PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Sayonara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayonara comes to the cage accompanied by Edge Of The Blade. 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.

Sayonara
vs
Ramos

178 cm
28
147 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

175 cm
27
141 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Ramos !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ramos looking to score a takedown here. Sayonara is defending well but Ramos drives through and ends up in Sayonara's guard.

Sayonara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ramos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ramos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos postures up and lands a big shot to Sayonara's brow.
Ramos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sayonara's head.
Ramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramos is looking to work some ground and pound but Sayonara has wrist control.
Sayonara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos looking to sit in guard and control but Sayonara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ramos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramos is trying to keep Sayonara in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ramos wants to control the position but Sayonara says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ramos is looking for a sweep. Sayonara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sayonara is looking for a kimura here.
Ramos gets full guard.
Ramos trying to keep a closed guard but Sayonara is proving a slippery customer.
We've been hearing good reports from Sayonara's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ramos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ramos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sayonara is one step ahead there.
Sayonara trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Ramos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ramos looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramos , not yet.
Sayonara wants to control from the top but Ramos keeps moving.

Sayonara got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ramos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sayonara has managed to get both his arms back between Ramos 's legs - danger averted.
Ramos wants to sweep here but Sayonara controlling him for the moment.
Ramos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sayonara's guard.

Sayonara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ramos defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sayonara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramos trying to control but Sayonara is working from the bottom.
Ramos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ramos distracts Sayonara with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramos trying to control but Sayonara is working from the bottom.
Ramos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ramos works over Sayonara with some ground and pound from guard.

Ramos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sayonara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ramos has managed to get both his arms back between Sayonara's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ramos throws a strike but Sayonara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sayonara won't allow Ramos to sweep him here.
Sayonara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramos looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramos , not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramos seems keen to control Sayonara's posture.
Sayonara looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Ramos 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.

Sayonara thuds a left hand into Ramos 's body.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayonara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown. Sayonara tries to sprawl out of it but Ramos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sayonara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayonara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sayonara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sayonara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos .
Ramos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sayonara momentarily.

Sayonara gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ramos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tony Ramos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sayonara trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Sayonara is keeping the position.
Ramos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sayonara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramos is one step ahead there.
Ramos is in close to Sayonara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ramos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramos scoring with some ground and pound.
Sayonara controls Ramos momentarily but Ramos frees himself.

Ramos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throwing strikes but missing.

Sayonara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Sayonara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sayonara lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ramos is on top in guard.

Ramos slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sayonara actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Ramos .
Ramos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ramos connects with a nice short shot to Sayonara's temple.
Ramos tries to pass to full mount but Sayonara defends it.
Ramos is nestled in close to Sayonara, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sayonara wants to control but Ramos is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sayonara actively working from the bottom here.
Ramos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sayonara gets back to full guard.
Ramos throws an elbow that misses. Sayonara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ramos 's guard. Nice move by Sayonara!

Sayonara postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ramos is on top in guard.

