PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Salgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salgado comes into the arena with Pissing Razors - You never know blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Salgado
vs
Ramos

172 cm
21
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

170 cm
22
133 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaquin Salgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos fails to land the takedown.
Salgado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salgado misses with the combination.
Ramos shoots for a takedown but Salgado saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Salgado keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joaquin Salgado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Ramos.
Salgado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos fails with the takedown.
Salgado stalks Ramos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ramos's face. Ramos staggers backwards, shaken.
A combination from Salgado does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salgado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salgado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salgado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salgado pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ramos back to the cage. Salgado follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ramos throws a sloppy head kick and Salgado moves out of range easily.
Salgado throws a series of punches but Ramos moves out of range.
Salgado looks to land a combination. Ramos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salgado scores with a nice head shot.
Ramos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Salgado counters with a nice body shot.
Salgado checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Salgado. Those never looked like landing.
Ramos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Salgado checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries for a takedown but Salgado sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ramos fails with the takedown
letting Salgado counter with a right hand.
Ramos tries a low kick but Salgado avoids it.
Ramos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice shot lands for Salgado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joaquin Salgado dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ramos shoots for a takedown but Salgado saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salgado misses with a double jab.
Ramos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ramos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salgado.
Ramos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salgado pinned against the cage. Salgado gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joaquin Salgado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Ramos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salgado lands a jab to the nose.
Ramos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salgado circles away.
Ramos tries for a takedown but Salgado circles away easily
and Salgado counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salgado misses with a series of wild punches.
Joaquin Salgado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salgado swinging wildly here.
Salgado throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salgado slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Salgado blocks a low kick nicely.
Ramos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salgado defends it nicely.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salgado but Salgado pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salgado with a jab.
Salgado misses with a series of wild punches.

Ramos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Salgado manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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 Joaquin Salgado will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ramos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ramos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salgado is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ramos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salgado on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Salgado tries to get out of the position.
Salgado keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Ramos looking to pass the guard.
Ramos trying to control but Salgado is working from the bottom.
Ramos being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Ramos was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ramos has his takedown stuffed
and Salgado counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos fails with the takedown
and Salgado counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but Salgado shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joaquin Salgado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Ramos.
Ramos with a poor takedown
letting Salgado counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salgado throws a nice looking combination but Ramos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramos fails with the takedown
and Salgado counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Salgado misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ramos avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salgado throws a right hand that Ramos ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramos also avoids with ease.
Jab, jab by Salgado - just one landing.
A combination from Salgado does no damage.
Salgado lands a two punch combo.
Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown. Salgado tries to sprawl out of it but Ramos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salgado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Salgado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salgado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Salgado is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Salgado leaves Ramos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tony Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salgado throws a series of punches but Ramos moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Ramos.
I think Salgado has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquin Salgado!