PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 1201 p4p, 59 weight class) and Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 731 p4p, 37 weight class). Ricardo Ramirez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Friedrich Bergfried's chin.

Bergfried
vs
Ramirez

169 cm
41
141 lbs
38 - 25 - 2

165 cm
43
147 lbs
49 - 32 - 3

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 32 - 3, fighting out of London, Ricardo Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Bergfried waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramirez.
Bergfried throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Bergfried.
Ramirez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bergfried with a body shot.

Bergfried gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bergfried is looking to stand back up but Ramirez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bergfried.

Ramirez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Bergfried is defending against the submission attempts here by Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to advance position but Bergfried won't allow it.
Bergfried keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bergfried wants to get back to his feet.
Bergfried is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez trying to control from Bergfried's half guard. Bergfried has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ramirez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Bergfried is keeping the position.
Bergfried looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramirez is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bergfried works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramirez stops Bergfried from standing up.
Ramirez trying to control but Bergfried is working from the bottom.

Bergfried manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bergfried throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Bergfried takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bergfried slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Bergfried with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Ramirez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bergfried napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ramirez in side control, throwing shots but Bergfried defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried gets back to half guard.
Ramirez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ramirez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bergfried is not content to let Ramirez control the position.
Bergfried avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramirez.
Bergfried keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ramirez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ramirez stalling away here and it's allowed Bergfried to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ramirez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bergfried's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez looking to sit in guard and control but Bergfried gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bergfried trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Ramirez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bergfried stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramirez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Ramirez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ramirez tried to score with a low kick but Bergfried checks it.
Bergfried misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez misses with a body punch
and Bergfried counters with a head kick.
Bergfried throws a hook but Ramirez blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Ramirez.
Bergfried uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a body punch but Bergfried moves out of range.
Bergfried misses with a head kick.
Ramirez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bergfried takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramirez swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
Bergfried connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bergfried lands with a nice body kick.
Bergfried throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramirez.
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!
Ramirez avoids a kick to the body.
Ramirez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bergfried.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried wants to slow Ramirez down by chopping away at his legs.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergfried moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bergfried swivels and escapes.
Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramirez.
Bergfried is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bergfried pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramirez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Bergfried.
Friedrich Bergfried is winning the standup battle so far.
Bergfried swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ramirez to counter with a crisp jab.
Bergfried lands a really nice looking cross but Ramirez seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Bergfried.
Bergfried feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bergfried moves out of range of the body kick.
Ramirez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bergfried looks to land a left hand but Ramirez moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez slips a straight right by Bergfried.
Ramirez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bergfried thows a body kick. Ramirez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a jab but it's blocked by Bergfried.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Bergfried moved away.
Ramirez throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Ramirez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bergfried checks the leg kick.
Bergfried moves out of range as Ramirez strikes.
Bergfried misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bergfried.
Bergfried slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Bergfried blocks the low kick.
Ramirez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bergfried on the side of the head.
Bergfried misses with a kick to the body.
Bergfried keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
Bergfried keeps Ramirez at a distance using the push kick.
Bergfried misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramirez.
Ramirez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bergfried tries to land a leg kick but Ramirez saw it coming and moves away.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramirez's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramirez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramirez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bergfried defends well and Ramirez ends up having to push Bergfried into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Friedrich Bergfried has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Ramirez.
A head kick from Bergfried lands but Ramirez takes it in his stride.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bergfried throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramirez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bergfried counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramirez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bergfried connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergfried throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ramirez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramirez throws a solid leg kick but Bergfried takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ramirez.
Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramirez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergfried walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bergfried misses with a head kick.
Bergfried misses with a straight left.
Ramirez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bergfried.
Ramirez thows a leg kick but Bergfried checks it
and Bergfried counters with a good low kick that Ramirez was not able to check.
Ramirez throws an off balance right hand
and Bergfried counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez connects with a single shot there.
Bergfried misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Bergfried sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bergfried is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bergfried.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Bergfried misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Bergfried.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergfried misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergfried throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Friedrich Bergfried will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bergfried throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Bergfried tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bergfried.
Bergfried uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
A jab from Ramirez misses.
Bergfried tried to counter with a leg kick but Ramirez avoided it.
Nice body kick there by Bergfried.
Bergfried moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramirez scores with a one two! Bergfried had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ramirez throws a shot to the body.
Bergfried avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bergfried throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bergfried cracks Ramirez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramirez moves out of range of the leg kick from Bergfried.
Bergfried throws out a leg kick but Ramirez moves out of range and Bergfried only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Bergfried.
Bergfried stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramirez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bergfried throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramirez slips under a jab from Bergfried.
Ramirez with the counter takedown but Bergfried avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramirez misses with a right hand
and Bergfried counters with a straight right hand.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. Bergfried looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bergfried steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Bergfried's shoulder, as Bergfried tries to avoid the shot.
Ramirez misses with a body punch
and Bergfried counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez throws a leg kick
and Bergfried counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramirez's knee momentarily.
Ramirez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramirez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergfried stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramirez. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramirez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bergfried smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ramirez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez lands with a shot to the body.
Bergfried tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergfried.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Bergfried was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bergfried fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramirez checks it well.
Bergfried checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bergfried. That's going to slow Ramirez down.
Ramirez cracks Bergfried with an open hand slap.
Ramirez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bergfried checks it well.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergfried manages to avoid it.
A big right from Ramirez misses.
A quick step to the side and Bergfried tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramirez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bergfried in his tracks.
A jab from Bergfried misses.
Bergfried connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bergfried misses with a body shot.
A jab from Ramirez misses.
Bergfried pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bergfried lands a slapping body shot.
Bergfried moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
Bergfried bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Bergfried.
Ramirez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ramirez swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez connects with a looping right hand.
Bergfried scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bergfried misses with an uppercut.
Ramirez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ramirez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bergfried.
A little jabbing left from Ramirez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
Bergfried fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bergfried is looking to chop away at Ramirez's legs.
Bergfried tries to land a front kick but Ramirez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ramirez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergfried.
Bergfried moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bergfried looks for the body kick but Ramirez saw that one coming.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez blocks the body kick.
Ramirez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bergfried dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez slips a jab from Bergfried.
Ramirez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bergfried.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergfried takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ramirez throws a body punch but Bergfried moves out of range.

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 Friedrich Bergfried.
I think Bergfried 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!