PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dam Son (ranked 9174 p4p, 746 weight class) and Pavlo Ramazanov (ranked 2742 p4p, 310 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Son
vs
Ramazanov

196 cm
25
272 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

181 cm
31
279 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dam Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavlo Ramazanov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Dam Son has been cut.
Ramazanov misses with a low kick as Son jumps back.
Nice body kick from Son.
Son misses with a wild body shot.
As Son backs off Ramazanov throws a huge counter combo but Son manages to avoid it all.
Ramazanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramazanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Son moves away.
Ramazanov scores with a jab to the body.
Son tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramazanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Son.
Son is looking to chop away at Ramazanov's legs.
It seemed like Ramazanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramazanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramazanov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Son has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thunder MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Son swings for the body but Ramazanov moves out of range.
Ramazanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Son, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramazanov tries a quick counter leg kick but Son is wise to it.
Son defending well as Ramazanov loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Son blocks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Son misses its target.
Son connects with a leg kick. Ramazanov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Son.
Ramazanov tries to clinch but Son is having none of it.
It looked like Son was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramazanov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Son. Ramazanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramazanov throws out a counter right but Son avoids it with no problem.
Son misses with a hook to the body
and Ramazanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Son misses with a right hand
and Ramazanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramazanov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Ramazanov.
Ramazanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Son.
Ramazanov throws a front kick aimed at Son's knee but Son avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramazanov scores with a body shot.
Ramazanov moves out of range of the leg kick from Son.
Ramazanov throws out a counter right but Son avoids it with no problem.
Son throws a hook but Ramazanov blocks it.
Son is looking to wear down Ramazanov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Son.
Ramazanov throws a leg kick
and Son counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramazanov throws a jab when Son was well out of range.
Ramazanov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pavlo Ramazanov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dam Son's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ramazanov closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Son blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ramazanov misses with a punch to the body.
Ramazanov dodges an elbow strike from Son.
Ramazanov slowing the pace effectively.
Ramazanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Son missing with knees to the body.
Ramazanov lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramazanov blocks an elbow strike.
Ramazanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramazanov misses with a body punch.
Son lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Ramazanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Son throws a leg kick which misses Ramazanov's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramazanov tries to avoid it.
Son throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramazanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Son manages to avoid it.
Ramazanov throws out a leg kick but Son moves out of range and Ramazanov only half commits.
Son throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramazanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Son stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramazanov.
Son lands with a cross.
Ramazanov lands a nice shot that snaps Son's head back.
Ramazanov staying out of range there.
A low kick from Ramazanov is predictable there

and Son counters with a beautiful hook that drops Ramazanov to the mat! Will Ramazanov be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Son to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Ramazanov is up. He looks OK to continue.

It looks like Pavlo Ramazanov has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramazanov is looking to score with low kicks.
Ramazanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramazanov motions for Son to come forward. Ramazanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Son on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramazanov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Son checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Son swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Son. That snapped Ramazanov's head back.
Son is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Son throws a right hand that misses
and Ramazanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Son has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Son there as he acknowledges the shot.
Son fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Son misses with a shot to the body
and Ramazanov counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Son misses with a kick to the body.
Ramazanov lands a nice shot that snaps Son's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dam Son will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Son connects with a looping right hand.
Dam Son is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramazanov wants to slow Son down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice defenses there by Son.
Ramazanov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Son throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramazanov misses with a leg kick
and Son counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Ramazanov.
Son tried to counter with a leg kick but Ramazanov avoided it.
Ramazanov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramazanov.
Son swings widly with a right hand
and Ramazanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramazanov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramazanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Son.
Ramazanov throws an overhand right that lands on Son's shoulder, as Son tries to avoid the shot.
Ramazanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Son.
Son lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ramazanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Son throws out the jab.
Ramazanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramazanov lands with a nice body kick.
Ramazanov lands a two punch combo.
Son throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Ramazanov - just one landing.
A head kick misses from Ramazanov.
Son throwing a counter right hand but Ramazanov manages to avoid it.
Ramazanov digs a good body shot into Son's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov thuds his shin into the meat of Son's side.
Son lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Son. Ramazanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramazanov scoring well with a low kick there.
Son bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ramazanov's head backwards.
Ramazanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Son throws an off balance right hand
and Ramazanov counters with a straight right hand.
Ramazanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Son throwing a counter right hand but Ramazanov manages to avoid it.
Ramazanov lands a leg kick that knocks Son off balance momentarily.
Ramazanov cracks Son with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pavlo Ramazanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramazanov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:27

The fight is ruled a majority draw!