PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luis Carboza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Luis Carboza has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Carboza
vs
Ramirez

178 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

179 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Untouchable Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Carboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carboza wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Ramirez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carboza moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Carboza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut

and Carboza counters by clinching up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramirez.
Carboza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carboza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carboza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carboza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramirez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carboza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carboza lands a knee to the body.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carboza avoids it.
Carboza tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramirez avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carboza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramirez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramirez cracks Carboza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Luis Carboza has been cut.
Ramirez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carboza.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Carboza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a good cross that connects.
Carboza closes the distance but Ramirez moves to the side
and Ramirez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carboza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ramirez counters with a nice body shot.
Carboza doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez throws a combination that misses

and Carboza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carboza avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Ramirez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carboza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramirez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carboza lands an elbow inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carboza scores with a knee to the head.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Ramirez.
Carboza is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carboza looking to throw knees to the head but Ramirez is blocking nicely.
Carboza scores with a knee to the head.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carboza avoids it.
Ramirez throws an elbow that misses.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Carboza throws knees to the body.
Carboza scores a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carboza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramirez's brow.
Carboza blocks the elbow strike.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carboza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carboza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carboza throws an elbow but misses.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carboza lands a knee to the head.
Ramirez has Carboza pressed against the cage.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carboza is defending well for now.
Ramirez crunches a lovely knee into Carboza's ribcage.
Carboza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carboza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez trying to land knees to the body.
Carboza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Carboza.
Carboza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Carboza.
Carboza misses with a knee strike.
Carboza landing knees to the head.
Carboza misses with a knee to the head.
Carboza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carboza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carboza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carboza lands a nice knee to the body.
Ramirez tries to stall but Carboza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carboza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramirez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramirez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carboza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Carboza misses with a knee strike.
Carboza lands a knee to the body.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carboza.
Ramirez takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carboza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramirez's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carboza.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carboza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramirez.
Knees to the body from Carboza.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carboza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carboza avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Luis Carboza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luis Carboza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez misses with a jab to the body

and Carboza moves into the clinch.
Carboza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carboza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carboza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez.
Carboza tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramirez avoids the damage to the body.
Carboza landing knees to the head.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carboza blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carboza tries a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks it.
Carboza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ramirez scores with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramirez.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carboza is defending well for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramirez scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramirez gets through Carboza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carboza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carboza throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ramirez wants to get back to striking at distance but Carboza won't allow it.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Carboza avoids the damage to the body.
Carboza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez.
Carboza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ramirez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carboza's defenses.
Carboza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez.
Ramirez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carboza up against the cage.
Carboza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramirez.
Ramirez avoids a wild elbow strike from Carboza.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
Carboza misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirez dodges an elbow strike from Carboza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Carboza throws knees to the body.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carboza is defending well for now.
Carboza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carboza trying to land knees to the body.
Carboza avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Ramirez stalling against the cage.
Ramirez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Carboza throws knees to the body.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
Carboza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ramirez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carboza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.
Carboza managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Carboza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez scores with a knee to the head.
Luis Carboza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carboza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramirez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carboza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carboza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramirez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramirez leaning against his opponent.
Carboza misses with a knee strike.
Carboza landing knees to the head.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ramirez with a knee to the head.
Ramirez blocks the elbow strike.
Ramirez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carboza up against the cage.
Carboza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Carboza.
Ramirez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carboza misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carboza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carboza looking to throw knees to the head but Ramirez is blocking nicely.
Ramirez throws an elbow but it misses.
Carboza crunches a lovely knee into Ramirez's ribcage.
Ramirez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carboza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carboza landing knees to the head.
Ramirez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Ramirez - that landed with a thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Carboza blocks it.
Carboza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rob Ramirez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Luis Carboza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Carboza wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Carboza wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Carboza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Carboza's shoulder, as Carboza tries to avoid the shot.
Carboza defending well as Ramirez loads up on a big left hand.
Carboza closes the distance but Ramirez moves to the side
and Ramirez counters with a stiff right hand.
Carboza tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
Ramirez throws a leg kick which misses Carboza's front leg but catches the back leg as Carboza tries to avoid it.
Carboza darts in trying to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carboza wants to clinch.
Rob Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez takes a swing at Carboza's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez misses with a left hand

and Carboza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carboza landing knees to the body.
Carboza misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Ramirez.
Carboza working Ramirez over with knees to the body.
Carboza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ramirez trying to land knees to the body.
Carboza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carboza throws an elbow but misses.
Ramirez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carboza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramirez's face.
Ramirez landing knees to the body.
Carboza lands an elbow that stopped Ramirez in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Carboza throws knees to the body.
Ramirez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramirez can't break the clinch.
Carboza connects with a knee to the head.
Carboza misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike from Carboza.
Ramirez is struggling to control the position.
Ramirez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carboza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carboza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramirez.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramirez.
Carboza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carboza misses with a knee to the head.
Carboza managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Carboza throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carboza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramirez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carboza's brow.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Carboza.
Carboza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carboza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez managing to block the knees to the body from Carboza.
Carboza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carboza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carboza misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carboza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramirez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carboza looking to throw knees to the head but Ramirez is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carboza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Carboza looks to clinch
letting Ramirez counter with a right hand.
Rob Ramirez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carboza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carboza moves out of range as Ramirez strikes.
Carboza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carboza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a good low kick that Carboza was not able to check.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carboza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luis Carboza.
I think Carboza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rob Ramirez!
A determined Rob Ramirez didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!