PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Ramos (ranked 5069 p4p, 6011 weight class) and Calan Smith (ranked 516 p4p, 550 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramos
vs
Smith

183 cm
26
174
5 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
185
5 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Calan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Ramos misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Ramos works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith with a hook.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Ramos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Ramos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Ramos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Good shot there by Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ramos backs up against the cage.

It looks like Hector Ramos has been cut.
Ramos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a jab.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramos. Ramos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ramos tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Ramos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Calan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ramos misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramos walks into a left hand.
Smith thuds his right hand into Ramos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ramos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ramos needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Ramos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ramos misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ramos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramos.
Ramos tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Calan Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Ramos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ramos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Nice defenses there by Ramos.
Smith tests Ramos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a series of punches but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Ramos with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ramos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ramos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
It looked like Ramos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ramos takes one to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ramos might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramos takes one to the side of the head.
Ramos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith dips to his left and cracks Ramos with an uppercut!
Calan Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ramos lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Ramos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Ramos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ramos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Ramos counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Ramos throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramos walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ramos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ramos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Smith.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith looks to land a combination. Ramos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramos on the side of the head.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Calan Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hector Ramos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Ramos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Ramos goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Ramos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ramos takes one on the button.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Ramos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith throws a counter combo.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.

Ramos is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Oh Ramos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big left from Smith misses.
Ramos seems to have got his legs back now.
Ramos drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ramos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith looks to land a combination but Ramos avoids it well.
Ramos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ramos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some wild striking there from Ramos.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smith defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Smith catches Ramos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramos avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Ramos to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith tests Ramos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hector Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ramoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Ramos's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Ramos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos misses with a straight left.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Calan Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos misses with a wild combination.
Smith jabs at Ramos's body.
Ramos misses with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calan Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calan Smith!