PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ramos (ranked 348 p4p, 17 weight class) and Alex Coxall (ranked 1070 p4p, 54 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ramos
vs
Coxall

175 cm
29
141 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

167 cm
39
135 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Ramos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Coxall!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coxall moves away.
Ramos checks a leg kick nicely.
Coxall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Coxall duly obliges.

It looks like Tony Ramos has been cut.
A low kick from Coxall misses

and Ramos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ramos .
Ramos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Coxall's head.
Ramos won't allow Coxall to sweep him here.
Ramos stands and throws Coxall's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Coxall regains half guard, as Ramos was trying to land strikes.
Nice strikes from Ramos there.
Ramos is nestled in close to Coxall, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ramos trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Coxall manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Ramos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ramos is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coxall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coxall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coxall is pushing down on Ramos 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ramos is fighting to maintain full guard but Coxall has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to control but Coxall is keeping busy.
Ramos is trying to get back to full guard.
Coxall is trying to control the action in half guard but Ramos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ramos is looking to control Coxall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ramos avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ramos tries to roll over but Coxall keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos wants to get back to full guard but Coxall has mounted him!
Ramos tries to reverse the position but Coxall maintains control.
Ramos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Coxall.
Coxall looking to control but Ramos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ramos tries to reverse the position but Coxall maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coxall throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ramos because Coxall loaded up on that one.
Coxall throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Coxall looking to control but Ramos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Coxall prevents Ramos from getting the reversal.
Ramos wants to hold on but Coxall pushes him away.
Ramos looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Ramos is in bad spot here.
Coxall doesn't have the hooks in and Ramos manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos landing some decent shots from guard.

Coxall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ramos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ramos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ramos lands a couple of elbows.

Coxall is looking for a triangle but Ramos pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Coxall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ramos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ramos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Coxall's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alex Coxall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Ramos 's cut.
That's time! Ramos 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ramos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coxall. Coxall obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramos takes a swing at Coxall's ribcage but misses.
Coxall fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Coxall is just out of range.
Ramos throws a shot from downtown. Coxall moves away and avoids it.
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Coxall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coxall has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ramos is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ramos digs a good hook to Coxall's body.
A combination from Ramos does no damage.
Ramos slips a jab and a cross from Coxall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Coxall.
Nice body punch from Ramos .
Coxall throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ramos swings for the body but Coxall moves out of range.
Coxall lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall throws a hook but Ramos avoids it easily.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coxall moves away.
Alex Coxall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coxall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coxall throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coxall manages to avoid it.
That kick from Coxall tenderised Ramos 's leg. Ramos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coxall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ramos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Coxall thows a leg kick but Ramos checks it

and Ramos counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Coxall!
Ramos lands some shots froms side control.
Ramos is putting a hurting on Coxall here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ramos working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is chipping away with strikes.
Ramos lands a few punches from side control.
Ramos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Coxall is rocked!
Ramos working the strikes but Coxall uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Coxall is still in real trouble! Can Ramos finish him?
Ramos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ramos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Ramos has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Coxall is looking to control Ramos 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Coxall avoid being mounted?
Coxall seems to have recovered his senses.
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 Coxall's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ramos working over Coxall with some ground and pound. Coxall looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Ramos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ramos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ramos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coxall actively working from the bottom here.
Ramos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Coxall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Coxall looking for submissions off his back.
Ramos thows a huge punch but Coxall dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ramos lands a nice short elbow.
Coxall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramos .
Ramos lands with a punch from half guard.

Coxall looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Ramos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Ramos 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A big right from Coxall misses.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Coxall is looking to chop away at Ramos 's legs.
Coxall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coxall can do to turn this around?
Coxall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Coxall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramos .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coxall pinned against the cage. Coxall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Coxall is just out of range.
A jab from Coxall misses.
Coxall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos is looking to wear down Coxall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ramos slips a jab and a cross from Coxall.
Ramos misses with a lunging right hand
and Coxall counters with a good low kick that Ramos was not able to check.
Ramos lands with a cross.
Coxall looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
Coxall misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Ramos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Coxall won't be happy with that.
Ramos in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ramos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Coxall to see if he's OK.
Tony Ramos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos working the body and head with strikes.
Coxall is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Coxall regains half guard.
Ramos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coxall's head.
Ramos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ramos drops an elbow to the side of Coxall's head.

Coxall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Coxall looking for submissions off his back.
Ramos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Ramos there.
Ramos lands with a punch from half guard.
Ramos is nestled in close to Coxall, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Ramos .
Ramos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ramos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coxall's head.
Coxall on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Coxall is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos slips a nice elbow through Coxall's hands, connecting with Coxall's forehead.
Ramos stalling away here and it's allowed Coxall to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ramos cracks Coxall with a solid left hand.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coxall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ramos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Ramos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ramos 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Ramos !