PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rigoberto Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Racaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Boys. Racaza has chosen Spiderbait - Black Betty as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rigoberto Ramirez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Simon Racaza's chin.

Ramirez
vs
Racaza

170 cm
26
146 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rigoberto Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Racaza!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Racaza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramirez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Racaza swivels and escapes.
Racaza lands a body shot.

Racaza pushes Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez is trying to pull guard but Racaza turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ramirez pushes off an throws an elbow but Racaza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramirez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Racaza is trying to push Ramirez away but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Racaza breaks from the clinch.

Racaza forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
Ramirez fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rigoberto Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramirez is trying to pull guard but Racaza turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Racaza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Racaza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Racaza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez keeps control of Racaza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Racaza breaks from the clinch.
Racaza lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Racaza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Racaza throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Racaza scores with a body shot.
Ramirez tries to clinch up.

Racaza clinches up with Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage.

Racaza breaks the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ramirez.
Racaza lands a right hook to the body.
Racaza misses with a wild body shot.
Racaza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramirez.

Racaza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Racaza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Racaza has had enough of the clinch but Ramirez keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Racaza.

Racaza breaks from the clinch.
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!
Racaza checks a leg kick.
Ramirez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Racaza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramirez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramirez tries to clinch up.
Ramirez swinging wildly here.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Racaza moves out of range.
Racaza takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.

Racaza gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Racaza breaks the clinch.
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Racaza lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramirez.

Racaza moves into the clinch successfully.
Racaza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.

Racaza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Racaza throws a right and a left that Ramirez avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Racaza.

Racaza moves into the clinch successfully.
Racaza just leaning against Ramirez, taking a breather.

Racaza breaks the clinch.
Racaza misses with the combination.
Ramirez shoots in for a double leg but Racaza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ramirez tries to clinch up

and Racaza counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Racaza working hard to break the clinch.
Racaza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramirez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Racaza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ramirez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ramirez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Racaza manages to break the clinch.
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!
Racaza with a jab.

Racaza forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
Racaza tries to break free but Ramirez pushes him back against the cage.
Racaza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Racaza is trying to break free.
Ramirez looking to stall.
Racaza has had enough of the clinch but Ramirez keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Racaza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Racaza was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Horrible takedown by Ramirez or perhaps it was just good defense by Racaza which made him look bad.
Racaza misses with a double jab.
Racaza throws a series of punches but Ramirez moves out of range.
Rigoberto Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Racaza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ramirez at a distance.
Racaza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ramirez lands a high kick!
Racaza keeps the fight on the outside.

Racaza clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Racaza.

Racaza manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Racaza as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rigoberto Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Racaza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Racaza stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Racaza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramirez circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Racaza.

Racaza clinches up against the cage.
Ramirez trying to control the position but instead, Racaza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ramirez into the cage.
Ramirez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Racaza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramirez keeps control of Racaza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Racaza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Racaza swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramirez.

Racaza moves into the clinch successfully.
Racaza taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Racaza working hard to break the clinch.
Ramirez is trying to force a seperation but Racaza has the dominant position.
Ramirez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Racaza to keep the fight standing.
Racaza managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Racaza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Racaza tries to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling the position.
Ramirez lands a nice elbow.
Ramirez crunches a lovely knee into Racaza's ribcage.
Racaza blocks an elbow strike from Ramirez.
Racaza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Racaza tries to circle away but Ramirez has him pinned against the cage.
Racaza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Racaza blocking some punches.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch but Racaza keeps him there for the moment.
Ramirez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ramirez fails to land.
Ramirez lands a good knee to the midsection. Racaza won't want to take too many of those.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Racaza as Ramirez tries to tie him up.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ramirez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ramirez prevents Racaza from breaking the clinch.
Ramirez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Racaza's efforts to push away.

Racaza breaks the clinch.

Racaza has managed to clinch.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
Racaza is trying to push Ramirez away but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramirez is trying to force a seperation but Racaza has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Racaza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Racaza blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to control Racaza's arms but Racaza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramirez has his back to the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ramirez throws an elbow but misses.
Racaza is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Racaza has him pressed against the cage.
Racaza is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramirez has double underhooks.
Ramirez scores a nice knee to the body.
Ramirez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

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

Racaza has taken the fight to the clinch.

Racaza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Racaza lands a nice looking body shot.
Racaza misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Racaza clinches up with Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Racaza as Ramirez tries to tie him up.
Racaza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Racaza 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Racaza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Racaza wants it to stay on the feet.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Racaza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramirez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Racaza counters with a left to the body.
Racaza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Racaza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Ramirez shoots for a double leg takedown but Racaza sprawls well. He's pushed Ramirez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ramirez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Racaza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Racaza keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramirez wants to clinch up but Racaza keeps it at a distance.
Ramirez wants to clinch
and Racaza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Simon Racaza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramirez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Racaza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to clinch up
letting Racaza counter with a right hand.
Racaza misses the shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Racaza.
Racaza tests Ramirez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramirez moves in looking to clinch but Racaza pushes him off.
Ramirez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for Racaza.

Ramirez is rocked!
Racaza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ramirez rather than just go for the knockout.

Racaza has managed to clinch.

Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Racaza. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Racaza has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
Ramirez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Racaza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Racaza moves out of range easily.

Racaza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Racaza lands a shot to the body.
Racaza tries to circle away but Ramirez has him pinned against the cage.
Racaza is trying to force a seperation but Ramirez has the dominant position.
Racaza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.

Racaza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Racaza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Racaza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.

Ramirez tries to keep at a distance but Racaza has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Racaza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Racaza dodges an elbow strike from Ramirez.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Simon Racaza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ramirez misses with a knee to the head.

Racaza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Racaza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirez.
Simon Racaza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez lands a head kick!
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rigoberto Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Racaza darts in and clinches Ramirez up against the cage.
Racaza is trying to push Ramirez away but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Racaza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez is looking to control Racaza's arms but Racaza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramirez has his back to the cage.
Racaza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws an elbow but it misses.

Racaza breaks the clinch.
Ramirez closes the distance but Racaza moves to the side

and Racaza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rigoberto Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simon Racaza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Racaza is trying to force a seperation but Ramirez has the dominant position.
Racaza takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
Racaza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Racaza takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Racaza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Racaza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Racaza stalls.

Ramirez manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Racaza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Racaza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Racaza!
Simon Racaza very nearly forgot to thank Fight Club Clothing est. 09™ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.