PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuzo Fukuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ramos
vs
Fukuda

165 cm
28
147 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

173 cm
27
140 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tatsuzo Fukuda!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Fukuda. No joy for Ramos on that attempt.
Fukuda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fukuda misses with a body shot.
Fukuda keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramos throws a head kick that misses.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fukuda as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Fukuda finds it's way through Ramos's defenses.
Fukuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fukuda but Fukuda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Ramos moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramos.
A right hand to the body from Fukuda.
Ramos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fukuda gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Fukuda fails to land.
Fukuda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fukuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fukuda is trying to stall.
Fukuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Ramos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fukuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos can't get the takedown.
Fukuda lands a nice elbow.
Fukuda prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramos blocks an uppercut.

Ramos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Ramos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Fukuda is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fukuda trying to control here.
Ramos prevents Fukuda from improving his position.
Fukuda is refusing to be controlled, as Ramos sits in half guard.
Fukuda is looking to improve his position.

Ramos seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Ramos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ramos content to control rather than advance.
Fukuda is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ramos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ramos's back!
Ramos manages to reverse the position and now he's in Fukuda's guard. Nice work there by Ramos.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ramos is stalling in the full guard.
Ramos stopping the sweep attempt from Fukuda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tatsuzo Fukuda will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ramos is defended easily by Fukuda.
Fukuda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ramos misses with a takedown attempt
and Fukuda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson Ramos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fukuda throws a solid leg kick but Ramos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fukuda.
A swing and a miss from Fukuda.
Ramos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fukuda pinned against the cage. Fukuda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fukuda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ramos with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fukuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Ramos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos shoots in and drives through. Fukuda sprawls well.
Ramos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fukuda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Fukuda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fukuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatsuzo Fukuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos shoots and misses
letting Fukuda counter with a right hand.
Ramos goes for a double leg but Fukuda avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fukuda continues to drive forward.

Fukuda gets caught napping as Ramos dives in and scores a takedown. Fukuda manages to retain guard.
Fukuda pulls Ramos in to control the position.
Fukuda can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ramos controls the pace.
Fukuda looking to control.
Fukuda wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ramos tries to free his leg and advance position but Fukuda is retaining full guard.
Fukuda wants to improve his position but instead Ramos has moved into half guard.

Fukuda is defending against the submission attempts here by Ramos.

Ramos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fukuda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fukuda trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fukuda trying to control from the bottom.
Ramos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fukuda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ramos working Fukuda over with strikes.
Ramos tries to pass to full mount but Fukuda defends it.

Ramos stands up and beckons Fukuda to join him on the feet.
Ramos throws a head kick but Fukuda moves out of range.
No luck for Ramos with that takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fukuda throws a big shot that misses.
Fukuda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ramos clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tatsuzo Fukuda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ramos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fukuda swivels and escapes.
Fukuda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Fukuda.
Fukuda misses with a head kick.
Ramos fails to land the takedown.
Fukuda catches Ramos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Horrible takedown attempt by Ramos or perhaps it was just good defense by Fukuda, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ramos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ramos is thwarting Fukuda's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramos is working for a kimura but Fukuda is defending it quite comfortably.
Ramos trying to control from half guard but Fukuda is working away.
Ramos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fukuda trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ramos manages to pass to mount!
Jackson Ramos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramos avoids the attempt from Fukuda to control.
Tatsuzo Fukuda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Ramos working for a submission but Fukuda is keeping him at bay.
Fukuda is desperately trying to improve his position but Ramos has a good base and remains in mount.
Fukuda has given up his back here.
Ramos keeps control of the position as Fukuda tries to break free.
Ramos really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Fukuda.

Ramos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramos has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Fukuda has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Fukuda fending off the submission attempt from Ramos.
Fukuda is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Fukuda has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ramos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ramos is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Fukuda defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ramos softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Ramos has good solid back control here.

Ramos is persistently looking for the submission but Fukuda is defending it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ramos working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Ramos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fukuda 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!