PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Razor Ramano (ranked 1794 p4p, 1941 weight class) and Champ Johnson (ranked 221 p4p, 242 weight class). Johnson has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ramano
vs
Johnson

180 cm
28
160
12 - 12 - 0

180 cm
30
157
8 - 5 - 0

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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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Razor Ramano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ramano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ramano throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Ramano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramano throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Ramano misses with a wild combination.
Ramano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ramano misses with a hook.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Ramano.
Johnson 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Ramano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Champ Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramano ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson slips under a jab from Ramano.
Ramano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ramano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramano. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ramano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ramano scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Ramano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson moves out of range as Ramano throws a body kick.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Ramano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Ramano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Ramano ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ramano fails to land.
Ramano lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramano misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Ramano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramano is looking to land body kicks.
Ramano tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Ramano moved out of range.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ramano's head backwards.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Ramano scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ramano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Ramano with an uppercut!
Ramano closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Ramano pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ramano wants to clinch.
Ramano tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ramano is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramano.
Ramano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Razor Ramano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramano ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ramano!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Ramano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramano lands with a shot to the body.
Ramano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ramano just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramano is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ramano cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Ramano slips the punch.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ramano doesn't seem phased though.
Ramano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Razor Ramano 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.

Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ramano on the side of the head.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ramano is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Ramano thinks about countering with a head kick.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab from Ramano.
Ramano connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Ramano.
Ramano is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramano manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Ramano misses its intended target.
Ramano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramano.
Ramano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Razor Ramano is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramano throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Ramano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Ramano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Razor Ramano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramano. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Ramano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Ramano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Ramano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramano.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to slow Ramano down with leg kicks.
Ramano ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Ramano looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ramano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Ramano throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramano takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson tries to move into range but Ramano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ramano takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Ramano throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ramano.
Champ Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramano connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson takes a swing at Ramano's ribcage but misses.
Ramano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Ramano's legs.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ramano.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Ramano's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramano tries to avoid it.
Ramano fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Ramano is out of range.
No joy there for Ramano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson swings for the body but Ramano moves out of range.
Ramano lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ramano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramano throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Ramano misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramano.
Ramano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Razor Ramano will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Ramano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramano is looking to counter punch.
Ramano 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.
Ramano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Ramano misses.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson takes a swing at Ramano's ribcage but misses.
Ramano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramano ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramano throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Ramano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ramano blocks the low kick.
Ramano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ramano moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Ramano throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Ramano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jab from Ramano.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramano misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Ramano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Ramano just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Ramano moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramano misses the target.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Ramano to counter with a crisp jab.
Razor Ramano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson scores with a jab. Ramano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Ramano avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramano.
Ramano misses with a double jab.
Ramano slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick lands for Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Ramano checks it
and Ramano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ramano slips a straight right by Johnson.
Ramano shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson checks a low kick from Ramano.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Ramano moves away and avoids it.
Ramano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ramano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramano with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick from Ramano misses.
Ramano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Ramano slips the punch.
Ramano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Ramano persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Razor Ramano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Ramano is out of range.
Ramano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Ramano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramano takes one to the chin there.
Ramano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Ramano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Champ Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Ramano.
Ramano lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

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 Razor Ramano.
Well Ramano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Razor Ramano!
Champ Johnson was interviewed post fight and said 'Wasn't my night tonight, hats off to my opponent. I'm going to recover and get back in the gym as soon as possible. In this game all you can do it win or learn, and it's my time to learn tonight. Thanks to all the fans that came out to support me. I'll be back stronger next time.'.