PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamos Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thomas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Let the body's hit the floor. Jamos Ramon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Thomas
vs
Ramon

182 cm
19
226 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

195 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamos Ramon!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ramon throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Thomas works Ramon's body with a nice hook.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas stalks Ramon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ramon's face. Ramon staggers backwards, shaken.
Ramon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body

and Ramon counters with a crisp one two that drops Thomas! Ramon thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Thomas to his feet! Thomas is in big trouble!

Thomas is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Ramon.

Thomas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Ramon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Ramon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Ramon does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Ramon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Ramon's ribs.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Thomas shoots in and bounces Ramon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Ramon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramon manages to avoid it.
Thomas lands with a good body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramon lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ramon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Thomas gets a clinch.
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Ramon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the cage.
Thomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ramon up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Thomas.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramon is defending well for now.

Ramon breaks from the clinch.
Ramon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas tries to counter by clinching up but Ramon breaks away and moves out of range.
Ramon thuds his shin into the meat of Thomas's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramon misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas is looking to wear down Ramon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Ramon throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Ramon pushes him off.
Jab from Thomas.
Ramon tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ramon defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as Ramon shoots in.
Michael Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamos Ramon.
Ramon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Ramon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramon is just out of range.
Thomas throws a solid leg kick but Ramon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thomas.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Ramon moved away.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramon manages to avoid it.
Michael Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramon.
Thomas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ramon manages to circle out of the way.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramon.

Thomas instigates a clinch.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jamos Ramon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramon fails with a takedown attempt.

Ramon drives through and clinches with Thomas against the cage.
Thomas tries to circle away but Ramon has him pinned against the cage.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramon controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas just leaning against Ramon, taking a breather.
Ramon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ramon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.

Ramon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramon throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Ramon looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Ramon catches Thomas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thomas as he jumps to the side.
A punch combination from Ramon misses.
Michael Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Thomas.
Ramon scores with a one two! Thomas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Michael Thomas has been cut.
Thomas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ramon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thomas somewhat.
Ramon looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon shoots in and drives through. Thomas sprawls well.
Michael Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamos Ramon.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramon circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramon misses with the combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thomas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ramon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Despite the aggression on Ramon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ramon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas lands with a good body shot.
Ramon slips a jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramon.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ramon shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Ramon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thomas gets a clinch.
Ramon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thomas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramon circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramon is breathing heavily.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Thomas as he connects with a hook.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but Ramon seems unphased.
Ramon avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ramon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thomas's guard.

Thomas uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ramon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thomas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Thomas is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ramon has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Thomas is looking to reverse the position.
Thomas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ramon.
Thomas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ramon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.

Ramon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thomas, who protects the arm well.
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 Michael Thomas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Thomas's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Thomas stuns Ramon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramon misses with a double jab.
Thomas digs a good hook to Ramon's body.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramon's calf.
Ramon doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ramon manages to circle out of the way.
Ramon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramon moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Thomas.
Ramon darts in looking for a takedown but Thomas gets double underhooks and turns Ramon into the cage.
Ramon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Thomas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Thomas decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ramon.
A quick step to the side and Thomas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas feints a jab promting Ramon to slip. Thomas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ramon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramon.
Michael Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamos Ramon.
Thomas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ramon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Ramon throws a body kick that misses.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Ramon's belly button to the back.
Michael Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramon darts in looking for a takedown but Thomas gets double underhooks and turns Ramon into the cage.
Thomas tries to clinch but Ramon is having none of it.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a nice looking body kick.

Ramon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas wants to control but Ramon is keeping busy.
Ramon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thomas tries to get to full guard but Ramon has control of the leg.
Thomas controlling the position well.
Still in half guard, Ramon seems content to control.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramon on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to stand.
Ramon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Ramon there.
Jamos Ramon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ramon prevents Thomas from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ramon lands a nice short elbow.

Ramon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thomas has managed to free his arm - good work.

Ramon seems to be working for a kimura but Thomas defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to stand.

Ramon is trying to work for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramon.
Ramon throws a leg kick

and Thomas counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ramon!

Thomas decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramon circles away.
Ramon drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thomas 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Thomas!
Our winner, Michael Thomas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.