PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cokorda Raka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cokorda Raka is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ramos
vs
Raka

162 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
21
135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cokorda Raka!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on Raka's shoulder, as Raka tries to avoid the shot.
Raka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.

Ramos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Raka napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Raka tries to buck Ramos off but Ramos is having none of it.
Ramos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ramos in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ramos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ramos is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Raka will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ramos advances nicely into full mount.
Ramos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ramos wants to control the pace but Raka is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ramos with a couple of short strikes.
Ramos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Raka can't escape the position.
Ramos lands a heavy elbow.
Ramos prevents Raka from getting the reversal.
Ramos unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos landing strikes from the mount and Raka is in trouble!
Ramos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Raka hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Raka is rocked!
Ramos landing punches.
Raka is still in real trouble! Can Ramos finish him?
Ramos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ramos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Raka looks winded!
Ramos is landing with some decent strikes but Raka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Raka seems to have recovered his senses.
Ramos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Raka hang on?
Ramos lands a big shot there that rocks Raka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Raka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ramos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ramos with shots to the head and body - Raka looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ramos loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Raka scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Ramos land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Ramos stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Ramos!