PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Joohnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by White Wizzard - Gates Of Gehenna. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Joohnsson
vs
Ramirez

187 cm
20
187 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Joohnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustavo Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joohnsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.

Ramirez closes the distance and clinches.
Ramirez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Joohnsson crunches a lovely knee into Ramirez's ribcage.
Joohnsson lands a knee to the body.
Ramirez avoids a wild elbow strike from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson lands an elbow just above Ramirez 's eye.
Joohnsson lands an elbow that stopped Ramirez in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Gustavo Ramirez has been cut.
Joohnsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Ramirez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Joohnsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramirez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joohnsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joohnsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramirez trying to control but Joohnsson is working from the bottom.
Ramirez is pushing down on Joohnsson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Joohnsson is fighting to maintain full guard but Ramirez has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ramirez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joohnsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Joohnsson is positioning himself well to prevent Ramirez advancing to mount.
Joohnsson is looking to improve his position.
Joohnsson is working hard here to advance position.
Ramirez trying to control from half guard but Joohnsson is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Joohnsson wants to get back to full guard.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Joohnsson is defending well.
Joohnsson tries to get to full guard but Ramirez has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Joohnsson tries to keep at a distance but Ramirez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joohnsson throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Joohnsson to work.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Joohnsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Ramirez drops back down to his feet.
Joohnsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramirez avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike from Joohnsson.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but Joohnsson has double underhooks.
Joohnsson lands a damaging elbow.
Ramirez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Joohnsson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Joohnsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.
Joohnsson crunches a lovely knee into Ramirez's ribcage.
Joohnsson has Ramirez pressed against the cage.
Ramirez avoids a wild elbow strike from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson just leaning against Ramirez, taking a breather.
Ramirez looking for a takedown.
Bob Joohnsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Ramirez.
Joohnsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirez is defending well for now.
Ramirez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Joohnsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirez is defending well for now.
Ramirez can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez looking to stall.
Joohnsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Joohnsson stalling in the clinch.
Joohnsson lands an elbow just above Ramirez 's eye.

Joohnsson tightens his grip and picks Ramirez up, before dumping him to the ground. Ramirez manages to land in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ramirez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joohnsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Joohnsson wants to pass the guard but Ramirez is keeping the position.
Joohnsson is fighting to break Ramirez's control of his arms but Ramirez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Joohnsson throwing strikes from guard but Ramirez blocks nicely.
Joohnsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramirez on the ground.
Joohnsson throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Joohnsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Ramirez'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.

Ramirez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Joohnsson moves into the clinch.
Joohnsson is pressed up against the cage. Ramirez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Joohnsson down to the mat. Joohnsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ramirez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ramirez slips a jab and a cross from Joohnsson.

Joohnsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramirez, pushing him back against the cage.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike.
Ramirez stalling in the clinch but Joohnsson improves position.
Joohnsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Ramirez won't want to take too many of those.
Joohnsson lands with a light punch inside.
Joohnsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Joohnsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joohnsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Joohnsson has hold of one of Ramirez's legs. Ramirez is fighting the takedown attempt but Joohnsson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Joohnsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joohnsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joohnsson with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joohnsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joohnsson looking to sit in guard and control but Ramirez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Joohnsson keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
Ramirez stopping the sweep attempt from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson keeping full guard, as Ramirez tries to pass.
Ramirez passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Joohnsson prevents Ramirez from moving into mount.
Ramirez in side control, throwing shots but Joohnsson defends.
Ramirez trying to control the action but Joohnsson is working from the bottom.

Ramirez stands up.
Gustavo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt
and Joohnsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bob Joohnsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Ramirez.
Joohnsson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson cracks a nice hook into Ramirez's ribs.
Ramirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joohnsson lands with a shot to the body.

Joohnsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Joohnsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Joohnsson.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Joohnsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Ramirez drops back down to his feet.
Joohnsson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Joohnsson lands a damaging elbow.
Joohnsson misses with an elbow strike.
Joohnsson lands an elbow just above Ramirez 's eye.

Joohnsson has Ramirez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Joohnsson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ramirez tumbling to the mat - Joohnsson dives into Ramirez's guard.
Joohnsson lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joohnsson is stalling in the full guard.
Joohnsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Joohnsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joohnsson throwing strikes but missing.
Ramirez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramirez is looking to stand up but Joohnsson isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joohnsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Joohnsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Ramirez'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. This is the final round!

Ramirez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Joohnsson keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
Ramirez tries to free his leg and advance position but Joohnsson is retaining full guard.
Joohnsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramirez's guard.
Ramirez controls Joohnsson momentarily but Joohnsson frees himself.
Joohnsson postures up in Ramirez's guard and throws a big left but Ramirez blocks it.

Ramirez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Joohnsson defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joohnsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Bob Joohnsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joohnsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramirez is retaining full guard.
Joohnsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joohnsson trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
Joohnsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ramirez wants to sweep here but Joohnsson controlling him for the moment.
Ramirez has momentary wrist control but Joohnsson slips an elbow through the middle.
Ramirez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Joohnsson controls the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Joohnsson wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Bob Joohnsson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Joohnsson has Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson stalling against the cage.
Joohnsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.

Ramirez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ramirez manages to end up in side control.
Joohnsson wants to control but Ramirez postures up.
Ramirez wants to control but Joohnsson is keeping him busy.
Joohnsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramirez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Joohnsson gets back to half guard.
Joohnsson tries to get to full guard but Ramirez has control of the leg.
Joohnsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Joohnsson tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramirez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ramirez wants to free his trapped foot but Joohnsson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ramirez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Joohnsson won't allow Ramirez to pass to mount.
Joohnsson trying to hold on to Ramirez's head to control him but Ramirez postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Joohnsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Ramirez is looking to advance position but Joohnsson won't allow it.

Ramirez seems to be looking for submissions.
Joohnsson is controlling Ramirez's trapped leg to prevent Ramirez from advancing to side control.
Joohnsson is not content to let Ramirez control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joohnsson 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Joohnsson!