PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bozzi (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.

Bozzi
vs
Ramos

176 cm
22
154 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

162 cm
22
145 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Bozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos moves forwards but Bozzi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Ramos misses with an uppercut

and Bozzi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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.
Bozzi stops Ramos from standing up.
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.
Bozzi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ramos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Bozzi from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ramos can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozzi advances to half guard.
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.
Ramos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ramos.
Bozzi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ramos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bozzi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramos wants to sweep here but Bozzi controlling him for the moment.
Bozzi forces his way into half guard.

Bozzi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bozzi is looking for a kimura but Ramos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bozzi to get the leverage.
Ramos trying to control from the bottom.
Bozzi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ramos trying to control from the bottom.

Bozzi is working for a kimura but Ramos is defending it quite comfortably.
Bozzi lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to control but Bozzi is keeping busy.
Ramos is looking to improve his position.
Ramos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bozzi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ramos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ramos trying to control from the bottom.
Ramos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bozzi throwing strikes but missing.
Bozzi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bozzi throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Bozzi throwing strikes but missing.
Bozzi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ramos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Ramos looking to sit in guard and control but Bozzi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bozzi preventing the sweep.
Ramos trying to keep a closed guard but Bozzi is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Bozzi 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.

Bozzi thuds his right hand into Ramos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bozzi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bozzi throws a leg kick which misses Ramos's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramos tries to avoid it.
Bozzi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bozzi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramos's waist but Ramos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bozzi off to one side.
Ramos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bozzi.
Bozzi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bozzi moves away.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Bozzi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos scores with a shot to the body.
Ramos throws a shot from downtown. Bozzi moves away and avoids it.
Bozzi ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos takes one on the button.
Bozzi avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Bozzi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ramos under the eye.
Bozzi moves out of range of the strikes.
As Ramos looks to move away, Bozzi throws a big counter combo bu Ramos just gets out of the way.
Bozzi misses with a low kick as Ramos jumps back.
Ramos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bozzi.
Bozzi misses with an uppercut. Ramos saw that one coming.
Bozzi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bozzi manages to avoid it.
Ramos connects with a jab.
Ramos lands with a right hand.
Bozzi misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Ramos.
Ramos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bozzi manages to avoid it.

Bozzi scores with a takedown into Ramos's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bozzi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bozzi wants to control from the top but Ramos keeps moving.
Bozzi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ramos's head.
Bozzi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ramos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bozzi is one step ahead there.
Ramos keeping full guard, as Bozzi tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bozzi 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 keeping moving, preventing Bozzi from controlling successfully.
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.

Ramos content to control rather than advance.
Ramos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ramos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bozzi wants to get back to full guard.
Jason Bozzi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bozzi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ramos is just content to waste time from the top position. Bozzi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Bozzi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bozzi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bozzi misses with a head kick.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but Bozzi slips the punch.
Ramos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bozzi connects with a leg kick. Ramos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bozzi throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos throws out a counter right but Bozzi avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Bozzi.
Bozzi throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Bozzi.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bozzi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramos can do to turn this around?
Good leg kick by Bozzi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bozzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bozzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramos has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a two punch combination.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Bozzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jason Bozzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.

Ramos clinches up against the ropes.
Ramos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramos.
Bozzi can't find room to land a body shot as Ramos controls the action.
Ramos tries a body shot but Bozzi blocks it.
Bozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Ramos scores with a nice short uppercut.

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

Ramos has Bozzi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bozzi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramos can't find room to land a body shot as Bozzi controls the action.
Bozzi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bozzi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bozzi backwards.
I was talking to Bozzi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Bozzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos misses with a hook. Bozzi ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bozzi.
Ramos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bozzi lands with an overhand left.
Bozzi punishes Ramos's body with a nice straight punch.
Bozzi moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Bozzi.
Bozzi avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Ramos misses the jab.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Bozzi.
A solid body kick from Bozzi.
Ramos is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bozzi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bozzi circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bozzi can pounce on him.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and Bozzi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramos defending well as Bozzi loads up on a big left hand.
Bozzi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramos shoots and misses

and Bozzi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ramos's guard.
Bozzi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramos is keeping the position for now.
Ramos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bozzi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ramos is refusing to be controlled, as Bozzi sits in half guard.

Bozzi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bozzi is trying to control the action in half guard but Ramos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ramos trying to hold on to Bozzi's head to control him but Bozzi postures up.
Bozzi throwing shots but Ramos is blocking nicely.
Ramos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bozzi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bozzi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bozzi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bozzi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ramos's head.
Tony Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bozzi not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Bozzi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bozzi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Bozzi!
During a confident post fight interview, Jason Bozzi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.