PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Drake will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ramirez
vs
Drake

175 cm
24
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

ZONE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathan Drake!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drake looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ramirez is staying active underneath Drake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ramirez actively working from the bottom here.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
Ramirez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Drake.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramirez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drake defends it easily.
Drake wants to stand and escape but instead Ramirez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Drake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramirez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ramirez is just content to waste time from the top position. Drake takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to work some ground and pound but Drake has wrist control.
Ramirez works over Drake with some ground and pound from guard.

Ramirez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Drake manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ramirez has Drake in his guard.
Ramirez looking to control.
Drake wants to get up but he can't break Ramirez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to stand and escape but instead Ramirez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramirez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramirez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramirez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing.
Ramirez is working Drake over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake is trying to keep Ramirez in close.
Ramirez 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.

Juan Ramirez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Drake throws a head kick that misses.

Ramirez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ramirez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ramirez looking to control but Drake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ramirez avoids the attempt from Drake to control.
Ramirez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ramirez dominating with strikes here.
Ramirez lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ramirez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ramirez with a couple of short strikes.
Drake tries to buck Ramirez off but he can't manage it.
Ramirez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Drake can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Drake is squirming around, avoiding Ramirez's attempts to control the action.
Ramirez landing punches.
Ramirez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Drake?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scoring with strikes but Drake is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Drake that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ramirez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ramirez looking to finish Drake with some ground and pound. This is bad for Drake!

Drake is rocked!
Ramirez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drake is looking to escape.
Drake is still in real trouble! Can Ramirez finish him?
Ramirez with the ground and pound from mount.

It looks like Nathan Drake has been cut.
Drake manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ramirez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ramirez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drake defending well though.
Drake seems to have recovered his senses.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Drake is defending well.
Drake gets back to full guard.
Drake wants to stand but Ramirez is controlling the position.
Ramirez landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ramirez stands up over Drake, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez connects with a couple of short punches.
Ramirez scoring with some ground and pound.
Ramirez throwing strikes from guard but Drake blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez is in close to Drake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Ramirez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Drake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramirez is looking to land body kicks.
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez is looking to clinch.
Drake darts in trying to clinch

and Ramirez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drake's guard.
Ramirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drake wants to stand up but Ramirez is controlling him.
Drake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramirez 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.
Ramirez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drake's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drake's head.
Ramirez chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramirez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramirez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drake's head.
Drake controls Ramirez momentarily but Ramirez frees himself.
Juan Ramirez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramirez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Drake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ramirez cracks Drake with a solid left hand.
Ramirez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ramirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake controls Ramirez momentarily but Ramirez frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez passes Drake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ramirez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ramirez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Drake looks a forlorn figure.
Ramirez cracks Drake with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ramirez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez with good strikes from the mount here!
Ramirez lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ramirez dominating with strikes here.
Drake tries to lock up and control but Ramirez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A big strike lands for Ramirez! That's really hurt Drake and he's turned his back - Ramirez keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Ramirez jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Ramirez!
A victorious Juan Ramirez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.