PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamalski Ramirezovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Davis
vs
Ramirezovic

188 cm
30
215 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

193 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Diamond Nutrition 160q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamalski Ramirezovic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirezovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirezovic scores with the left hand. Davis knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
A head kick misses from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.

Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramirezovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.

It looks like Phil Davis has been cut.
Davis avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirezovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirezovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramirezovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic lands with a kick to the temple. Davis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ramirezovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ramirezovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramirezovic connects with a high kick.
Ramirezovic throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirezovic looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirezovic manages to avoid it.
Ramirezovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ramirezovic tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with the combination.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Davis tenderised Ramirezovic's leg. Ramirezovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Davis tries to clinch but Ramirezovic moves out of range.
Davis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ramirezovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirezovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramirezovic.

Davis dives in and scores a takedown into Ramirezovic's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Ramirezovic blocks nicely.
Ramirezovic working a defensive guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ramirezovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Davis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ramirezovic keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Ramirezovic is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamalski Ramirezovic was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Jamalski Ramirezovic has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body kick from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramirezovic throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Ramirezovic misses with a hook

and Davis counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirezovic is trying to control Davis's posture but Davis avoids it.
Davis 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.
Davis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ramirezovic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Davis prevents Ramirezovic from escaping the position.
Davis trying to control the position but Ramirezovic is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirezovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davis cracks Ramirezovic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Davis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Davis tries to land a leg kick but Ramirezovic saw it coming and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Ramirezovic.
Davis blocks a head kick by Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis cracks Ramirezovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirezovic.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramirezovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramirezovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis swings for the body but Ramirezovic moves out of range.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramirezovic as he connects with a hook.
Ramirezovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirezovic throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic thuds a left hand into Davis's body.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirezovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Davis gets a double leg takedown into Ramirezovic's guard.
Ramirezovic keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davis scoring with some ground and pound.
Davis distracts Ramirezovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramirezovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis wants to control from the top but Ramirezovic keeps moving.
Ramirezovic trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Davis kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamalski Ramirezovic was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic thows a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Ramirezovic.
Davis throws a low kick but Ramirezovic avoids it.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Davis wants to clinch.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Ramirezovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic slips under a jab from Davis.
Ramirezovic misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramirezovic throws out the jab.
Davis cracks Ramirezovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Davis throws the left hand but Ramirezovic avoids the punch easily.
Ramirezovic delivers a nice body kick.
Ramirezovic throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis throws a sloppy body shot
and Ramirezovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirezovic.
Jamalski Ramirezovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis throws a solid leg kick but Ramirezovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramirezovic.
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 Phil Davis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Davis tries to clinch but Ramirezovic is having none of it.
Davis tries to clinch but Ramirezovic is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Ramirezovic.
A combination from Ramirezovic does no damage.
Ramirezovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Davis tries to clinch but Ramirezovic is having none of it.
Ramirezovic misses with a head kick.
Davis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Davis throws a head kick that misses
and Ramirezovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramirezovic lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirezovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirezovic is just out of range.
Davis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ramirezovic swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Ramirezovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Ramirezovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.

Davis moves into range and clinches up with Ramirezovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramirezovic's efforts to push away.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ramirezovic or not.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramirezovic scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Ramirezovic missing with knees to the body.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.

Ramirezovic manages to break the clinch.
Ramirezovic looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirezovic circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Ramirezovic down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Ramirezovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Davis moves into range and clinches up with Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Ramirezovic avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Davis scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirezovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Davis manages to break the clinch.

Davis instigates a clinch.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Ramirezovic avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirezovic.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Ramirezovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirezovic is defending well for now.
Ramirezovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirezovic obliges.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirezovic controls his hands.
Ramirezovic is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Davis lands a body punch.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Davis.
Davis presses Ramirezovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ramirezovic prevents a body shot from Davis.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
Ramirezovic tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis tries to clinch but Ramirezovic is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirezovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Phil Davis!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Phil Davis!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Phil Davis!

Phil Davis wins by unanimous decision!