PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iker Ramirez (ranked 562 p4p, 718 weight class) and Jacque Joteel (ranked 62 p4p, 76 weight class). Ramirez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is El Jarabe Tapatio. Joteel has chosen Moogwalze as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramirez
vs
Joteel

180 cm
36
155
30 - 13 - 2

175 cm
29
146
15 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition

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 30 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Iker Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joteel misses with a left hand
and Ramirez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joteel throws a leg kick but Ramirez checks it.
Ramirez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramirez misses the target.
Joteel misses with an uppercut. Ramirez saw that one coming.
Ramirez throwing a counter right hand but Joteel manages to avoid it.
Ramirez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joteel checks a low kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Iker Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez misses with a body shot
letting Joteel counter with a right hand.
Ramirez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joteel. Joteel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ramirez defending well as Joteel loads up on a big left hand.
Ramirez throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joteel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ramirez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ramirez throws a leg kick
and Joteel counters with a leg kick.
Ramirez thumps Joteel with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ramirez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a push kick.
Joteel throws a leg kick but Ramirez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Joteel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Joteel scores with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Joteel misses the target.
Ramirez tests Joteel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joteel was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Joteel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramirez.
Joteel takes one to the chin there.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the body
and Joteel counters with a nice body kick.
Ramirez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joteel at a distance.
Ramirez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joteel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Joteel misses with a body kick.
Ramirez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joteel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ramirez scores with a leg kick.
Ramirez slips a jab from Joteel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joteel looks to throw the jab but Ramirez is out of range.
Ramirez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Joteel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ramirez throws a hook but Joteel avoids it easily.
Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joteel.
Joteel ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Ramirez jabs Joteel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ramirez tried to score with a low kick but Joteel checks it.
Ramirez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joteel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramirez throws a shot to the body.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Ramirez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramirez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Joteel dips to his left and cracks Ramirez with an uppercut!
Joteel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramirez digs a good body shot into Joteel's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez avoids a kick to the body.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez is looking to chop away at Joteel's legs.
Joteel lands a body shot.
Joteel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Ramirez does no damage.
Joteel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramirez throws a low kick, looking for Joteel's leg but Joteel calmly moves out of range.
A big left from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez backing away here, and Joteel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ramirez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joteel.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Joteel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Ramirez. That snapped Joteel's head back.
Joteel lands a slapping body shot.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick.
Joteel takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez takes a swing at Joteel's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Ramirez misses.
Joteel lands a jab.
Joteel slips a jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Joteel blocks a low kick nicely.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joteel moves away.
Joteel loads up on a big right hand but Ramirez slips the punch.
Ramirez blocks the body kick.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
A jab from Ramirez misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez lands a nice shot that snaps Joteel's head back.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick from Joteel.
Ramirez feints and then cracks Joteel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joteel down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Iker Ramirez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ramirez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joteel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Joteel throws out a powerful jab.
Joteel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Joteel blocks the leg kick.
Ramirez throws a low kick, looking for Joteel's leg but Joteel calmly moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Ramirez misses.
Joteel throws a push kick but Ramirez slaps the foot to one side.
Joteel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ramirez throws a looping overhand right but Joteel ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joteel slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joteel! But no joy.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Ramirez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Joteel throws a chopping leg kick but Ramirez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a wild body kick that Joteel sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Joteel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez scores with a nice strike.
Ramirez connects with a right hand. Joteel shakes it off.
Ramirez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joteel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joteel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joteel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Donk. Ramirez catches Joteel right on the button with a cross.
Ramirez misses with a low kick as Joteel jumps back.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Joteel.
It looked like Ramirez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Joteel.
Ramirez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Ramirez misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joteel. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez connects with a nice looking jab.
Ramirez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joteel scores with a hook to the body. Ramirez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Joteel flicks out a counter leg kick but Ramirez steps away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Joteel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ramirez has got the better of the exchanges.
Ramirez throws a leg kick
and Joteel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Iker Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Joteel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramirez looks for the body kick but Joteel saw that one coming.
Ramirez with the inside leg kick.
Joteel moves out of range of the strikes.
Joteel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joteel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joteel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. Joteel saw that one coming.
Joteel staying out of range there.
Joteel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a low kick, looking for Joteel's leg but Joteel calmly moves out of range.
Ramirez misses with a double jab.
Joteel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joteel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joteel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramirez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Joteel eats them both and turns towards Ramirez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Joteel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joteel scores with a jab to the body.
Joteel scores with a nice body kick.
Joteel avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Joteel connects with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joteel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joteel can do to turn this around?
Joteel slips under a jab from Ramirez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez moves out of range as Joteel throws a body kick.
Ramirez misses with a two punch combination.
Ramirez moves out of range as Joteel throws a body kick.
Joteel works Ramirez's body with a nice hook.
Ramirez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ramirez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramirez throws a head kick that Joteel semi-blocks.
Joteel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Ramirez. Beautiful body shot.
Ramirez throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joteel.
Ramirez misses with a low kick as Joteel jumps back.
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Joteel. That snapped Ramirez's head back.
Ramirez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Joteel will feel that in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Iker Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Iker Ramirez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Joteel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joteel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Iker Ramirez is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joteel! But no joy.
Ramirez cracks Joteel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joteel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joteel moves away.
Joteel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joteel was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joteel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joteel throws a head kick that misses.
Joteel throws a shot from downtown. Ramirez moves away and avoids it.
Ramirez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joteel throws out a counter right but Ramirez avoids it with no problem.
Ramirez digs a good body shot into Joteel's ribs.
Ramirez cracks Joteel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramirez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joteel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ramirez misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel moves out of range of the body kick.
Ramirez throws a big shot that misses.
Joteel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joteel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Joteel.
Joteel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joteel.
Ramirez throws a solid leg kick but Joteel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ramirez.
Ramirez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramirez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joteel with a nice cross.
Ramirez loads up on a big right hand but Joteel slips the punch.
Joteel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joteel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joteel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramirez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Joteel blocks the low kick.
Joteel is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ramirez lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Ramirez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joteel lands with a shot to the body.
Ramirez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ramirez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Joteel just manages to avoid it.
Joteel slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Joteel throws a good cross that connects.
Joteel ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a head kick that half lands.
A left lands for Ramirez.
Joteel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Joteel takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Ramirez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joteel.
Joteel throws a shot to the body.
Ramirez throws a one two combo.
Joteel throws a push kick but Ramirez slaps the foot to one side.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
Joteel is looking for the big counter here.
Joteel catches Ramirez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramirez lands a front kick.
Jacque Joteel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramirez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Joteel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Ramirez is rocked!
Joteel scores with a leg kick.
Oh Ramirez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joteel walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez lands a leg kick that knocks Joteel off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joteel lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Ramirez falls backwards - clearly groggy! Joteel dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacque Joteel!
Jacque Joteel spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.