PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In The End-Linkin Park. The key to victory for Cain Velasquez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Velasquez
vs
Ramos

181 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
Velasquez is looking to clinch.
Ramos is looking to clinch.
Ramos misses with a body kick.
Velasquez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramos.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velasquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Velasquez wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
Velasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramos misses with a head kick.
Velasquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cain Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Velasquez defends it nicely.
Velasquez moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
Velasquez fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.
Velasquez tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
Velasquez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramos.
Cain Velasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Ramos.
Velasquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Velasquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by Velasquez.
Ramos keeps the fight on the outside.
Velasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ramos gets tackled into the cage by Velasquez. Velasquez maintains the clinch.
Ramos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Velasquez smiles and moves away.
Velasquez is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is looking to clinch.
Velasquez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Velasquez wants it to stay on the feet.
Velasquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Velasquez tries to clinch but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos thows a body shot but no joy.
Velasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramos throws a wild body kick that Velasquez sees coming a mile off.
Ramos dives in and grabs Velasquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Velasquez pushes down on Ramos's head and hops out.
Velasquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramos circles away.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt.
Velasquez is looking to clinch.
Ramos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt.

Velasquez gets a clinch.
Velasquez lands a nice elbow.

It looks like George Ramos has been cut.
Velasquez crunches a lovely knee into Ramos's ribcage.
Ramos looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez taking a breather.

Velasquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velasquez tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.

Ramos gets tackled into the cage by Velasquez. Velasquez maintains the clinch.
Ramos has Velasquez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Velasquez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Velasquez looking to slow down the pace here.

Velasquez has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Ramos goes down! Velasquez pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Velasquez is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ramos is trying to escape and Velasquez transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ramos is forced to tap! Nice work there by Velasquez! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cain Velasquez!
Cain Velasquez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.