PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Geraldo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideki Ryuga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideki Ryuga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ramirez
vs
Ryuga

215 cm
24
151 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geraldo Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideki Ryuga!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ryuga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ramirez pulls guard effortlessly.
Ryuga wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.

Ramirez is looking for a triangle but Ryuga pushes his legs off easily.
Ryuga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ramirez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryuga wanted to stand there but Ramirez had control of the position.
Ryuga content to stall in guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Ramirez clinches up with Ryuga and pushes him back against the cage.
Ryuga is trying to break free.
Ryuga tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez jumps guard but Ryuga stands there with Ramirez around his waist. Ramirez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramirez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryuga controls his hands.

Ryuga manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ramirez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ramirez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ryuga wants to control the position but Ramirez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramirez is trying to work for a kimura but Ryuga is defending well.
Ryuga is trying to maintain the position but Ramirez is very close to passing his half guard.
Ryuga controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ryuga gets back to full guard.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryuga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuga pulls Ramirez in close to prevent any damage.

Ryuga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ryuga looking to control but Ramirez passes into half guard.
Ryuga tries to get to full guard but Ramirez has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez trying to control from half guard but Ryuga is working away.
Ryuga is pressing down on Ramirez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ryuga trying to keep a closed guard but Ramirez is proving a slippery customer.
Ryuga is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryuga working the head and body with strikes.
Ryuga keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideki Ryuga dominated that round.
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.

Ryuga dives in and scores a takedown into Ramirez's guard.
Ryuga wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
Ryuga won't allow Ramirez to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez trying to keep a closed guard but Ryuga is proving a slippery customer.
Ryuga wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
Ryuga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ryuga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramirez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuga advances to half guard.
Ramirez tries to roll over but Ryuga keeps him under control.
Ryuga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramirez keeps working.
Ryuga perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A jab lands there for Ryuga.
Ryuga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryuga lands a two punch combo.

Ramirez is rocked!
Ryuga lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Ramirez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Ryuga takes the fight into the clinch.
Ramirez fails to pull guard.
Ryuga manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ryuga stalling the fight.

Ryuga tightens his grip and picks Ramirez up, before dumping him to the ground. Ramirez manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryuga is stalling in the full guard.
Ryuga content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ryuga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ryuga advances position into side control!
Ryuga passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ramirez!
Ryuga working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ryuga lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuga drops a big elbow. That's hurt Ramirez! More shots from Ryuga and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hideki Ryuga!
A relieved looking Hideki Ryuga thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.