PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kiven Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bird
vs
Ramos

176 cm
25
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

162 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kiven Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird fails to land the takedown.
Bird shoots and misses
enabling Ramos to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos misses with a hook

so Bird counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ramos is adopting a defensive guard.
Bird preventing the sweep.
Ramos is trying to keep Bird in close.
Ramos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bird has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ramos's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bird really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird working away.
Ramos is not content to let Bird control the position.
Bird controls the position.
Ramos is trying to get back to half guard.

Bird tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bird has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ramos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bird. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bird working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bird working away.
Ramos tries to buck Bird off but Bird is having none of it.
Ramos dodges the ground and pound from Bird.
Ramos felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ramos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bird throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is looking to reverse the position.

Bird is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ramos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bird tries to stand but Ramos is controlling his head.
Bird fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bird throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ramos tries to improve position but can't.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bird fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiven Bird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bird will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
Bird shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ramos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bird is breathing heavily.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Bird sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
Bird has his takedown stuffed
and Ramos counters with a straight right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a left hand
and Bird counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bird sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kiven Bird dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ramos looks to land a left hand but Bird moved out of range nicely.
Bird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.
Bird moves out of range of the strikes.
Bird avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Bird tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramos misses the body punch
and Bird counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Bird counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramos thinking.
Bird dives in and grabs Ramos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ramos pushes down on Bird's head and hops out.
Ramos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bird.
Bird staying out of range there.
Kiven Bird is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos throws a body punch but Bird moves out of range.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bird counters with a left and a right that stings Ramos.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Bird.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos misses with an uppercut. Bird saw that one coming.
Ramos misses with a left hand
and Bird counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Tony Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bird throws a head kick that misses.
Ramos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bird counters with a leg kick.
Bird dives in and grabs Ramos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ramos pushes down on Bird's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and Bird counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ramos misses with a right hand

and Bird counters by moving into the clinch.
Bird drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ramos pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiven Bird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bird bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bird moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bird counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bird sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramos is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ramos slaps away a takedown attempt from Bird, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Bird sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramos takes a swing at Bird's ribcage but misses.
Bird with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ramos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ramos throws a body punch but Bird moves out of range.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bird moves away.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bird tries for a takedown but Ramos circles away easily
and Ramos counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Bird slips a straight right by Ramos.
Bird keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos throws a hook but Bird blocks it.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bird avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bird misses with a takedown
and Ramos counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos throws a body punch but Bird moves out of range.
Tony Ramos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Bird.
Bird slips a straight right by Ramos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Bird does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Bird does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramos throws a sloppy body shot
and Bird counters with a one-two to the body.
Ramos swings widly with a right hand
and Bird counters with a stiff right hand.
Bird shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramos pinned against the cage. Ramos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ramos takes a swing at Bird's ribcage but misses.
Bird moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
Ramos throws the left hand but Bird avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bird.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by Bird.
Bird ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Ramos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bird defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bird.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Bird was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramos misses the jab.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramos takes a swing at Bird's ribcage but misses.
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.
Ramos throws a looping overhand right but Bird ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird shoots and misses
and Ramos counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramos takes a swing at Bird's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Bird scores with a four punch combination!
Ramos misses with a looping left.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bird moves away.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramos takes a swing at Bird's ribcage but misses.
Bird gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ramos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiven Bird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Bird does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bird misses with a takedown
and Ramos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bird counters with a straight right hand.
Bird shoots in for a takedown but Ramos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.
Bird avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Bird uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
A big left from Ramos misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Bird does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bird tries to clinch but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos swings for the body but Bird moves out of range.
Bird tries to clinch but Ramos moves out of range.
Bird slips a straight right by Ramos.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by Bird.
Bird avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bird was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bird was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Bird uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Bird counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bird tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bird has his takedown stuffed
enabling Ramos to counter with a crisp jab.
Bird keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bird with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ramos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on Bird's shoulder, as Bird tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
Bird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
Bird has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bird.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bird counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Bird does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramos looks to land a left hand but Bird moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ramos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bird somewhat.
Bird slips under a jab from Ramos.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bird was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Bird slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Ramos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29

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