PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drowsy Ramone (ranked 4481 p4p, 4577 weight class) and Ichiro Shimizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramone comes to the cage accompanied by The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramone
vs
Shimizu

179 cm
18
160
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
158
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drowsy Ramone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ichiro Shimizu!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimizu moves in looking to clinch but Ramone pushes him off.
Shimizu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shimizu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ramone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shimizu's knee momentarily.
Ramone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shimizu is out of range and Ramone settles back down.
Ramone misses with a low kick.
Ramone misses with a low kick.
Ramone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramone tried to score with a low kick but Shimizu checks it.
Shimizu fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramone throws a body punch but Shimizu moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Ramone.
Ramone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ramone wants to slow Shimizu down by chopping away at his legs.
Shimizu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramone throws a shot from downtown. Shimizu moves away and avoids it.
Ramone doesn't manage to clinch there - Shimizu circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shimizu checks a leg kick.
As Ramone backs off Shimizu throws a huge counter combo but Ramone manages to avoid it all.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shimizu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shimizu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shimizu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramone. That did some damage!
Shimizu blocks a leg kick.
Shimizu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
An inside leg kick from Ramone misses.
Ramone throws a jab when Shimizu was well out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Shimizu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shimizu is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shimizu checks a leg kick.
Shimizu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramone tries to land a leg kick but Shimizu saw it coming and moves away.
Shimizu shoots in but Ramone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drowsy Ramone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichiro Shimizu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shimizu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shimizu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shimizu darts in looking for a takedown but Ramone gets double underhooks and turns Shimizu into the cage.
Ramone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shimizu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shimizu shoots in and drives through. Ramone sprawls well.
Ramone feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shimizu looks winded!
Ramone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shimizu checks a leg kick nicely.
Ramone leaves Shimizu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ramone throws a hook but Shimizu blocks it.
Shimizu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shimizu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ramone but Ramone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shimizu lands a body shot.
Drowsy Ramone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shimizu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shimizu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ramone connects with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramone.
Ramone throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ramone throws a body punch but Shimizu moves out of range.
Ramone misses with a low kick.
Ramone tries to clinch up but Shimizu circles away and keeps his distance.
Shimizu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Ramone has Shimizu up against the cage in a clinch.
Shimizu prevents Ramone from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shimizu avoids it.
Shimizu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Shimizu manages to break the clinch.
Shimizu moves out of range as Ramone throws a body kick.
Shimizu feints the counter takedown.
Shimizu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ramone misses with a looping right.
And Shimizu tries to counter it with a takedown but Ramone pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shimizu shoots for a takedown but Ramone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shimizu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shimizu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ramone scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shimizu is out of range.
Shimizu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shimizu checks the leg kick.
Shimizu moves out of range of the leg kick from Ramone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drowsy Ramone 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.

Ramone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shimizu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And Shimizu tries to counter it with a takedown but Ramone pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shimizu tries to clinch up but Ramone circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramone misses with a low kick.
Ramone misses with a left hand
and Shimizu counters with a nice leg kick.
Drowsy Ramone is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shimizu to score with a decent uppercut.
Ramone connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramone. Shimizu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramone moves in looking to clinch but Shimizu pushes him off.
Shimizu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ramone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramone throws a solid leg kick but Shimizu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ramone.
Shimizu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ramone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ramone wants it to stay on the feet.
Ramone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ichiro Shimizu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramone throws a body shot but no joy.
Shimizu throws a head kick that misses.
Ramone throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shimizu can do to turn this around?
Shimizu checks a leg kick.
Ramone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shimizu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shimizu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shimizu unleashes a big counter combination but Ramone bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shimizu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shimizu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ramone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shimizu is breathing heavily.
Ramone blocks a head kick by Shimizu.
Shimizu tries to clinch up.
Ramone misses with a straight left.
Shimizu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramone as he jumps to the side.
Drowsy Ramone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichiro Shimizu.
Ramone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shimizu is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramone is looking to chop away at Shimizu's legs.
Shimizu blocks a jab.
Ramone throws out a leg kick but Shimizu moves out of range and Ramone only half commits.
Ramone misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramone. Shimizu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramone misses with a body shot.
Shimizu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shimizu tries to clinch but Ramone moves out of range.
Ramone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shimizu checks a leg kick nicely.
Drowsy Ramone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramone throws a leg kick
and Shimizu counters with a one-two to the body.
Ramone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shimizu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shimizu is looking to land body kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shimizu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu tries to clinch up.
Ramone attempts a counter takedown but Shimizu avoids it well and moves away.
Ramone misses with a leg kick.
Ramone misses with a low kick.
Ramone misses with a low kick.
Ramone sets himself, and Shimizu steps forward looking for the clinch! Ramone avoids it this time.
Ramone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shimizu throws a sloppy head kick and Ramone moves out of range easily.
Ramone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ramone misses with a low kick.
Shimizu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shimizu looks to throw the jab but Ramone is out of range.
A good leg kick by Ramone.
Ramone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu moves out of range of the leg kick from Ramone.
Shimizu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shimizu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ramone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shimizu checks a leg kick nicely.
Ramone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shimizu swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramone.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ramone - that will leave a mark!
Shimizu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramone throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drowsy Ramone dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Shimizu moves in looking to clinch but Ramone pushes him off.
Ramone thows a leg kick but Shimizu checks it

and Shimizu counters with a takedown into side control.
Ramone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shimizu on the ground.

Shimizu decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ramone scores with a kick to the body.
Shimizu dives in and grabs Ramone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ramone pushes down on Shimizu's head and hops out.
Shimizu moves out of range of the leg kick from Ramone.
Ramone tries to work over Shimizu's front leg with a kick but Shimizu checks it.
Shimizu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimizu tries for a takedown but Ramone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shimizu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shimizu.
Shimizu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shimizu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramone as he avoids it easily.
Drowsy Ramone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichiro Shimizu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramone wants to land a leg kick but Shimizu is out of range.
Ramone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shimizu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Shimizu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shimizu checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramone.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shimizu.
Ramone wants to slow Shimizu down by chopping away at his legs.
Shimizu checks a low kick from Ramone.
Ramone swings widly with a right hand
and Shimizu counters with a nice body kick.
Shimizu moves in looking to clinch but Ramone pushes him off.

Shimizu shoots in and gets a takedown into Ramone's guard.
Ramone wants to stand and escape but Shimizu is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramone trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Shimizu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shimizu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shimizu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramone wants to stand but Shimizu is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu stays in close to Ramone's body and controls the position.
Shimizu pushes down on Ramone's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shimizu throwing shots but Ramone is blocking nicely.
Shimizu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Shimizu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shimizu thows a huge punch but Ramone dodges it nicely.
Shimizu controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shimizu.
Shimizu checks a low kick from Ramone.
Shimizu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramone. Ramone obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shimizu.
Ichiro Shimizu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drowsy Ramone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shimizu shoots in for a double leg but Ramone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drowsy Ramone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ramone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drowsy Ramone!
During a confident post fight interview, Drowsy Ramone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.