PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rapen Murder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Murder
vs
Ramos

165 cm
25
148 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

162 cm
22
145 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rapen Murder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramos lands an overhand right.
Murder works Ramos's body with a nice hook.
Murder misses the body punch
and Ramos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Ramos instigates a clinch.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murder doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ramos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Murder blocks a body shot from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramos lands with a right to the head.
Ramos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Ramos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murder jabs Ramos right on the nose. Ramos blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murder missing with a left hand there. Ramos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murder misses with a takedown attempt

and Ramos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ramos.
Ramos is leaning against Murder and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ramos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ramos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ramos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramos lands a shoulder strike.
Ramos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramos tries a body shot but Murder blocks it.
Murder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramos working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos stalling.
A body shot lands from Ramos.
Ramos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Murder avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the ropes.

Murder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murder doesn't seem bothered though.
Murder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Ramos. Beautiful body shot.

Ramos darts in and clinches Murder up against the ropes.
Ramos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Ramos as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands a shoulder strike.
Ramos lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Murder drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ramos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ramos has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rapen Murder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos throws a hook but Murder blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Murder misses its target.
Ramos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ramos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Ramos gets a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Ramos on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Murder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murder misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murder moves away.
Murder scores with a jab to the head.
Murder scores with a nice head shot.
Murder looks for a takedown but Ramos sprawls well.
Ramos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ramos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tony Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ramos clinches up against the ropes.
Ramos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ramos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Ramos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Murder cracks Ramos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ramos scores with a hook to the body. Murder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tony Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Murder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murder.
Ramos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murder scores with a nice head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramos as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murder needs to keep his hands up - Ramos had a free shot at his head there.
Murder looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murder lands a jab.
Murder tries for a takedown but Ramos circles away easily

and Ramos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ramos.
Murder can't find room to land a body shot as Ramos controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramos.

Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murder just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos slips a straight right by Murder.
Ramos lands a body shot.
A jab from Ramos misses.
Murder swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Murder takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murder's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ramos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murder scrambles back to his feet.
Murder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Murder was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ramos throws a hook but Murder blocks it.

Ramos forces Murder back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos digs a right hand into Murder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murder's gas tank.

Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murder misses with a low kick.
Ramos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murder with a body shot.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
It looks like Murder has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Murder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ramos avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Murder.
A jab from Ramos finds it's way through Murder's defenses.
Ramos misses with a looping left.
Murder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos scores with a nice head shot.
Murder shoots in but no luck this time.
Ramos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rapen Murder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murder lands with a cross.
Murder throws a poor cross that misses

and Ramos counters by clinching up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ramos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ramos presses Murder against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramos is stalling here.

Murder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murder. Ramos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murder feinted with a counter takedown.
Murder bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramos's head.
Tony Ramos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murder defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Ramos.
Murder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murder throws a looping overhand right but Ramos ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Ramos misses.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murder manages to avoid it.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murder was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Ramos tests Murder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Murder counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramos looks to throw the jab but Murder is out of range.
Murder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramos circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramos takes a swing at Murder's ribcage but misses.
Murder thuds a left hand into Ramos's body.
Murder takes a swing at Ramos's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ramos has managed to clinch.
Murder blocks a body shot from Ramos.
Ramos scores with a nice hook to the head.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos cracks a nice hook into Murder's ribs.
Murder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murder.
Murder misses with a takedown attempt
letting Ramos counter with a right hand.
Ramos slips a jab from Murder.
Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on Murder's shoulder, as Murder tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Murder misses.
Nice shot by Murder.
Ramos lands a body shot.
Ramos throws a body punch but Murder moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Murder on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murder jabs at Ramos's body.
Murder looks to throw the jab but Ramos is out of range.
Murder fails to land with a series of punches.
Murder blocks a jab.
Murder is looking for a counter combo.
Ramos dodges the punch combination from Murder.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos takes a swing at Murder's ribcage but misses.
Murder misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramos counters with a nice uppercut.
Murder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos lunges at Murder with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murder's hand.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramos throws a looping overhand right but Murder ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
enabling Murder to counter with a crisp jab.
Murder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ramos counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramos cracks Murder with a good jab.
Murder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos needs to keep his hands up - Murder had a free shot at his head there.
Murder walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murder misses with an uppercut. Ramos saw that one coming.
Murder walks into a jab.

Ramos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ramos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramos lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ramos breaks the clinch.
Murder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramos finds it's way round the side to connect with Murder's head.

Murder is rocked!
Ramos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oh Murder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramos throws an overhand right that drops Murder like a sack of potatoes! Ramos dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Ramos!