PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ramos
vs
Hong

188 cm
23
195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

173 cm
26
196 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Ramos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Hong!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Ramos has a takedown stuffed.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hong counters with a good low kick that Ramos was not able to check.
Hong looks to land a left hand but Ramos moved out of range nicely.
Ramos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hong counters with a solid body kick.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.

Ramos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong has Ramos pulled in close to control his posture.
Hong keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong is pulling down on Ramos's head to control his posture.
Ramos throws an elbow that misses. Hong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ramos's guard. Nice move by Hong!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos is trying to keep Hong in close.
Hong trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Hong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hong defends well.
Ramos trying to keep a closed guard but Hong is proving a slippery customer.
Hong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Antonio Hong hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Mark Ramos has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ramos checks a leg kick.
Hong lands a nice looking body kick.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hong throws a looping overhand right but Ramos ducks down to avoid it.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Ramos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hong.
Antonio Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong scores with a nice head shot.
Antonio Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong tries to clinch up.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Hong.
Ramos digs a good body shot into Hong's ribs.
Hong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong throws out a loose jab but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong motions for Ramos to come forward. Hong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Hong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Ramos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hong motions for Ramos to come forward. Hong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos lands a really nice looking cross but Hong seems unphased.
Ramos throws a hook but Hong blocks it.
Ramos slips a jab from Hong.

Hong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hong working aggressively here.
Ramos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hong.
Ramos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hong has him pressed against the cage.
Hong tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Ramos breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Antonio Hong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hong staying out of range there.
Hong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramos checks it well.
Ramos takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong throws a push kick but Ramos slaps the foot to one side.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hong. Hong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ramos throws a hook but Hong blocks it.
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
Hong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ramos's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to move into range but Hong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hong scores with a sloppy right hand. Ramos should have avoided that one.

Mark Ramos's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown by Ramos or perhaps it was just good defense by Hong which made him look bad.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hong looks for the body kick but Ramos saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Hong.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hong as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Hong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hong holds on and takes a little breather.
Hong keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Ramos postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos looking to pass the guard.
Hong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hong thows a body kick. Ramos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ramos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hong swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Hong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ramos shoots in but Hong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A low kick from Hong misses
and Ramos counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Hong 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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hong closes the distance and clinches.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong lands a shot to the body.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but Hong has him pressed against the cage.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramos blocking some punches.
Ramos tries to break the clinch but Hong is controlling the position.
Ramos wants to break free but Hong has control.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch but Hong keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Hong as the two fighters clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ramos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramos controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hong lands an uppercut.
Ramos is trying to push Hong away but Hong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramos wants to break free but Hong has control.
Hong misses with a body punch.
Ramos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hong lands a left hand.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Hong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hong.
Hong lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Hong.
Hong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hong lands a shoulder strike.
Hong lands with a right to the head.

Ramos is rocked!
Nice body punch from Hong - that landed with a thud.
Oh Ramos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hong creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ramos with a big uppercut! Ramos tries to clinch up but Hong pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ramos to the mat! Ramos covers up and Hong unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Antonio Hong!
Antonio Hong is the new middleweight champion!
Antonio Hong very nearly forgot to thank L.A. Elite Clothing Co amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.