PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Growwoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alarcon Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez has chosen War is my destiny as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Growwoo
vs
Ramirez

205 cm
32
215 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

179 cm
31
215 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remy Growwoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alarcon Ramirez !
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez checks a low kick from Growwoo.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramirez .
Ramirez takes a swing at Growwoo's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez loads up on a big right hand but Growwoo slips the punch.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but Growwoo shows good takedown defense.
Growwoo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramirez . That did some damage!

Growwoo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ramirez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Growwoo keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
Growwoo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Growwoo keeping full guard, as Ramirez tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez is looking to work some ground and pound but Growwoo has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez passes Growwoo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Growwoo keeping hold of Ramirez 's head, controlling as best he can.
Ramirez trying to control the action but Growwoo is working from the bottom.
Ramirez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ramirez is keen to just control but Growwoo is a slippery customer.
Growwoo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ramirez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Growwoo defending well though.
Ramirez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Growwoo's head.
Growwoo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ramirez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Growwoo is looking for a sweep. Ramirez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ramirez connects with a nice short shot to Growwoo's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Growwoo is controlling Ramirez 's trapped leg to prevent Ramirez from advancing to side control.
Ramirez throws a strike but Growwoo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Growwoo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez .
Growwoo controlling the position.
Ramirez controlling from the top position.
Growwoo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramirez is pushing down on Growwoo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Growwoo is fighting to maintain full guard but Ramirez has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramirez seems to be working for a kimura but Growwoo defends the submission attempt.
Ramirez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Growwoo's head.
Ramirez stalling away here and it's allowed Growwoo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ramirez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Growwoo's head.
Ramirez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Growwoo wants to sweep but no luck.
Growwoo keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramirez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramirez is looking to work some ground and pound but Growwoo has wrist control.
Growwoo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Growwoo pulls Ramirez in close to prevent any damage.
Ramirez throwing strikes from guard but Growwoo blocks nicely.
Growwoo being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Growwoo throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alarcon Ramirez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramirez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Growwoo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Growwoo is looking to clinch.
Growwoo lands a head shot.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Growwoo.
Growwoo is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Growwoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Growwoo tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Growwoo.
Ramirez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a hook but Growwoo blocks it.

Growwoo clinches with his opponent.
Ramirez gets through Growwoo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Ramirez wants a takedown but no success here.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Remy Growwoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alarcon Ramirez .
Ramirez has a couple of punches blocked by Growwoo.
Growwoo throws an elbow that misses.
Growwoo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Growwoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Growwoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez .
I was talking to Growwoo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ramirez .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ramirez tries to work over Growwoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez swings wildly with an uppercut but Growwoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez has a couple of punches blocked by Growwoo.
Ramirez jumps guard but Growwoo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Growwoo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Growwoo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Growwoo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramirez lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Growwoo prevents a body shot from Ramirez .
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by Growwoo.
Growwoo lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
Ramirez 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Growwoo has had enough of the clinch but Ramirez keeps him there for the moment.
Growwoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Growwoo stops a takedown attempt from Ramirez .
Growwoo lands an elbow just above Ramirez 's eye.

It looks like Alarcon Ramirez has been cut.
Growwoo is trying to stall.
Growwoo trying to land knees to the body.
Growwoo looking to stall.
Ramirez dodges an elbow strike from Growwoo.
Growwoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramirez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Growwoo looking to throw knees to the head but Ramirez is blocking nicely.
Growwoo scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Growwoo - that landed with a thud.
Growwoo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramirez tries a body shot but Growwoo blocks it.
Ramirez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Growwoo walks away with a smile on his face. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Growwoo tries to clinch up.
Growwoo lands a nice looking body kick.
Remy Growwoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez dodges the punch combination from Growwoo.
Ramirez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Growwoo is fending him off so far but Ramirez persists. Nope, Growwoo circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Ramirez misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Growwoo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramirez .
Growwoo dips to his left and cracks Ramirez with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Growwoo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alarcon Ramirez 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Growwoo clinches.
Growwoo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Growwoo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Remy Growwoo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez tries a body shot but Growwoo blocks it.
Growwoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramirez avoids a wild elbow strike from Growwoo.
Growwoo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Growwoo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ramirez taking a breather.
Ramirez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Growwoo lands an elbow inside.
Growwoo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Growwoo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramirez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Growwoo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Growwoo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ramirez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Growwoo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ramirez can turn it around.
Growwoo blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Growwoo.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Growwoo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Growwoo digs a right hand underneath Ramirez 's ribcage. Ramirez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Growwoo lands an elbow inside that Ramirez shrugs off.
Growwoo is working Ramirez over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Growwoo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Growwoo taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo scores with a knee to the head.
Growwoo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Growwoo controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Growwoo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Growwoo breaks the clinch.
Growwoo tests Ramirez 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Growwoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Growwoo tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Growwoo drives through and clinches with Ramirez against the cage.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the temple.
Growwoo lands an elbow just above Ramirez 's eye.

Growwoo manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick from Growwoo lands but Ramirez takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez misses with a straight right.

Ramirez tries to keep at a distance but Growwoo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.
Growwoo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Ramirez .
Growwoo blocks a body shot from Ramirez .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ramirez fails to land.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Growwoo throws a head punch that misses.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Growwoo to keep the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Growwoo as Ramirez tries to tie him up.
Growwoo working Ramirez over with knees to the body.
Ramirez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Growwoo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Growwoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramirez avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez managing to block the knees to the body from Growwoo.

Growwoo manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Growwoo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Growwoo 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Growwoo!
A victorious Remy Growwoo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.