PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gino Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lynard Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes to the cage accompanied by Go to sleep. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ramirez
vs
Carlson

183 cm
26
199 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

189 cm
23
192 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gino Ramirez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lynard Carlson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramirez thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Carlson moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carlson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynard Carlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the body.
Lynard Carlson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the body.
Carlson throws a leg kick that misses.
Carlson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramirez's sensitive parts.
Ramirez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ramirez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carlson. Carlson obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick from Carlson.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carlson feints and then cracks Ramirez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramirez down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carlson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ramirez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramirez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carlson lands a jab.
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carlson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carlson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carlson throws a leg kick
and Carlson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carlson misses with a body kick.
Carlson lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carlson missing with a left hand there. Ramirez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carlson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carlson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlson scores with a nice strike.
Ramirez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carlson can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lynard Carlson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Carlson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carlson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Carlson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carlson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramirez. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
Carlson misses with a kick to the body
and Ramirez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carlson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramirez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carlson.
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Carlson misses.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lynard Carlson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Carlson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ramirez will feel that in the morning.
Carlson is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carlson. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carlson thumps Ramirez with a low kick.
Carlson throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Carlson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ramirez's head.
Carlson lands a leg kick that knocks Ramirez off balance momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ramirez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carlson - the referee stops the clock and Ramirez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carlson. Ramirez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Carlson misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlson throws a solid leg kick but Ramirez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carlson.
Carlson tries to clinch up.
Carlson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carlson walks into a left hand.
Carlson tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Carlson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carlson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Carlson cracks the inside of Ramirez's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez tries to bum rush Carlson with a series of wild strikes but Carlson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlson tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ramirez if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lynard Carlson 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!

Ramirez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carlson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Carlson is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramirez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carlson.
Ramirez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carlson misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson throws a big shot that misses.
Carlson is looking to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Ramirez takes a kick to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ramirez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Carlson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramirez. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
Carlson throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Carlson misses.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirez takes one on the button.
Carlson misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson lands a nice looking body kick.
Ramirez thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carlson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carlson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramirez checks it well.
Carlson thumps Ramirez with a low kick.
Carlson fakes the leg kick and cracks Ramirez in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carlson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carlson scores with a nice strike.

Ramirez is rocked!
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!
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Carlson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlson looks for the body kick but Ramirez saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Carlson. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lynard Carlson really dominated that round.
That's time! Ramirez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Carlson throws a body kick that misses.
Carlson throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Carlson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice sprawl there from Carlson as Ramirez shoots in.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Carlson moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carlson.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlson scores with a spinning back kick!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Carlson throws a front kick that sends Ramirez stumbling back into the cage.
Carlson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carlson is looking to land body kicks.
Carlson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramirez's sensitive parts.

Carlson moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramirez avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Carlson is controlling him.
Ramirez stalling the fight.
Ramirez dodges an elbow strike from Carlson.
Carlson has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez looking to slow down the pace here.
Carlson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carlson throws an elbow that misses.
Ramirez avoids the elbow strike from Carlson, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlson lands a nice uppercut.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramirez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carlson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carlson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Carlson.
Carlson looks for the body kick but Ramirez saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson tries a low kick but Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Carlson.
Ramirez swings for the body but Carlson moves out of range.
Carlson throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carlson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lynard Carlson dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Carlson tries to clinch up.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Carlson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range and Carlson settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Carlson clinches up against the cage.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Carlson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carlson misses with an elbow strike.
Ramirez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carlson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramirez's defenses.
Ramirez dodges an elbow strike from Carlson.
Ramirez blocks the elbow strike.
Carlson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramirez's defenses.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike from Carlson.
Carlson misses with an elbow over the top.
Carlson throws an elbow that misses.
Ramirez scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez stalling the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carlson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramirez's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carlson.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike from Carlson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramirez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carlson up against the cage.
Carlson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carlson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramirez is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ramirez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carlson lands an elbow inside.
Ramirez avoids a wild elbow strike from Carlson.
Ramirez avoids the elbow strike from Carlson, against the cage.
Carlson throws an elbow that misses.
Carlson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carlson throws an elbow but misses.
Carlson misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Carlson on the inside.
Oh Ramirez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson missing with knees to the body.
Ramirez seems to have got his legs back now.
Ramirez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carlson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ramirez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carlson lands a nice elbow.
Carlson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlson misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ramirez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Carlson is trying to keep an underhook but Ramirez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Carlson is doing well to control the position and prevent Ramirez from advancing to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lynard Carlson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carlson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 43:50
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 43:50
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lynard Carlson!
Lynard Carlson is the new middleweight champion!