PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nano Talon (ranked 5609 p4p, 4995 weight class) and Ramon Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 211 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Talon
vs
Ramirez

171 cm
19
141
2 - 1 - 0

169 cm
20
142
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nano Talon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramon Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez tries to clinch but Talon moves out of range.
Ramirez has his takedown stuffed
and Talon counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
Talon catches Ramirez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramirez throws a leg kick
and Talon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Talon.
Talon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez tries a quick counter leg kick but Talon is wise to it.
Talon throws a low kick but Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Talon throws an overhand right that lands on Ramirez's shoulder, as Ramirez tries to avoid the shot.
Talon connects with a looping right hand.
Talon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Talon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramirez, pushing him back against the cage.

Talon manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez tries for a takedown but Talon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Talon counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramirez wants to clinch up but Talon keeps it at a distance.
Talon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Talon is having none of it.
Ramirez shoots for a takedown but Talon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nano Talon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramon Ramirez.
Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Ramirez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ramirez darts in trying to clinch
and Talon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Talon throws a leg kick

and Ramirez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Talon is trying to keep Ramirez in close.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Talon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talon looking for a sweep. Not yet Talon, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talon trying to keep a closed guard but Ramirez is proving a slippery customer.
Talon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ramirez has passed into side control.
Talon is trying to get back to half guard.
Talon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ramirez connects with a decent elbow.
Talon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramirez on the ground.
Talon is trying to control Ramirez's posture but Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez tries to move to mount but Talon blocks the move with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talon is looking to reverse the position.

Ramirez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Talon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Talon can't do much from the bottom here.

Ramirez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt

and Talon counters by moving into the clinch.
Talon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Talon manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talon lunges at Ramirez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramirez's hand.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramirez lands with a kick to the temple. Talon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Talon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramirez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Talon after a bit of a struggle.
Ramirez looks winded!
Talon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Talon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Talon manages to break the clinch.
Talon tests Ramirez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Talon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ramirez checks a leg kick nicely.
Talon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramirez momentarily.
Ramirez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nano Talon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Talon forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
Talon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Talon.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Talon is defending well for now.
Talon scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right handed body shot lands from Talon.
A nice right hand lands inside from Talon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Talon.
Talon lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Talon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ramirez gets tackled into the cage by Talon. Talon maintains the clinch.
Ramirez jumps guard but Talon stands there with Ramirez around his waist. Ramirez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talon gets through Ramirez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Talon breaks the clinch.
Talon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramirez can do to turn this around?
Ramirez tries for a takedown but Talon circles away easily
and Talon counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Talon clinches.
Ramirez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramirez jumps guard but Talon stands there with Ramirez around his waist. Ramirez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nano Talon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramon Ramirez.

Talon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramon Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramirez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Talon stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramirez. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramirez blocks the leg kick.
Talon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talon misses with a low kick.
Ramirez walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramirez blocks the leg kick.
Ramirez blocks a low kick nicely.

Talon closes the distance and pushes Ramirez back into the cage.
A short uppercut from Talon.
Nano Talon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Talon lands with a left to the head.
Ramirez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Talon.
Talon works on Ramirez's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.

Talon breaks from the clinch.
Talon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Talon 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 Ramirez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramirez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ramirez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talon jabs at Ramirez's body.
Good exchange - Talon coming out on top.

Talon closes the distance and clinches.

Talon breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez checks a low kick from Talon.
Talon's corner calls for a 1-2. Talon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Talon wants to slow Ramirez down by chopping away at his legs.
Talon sets himself, and Ramirez steps forward looking for the clinch! Talon avoids it this time.
Talon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Talon is pushing Ramirez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short body shot lands from Talon as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Talon.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Talon is leaning against Ramirez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Talon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Talon.
Ramirez trying to control the position but instead, Talon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ramirez into the cage.
Ramirez wants a takedown.
Ramirez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Talon manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez closes the distance but Talon moves to the side
and Talon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Talon moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nano Talon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Talon lands with a big left! Ramirez is wobbled badly! Talon comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Ramirez to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nano Talon!
A victorious Nano Talon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.