PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mantis Toboggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toboggan comes to the cage accompanied by Reaching Out. Mark Ramos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Toboggan
vs
Ramos

190 cm
23
198 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mantis Toboggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Toboggan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Toboggan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Toboggan connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Toboggan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Toboggan.
Toboggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
Toboggan defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Ramos sizes up Toboggan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ramos works Toboggan's body with a nice hook.
Toboggan tests Ramos's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Mark Ramos has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toboggan throws the kick towards the body but Ramos avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the body.
Toboggan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Ramos misses.
Toboggan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
Ramos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Toboggan's head backwards.
Toboggan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Toboggan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Toboggan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Toboggan fails to land with a series of punches.
Toboggan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ramos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Toboggan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by Toboggan.
Toboggan throws a right and a left that Ramos avoids nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Toboggan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Toboggan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramos.
Toboggan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toboggan circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramos takes a swing at Toboggan's ribcage but misses.
Ramos works Toboggan's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Toboggan's head backwards.
Ramos misses with a hook. Toboggan ducked under it nicely.
Toboggan throws the kick towards the body but Ramos avoids it.
Ramos digs a good body shot into Toboggan's ribs.
Toboggan throws a nice looking combination but Ramos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the body.
Toboggan throws a hook to the side of Ramos's head but Ramos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ramos digs a good body shot into Toboggan's ribs.
Toboggan misses with a low kick as Ramos jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Toboggan avoids them all with ease.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramos throws a right hand that Toboggan ducks under and follows up with a left that Toboggan also avoids with ease.
Ramos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Toboggans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toboggan lands a nice shot to the body.
Toboggan misses with a hook. Ramos ducked under it nicely.
Toboggan throws a body kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toboggan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramos.
Toboggan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Ramos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Ramos's cut.
That's time! Toboggan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Toboggan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramos checks it well.
Toboggan throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramos.
Ramos connects with a right hand. Toboggan shakes it off.
Toboggan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Toboggan throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Toboggan throws a series of punches but Ramos moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toboggan. Ramos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramos misses with the combination.
Toboggan wants to slow Ramos down by chopping away at his legs.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toboggan.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Toboggan is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toboggan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramos connects with a body shot that sends Toboggan's belly button to the back.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Toboggan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ramos.
Toboggan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Toboggan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toboggan tries to score with a low kick but Ramos moves his leg out of the way.
Toboggan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toboggan misses with a wild body shot.
Toboggan takes a swing at Ramos's ribcage but misses.
Toboggan takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Ramos catches Toboggan right on the button with a cross.
Toboggan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramos slips a jab from Toboggan.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Toboggan throws out a loose jab but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toboggan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramos.
Ramos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Toboggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
Toboggan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Toboggan at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Toboggan swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toboggan.
Toboggan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toboggan connects with a body shot.
Ramos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toboggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toboggan throws a body kick the misses
and Ramos counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramos looks to land a left hand but Toboggan moved out of range nicely.
Ramos misses with a hook.
Toboggan is looking to wear down Ramos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos cracks a nice hook into Toboggan's ribs.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Ramos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toboggan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Ramos moves out of range as Toboggan strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Ramos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Ramos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Toboggan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toboggan moves away.
Ramos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toboggan cracks Ramos with an open hand slap.
Toboggan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramos counters with a nice uppercut.
Toboggan throws a series of punches but Ramos moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Ramos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toboggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mark Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Toboggan is looking to chop away at Ramos's legs.
Toboggan misses with a kick to the body.
Toboggan throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toboggan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Toboggan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Toboggan misses.
Toboggan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramos.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toboggan manages to avoid it.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on Toboggan's shoulder, as Toboggan tries to avoid the shot.
Toboggan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramos misses with a hook. Toboggan ducked under it nicely.
Ramos scores with a nice head shot.
Ramos ducks right into an uppercut from Toboggan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramos finds it's way round the side to connect with Toboggan's head.
Toboggan thows a body shot but no joy.
Toboggan motions for Ramos to come forward. Toboggan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toboggan slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.
Toboggan throws a one two combo.
Toboggan slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Toboggan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
Ramos misses with a straight left.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toboggan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mark Ramos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan throws a right and a left that Ramos avoids nicely.
Toboggan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toboggan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramos counters with a nice uppercut.
Toboggan with a nice cross.
Ramos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mantis Toboggan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toboggan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramos throws a hook but Toboggan avoids it easily.
Toboggan throws a series of punches but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toboggan.
Toboggan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan ducks right into an uppercut from Ramos.
Toboggan walks into a jab.
Toboggan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramos jabs Toboggan right on the nose. Toboggan blinks but takes it well.
Toboggan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toboggan throws a jab when Ramos was well out of range.
Ramos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toboggan swings widly with a right hand
and Ramos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toboggan.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Ramos.
Well Ramos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Ramos!
During a confident post fight interview, Mark Ramos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.