PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandro Ramos (ranked 3441 p4p, 3149 weight class) and Xon HiChi (ranked 405 p4p, 379 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ramos
vs
HiChi

180 cm
25
155
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
160
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Island Boys Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexsandro Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xon HiChi!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HiChi ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
HiChi swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos throws a good cross that connects.
Ramos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of HiChi's head but HiChi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
HiChi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ramos.
Ramos walks into a straight right hand from HiChi.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but HiChi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Ramos takes a swing at HiChi's ribcage but misses.
HiChi slips a straight right by Ramos.
Ramos keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and HiChi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and HiChi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ramos scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
HiChi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ramos throws a shot from downtown. HiChi moves away and avoids it.
Ramos looks to land a left hand but HiChi moved out of range nicely.
HiChi dips to his left and cracks Ramos with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
HiChi jabs Ramos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab, jab by HiChi - just one landing.
HiChi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by HiChi.
HiChi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and HiChi counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos jabs HiChi right on the nose. HiChi blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Xon HiChi has been cut.
Ramos misses with a looping left.
Ramos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
HiChi takes a swing at Ramos's ribcage but misses.
Ramos throws the left hand but HiChi avoids the punch easily.
HiChi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
HiChi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ramos.
HiChi slips a straight right by Ramos.
HiChi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
HiChi scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and HiChi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
HiChi tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
HiChi misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
HiChi avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
HiChi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but HiChi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Ramos looks to land a right hand but HiChi moved out of range.
HiChi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
HiChi scores with a body shot.
HiChi slips a jab from Ramos.
HiChi lands a jab to Ramos's midsection.
HiChi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. HiChi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
HiChi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramos on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. HiChi does a little dance to reset his feet.
HiChi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ramos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
HiChi lands a nice hook to Ramos's body. Ramos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
HiChi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.

HiChi moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for HiChi.
HiChi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramos is trying to break free.
Ramos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, HiChi scores with a nice short uppercut.
HiChi prevents Ramos from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from HiChi fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Ramos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
HiChi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ramos tries to circle away but HiChi has him pinned against the cage.
HiChi has Ramos pressed against the cage, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
HiChi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch but HiChi keeps him there for the moment.
Ramos is trying to break free.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is trying to force a seperation but HiChi has the dominant position.
HiChi struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramos controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from HiChi fails to land.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
HiChi misses with some punches.

Ramos manages to break the clinch.
HiChi moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
Ramos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ramos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
HiChi scores with a nice strike.
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!
Ramos misses with an uppercut. HiChi saw that one coming.
HiChi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from HiChi there as he acknowledges the shot.
HiChi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramos doesn't seem bothered though.
HiChi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.

HiChi clinches up against the cage.
HiChi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Xon HiChi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xon HiChi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ramos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
HiChi with a jab.
HiChi cracks Ramos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
HiChi thuds his right hand into Ramos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
HiChi lands with a hook. Ramos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
HiChi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
HiChi connects with a body shot that sends Ramos's belly button to the back.
HiChi connects with a body shot.
Xon HiChi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos needs to keep his hands up - HiChi had a free shot at his head there.
HiChi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
HiChi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ramos.
HiChi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.
Ramos throws a jab when HiChi was well out of range.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from HiChi lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
HiChi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
HiChi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling HiChi to counter with a crisp jab.
HiChi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ramos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and HiChi counters with a left to the body.
Ramos misses with a left hand
enabling HiChi to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos connects with the punch.
Ramos misses the jab.
HiChi scores with a body shot.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
HiChi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramos throws a hook but HiChi blocks it.
A big left from Ramos misses.
HiChi avoids the body shot from Ramos.
HiChi lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos throws a body punch but HiChi moves out of range.
Ramos misses with a hook

and HiChi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by HiChi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
HiChi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramoss head.
HiChi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramos working hard to break the clinch.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
HiChi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramos's efforts to push away.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
HiChi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
HiChi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
HiChi swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xon HiChi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ramos blocks an uppercut.
Ramos is looking to break free of the clinch but HiChi has double underhooks.
HiChi lands a right hand.
HiChi lands a shoulder strike.
Ramos working hard to break the clinch.
HiChi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
HiChi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramos blocking some punches.
Ramos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexsandro Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos scores with a hook.
Ramos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ramos throws a jab when HiChi was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by HiChi. Beautiful body shot.

HiChi closes the distance and pushes Ramos back into the cage.
Ramos is trying to push HiChi away but HiChi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Ramos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
HiChi lands a slapping body shot.
HiChi cracks Ramos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
HiChi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
HiChi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
HiChi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramos on the side of the head.
Ramos throws a hook but HiChi avoids it easily.
Ramos misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by HiChi - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a body punch but HiChi moves out of range.
HiChi dodges the punch combination from Ramos.
Ramos walks into a jab.
A jab from HiChi finds it's way through Ramos's defenses.
Ramos scores with a one two! HiChi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ramos moves forwards but HiChi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Ramos misses with a hook.
HiChi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ramos.
HiChi moves away from the strike by Ramos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
HiChi connects with the punch.
Ramos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
HiChi slips under a jab.
Ramos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Xon HiChi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xon HiChi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ramos connects with a good right hand that stumbles HiChi. HiChi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Ramos throws a predictable looking body shot
letting HiChi counter with a right hand.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by HiChi.

HiChi moves into the clinch successfully.
HiChi scores with a shoulder strike.
HiChi lands with a right to the head.
HiChi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for HiChi.
HiChi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Ramos working hard to break the clinch.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for HiChi.
HiChi throws a head punch that misses.

Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. HiChi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
HiChi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
HiChi stuns Ramos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos throws a lazy uppercut
and HiChi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramos throws a jab when HiChi was well out of range.
Ramos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
HiChi connects with a jab.
HiChi lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by HiChi.
HiChi digs a good body shot into Ramos's ribs.
Ramos swings for the body but HiChi moves out of range.
HiChi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
HiChi with a jab.
Ramos throws a hook but HiChi blocks it.
HiChi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but HiChi slips the punch.
Xon HiChi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
HiChi dodges the punch combination from Ramos.
HiChi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
HiChi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
HiChi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
HiChi lands with a shot to the body.
HiChi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
HiChi scores with a decent looking hook.
HiChi avoids the body shot from Ramos.
A left lands for HiChi.
A punch lands to the side of Ramos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ramos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Ramos misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ramos throws a hook but HiChi avoids it easily.
HiChi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
HiChi lands with a nice body punch.
HiChi sizes up Ramos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice body punch from HiChi.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but HiChi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
HiChi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

HiChi has closed the distance and engaged Ramos in a clinch.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but HiChi is controlling him.
HiChi prevents Ramos from breaking the clinch.
HiChi throws a head punch that misses.
Ramos tries to break the clinch but HiChi is controlling the position.
Ramos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from HiChi.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
HiChi has Ramos pressed against the cage, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramos is trying to push HiChi away but HiChi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
HiChi swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
HiChi misses with a hook from the clinch.
HiChi has Ramos pressed against the cage, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexsandro Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and HiChi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

HiChi has taken the fight to the clinch.
HiChi lands an uppercut.
HiChi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramos pushes off an throws an elbow but HiChi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xon HiChi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well HiChi 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xon HiChi!
A relieved looking Xon HiChi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.