PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kaiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. 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.

Kaiser
vs
Ramirez

198 cm
24
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
295 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Kaiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaiser.
A combination from Ramirez does no damage.
Mario Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kaiser fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramirez, pushing him back against the cage.

Kaiser has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ramirez uses from the top position.

Kaiser pushes Ramirez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ramirez leaves Kaiser with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Kaiser gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Kaiser manages to pull guard.
Kaiser controlling Ramirez's posture.
Kaiser has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Kaiser just wasn't active enough.
Kaiser displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramirez throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Ramirez. Those never looked like landing.

Kaiser gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Kaiser.
Ramirez looks gassed!
Ramirez working hard to break the clinch.
Kaiser wants a takedown.

Kaiser manages to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ramirez wants to get up but he can't break Kaiser's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kaiser shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Kaiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Ramirez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramirez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaiser is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ramirez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kaiser rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.
Kaiser is looking for a takedown.
Kaiser looking for a takedown.
Ramirez wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaiser won't allow it.

Kaiser ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kaiser no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kaiser seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramirez leaves Kaiser with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kaiser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaiser fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kaiser counters by clinching up.
Kaiser tries to pull guard but Ramirez holds him up against the cage and eventually Kaiser drops back down to his feet.
Kaiser is looking for a takedown.
Ramirez working hard to break the clinch.
Ramirez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramirez has Kaiser pressed against the cage, preventing Kaiser from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaiser is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kaiser breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez cracks Kaiser with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramirez misses with a hook
and Kaiser counters with a series of strikes. Ramirez will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Kaiser dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kaiser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kaiser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramirez's efforts to push away.

Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A right-left combo lands from Kaiser.

It looks like Mario Ramirez has been cut.
Kaiser tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramirez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaiser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kaiser counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaiser lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A right-left combo lands from Kaiser.

That has opened up Mario Ramirez's cut even more.
Kaiser scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Kaiser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jack Kaiser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiser lands a two punch combo.
Kaiser shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ramirez sprawls well. Ramirez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kaiser gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramirez misses with a few strikes there.
Kaiser lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ramirez backs up against the cage.
A combination from Ramirez does no damage.
Kaiser tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramirez swivels and escapes.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Ramirez leaves Kaiser with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Kaiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Kaiser's head but Kaiser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Kaiser darts in and clinches Ramirez up against the cage.
Ramirez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaiser shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ramirez but Ramirez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kaiser throws a combination. Ramirez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kaiser lands a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Kaiser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with the combination.
Kaiser cracks Ramirez with a good jab.
Kaiser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ramirez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ramirez throws a combination that misses
letting Kaiser counter with a right hand.
Kaiser looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jack Kaiser is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ramirez defends it nicely.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaiser punishes Ramirez's body with a nice straight punch.

Kaiser closes the distance and pushes Ramirez back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaiser scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramirez can't break the clinch.
Kaiser can't get the takedown.

Kaiser jumps into guard, dragging Ramirez to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Kaiser dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Ramirez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramirez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kaiser displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kaiser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Kaiser clinches up with Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaiser has double underhooks.
Kaiser has Ramirez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ramirez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kaiser is trying to break free.
Ramirez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaiser has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez is trying to push Kaiser away but Kaiser has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramirez is trying to push Kaiser away but Kaiser has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramirez stops a takedown attempt from Kaiser.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ramirez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaiser misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaiser scores with a one two! Ramirez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ramirez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kaiser throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramirez throws a series of punches but Kaiser avoids them all with ease.

Kaiser moves into the clinch.

Kaiser jumps guard.

Kaiser is looking for a triangle here but Ramirez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kaiser is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ramirez has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kaiser's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kaiser wants to get back to his feet but Ramirez drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez working away.

Jack Kaiser has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kaiser digs a good hook to Ramirez's body.

Kaiser gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaiser tries to pull guard but Ramirez holds him up against the cage and eventually Kaiser drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Kaiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaiser tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramirez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ramirez working hard to break the clinch.
Kaiser tries to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser tries for a takedown but Ramirez manages to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kaiser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kaiser has Ramirez pressed against the cage, preventing Ramirez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaiser is looking for a takedown.
Ramirez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaiser wants to take the fight to the mat but Ramirez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ramirez prevents a takedown attempt there.

Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez leaves Kaiser with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaiser counters with a left and a right that stings Ramirez.
Mario Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Kaiser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaiser shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramirez as he avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Kaiser showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaiser has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Kaiser!
Jack Kaiser thanked the fans post fight for their support.