Sayonara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Ramos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sayonara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramos misses with a double jab.
Ramos throws the left hand but Sayonara avoids the punch easily.
Ramos lands a right hook to the body.
Ramos shoots in but no luck this time.
Sayonara works the jab nicely.
Ramos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Sayonara to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sayonara moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramos slips under a jab.
Ramos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sayonara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sayonara circles away quickly and effectively.
Sayonara looks to land a body kick but Ramos moved away.
Sayonara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sayonara avoids the body shot from Ramos .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara scores with the left hand. Ramos knows he should have avoided that one.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Sayonara's head but Sayonara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ramos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Sayonara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jiri Sayonara is winning the standup battle so far.
Sayonara throws a shot from downtown. Ramos moves away and avoids it.
Ramos tries to clinch but Sayonara moves out of range.
Sayonara quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ramos moves away from the strike by Sayonara.
Ramos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramos .
Sayonara is looking to counter punch.
Jiri Sayonara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Ramos .
Ramos throws a jab when Sayonara was well out of range.
Ramos misses with an uppercut. Sayonara saw that one coming.
Sayonara defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Sayonara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sayonara scores with a hook to the body. Ramos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramos misses with a straight left.
Ramos throws a shot from downtown. Sayonara moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Ramos throws a looping overhand right but Sayonara ducks down to avoid it.
Ramos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ramos stuns Sayonara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sayonara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tony Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramos cracks Sayonara with an open hand slap.
Sayonara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sayonara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara with a hook.
Sayonara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ramos shoots in and drives through. Sayonara sprawls well.
Sayonara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sayonara moves away from the strike by Ramos .
Sayonara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayonara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good shot there by Ramos .
A jab from Ramos misses.
Jab by Ramos .
Ramos tries to clinch up but Sayonara circles away and keeps his distance.
Sayonara connects with a nice looking jab.
Sayonara swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Sayonara blocks a jab.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sayonara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Sayonara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayonara cracks the inside of Ramos 's front leg.
Ramos misses with a straight right.
Sayonara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ramos on the side of the head.
Sayonara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
No joy there for Ramos , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramos moves out of range of the body kick.
Sayonara throws a jab when Ramos was well out of range.
Sayonara takes a swing at Ramos 's ribcage but misses.
Ramos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ramos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ramos looks to land a left hand but Sayonara moved out of range nicely.
Ramos slips a jab from Sayonara.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sayonara.
Sayonara slips a jab from Ramos .
Ramos lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Tony Ramos just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sayonara takes a swing at Ramos 's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos . Sayonara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sayonara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by Ramos .
Sayonara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos .
Sayonara thuds his right hand into Ramos 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sayonara scores with a head kick. Ramos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sayonara slips under a jab.
Sayonara is looking to counter punch.
Sayonara throws a body shot but no joy.
Sayonara moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Ramos coming out on top.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayonara is just out of range.
Sayonara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Ramos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sayonara jabs Ramos right on the nose. Ramos blinks but takes it well.
Sayonara just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sayonara throws an overhand right that lands on Ramos 's shoulder, as Ramos tries to avoid the shot.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Sayonara counters with an outside leg kick.
Sayonara throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayonara is just out of range.
Sayonara misses with a hook. Ramos ducked under it nicely.
Sayonara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramos looks to land a right hand but Sayonara moved out of range.
Sayonara throwing a counter right hand but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Sayonara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ramos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sayonara.
Ramos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A punch combination from Ramos misses.
Ramos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sayonara lands a nice hook to Ramos 's body. Ramos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
Ramos swings for the body but Sayonara moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramos closes the distance and pushes Sayonara back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayonara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sayonara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sayonara fails to land.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Sayonara controls his hands.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sayonara gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ramos .
Sayonara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sayonara misses with a body punch.
Ramos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sayonara is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sayonara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sayonara backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sayonara fails to land.
Sayonara prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jiri Sayonara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Ramos .
Ramos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sayonara lands with a light punch inside.
Ramos takes an elbow to the temple.
Sayonara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sayonara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sayonara misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ramos .
Sayonara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Sayonara controls his hands.
Ramos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sayonara is keeping busy.

Ramos turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ramos is chipping away with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos grinds an elbow into Sayonara's temple.
Sayonara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws an elbow but Sayonara slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ramos is looking to take a break and control but Sayonara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sayonara is looking for a sweep.
Sayonara is trying to control Ramos 's posture but Ramos avoids it.
Ramos looks up at the clock and then as Sayonara takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ramos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sayonara is trying to improve his position.
Ramos is looking to take a break and control but Sayonara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Tony Ramos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sayonara finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramos 's head.
Ramos takes a swing at Sayonara's ribcage but misses.
Sayonara appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ramos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sayonara's hands.
Sayonara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos .
Sayonara moves out of range of the strikes.
Sayonara swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sayonara misses with a low kick.
Sayonara lands a really nice looking cross but Ramos seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sayonara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ramos misses with a few strikes there.

Ramos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sayonara tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ramos is in Sayonara's guard.

Sayonara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sayonara is looking for a triangle but Ramos pushes his legs off easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ramos manages to get himself to full guard.

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 trying to control from half guard but Sayonara is working away.
Sayonara wants to improve his position but Ramos is controlling well.
Ramos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jiri Sayonara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara is trying to maintain the position but Ramos is very close to passing his half guard.
Ramos looks to land a strike but Sayonara avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Sayonara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramos stands up over Sayonara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Sayonara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ramos is aware though and is defending well.
Sayonara is trying to keep Ramos in close.
Sayonara throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ramos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands a couple of digs.
Ramos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sayonara's head.

Sayonara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ramos defends it easily.
Sayonara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramos is in close to Sayonara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ramos working some strikes from top position.
Ramos with a nice head shot there.
Ramos scoring with punches to the head and body.

Sayonara is rocked!
Ramos distracts Sayonara with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh Sayonara is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramos loads up on a big left hand. Sayonara felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ramos looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Sayonara can't hide his disappointment, as Ramos celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Ramos !