PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Kruger Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger Ramos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gui Boratto - Azzurra. Speed has chosen Amon Tobin / El Cargo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kruger Ramos
vs
Speed

192 cm
25
205 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
202 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Kruger Ramos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Speed!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger Ramos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Speed with a nice cross.
Kruger Ramos throws the left hand but Speed avoids the punch easily.
Kruger Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Speed moves forwards but Kruger Ramos connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Daniel Speed has been cut.
Kruger Ramos throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruger Ramos shoots in for a takedown but Speed shows good takedown defense.
Nice defenses there by Speed.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kruger Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Speed lands a head kick. Kruger Ramos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body punch from Speed.
Kruger Ramos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Speed sprawls well. Speed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kruger Ramos gets slowly back to his feet.
Kruger Ramos misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed sizes up Kruger Ramos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Speed lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kruger Ramos will feel that in the morning.
Kruger Ramos throws a lazy uppercut
and Speed counters with a one-two to the body.
Kruger Ramos throws a right hand that misses
and Speed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kruger Ramos fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinicius Kruger Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruger Ramos swinging wildly here.
That kick from Speed tenderised Kruger Ramos's leg. Kruger Ramos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kruger Ramos takes one to the chin there.
Speed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kruger Ramos walks into a straight right hand from Speed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Kruger Ramos.
Speed slips under a jab from Kruger Ramos.
Kruger Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Speed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Speed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kruger Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruger Ramos misses with a wild combination.
Kruger Ramos misses with a straight left.
Kruger Ramos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kruger Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on Speed's shoulder, as Speed tries to avoid the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Kruger Ramos as he connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Speed.
Kruger Ramos misses with a double jab.
Speed with a nice cross.
Speed throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Speed lands a jab to the head.
Speed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown. Speed tries to sprawl out of it but Kruger Ramos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Speed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kruger Ramos is breathing heavily.
Kruger Ramos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kruger Ramos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kruger Ramos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Speed scores with a nice strike.
Kruger Ramos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Speed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kruger Ramos scrambles back to his feet.
Speed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kruger Ramos momentarily.
Kruger Ramos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Speed lands a leg kick that knocks Kruger Ramos off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kruger Ramos throws a right hand that misses
and Speed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruger Ramos thinking.
Speed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruger Ramos throws out the jab.
Speed lands with an overhand left.
Kruger Ramos walks into a straight right hand from Speed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger Ramos misses with a right hand
and Speed counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Speed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kruger Ramos on the side of the head.

Kruger Ramos is rocked!
Speed throws a jab when Kruger Ramos was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Kruger Ramos misses
enabling Speed to counter with a crisp jab.
Speed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kruger Ramos on the side of the head.
Oh Kruger Ramos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Speed connects with a jab.
Kruger Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruger Ramos seems to have got his legs back now.
Speed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kruger Ramos closes the distance and clinches up with Speed, looking for a takedown. Kruger Ramos pushes Speed against the cage but Speed circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kruger Ramos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Speed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Speed.
Speed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kruger Ramos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Speed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kruger Ramos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Speed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Speed's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Speed.
Kruger Ramos throws a hook but Speed blocks it.
Speed scores with a body shot.
Kruger Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Speed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kruger Ramos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Speed connects with a crisp jab.
Speed scores with a leg kick.
Speed scores with a hook to the body. Kruger Ramos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Speed.
Kruger Ramos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kruger Ramos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Speed's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed throws a right hand that Kruger Ramos ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruger Ramos also avoids with ease.
Speed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kruger Ramos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Speed lands a lovely overhand right.
Daniel Speed seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruger Ramos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Speed defending well as Kruger Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Speed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab by Speed.

Speed lands a big uppercut and Kruger Ramos crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kruger Ramos looks OK. Speed waves Kruger Ramos back to his feet!
Speed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kruger Ramos.
Kruger Ramos misses with a body punch
and Speed counters with a left to the body.
Kruger Ramos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Speed looks to land a combination. Kruger Ramos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kruger Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Speed lands a leg kick that knocks Kruger Ramos off balance momentarily.

Speed feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kruger Ramos sprawling to the canvas! Kruger Ramos rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Speed finish him?!
Kruger Ramos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Speed thuds a left hand into Kruger Ramos's body.
Speed lands a slapping body shot.
Speed works Kruger Ramos's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Speed. That snapped Kruger Ramos's head back.
Speed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kruger Ramos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kruger Ramos dodges the punch combination from Speed.
Speed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruger Ramos looks to throw the jab but Speed is out of range.
Kruger Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speed.
Daniel Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speed dips to his left and cracks Kruger Ramos with an uppercut!
Speed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Speed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Speed walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kruger Ramos drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Speed swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kruger Ramos's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Speed! Daniel Speed retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Daniel Speed made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.