PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurgen Murgen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jurgen Murgen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ramos
vs
Murgen

162 cm
20
145 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
153 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurgen Murgen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ramos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Murgen is trying to control but can't.
Murgen is trying to stand.
Murgen is refusing to be controlled, as Ramos sits in half guard.
Ramos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Murgen trying to control from the bottom.
Murgen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramos.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos is nestled in close to Murgen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ramos is pressing down on Murgen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Murgen is holding on for now.
Ramos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murgen tries to kick Ramos off but Ramos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ramos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ramos prevents Murgen from improving his position.
Ramos is looking to take a break and control but Murgen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murgen tries to kick Ramos off but Ramos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ramos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ramos wants to pass to mount but Murgen is defending the position.
Murgen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ramos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Murgen.
Ramos misses with a body shot
and Murgen counters with a two punch combo.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murgen moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
Nice jab there from Murgen.
Murgen tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Ramos misses the target.
Murgen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Murgen.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramos misses with a hook to the body
and Murgen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murgen looks to throw the jab but Ramos is out of range.
Murgen misses with a body kick.
Murgen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Tony Ramos has been cut.
Ramos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ramos scores with a nice head shot.
Murgen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murgen misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Murgen misses

and Ramos counters with a shoot takedown. Murgen fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Murgen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murgen wants to sweep here but Ramos controlling him for the moment.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murgen keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murgen wants to sweep here but Ramos controlling him for the moment.
Murgen being controlled here, momentarily.
Murgen keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Ramos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ramos throwing strikes from guard but Murgen blocks nicely.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jurgen Murgen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murgen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murgen catches Ramos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tony Ramos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Ramos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Murgen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jurgen Murgen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but Murgen shows good takedown defense.
Ramos misses with a straight right.
Murgen cracks Ramos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

Ramos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Murgen keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Murgen trying to control the position.
Murgen keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos distracts Murgen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramos preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murgen controls Ramos momentarily but Ramos frees himself.
Ramos is looking to pass into half guard but Murgen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Murgen is in guard.

Murgen passes Ramos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Murgen trying to control from Ramos's half guard. Ramos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Murgen won't allow Ramos to sweep him here.
Murgen throws a strike but Ramos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ramos throws a strike but Murgen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Murgen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tony Ramos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramos is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murgen throws a big right hand that misses.
Murgen preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murgen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murgen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ramos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Murgen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ramos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Murgen!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos tries to control but Murgen wriggling away.
Ramos controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ramos avoids the attempt from Murgen to control.
Murgen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ramos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Murgen is trying to maintain the position but Ramos is very close to passing his half guard.
Ramos wants to free his trapped foot but Murgen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Murgen 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is trying to control the action in half guard but Murgen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Murgen tries to roll over but Ramos keeps him under control.
Murgen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Murgen is refusing to be controlled, as Ramos sits in half guard.
Ramos stops Murgen from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramos prevents Murgen from improving his position.
Ramos wants to take a breather but Murgen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Ramos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Ramos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murgen.
Ramos misses with a looping right.
Murgen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Murgen.
Good shot there by Murgen.

Ramos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Murgen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ramos works over Murgen with some ground and pound from guard.
Ramos preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Murgen is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murgen is on top in guard.

Murgen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos controls Murgen momentarily but Murgen frees himself.
Murgen is stalling in the full guard.
Murgen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Murgen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Murgen landing with the ground and pound.
Murgen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ramos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Murgen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ramos is looking to improve his position.
Ramos is working hard here to advance position.
Ramos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ramos tries to get out of the position.
Ramos trying to hold on to Murgen's head to control him but Murgen postures up.
Ramos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Murgen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murgen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.
Jurgen Murgen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramos punishes Murgen's body with a nice straight punch.
Ramos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murgen misses with an uppercut. Ramos saw that one coming.
Murgen throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murgen misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Murgen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murgen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murgen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Murgen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murgen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murgen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murgen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Murgen misses the shot to the body.
Murgen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramos checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos cracks Murgen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murgen tries to clinch but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murgen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Murgen's head but Murgen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos misses with a lunging right hand
and Murgen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murgen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jab by Murgen.
Murgen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murgen slips under a jab from Ramos.
Murgen avoids the body shot from Ramos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murgen! But no joy.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jurgen Murgen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Ramos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Murgen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramos misses with a hook. Murgen ducked under it nicely.
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Murgen.
Ramos throws the left hand but Murgen avoids the punch easily.
Murgen throws out a counter right but Ramos avoids it with no problem.
Murgen lands with a straight right. Ramos didn't see that one coming.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Murgen.
Ramos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murgen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Murgen tries to clinch but Ramos moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murgen scores with a hook.
Murgen defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Murgen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ramos misses with a looping right.

Ramos drives through with a takedown into Murgen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ramos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ramos tries to free his leg and advance position but Murgen is retaining full guard.
Murgen is looking to stand back up but Ramos counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Murgen.
Murgen tries to get to full guard but Ramos has control of the leg.
Ramos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ramos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murgen is trying to stand back up but Ramos is controlling him
Murgen is looking to improve his position.
Murgen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ramos is keen to just control but Murgen is a slippery customer.
Murgen is trying to stand back up but Ramos is controlling him

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ramos throws a body punch but Murgen moves out of range.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Murgen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos takes a swing at Murgen's ribcage but misses.
Murgen avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Ramos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Murgen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A shot to the liver by Ramos. Beautiful body shot.
Ramos connects with a single shot there.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murgen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Murgen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murgen tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.
Murgen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murgen tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Ramos misses its target.
Murgen swings widly with a right hand
and Ramos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Murgen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murgen tries a quick counter leg kick but Ramos is wise to it.
A big left from Ramos misses.

Ramos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Murgen on his heels. He'll look to pass Murgen's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murgen is trying to keep Ramos in close.
Ramos is pushing down on Murgen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Murgen is fighting to maintain full guard but Ramos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ramos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Murgen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ramos working over Murgen with some ground and pound. Murgen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ramos wants to control but Murgen is keeping him busy.
Murgen is trying to get back to full guard.
Ramos wants to free his trapped foot but Murgen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Ramos had his way with Jurgen Murgen in that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Ramos's cut.
That's time! Ramos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Murgen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Murgen cracks a nice hook into Ramos's ribs.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Murgen moves out of range.
Ramos throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Murgen counter with a right hand.
Murgen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murgen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ramos moves away from the strike by Murgen.
Murgen misses with an uppercut
and Ramos counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murgen misses with a low kick as Ramos jumps back.
Ramos misses with a few strikes there.
Ramos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murgen lands with a shot to the body.
Murgen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murgen looks to land a left hand but Ramos moved out of range nicely.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murgen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murgen digs a good hook to Ramos's body.
Murgen lands with a straight right. Ramos didn't see that one coming.
Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on Murgen's shoulder, as Murgen tries to avoid the shot.
Murgen misses with an uppercut.
Ramos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murgen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murgen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Ramos.
Murgen misses with a straight right.
Ramos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murgen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramos checks it well.
Murgen connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos walks into a jab.
Ramos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murgen works the jab nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ramos, as that shot connected.
Murgen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Murgen is just out of range.
Ramos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but Murgen slips the punch.

Ramos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ramos prevents Murgen from getting back to his feet.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Murgen keeps moving.
Murgen controls Ramos momentarily but Ramos frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murgen is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murgen trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Ramos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jurgen Murgen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramos working a defensive guard here.
Murgen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murgen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murgen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ramos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Jurgen Murgen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tony Ramos!
A very excited looking Tony Ramos rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.