PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuy Bacca (ranked 2304 p4p, 1362 weight class) and Yajson Rram (ranked 128 p4p, 78 weight class). Bacca comes into the arena with Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre blaring out of the sound system. Rram has chosen Overhaul as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bacca
vs
Rram

168 cm
25
142
4 - 2 - 0

164 cm
24
146
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuy Bacca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bacca changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bacca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bacca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bacca appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bacca dodges the punch combination from Rram.
Bacca attempts a counter takedown but Rram avoids it well and moves away.
Rram misses with a low kick.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Bacca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bacca checks the leg kick.
Bacca attempts a counter takedown but Rram avoids it well and moves away.
Rram lands with a hook. Bacca tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram misses with a hook.
Rram misses the shot to the body.
Bacca appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rram throws a right hand that Bacca ducks under and follows up with a left that Bacca also avoids with ease.
Bacca drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rram sprawls and moves away.
Rram throws a push kick but Bacca slaps the foot to one side.
Bacca tries to counter with a takedown but Rram is quick to defend against it.
A big left from Rram misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rram misses the target.
Rram lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yajson Rram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rram getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rram thuds his right hand into Bacca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rram lands with a good body shot.
Rram misses with a right hand

and Bacca counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Rram wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rram lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Bacca appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rram misses with a looping left.
Bacca drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rram sprawls and moves away.
Rram connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bacca. Bacca circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bacca feinted with a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacca slips a jab from Rram.
Bacca attempts a counter takedown but Rram avoids it well and moves away.
Rram throws a right hand that Bacca ducks under and follows up with a left that Bacca also avoids with ease.
Rram fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bacca checks it well.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bacca.
Rram moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rram fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bacca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rram just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram missing with a left hand there. Bacca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rram throws a right hand that Bacca ducks under and follows up with a left that Bacca also avoids with ease.
Bacca attempts a counter takedown but Rram avoids it well and moves away.
Rram scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rram lands a jab-cross combination.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rram.
Rram paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bacca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bacca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bacca staying out of range there.
Rram misses with a looping right.
Rram throws a shot from downtown. Bacca moves away and avoids it.
Bacca changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rram cracks Bacca with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rram misses with the combination.
Bacca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bacca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Bacca moves out of range of the body kick from Rram.
Bacca drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rram sprawls and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bacca slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Bacca feinted with a counter takedown.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bacca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bacca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rram loads up on a big right hand but Bacca slips the punch.
Bacca feinted with a counter takedown.
Rram throws a right and a left that Bacca avoids nicely.
Bacca drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rram sprawls and moves away.
Bacca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bacca drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rram sprawls and moves away.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bacca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bacca changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bacca moves out of range as Rram strikes.
Bacca changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Bacca attempts a counter takedown but Rram avoids it well and moves away.
Rram chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rram is looking to chop away at Bacca's legs.
Bacca changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yajson Rram dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bacca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rram jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rram throws a combination that misses

and Bacca counters with a shoot takedown. Rram fights it but they end up in guard.
Bacca won't allow Rram to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bacca decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bacca attempts a counter takedown but Rram avoids it well and moves away.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rram looks to throw the jab but Bacca is out of range.
Bacca drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rram sprawls and moves away.
Rram throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram throws a series of punches but Bacca moves out of range.
Chuy Bacca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bacca attempts a counter takedown but Rram avoids it well and moves away.
Rram throws a hook but Bacca blocks it.
Bacca takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram throws a big shot that misses.
Bacca changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bacca was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
Bacca appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bacca on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rram scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bacca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rram.
Bacca blocks a jab.
Rram tries to score with a low kick but Bacca moves his leg out of the way.
Bacca feinted with a counter takedown.
Rram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rram is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rram throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bacca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Rram tries to bum rush Bacca with a series of wild strikes but Bacca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bacca drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rram sprawls and moves away.
Yajson Rram seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram misses with a leg kick.
Rram throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bacca feinted with a counter takedown.
Rram misses with a looping left.
Rram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bacca attempts a counter takedown but Rram avoids it well and moves away.
Rram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bacca.
Rram lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rram wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rram throws a big shot that misses.
Bacca attempts a counter takedown but Rram avoids it well and moves away.
Bacca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rram throws out the jab.
Rram throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rram throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bacca drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rram sprawls and moves away.
Rram misses with a straight left.
Rram looks to throw the jab but Bacca is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bacca appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rram looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Bacca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bacca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bacca slips a jab from Rram.
Rram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bacca.
Bacca changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bacca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rram throws out the jab.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bacca attempts a counter takedown but Rram avoids it well and moves away.
Rram misses with a straight left.
Bacca drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rram sprawls and moves away.
Rram just misses with a punch to the body.
Bacca feinted with a counter takedown.
A big left from Rram misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Rram misses the target.
Rram cracks Bacca with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rram misses with the combination.
Rram tries to score with a low kick but Bacca moves his leg out of the way.
Bacca changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rram misses with a combination

and Bacca counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rram pushes Bacca off looking to stand but Bacca dives back in and keeps control.
Rram is trying to maintain the position but Bacca is very close to passing his half guard.

Bacca postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rram to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yajson Rram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rram throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rram missing with a left hand there. Bacca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bacca.
Bacca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bacca manages to avoid it.
Bacca feinted with a counter takedown.
Rram throws a hook to the side of Bacca's head but Bacca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Rram misses.
Rram throws the left hand but Bacca avoids the punch easily.
Bacca tries to counter with a takedown but Rram is quick to defend against it.
Bacca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rram throws a leg kick but Bacca moved away.
Bacca tries to counter with a takedown but Rram is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Rram throws out a loose jab but Bacca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bacca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bacca takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rram loads up on a big right hand but Bacca slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bacca.
Rram swings for the body but Bacca moves out of range.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Rram misses.
Rram misses with a low kick.
Bacca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Bacca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rram has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bacca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bacca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rram.
Rram looks to land a combination. Bacca sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rram throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rram throws out a loose jab but Bacca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bacca appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rram looks to land a combination but Bacca avoids it well.
Bacca attempts a counter takedown but Rram avoids it well and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bacca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rram throws a front kick aimed at Bacca's knee but Bacca avoids it well.
Good shot there by Rram.
Rram thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bacca appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rram misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rram.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Rram throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rram throws the kick towards the body but Bacca avoids it.
Rram misses with a leg kick.
Rram misses the jab.
Bacca appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rram with a nice calf kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Rram.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bacca.
Bacca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bacca manages to avoid it.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Rram takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rram looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rram throws a combination. Bacca tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rram fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rram throws a leg kick but Bacca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bacca appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rram lands a jab.
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bacca feinted with a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a jab when Bacca was well out of range.
Rram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bacca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rram.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram missing with a left hand there. Bacca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bacca changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bacca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rram looks to throw the jab but Bacca is out of range.
Bacca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rram misses with an uppercut.
Yajson Rram is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rram throws a big shot that misses.
Bacca tries to counter with a takedown but Rram is quick to defend against it.
Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bacca.
A telegraphed right hand from Rram misses the target.
Bacca changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Bacca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rram throws out a loose jab but Bacca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bacca changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chuy Bacca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bacca blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yajson Rram comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rram winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30

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