PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Papa John (ranked 25053 p4p, 452 weight class) and Jacinto Ramos (ranked 19153 p4p, 463 weight class). Jacinto Ramos has the eye of the tiger tonight.

John
vs
Ramos

170 cm
29
140 lbs
10 - 10 - 1

175 cm
32
157 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Great elbows
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Papa John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacinto Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
John tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.
Ramos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Ramos tries to keep at a distance but John has taken the fight into the clinch.
John lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramos.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ramos wants to break the clinch but can't.

Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John lands with a nice body punch.

John moves into the clinch successfully.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but John is out of range.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramos can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

John has taken the fight to the clinch.
Our sources have told us that John has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos lands a right hand.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by John.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramos connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
John takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramos lands with a shot to the body.
John tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramos thumps John with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
John tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Ramos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
John wants to clinch.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.

Ramos forces John back against the ropes and clinches.
Ramos blocks an elbow strike from John.

Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramos misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Ramos takes the fight into the clinch.
John missing with knees to the body.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John landing knees to the body.
Ramos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of John backwards.

Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
John throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by John.
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John throws a head kick that misses.
John thuds his shin into the meat of Ramos's side.
Jacinto Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramos has time to react.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Ramos.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ramos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ramos misses with a low kick.
John comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ramos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
John takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ramos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and John counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jacinto Ramos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
John seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Ramos throws a chopping leg kick but John manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
John lands a nice looking body shot.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.
John lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ramos throws out a leg kick but John moves out of range and Ramos only half commits.

John rushes Ramos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from John.

Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John throws a right hand that Ramos ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramos also avoids with ease.
Ramos throws a head kick that misses.
John wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John moves out of range of the leg kick from Ramos.
Ramos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramos.
A clash of legs there as John blocks the low kick.
Ramos misses with a low kick as John jumps back.
John moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
Ramos slips under a jab.
Ramos misses with a low kick.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and John has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
John wants to slow Ramos down by chopping away at his legs.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramos lands a really nice looking cross but John seems unphased.
Ramos throws a head kick but John moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
John blocks a head kick by Ramos.
John wants to clinch.
John throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos misses with a head kick.
Jacinto Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramos keeps the fight on the outside.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramos's calf.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Ramos gets a clinch.
John scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramos takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
John tries to throw a body punch but Ramos avoids it by throwing John back against the ropes.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramos manages to break the clinch.
Ramos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from John.
John misses with a wild body shot.
John attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A clash of legs there as John blocks the low kick.
John scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ramos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John tries to counter by clinching up but Ramos breaks away and moves out of range.
Ramos scores with a sloppy right hand. John should have avoided that one.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John cracks Ramos with an open hand slap.
Ramos throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramos can pounce on him.
Ramos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
John is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

John darts in and clinches Ramos up against the ropes.
John misses with a body punch.
John keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramos's efforts to push away.
John digs a right hand underneath Ramos's ribcage. Ramos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
John lands a knee to the head.
Ramos blocks an elbow strike.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
Ramos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramos lands a hook that snaps the head of John backwards.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John has Ramos pressed against the ropes, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
John misses with a body punch.
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramos is keeping busy.
The referee calls for John to work.
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 Papa John will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

John tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.
The fighters circling - Ramos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John tries to land a front kick but Ramos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Despite the aggression on Ramos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Ramos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with John, pushing him back against the ropes.
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ramos takes a knee right on the jaw!
John blocks an uppercut.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
Ramos lands a left hand.
Ramos tries a body shot but John blocks it.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramos misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
It seemed like Ramos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos lands a nice looking body kick.
John throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramos flicks out a counter leg kick but John steps away.

John has Ramos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Papa John has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Ramos manages to break the clinch.

John has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by John.
A short left from Ramos.

Ramos manages to break the clinch.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by John.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
John blocks a low kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and John tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

John has closed the distance and engaged Ramos in a clinch.
Ramos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of John backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos has had enough of the clinch but John keeps him there for the moment.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
John trying to stall but Ramos improves his position.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ramos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
John trying to land knees to the body.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
John checks the leg kick.
Ramos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for John.
Jab from John.
John darts in trying to clinch
and Ramos counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ramos does no damage.
John appears to be looking for a big counter.

Ramos closes the distance and pushes John back into the ropes.
John working Ramos over with knees to the body.
John wants to stall.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from John.
Ramos tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the ropes.
John lands a body punch.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.

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

John gets in close and instigates a clinch.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ramos gets tackled into the ropes by John. John maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ramos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ramos throws a head punch that misses.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
Ramos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
John throws a shot to the body.
John tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
Ramos feints a counter leg kick.
Ramos wants to land a leg kick but John is out of range.
Ramos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Ramos darts in and clinches John up against the ropes.
John misses with a knee strike.
Ramos managing to block the knees to the body from John.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramos controls his hands.
John digs a right hand into Ramos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ramos's gas tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacinto Ramos.
I think Ramos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Papa John!
In defeat, Jacinto Ramos stepped up to the mic, saying 'Big heart, determined '.