PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Ramirez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ramirez
vs
Hunter

185 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Hunter!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez shoots in and drives through. Hunter sprawls well.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hunter as he jumps to the side.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramirez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramirez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramirez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunter circles away.

Ramirez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ramirez prevents Hunter from getting back to his feet.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
Hunter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hunter tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter scores with a one two! Ramirez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Ramirez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hunter keeping full guard, as Ramirez tries to pass.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramirez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Hunter is keeping the position.
Ramirez is working Hunter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Ramirez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ramirez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ramirez trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramirez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hunter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ramirez prevents Hunter from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Ramirez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ramirez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ramirez working Hunter over with strikes here.
BOOM! Ramirez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ramirez dominating with strikes here.
Ramirez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hunter taking shots to the head.
Ramirez landing shots from mount.
Ramirez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hunter looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Ramirez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Ramirez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ramirez working Hunter over with strikes here.
Hunter is bucking up trying to escape but Ramirez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ramirez landing shots from mount.
Ramirez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez controlling from mount.
Ramirez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Ramirez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ramirez shoots in and bounces Hunter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ramirez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Hunter is keeping the position.
Ramirez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramirez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ramirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramirez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramirez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunter is retaining full guard.
Ramirez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramirez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ramirez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ramirez is controlling him.
Ramirez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez stands and throws Hunter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ramirez landing strikes.
Ramirez wants to control but Hunter is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Check out the look on Ramirez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ramirez scoring with punches from side control.
Ramirez is chipping away with strikes.
Ramirez looks up at the clock and then as Hunter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ramirez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ramirez advances nicely into full mount.
Ramirez controlling the pace for now.
Ramirez working the ground and pound effectively.
Ramirez looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ramirez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ramirez lands a big elbow.
Juan Ramirez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunter taking shots to the head.
Ramirez looking to finish Hunter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hunter!
Ramirez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hunter hang on?
The referee warns Hunter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ramirez raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez with the ground and pound from mount.
Hunter taking shots to the head.
Hunter trying desperately to get to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Ramirez.
BOOM! Ramirez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ramirez landing punches.
Hunter wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ramirez controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Ramirez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramirez shoots for a double leg takedown but Hunter sprawls well. He's pushed Ramirez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ramirez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunter circles away.
Hunter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hunter scores with a three punch combo!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramirez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
Hunter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hunter duly obliges.
Horrible takedown by Ramirez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hunter which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Hunter.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunter tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter misses with a two punch combination.
Hunter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ramirez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Ramirez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Ramirez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ramirez passes Hunter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ramirez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hunter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hunter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ramirez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ramirez is taking a breather. Hunter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ramirez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ramirez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hunter!
Ramirez landing strikes from the mount.
Ramirez lands a big shot there that rocks Hunter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ramirez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ramirez working the ground and pound effectively.
Ramirez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ramirez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hunter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ramirez scoring with strikes but Hunter is staying in there.
Ramirez lands a big shot there that rocks Hunter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hunter is trying to stand.
Hunter taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ramirez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ramirez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ramirez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ramirez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ramirez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ramirez lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez raining down shots from the mount!
Hunter is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ramirez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ramirez with shots to the head and body - Hunter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ramirez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ramirez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hunter is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ramirez with the ground and pound from mount.
Ramirez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hunter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mark Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramirez lands a big shot there that rocks Hunter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ramirez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Ramirez!