PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Ramirez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drake
vs
Ramirez

166 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francis Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Drake misses.
Ramirez throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake looks to land a combination but Ramirez avoids it well.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Ramirez misses.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake misses the jab.
Francis Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake misses with a hook
and Ramirez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drake cracks Ramirez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramirez wants to slow Drake down by chopping away at his legs.
Drake throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramirez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Drake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
Drake misses with a left hand
and Ramirez counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drake moves into range and clinches up with Ramirez.
Ramirez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Drake is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ramirez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Drake tries to circle away but Ramirez has him pinned against the cage.
Drake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramirez blocking some punches.

Drake manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez moves away from the strike by Drake.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Drake misses with the combination.
Drake misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
Drake jabs Ramirez right on the nose. Ramirez blinks but takes it well.
Ramirez swinging wildly here.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramirez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drake circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirez.
Drake lunges at Ramirez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramirez's hand.

It looks like Hector Ramirez has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Drake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drake throws an off balance right hand
and Ramirez counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramirez throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.
Drake misses with an uppercut
and Ramirez counters with a three punch combo that has Drake backing up. Drake nods at Ramirez to acknowledge the strikes.
Ramirez takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramirez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Drake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Drake throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake throws a poor cross that misses
and Ramirez counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake connects with a crisp jab.
Ramirez jabs Drake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Ramirez lands with a nice body punch.
Drake connects with a right hand. Ramirez shakes it off.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Ramirez to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Ramirez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Drake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drake connects with a looping right hand.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake throws a combination. Ramirez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake checks a low kick from Ramirez.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramirez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake is looking to clinch.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake is looking to chop away at Ramirez's legs.
Drake moves to clinch but Ramirez breaks away
and Ramirez counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramirez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drake swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drake at a distance.
Ramirez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.

Drake closes the distance and clinches.

Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Ramirez. That snapped Drake's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramirez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramirez misses the jab.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez slips under a jab from Drake.
Drake misses with a hook
and Ramirez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a shot to the body.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ramirez counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramirez throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Ramirez scores with the left hand. Drake knows he should have avoided that one.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Drake.
Drake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ramirez counters with a straight right hand.
Drake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drake misses the jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Drake.
Nice uppercut there from Drake.

Ramirez gets tackled into the cage by Drake. Drake maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drake is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ramirez is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake works over Ramirez's head and body with a nice combination.
Ramirez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ramirez fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramirez staying out of range there.
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramirez blocks a jab.
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 Francis Drake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hector Ramirez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramirez tries to score with a low kick but Drake moves his leg out of the way.
Francis Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Drake.

Drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Drake breaks the clinch.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Drake misses with a right hand
and Ramirez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Drake lands a nice shot that snaps Ramirez's head back.
Drake connects with a crisp jab.
Drake is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ramirez. Those never looked like landing.
Ramirez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Drake moves forwards but Ramirez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Drake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drake ducks right into an uppercut from Ramirez.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramirez tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ramirez throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
Drake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramirez.
Nice jab there from Ramirez.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramirez misses with the combination.
Nice shot by Ramirez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramirez moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Drake misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez takes one on the button.
Drake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drake walks into a jab.
Drake moves out of range as Ramirez strikes.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
Drake throws a right hand that misses
and Ramirez counters with a straight right hand.
Ramirez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Drake throws a leg kick but Ramirez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hector Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez throws a one two combo.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Drake.
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
Drake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramirez.
Drake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ramirez to score with a decent uppercut.
Drake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Drake wants to land a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Francis Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez misses with a double jab.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ramirez blocks a jab.
Drake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramirez misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirez.
Drake throws a hook but Ramirez blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Drake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Drake finds it's way through Ramirez's defenses.
Francis Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drake tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramirez is able to avoid easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Francis Drake.
Well Drake 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Drake!