PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Ramus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Klinkhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Klinkhammer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ramus
vs
Klinkhammer

187 cm
21
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
24
218 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Ramus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Klinkhammer!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramus thuds a left hand into Klinkhammer's body.
Ramus throws a body punch but Klinkhammer moves out of range.
Klinkhammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramus.
Klinkhammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klinkhammer takes one on the button.
Klinkhammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramus swings for the body but Klinkhammer moves out of range.
Ramus swings for the body but Klinkhammer moves out of range.
Klinkhammer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramus.
Ramus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ramus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramus swings for the body but Klinkhammer moves out of range.
Ramus 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.
Klinkhammer throws out a loose jab but Ramus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klinkhammer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Klinkhammer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Klinkhammer throws a big shot that misses.
Ramus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Ramus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ramus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramus has Klinkhammer pressed against the cage, preventing Klinkhammer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramus keeps control of Klinkhammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Ramus.
Ramus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramus tries for a takedown but Klinkhammer manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klinkhammer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramus gets through Klinkhammer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramus misses with a body punch.
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!
Klinkhammer wants to break free but Ramus has control.
Klinkhammer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Klinkhammer is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramus has double underhooks.
Ramus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Klinkhammer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ramus just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramus takes a swing at Klinkhammer's ribcage but misses.
Klinkhammer misses with an uppercut
and Ramus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klinkhammer thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klinkhammer throws the left hand but Ramus avoids the punch easily.
Klinkhammer digs a good body shot into Ramus's ribs.
Ramus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Klinkhammer counters with a series of strikes. Ramus will be more careful next time no doubt.

Ramus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Klinkhammer's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ramus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ramus thows a huge punch but Klinkhammer dodges it nicely.
Ramus works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ramus working Klinkhammer over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ramus dominating with strikes here.
Klinkhammer tries to hold on but Ramus postures up.
Klinkhammer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ramus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ramus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Klinkhammer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klinkhammer working to try and regain half guard.
Ramus throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ramus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Klinkhammer sprawls well initially but Ramus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ramus is pressing down on Klinkhammer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Klinkhammer is holding on for now.
Klinkhammer is refusing to be controlled, as Ramus sits in half guard.
Klinkhammer is looking for a sweep. Ramus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ramus trying to mount his opponent but Klinkhammer defends it.
Ramus is keen to just control but Klinkhammer is a slippery customer.
Cody Ramus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Klinkhammer sees it coming and defends easily.
Klinkhammer flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ramus wants to pass to mount but Klinkhammer is defending the position.
Klinkhammer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ramus controlling the action here.
Klinkhammer is not content to let Ramus control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramus moves nicely into side control.
Ramus trying to control the action but Klinkhammer is working from the bottom.
Ramus misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ramus tries to move to mount but Klinkhammer blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramus trying to control the position but Klinkhammer is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Ramus cracks Klinkhammer with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ramus is looking to take a break and control but Klinkhammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramus scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klinkhammer prevents Ramus from improving position.
Klinkhammer is trying to escape the position but Ramus is controlling the position.
Ramus is looking to take a break and control but Klinkhammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramus advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klinkhammer is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Ramus dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Klinkhammer scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ramus clinches up with Klinkhammer and pushes him back against the cage.
Ramus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Klinkhammer pulls his leg out and moves away.

Ramus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Klinkhammer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ramus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Klinkhammer is looking to escape.
Klinkhammer tries to lock up and control but Ramus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Klinkhammer tries to reverse the position but Ramus maintains control.
Ramus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramus working for a submission but Klinkhammer is keeping him at bay.
Klinkhammer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ramus wants to control but Klinkhammer is keeping him busy.
Ramus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Klinkhammer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klinkhammer is refusing to be controlled, as Ramus sits in half guard.
Ramus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ramus wants to free his trapped foot but Klinkhammer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ramus is looking to take a break and control but Klinkhammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramus stalling.

We're going to have a standup here because Cody Ramus wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Klinkhammer ducks under a wild hook from Ramus.
Roberto Klinkhammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramus lands a right hook to the body.
Cody Ramus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Ramus - just one landing.
Ramus throws a body punch but Klinkhammer moves out of range.
Ramus thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramus throws a shot to the body.
Klinkhammer throws a poor cross that misses
and Ramus counters with a right hand to the body.
Cody Ramus is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klinkhammer moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Ramus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Ramus!