PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Ramone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramone comes into the arena with La Raza blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jason Crump enters the cage!

Ramone
vs
Crump

190 cm
24
219 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Ramone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Crump!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramone misses with a looping right.
Ramone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crump was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramone.
Crump goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ramone misses with a two punch combination.

Ramone gets a takedown into half guard.
Ramone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ramone keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ramone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crump defending well though.
Ramone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crump blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramone.
Ramone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ramone lands strikes from half guard.
Crump wants to improve his position but Ramone is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crump defending well though.
Ramone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ramone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Crump is trying to stand.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ramone lands a nice short elbow.
Ramone blocks the strikes from Crump.
Crump wants to get back to full guard.
Crump is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ramone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ramone's back!
Crump is trying to stick to Ramone's back but Ramone is turning into Crump. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Crump's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ramone.
Crump looks gassed!
Ramone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ramone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ramone distracts Crump with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramone seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Crump is looking for a triangle but Ramone pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramone looking to pass the guard.
Ramone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ramone landing some decent shots from guard.
Ramone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ramone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crump utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crump looking for a sweep. Not yet Crump, not yet.
Ramone trying to control but Crump is working from the bottom.
Ramone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ramone lands a couple of elbows.
Crump wants to sweep but no luck.
Crump being controlled here, momentarily.
Ramone trying to control the position from guard on top but Crump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramone stopping the sweep attempt from Crump.
Ramone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ramone scoring with some ground and pound.
Crump keeping moving, preventing Ramone from controlling successfully.
Ramone is really struggling to control Crump but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Crump looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ramone sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Ramone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ramone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ramone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crump moves away.
Jason Crump is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramone as he connects with a hook.
Crump throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramone thuds a left hand into Crump's body.

Ramone is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Crump's half guard.
Ramone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crump with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ramone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ramone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Crump is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crump is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramone scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crump is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump taking some punishment here, with Ramone in his half guard.
Crump taking some punishment here, with Ramone in his half guard.
Crump is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramone scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ramone is nestled in close to Crump, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ramone lands strikes from half guard.
Ramone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ramone is controlling the pace.
Julio Ramone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramone is trying to control the action in half guard but Crump is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, if Ramone is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramone's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ramone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crump can do to turn this around?
Ramone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ramone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ramone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Ramone there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramone drops an elbow to the side of Crump's head.
Crump wants to get back to his feet.
Ramone scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Crump is looking to improve his position.
Ramone trying to control from half guard but Crump is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ramone lands a nice short elbow.
Ramone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ramone working the head and body with strikes.
Crump pushes Ramone off looking to stand but Ramone dives back in and keeps control.
Ramone working the head and body with strikes.
Ramone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ramone is controlling the pace.
Ramone winds up and cracks Crump with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ramone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ramone content to control rather than advance.
Crump taking some punishment here, with Ramone in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ramone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Ramone dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Crump takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ramone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crump manages to avoid it.
Julio Ramone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Ramone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ramone cracks Crump with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Ramone feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ramone is working Crump over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Crump is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ramone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramone trying to control but Crump is working from the bottom.
Ramone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramone won't allow Crump to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Crump has momentary wrist control but Ramone slips an elbow through the middle.
Ramone postures up and lands a big shot to Crump's brow.
Crump keeping full guard, as Ramone tries to pass.
Crump keeping moving, preventing Ramone from controlling successfully.
Crump has momentary wrist control but Ramone slips an elbow through the middle.
Ramone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ramone is stalling in the full guard.
Ramone trying to control but Crump is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ramone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ramone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ramone distracts Crump with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crump wants to stand up but Ramone is controlling him.
Ramone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ramone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ramone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ramone lands a couple of elbows.
Ramone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ramone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crump's head.
Ramone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ramone trying to control but Crump is working from the bottom.
Ramone lands a couple of elbows.
Ramone postures up and lands a big shot to Crump's brow.

Crump looking for a guillotine here but Ramone defends easily.
Ramone scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Crump looking for subs off his back but Ramone has passed one foot through into half guard.
Julio Ramone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jason Crump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramone working Crump over with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramone sitting and controlling from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Ramone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Ramone!