavlik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Pavlik.
Pavlik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramnath avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pavlik breaks the clinch.

Pavlik instigates a clinch.
Ramnath blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pavlik lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramnath backwards.

Pavlik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pavlik has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramnath working hard to break the clinch.

Pavlik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pavlik throws a one two combo.

Pavlik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pavlik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Pavlik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pavlik lands a jab to Ramnath's midsection.
Ramnath takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Pavlik drives through and clinches with Ramnath against the ropes.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Pavlik.
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!

Pavlik pushes Ramnath up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ramnath jumps guard but Pavlik stands there with Ramnath around his waist. Ramnath gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Pavlik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramnath takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ingo Pavlik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Pavlik.
Ramnath takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pavlik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramnath can do to turn this around?

Pavlik instigates a clinch.

Pavlik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ingo Pavlik is winning the standup battle so far.

Ramnath tries to keep at a distance but Pavlik has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Pavlik.

The cut above Akito Ramnath's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Pavlik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pavlik misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Pavlik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramnath, pushing him back against the ropes.

Pavlik manages to break the clinch.
Pavlik throws a head kick but Ramnath moves out of range.
Ramnath shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pavlik as he avoids it easily.
Pavlik feints a jab promting Ramnath to slip. Pavlik then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ramnath slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pavlik feints a jab promting Ramnath to slip. Pavlik then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ramnath slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pavlik scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Pavlik moves into the clinch.
Pavlik stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramnath is trying to break free.

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

Pavlik clinches.
Pavlik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramnath is trying to break the clinch but Pavlik has him pressed against the ropes.

Pavlik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramnath takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ramnath takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramnath has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pavlik clinches up with Ramnath and pushes him back against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pavlik - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Pavlik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ramnath gets tackled into the ropes by Pavlik. Pavlik maintains the clinch.

Pavlik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pavlik has closed the distance and engaged Ramnath in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingo Pavlik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akito Ramnath's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pavlik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

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

Pavlik moves into the clinch.

Pavlik breaks the clinch.
Pavlik misses with a two punch combination.

Pavlik darts in and clinches Ramnath up against the ropes.
Ramnath on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Pavlik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pavlik scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ramnath takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pavlik scores with a nice head shot.
Pavlik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pavlik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pavlik looks to land a combination. Ramnath sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pavlik has Ramnath up against the ropes in a clinch.

Pavlik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pavlik closes the distance and clinches.
Pavlik lands a knee to the body.
Pavlik lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pavlik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Pavlik.
Pavlik holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Pavlik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramnath avoids it.
Ramnath managing to block the knees to the body from Pavlik.
Ramnath tries for a takedown but Pavlik manages to get underhooks.
Pavlik misses with a knee to the head.
Pavlik lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramnath backwards.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pavlik moves into range and clinches up with Ramnath.