PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Guinsatao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ramos
vs
Guinsatao

162 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ian Guinsatao!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guinsatao shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramos sprawls well. He's pushed Guinsatao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ramos or perhaps it was just good defense by Guinsatao, which made it look bad.

Ramos feints and as Guinsatao raises his hands in defense, Ramos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ramos landing some decent shots from guard.
Guinsatao keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Ramos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ramos looking to pass the guard.

Guinsatao looking for a guillotine here but Ramos defends easily.
Guinsatao keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinsatao trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.
Guinsatao wants to sweep but no luck.
Ramos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Guinsatao's head.
Ramos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Guinsatao is keeping the position.
Ramos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Guinsatao keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is looking to work some ground and pound but Guinsatao has wrist control.
Ramos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guinsatao is keeping the position for now.
Guinsatao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ramos manages to get himself to full guard.
Ramos is adopting a defensive guard.
Ramos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramos seems keen to control Guinsatao's posture.
Ramos throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos trying to control the position here.
Ramos controls Guinsatao momentarily but Guinsatao frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tony Ramos just wasn't active enough.

Ramos looking to score a takedown here. Guinsatao is defending well but Ramos drives through and ends up in Guinsatao's guard.
Ramos looking to sit in guard and control but Guinsatao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ramos pulls Guinsatao in close to prevent any damage.
Ramos is trying to keep Guinsatao in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to get back to his feet but Guinsatao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Guinsatao is looking to advance position but Ramos has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ramos landing shots from mount.
Guinsatao is in all sorts of trouble here.
Guinsatao tries to hold on but Ramos pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guinsatao is in a horrible position here. Ramos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ramos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Guinsatao hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Ramos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ramos avoids the head kick by Guinsatao.
Guinsatao closes the distance and clinches up with Ramos, looking for a takedown. Guinsatao pushes Ramos against the cage but Ramos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Guinsatao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guinsatao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guinsatao shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramos sprawls well. He's pushed Guinsatao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Ramos looking to score a takedown here. Guinsatao is defending well but Ramos drives through and ends up in Guinsatao's guard.
Ramos landing with the ground and pound.
Ramos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Guinsatao is breathing heavily.
Ramos stands up over Guinsatao, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ramos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Guinsatao is rocked!
Ramos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guinsatao is keeping the position for now.
Guinsatao is still in real trouble! Can Ramos finish him?
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Guinsatao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guinsatao seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Guinsatao is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Guinsatao keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Ramos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tony Ramos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ramos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Guinsatao's head.
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Guinsatao is keeping the position.
Guinsatao wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos working some strikes from top position.
Guinsatao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramos's guard.
Ramos wants to sweep here but Guinsatao controlling him for the moment.
Ramos has control of Guinsatao's left arm, preventing Guinsatao from doing any damage.
Ramos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guinsatao on the ground.
Guinsatao in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos controlling Guinsatao's posture.
Ramos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tony Ramos just wasn't active enough.
Guinsatao swinging wildly here.

Ramos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Guinsatao's guard.
Guinsatao keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Ramos postures up and lands a big shot to Guinsatao's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ramos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos trying to control but Guinsatao is working from the bottom.
Ramos is in close to Guinsatao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guinsatao trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos is stalling in the full guard.
Ramos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guinsatao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Ramos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ramos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Guinsatao was covering up waiting for the punch and Ramos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guinsatao trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.

Guinsatao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ramos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ramos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ramos pushes down on Guinsatao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ramos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guinsatao can do to turn this around?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ramos connects with a nice short shot to Guinsatao's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinsatao makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Guinsatao.
Guinsatao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ramos trying to control but Guinsatao is working from the bottom.
Ramos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ramos connects with a couple of short punches.
Guinsatao has momentary wrist control but Ramos slips an elbow through the middle.
Ramos tries to free his leg and advance position but Guinsatao is retaining full guard.
Guinsatao can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ramos controls the pace.
Guinsatao keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Tony Ramos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guinsatao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ramos defends it easily.
Ramos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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!
Ramos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ramos lands a couple of elbows.
Ramos lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guinsatao looking for a sweep. Not yet Guinsatao, not yet.
Ramos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ramos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ramos trying to control but Guinsatao is working from the bottom.
Ramos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ramos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ramos trying to control but Guinsatao is working from the bottom.
Ramos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guinsatao swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is working Guinsatao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ramos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Guinsatao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramos looking to sit in guard and control but Guinsatao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guinsatao stopping the sweep attempt from Ramos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guinsatao's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Ramos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramos 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Ramos!