PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javier Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ramirez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cold As Ice - MOP. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ramirez
vs
James

186 cm
23
186 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

186 cm
28
172 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron James!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Ramirez misses.
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ramirez backs up against the cage.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ramirez counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
Ramirez throws a jab when James was well out of range.
Ramirez lands with a straight right. James didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Ron James has been cut.
Ramirez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramirez throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
Ramirez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
James misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Ramirez.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
Ramirez fails to land with a series of punches.

James shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ramirez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez defending against the ground and pound.
James scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ramirez has escaped the position, nice work there.
James throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
James looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ramirez is avoiding damage well.
James taking a breather here.
James cracks Ramirez with a big right hand but Ramirez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ramirez is trying to get back to full guard.
James has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
James scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ramirez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control but Ramirez is having none of it.
Ramirez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
James scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ramirez tries to reverse the position but James maintains control.
James content just to control the position here.
James prevents Ramirez from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez tries to reverse the position but James maintains control.
James working Ramirez over with strikes here.

Ramirez is rocked!
James cracks Ramirez with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron James!
Ron James spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.