PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramazan Ramazanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ramazanovic
vs
Black

180 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

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Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramazan Ramazanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Black!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramazanovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ramazanovic shoots and misses
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.
Ramazanovic moves forwards but Black connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ramazanovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Ramazanovic is rocked!
Ramazanovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramazan Ramazanovic. 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.
Ramazanovic wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramazanovic dives in and grabs Black's left leg, looking for a takedown. Black pushes down on Ramazanovic's head and hops out.
Ramazanovic with a poor takedown
and Black counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramazanovic is breathing heavily.
Ramazanovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot lands for Black.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands a glancing blow to the side of Ramazanovic's head.
Oh Ramazanovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramazanovic misses with a body shot

and Black counters with a left hand that sends Ramazanovic to the canvas!
Ramazanovic wants to control the position but Black says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Black is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ramazanovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Black passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ramazanovic!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Black has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black avoids the attempt from Ramazanovic to control.
Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Black'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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Black cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Black content just to control the position here.
More stalling from Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Black dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Black lands a big shot that drops Ramazanovic! Can he finish him?

It looks like Ramazan Ramazanovic has been cut.
Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Black passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Ramazanovic trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Black controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black with more of the same as he continues to hold on.

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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Ramazanovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ramazan Ramazanovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Black lands a nice shot that snaps Ramazanovic's head back.
Black connects with a right hand. Ramazanovic shakes it off.
Black's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ramazanovic under the eye.
Ramazanovic shoots and misses
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick by Ramazanovic misses

and Black counters with a left hand that sends Ramazanovic to the canvas!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Black arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ramazanovic's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jason Black!
Jason Black thanked the fans post fight for their support.