PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Knox (ranked 1362 p4p, 2572 weight class) and Dan Ramkins (ranked 209 p4p, 367 weight class). Dan Ramkins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Knox
vs
Ramkins

185 cm
25
215
4 - 1 - 0

196 cm
26
210
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Determined

White Gorilla
PWNAGE™

White Gorilla

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Ramkins!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramkins.
Ramkins throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.

Ramkins rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Ramkins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ramkins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Ramkins lands a knee to the head.

Ramkins manages to break the clinch.
Knox misses with a double jab.
Ramkins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Ramkins closes the distance and clinches.
Ramkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Ramkins.

Ramkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ramkins moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Ramkins tries a knee to the head but Knox blocks it.
Ramkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramkins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Ramkins.
Ramkins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knox's face.
Ramkins lands a knee to the head.
Knox has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramkins obliges.
Ramkins tries a knee to the head but Knox blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramkins looking to throw knees to the head but Knox is blocking nicely.
Ramkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Ramkins.
Ramkins misses with a knee strike.
Ramkins lands a nice knee to the body.
Knox has had enough of the clinch but Ramkins keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Ramkins.
Ramkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramkins tries to land a knee to the head but Knox blocks with his arms.
Ramkins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramkins working Knox over with knees to the body.
Ramkins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ramkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramkins has him pressed against the cage.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Ramkins controls the action.
Ramkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Knox.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramkinss head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Ramkins controls the action.

Ramkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramkins tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Ramkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramkins wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Ramkins wants to clinch.
Ramkins is looking to clinch.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramkins.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Ramkins scores with a hook.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Ramkins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
John Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Ramkins blocks a jab.
Ramkins slips under a jab from Knox.
Ramkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox swings for the body but Ramkins moves out of range.
Ramkins throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramkins slips a jab from Knox.
Ramkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Knox misses.
Ramkins staying out of range there.
Ramkins throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Ramkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ramkins scrambles back to his feet.
Ramkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramkins tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ramkins's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ramkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramkins is just out of range.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Ramkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramkins tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramkinss head.
Ramkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Knox.
A knee to the head by Ramkins.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramkins backwards.

Knox breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dan Ramkins will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ramkins has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ramkins in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ramkins keeps control of Knox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dan Ramkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Ramkins fails to land.
Knox is trying to push Ramkins away but Ramkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramkins tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Ramkins scores a nice knee to the body.
Ramkins connects with a knee to the head.
Knox takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramkins.
Ramkins connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knox.
Ramkins misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knox is trying to force a seperation but Ramkins has the dominant position.
Ramkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knox is leaning against Ramkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox presses Ramkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Knox.
Knox wants to break free but Ramkins has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Knox lands a body punch.
Knox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knox is leaning against Ramkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knox presses Ramkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox cracks Ramkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knox throws a right and a left that Ramkins avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ramkins back to the cage. Knox follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ramkins moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramkins scores with a knee to the head.
Knox lands an uppercut.

Ramkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dan Ramkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramkins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knox scores with a hook.
Knox misses with a double jab.
Knox fails to land with a series of punches.
As Knox backs off Ramkins throws a huge counter combo but Knox manages to avoid it all.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramkins moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Ramkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
Ramkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Ramkins staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Knox misses with a hook.
Ramkins unleashes a big counter combination but Knox bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ramkins is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramkins lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramkins.
John Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Ramkins moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Knox misses.
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
Ramkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Knox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Knox misses.

Ramkins clinches up against the cage.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramkins prevents Knox from breaking the clinch.

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ramkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramkins has Knox pressed against the cage, preventing Knox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knox prevents a body shot from Ramkins.
Knox tries to work over Ramkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Knox is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramkins has double underhooks.
Ramkins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Ramkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramkins crunches a lovely knee into Knox's ribcage.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Knox dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Ramkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ramkins clinches.

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramkins dodges the punch combination from Knox.
Ramkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Ramkins wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramkins tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramkins.
Ramkins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramkins is looking to clinch.
Ramkins tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramkins throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Ramkins tries to clinch up.
Ramkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramkins tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Ramkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Ramkins clinches.
Ramkins misses with the head strike.
Ramkins trying to land knees to the body.
Ramkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramkins misses with a knee strike.
Knox is working Ramkins over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox works on Ramkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox digs a right hand into Ramkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ramkins's gas tank.
A frustrated look appears on Knox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Knox.
Knox digs a right hand underneath Ramkins's ribcage. Ramkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Knox breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Knox.
Ramkins slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramkins can do to turn this around?
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ramkins tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
It seemed like Ramkins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox cracks Ramkins with a good jab.
Ramkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramkins moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Ramkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ramkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox throws a right and a left that Ramkins avoids nicely.
Ramkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox scores with a nice strike.
Ramkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox lands a nice shot that snaps Ramkins's head back.
Ramkins ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Nice jab there from Knox.
Ramkins wants to clinch.
Ramkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Ramkins's ribs.
Knox stuns Ramkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Ramkins's head but Ramkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ramkins wants to clinch.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ramkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramkins momentarily.
Ramkins slips a jab from Knox.
Ramkins is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ramkins slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramkins manages to avoid it.
Ramkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Knox misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knox 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Knox!
In his post fight interview, John Knox started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Dan Ramkins had this to say: 'Tonight was not my night, but I ain't done yet. See you at the TOP! DRam out.'.