|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson comes to the cage accompanied by Now I Lay Thee Down. Mark Ramos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
39
196 lbs
38 - 20 - 0 |
|
188 cm
32
195 lbs
19 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos connects with a crisp jab.
Larsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramos moves away from the strike by Larsson.
Larsson throws a shot from downtown. Ramos moves away and avoids it.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Larsson sprawls well. Larsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ramos gets slowly back to his feet.
Larsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No luck for Ramos with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramos.
Henrik Larsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Ramos.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramos.
Henrik Larsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but Larsson shows good takedown defense.
Larsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramos. Ramos gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Larsson swivels and escapes.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
Larsson lands with a nice body punch.
Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown but Larsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Larsson throws a push kick but Ramos slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Larsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Ramos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Larsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ramos goes for a double leg but Larsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Larsson continues to drive forward.
Ramos tries to circle away but Larsson has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramos is trying to force a seperation but Larsson has the dominant position.
Ramos has Larsson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Larsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
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!
Larsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larsson avoiding damage.
Ramos tries to pull guard but Larsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands a right hand.
Larsson can't find room to land a body shot as Ramos controls the action.
Larsson misses with a body punch.
Ramos pulls guard successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ramos looking for subs off his back but Larsson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Larsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ramos is trying to maintain the position but Larsson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson is controlling the pace.
Ramos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 Henrik Larsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ramos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Larsson pinned against the cage. Larsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Larsson misses with a head kick.
Ramos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ramos has knee on belly momentarily but Larsson bucks him off and regains half guard.
Ramos trying to mount his opponent but Larsson defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larsson defending well though.
Ramos is trying to control the action in half guard but Larsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ramos wants to free his trapped foot but Larsson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Larsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson is not content to let Ramos control the position.
Ramos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Larsson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ramos.
Ramos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ramos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Larsson sees it coming and defends easily.
My spies in Franklin D. Bluth Memorial Supergym inform me that Ramos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ramos is looking for a kimura but Larsson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ramos to get the leverage.
Ramos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Larsson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ramos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ramos trying to control but Larsson is having none of it.
Ramos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos unloads with some shots from mount but Larsson bucks and avoids them well.
Ramos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Larsson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Larsson!
Larsson stopping the sweep attempt from Ramos.
Larsson passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Ramos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Larsson tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
Larsson slips a jab from Ramos.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown. Larsson tries to sprawl out of it but Ramos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Larsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramos has a takedown stuffed.
Ramos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henrik Larsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Ramos.
Ramos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson stuffs the takedown.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
Ramos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larsson.
Larsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown. Larsson tries to sprawl out of it but Ramos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Larsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henrik Larsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ramos shoots and misses
and Larsson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson lands a jab.
A head kick misses from Larsson.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Larsson as he jumps to the side.
Larsson is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Ramos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ramos looking to control but instead Larsson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ramos trying to mount his opponent but Larsson defends it.
Ramos is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Ramos looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Larsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Larsson keeping full guard, as Ramos tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larsson keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
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 Henrik Larsson.
I think Larsson 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Henrik Larsson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Henrik Larsson thanked TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
41% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
