PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Windsor Bareta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bareta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ladies and Gentlemen. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bareta
vs
Ramon

175 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Deadly Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Windsor Bareta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Ramon!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramon connects with a right hand. Bareta shakes it off.
Bareta fails with the takedown.
Ramon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bareta circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramon throws a series of punches but Bareta avoids them all with ease.
Ramon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bareta.
Ramon misses with a straight right.
Mike Ramon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bareta defending well as Ramon loads up on a big left hand.
Ramon throws a series of punches but Bareta moves out of range.
A combination from Ramon does no damage.
A jab from Ramon misses.
Ramon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramon looks to throw the jab but Bareta is out of range.
Ramon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Windsor Bareta has been cut.
Ramon has a takedown stuffed.
Bareta blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bareta.
Bareta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Bareta clinches up against the cage.
Bareta looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Windsor Bareta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bareta tries for a takedown but Ramon manages to get underhooks.
Bareta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bareta tries to land a knee to the head but Ramon blocks with his arms.
Ramon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bareta won't allow it.
Bareta tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ramon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bareta has him pressed against the cage.
Ramon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bareta is breathing heavily.
Bareta looking to throw knees to the head but Ramon is blocking nicely.
Ramon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bareta has him pressed against the cage.
Ramon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bareta has him pressed against the cage.
Bareta has Ramon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ramon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon can't break the clinch.
Bareta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bareta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ramon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ramon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramon is looking to break free of the clinch but Bareta has double underhooks.
Bareta keeps control of Ramon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramon tries to break free but Bareta pushes him back against the cage.
Ramon stops a takedown attempt from Bareta.
Bareta prevents Ramon from breaking the clinch.
Ramon is looking to break free of the clinch but Bareta has double underhooks.
Ramon has had enough of the clinch but Bareta keeps him there for the moment.
Ramon is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Ramon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bareta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramon's efforts to push away.
Ramon working hard to break the clinch.
Bareta keeps control of Ramon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bareta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramon.
Ramon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bareta has him pressed against the cage.

Ramon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bareta slips under a jab.
Ramon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ramon scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramon scores with a shot to the body.
Ramon lands a nice hook to Bareta's body. Bareta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Ramon moves into range and clinches up with Bareta.
Ramon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramon wants to break free but Bareta has control.
Ramon gets through Bareta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bareta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Ramon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Ramon.
Ramon lands with an uppercut that bounces Bareta off the cage and back into rage.
Bareta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ramon's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramon misses with a takedown attempt - Bareta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bareta slips a jab from Ramon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramon misses with a low kick.
Ramon lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bareta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramon.
Jab from Ramon.
Bareta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bareta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ramon scores with a one two! Bareta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ramon throws a left that rocks Bareta and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ramon dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Bareta regain composure!

Bareta is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ramon stands up.
Oh Bareta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramon wants to clinch but Bareta slips to the side

and Bareta counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ramon's guard now.
Bareta seems to have got his legs back now.
Bareta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Ramon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Windsor Bareta'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.

Bareta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ramon.
Ramon throws the left hand but Bareta avoids the punch easily.
Ramon throws a hook but Bareta blocks it.
Ramon misses with a straight left.
Bareta looks for a takedown but Ramon sprawls well.
Mike Ramon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bareta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramon pinned against the cage. Ramon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ramon misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bareta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bareta has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Windsor Bareta. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bareta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Windsor Bareta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bareta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bareta slips under a jab from Ramon.
A low kick from Ramon misses

and Bareta counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ramon!

Ramon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bareta.
Ramon tries to buck Bareta off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bareta is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ramon has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ramon wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Bareta working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Bareta is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ramon is surviving well by controlling Bareta's body position as best he can.
Ramon is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Ramon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bareta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramon is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Bareta looking for a guillotine from mount but Ramon is having none of it.
Bareta won't let Ramon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Bareta jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ramon manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ramon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ramon scores with a hook to the body. Bareta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bareta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramon.
A jab from Ramon misses.
Ramon misses with a hook. Bareta ducked under it nicely.
Ramon's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bareta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bareta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramon throws out the jab.
Bareta ducks under a wild hook from Ramon.
Bareta is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramon.
Ramon stalks Bareta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bareta's face. Bareta staggers backwards, shaken.
Ramon misses with a low kick.
Ramon sizes up Bareta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ramon misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Ramon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Windsor Bareta's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bareta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bareta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ramon pulls his leg out and moves away.

Ramon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bareta, pushing him back against the cage.
Bareta tries to land a knee to the head but Ramon blocks with his arms.
Ramon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramon dodges an elbow strike from Bareta.
Ramon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bareta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramon tries to break free but Bareta pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bareta keeps control of Ramon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bareta won't allow it.
Ramon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bareta won't allow it.
Ramon has had enough of the clinch but Bareta keeps him there for the moment.
Ramon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramon is trying to break the clinch but Bareta has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon gets underhooks to prevent Bareta's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Windsor Bareta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramon tries to circle away but Bareta has him pinned against the cage.

Ramon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bareta's hands.
Ramon misses with a wild combination.
Ramon thows a left - swing and a miss!

Bareta moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramon can't break the clinch.
Ramon lands a shot to the body.
Bareta has Ramon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ramon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Ramon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramon leaves Bareta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bareta swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramon.
Ramon thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ramon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramon connects with a crisp jab.
Ramon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bareta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramon swivels and escapes.
Ramon throws a hook but Bareta blocks it.
Ramon cracks Bareta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ramon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramon punishes Bareta's body with a nice straight punch.
Ramon misses with a straight left.
Bareta blocks a jab.
Ramon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramon scores with a nice head shot.
Ramon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bareta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ramon throws a right hand that Bareta ducks under and follows up with a left that Bareta also avoids with ease.
Bareta fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramon throws a hook but Bareta avoids it easily.
Ramon lands with a cross.

Ramon closes the distance and pushes Bareta back into the cage.
Bareta wants a takedown but no success here.
Ramon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramon working hard to break the clinch.

Ramon breaks from the clinch.
Ramon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramon closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bareta counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ramon!
Ramon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bareta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ramon wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mike Ramon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bareta working for a submission but Ramon is keeping him at bay.

Bareta has hold of Ramon's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ramon manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ramon is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Ramon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bareta.
Windsor Bareta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramon is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Ramon.
I've got Ramon 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Ramon!