PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baltazar Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramos
vs
Barnes

187 cm
28
182 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

178 cm
30
171 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baltazar Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ramos to score with a decent uppercut.
Baltazar Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramos throws a chopping leg kick but Barnes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A right-left combo lands from Barnes.
Ramos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barnes eats them both and turns towards Ramos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ramos throws a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramos. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes is looking to slow Ramos down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Barnes walks into a straight right hand from Ramos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ramos to score with a decent uppercut.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Ramos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ramos somewhat.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramos circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Ramos punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Ramos misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Ramos throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has Ramos backing up. Ramos nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Barnes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos stuns Barnes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Ramos counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ramos lands a body shot.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Andre Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos scores with a jab.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Ramos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baltazar Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a combination
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramos's knee momentarily.
Barnes ducks right into an uppercut from Ramos.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Ramos blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Ramos shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed Ramos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ramos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barnes's waist but Barnes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ramos off to one side.
Ramos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Ramos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramos throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ramos defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a one two! Ramos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Ramos is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Ramos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Barnes cracks Ramos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ramos clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barnes is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Ramos like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Ramos from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Barnes!
Andre Barnes made sure to mention his sponsor, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! in his post fight interview.