PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos has chosen I've Been Down as his entrance music. Carl Ramos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mayweather
vs
Ramos

176 cm
27
155 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
155 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ramos.
Ramos lands a jab.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses.
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mayweather circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ramos looks to land a left hand but Mayweather moved out of range nicely.
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Mayweather.
Ramos throws a looping overhand right but Mayweather ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramos as he avoids it easily.
Mayweather shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ramos defends it nicely.
Mayweather tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.
Mayweather defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Floyd Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather slips a straight right by Ramos.
Mayweather swinging wildly here.
Mayweather tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Ramos.
Ramos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ramos scores with a jab.
Ramos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Floyd Mayweather has been cut.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Ramos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Mayweather. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos throws a jab when Mayweather was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather missing with a left hand there. Ramos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Mayweather uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayweather uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos 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.
Ramos slips a straight right by Mayweather.
Ramos takes one on the button.
A left and a right from Mayweather both land. Nice combination.
Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mayweather. Mayweather circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Ramos misses.
Ramos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mayweather counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Ramos misses.
Mayweather wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
Mayweather tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mayweather fails with the takedown.
Mayweather ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
Mayweather throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mayweather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayweather lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramos circles away quickly and effectively.
Mayweather moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carl Ramos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Floyd Mayweather's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ramos throws a jab when Mayweather was well out of range.
Ramos looks to land a right hand but Mayweather moved out of range.
Ramos throws a hook but Mayweather blocks it.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayweather sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Mayweather.
Mayweather is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayweather tries for a takedown but Ramos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mayweather throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayweather counters with a series of strikes. Ramos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mayweather tries for a takedown but Ramos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mayweather fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
Mayweather slips under a jab.
Ramos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ramos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mayweather misses with a hook. Ramos ducked under it nicely.
Carl Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Mayweather shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather wants to pass to mount but Ramos is defending the position.
Mayweather thows a huge punch but Ramos dodges it nicely.
Mayweather throwing shots but Ramos is blocking nicely.
Ramos regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mayweather.
Ramos controlling Mayweather's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayweather.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Mayweather from controlling successfully.
Mayweather missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mayweather takes a swing at Ramos's ribcage but misses.
Mayweather lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramos's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramos throws a body punch but Mayweather moves out of range.
Mayweather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ramos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Mayweather does no damage.
Mayweather throws a looping overhand right but Ramos ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
Mayweather misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ramos to counter with a crisp jab.

Mayweather drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mayweather is stalling in the full guard.
Mayweather has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ramos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Floyd Mayweather will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Floyd Mayweather's cut.
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.

Mayweather shoots in and drives through. Ramos sprawls well.
Mayweather throws a predictable looking body shot

and Ramos moves into the clinch.
Mayweather goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ramos prevents it.
Ramos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mayweather or not.
Good body shot from Ramos.
Mayweather has Ramos pressed against the cage.
Mayweather takes a shot to the head.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Ramos has him pressed against the cage.
Ramos blocks an elbow strike.
Ramos slows down the pace here.
Mayweather tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Mayweather. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Ramos is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather tries to break free but Ramos pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ramos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramos.
Ramos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather's efforts to push away.
Ramos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ramos gets underhooks to prevent Mayweather's takedown attempt.
Mayweather looking for a takedown.
Ramos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ramos receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Ramos pushes Mayweather back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carl Ramos.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mayweather will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramos.
Ramos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Mayweather decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mayweather is trying to control the action in half guard but Ramos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to get to full guard but Mayweather has control of the leg.

Ramos pushes Mayweather off and gets back to his feet.
Ramos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ramos wants it to stay on the feet.
Ramos misses with a straight right.
Ramos misses with a hook. Mayweather ducked under it nicely.

Ramos drops Mayweather with a beautiful combination! Mayweather stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ramos is looking for the KO!

Mayweather is rocked!
Ramos drops Mayweather with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mayweather! Ramos dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Carl Ramos! Carl Ramos retains his lightweight title!