PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Krakowiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krakowiak comes to the cage accompanied by O.S.T.R & Kasta - Dzis ide walczyc mamo. Jacek Krakowiak had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Krakowiak
vs
Ramos

171 cm
24
143 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
141 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacek Krakowiak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Ramos !
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krakowiak.
Krakowiak tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
Krakowiak misses with a few strikes there.
Krakowiak ducks under a wild hook from Ramos .
Krakowiak lunges at Ramos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramos 's hand.
Krakowiak's corner calls for a 1-2. Krakowiak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
Krakowiak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ramos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been told by Krakowiak's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Krakowiak doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramos circles away.
Krakowiak throws a head kick that misses.
Krakowiak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krakowiak.
Krakowiak is looking to counter punch.
Ramos moves away from the strike by Krakowiak.
Krakowiak swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Krakowiak lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krakowiak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krakowiak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramos .
Krakowiak slips under a jab.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krakowiak.
Ramos checks the leg kick.
And Ramos tries to counter it with a takedown but Krakowiak pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ramos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krakowiak jabs at Ramos 's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakowiak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Krakowiak to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos misses with a straight right.
Ramos defending well as Krakowiak loads up on a big left hand.
Ramos slips under a jab from Krakowiak.
Krakowiak misses with a body shot.
Ramos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Krakowiak looks to throw the jab but Ramos is out of range.
Krakowiak lands with an uppercut that bounces Ramos off the cage and back into range.
Jacek Krakowiak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos checks a low kick from Krakowiak.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krakowiak throws out the jab.
Ramos lands with an uppercut that bounces Krakowiak off the cage and back into range.
Krakowiak throws the left hand but Ramos avoids the punch easily.
And Ramos tries to counter it with a takedown but Krakowiak pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Krakowiak lands a jab to Ramos 's midsection.
Jab by Ramos .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krakowiak takes a swing at Ramos 's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Ramos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krakowiak throws a shot from downtown. Ramos moves away and avoids it.
Krakowiak bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramos 's head.

Krakowiak pushes Ramos up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacek Krakowiak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Krakowiak rushes Ramos and presses him up against the cage.
Krakowiak scores with a nice hook to the head.

Krakowiak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krakowiak tries to work over Ramos 's front leg with a kick but Ramos checks it.
Krakowiak misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos feints the counter takedown.
Krakowiak misses with a leg kick

and Ramos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Krakowiak's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Krakowiak has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ramos has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Krakowiak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ramos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ramos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Krakowiak's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos is looking to take a break and control but Krakowiak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krakowiak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramos can do to turn this around?
Ramos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Krakowiak is trying to get back to full guard.
Krakowiak is staying active underneath Ramos , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ramos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Krakowiak trying to control here.
Krakowiak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramos .
Krakowiak is holding on to half guard well.
Krakowiak is looking for a sweep. Ramos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ramos drops an elbow to the side of Krakowiak's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is controlling the pace.

Ramos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Krakowiak doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ramos .
Ramos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krakowiak defending well though.
Krakowiak tries to get to full guard but Ramos has control of the leg.
Ramos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Krakowiak is controlling Ramos 's trapped leg to prevent Ramos from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Krakowiak wants to control but Ramos is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Krakowiak does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ramos controlling the pace.
Ramos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramos wants to take a breather but Krakowiak is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Krakowiak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakowiak is looking for a sweep. Ramos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krakowiak wants to get back to his feet.
Krakowiak is trying to maintain the position but Ramos is very close to passing his half guard.
Krakowiak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramos .
Well, if Ramos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ramos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krakowiak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Krakowiak throws a hook but Ramos blocks it.
Krakowiak ducks under a wild hook from Ramos .
Krakowiak tries a head kick but it misses.
Krakowiak misses with a wild body shot.
And Ramos tries to counter it with a takedown but Krakowiak pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ramos misses with a shot to the body

and Krakowiak moves into the clinch.
Krakowiak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Krakowiak fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos blocks an uppercut.
Ramos wants to take the fight to the mat but Krakowiak manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ramos lands an elbow inside.
Krakowiak pushes Ramos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramos blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos can't get the takedown.

Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krakowiak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramos checks it well.
Krakowiak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos .
Krakowiak misses with a low kick.
Ramos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Krakowiak defends it well.
Krakowiak connects with a single shot there.
Jacek Krakowiak is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Ramos tries to get set, Krakowiak tries to push him back and clinch up but Ramos manages to avoid the attempt.
Jacek Krakowiak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Ramos .
Good exchange - Ramos coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Krakowiak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Krakowiak.
Krakowiak cracks Ramos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Ramos scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos lands a head shot.

Krakowiak is rocked!
Krakowiak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakowiak slips a straight right by Ramos .
Nice shot by Krakowiak.
Krakowiak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ramos misses with a double jab.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Ramos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ramos misses with a takedown attempt - Krakowiak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Krakowiak's head but Krakowiak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramos scores with a punch to the head.
Krakowiak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krakowiak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos .
Krakowiak throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krakowiak.
Krakowiak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos takes one on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacek Krakowiak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krakowiak 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacek Krakowiak!
An out of breath Jacek Krakowiak thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.