PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ramirez
vs
Harris

175 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ron Harris!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Ramirez, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Ramirez against the cage but Ramirez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Ramirez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harris napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Harris works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Ramirez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Ramirez is working for a kimura but Harris is defending it quite comfortably.
Ramirez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harris gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to stand but Ramirez is controlling the position.
Ramirez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harris is on top in guard.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Harris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ramirez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harris manages to get himself to full guard.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez stops Harris from standing up.
Harris looks gassed!
Ramirez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramirez won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
Ramirez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harris's guard.

Ramirez is looking for a kimura but Harris is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ramirez to get the leverage.
Ramirez wants to stand up but Harris has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Ramirez seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramirez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harris is just riding it out for now. Ramirez eventually gives up the hold.

Ramirez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harris regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ramirez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramirez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramirez's guard.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramirez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ramirez pushes Harris off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramirez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Harris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Harris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ramirez has escaped the position, nice work there.

Ramirez sneaks out the side door and pushes Harris away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Ramirez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Ramirez goes for a takedown attempt but Harris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Ramirez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramirez showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramirez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramirez.
Harris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ramirez is working away from the top position though.

Ramirez stands up from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Harris drives through with a takedown into guard.

Ramirez has his feet on Harris's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ramirez shoots and misses
and Harris counters with a good low kick that Ramirez was not able to check.

Ramirez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Harris was covering up waiting for the punch and Ramirez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Ramirez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ramirez lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramirez swings around for an armbar but Harris sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ramirez's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris prevents Ramirez from getting back to his feet.
Ramirez can't keep his opponent in guard - Harris advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ramirez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Harris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ramirez tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Harris wants to take a breather but Ramirez is having none of it.
Ramirez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harris is defended easily by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt

and Ramirez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harris won't be happy with that.
Ramirez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ramirez landing strikes.
Ramirez working the body and head with strikes.
Ramirez scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris can't do much from the bottom here.

Ramirez decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose 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!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ramirez.

Ramirez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Harris pushes Ramirez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ramirez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Ramirez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Harris rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ramirez's guard! Nice work there by Harris!
Harris passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramirez is trying to stand up here but Harris is controlling him well.
Ramirez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to get back to full guard.
Ramirez is working hard here to advance position.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet.

Harris is trying to work for a kimura but Ramirez is defending well.
Ramirez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harris.
Ramirez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ramirez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jose Ramirez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris passes into half guard.
Harris lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is not content to let Harris control the position.
Ramirez is trying to get back to full guard.

Harris is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Harris working the head and body with strikes.
Ramirez is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Ramirez has one foot on Harris's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Ramirez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harris manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ramirezis looking to pass into half guard but Harris pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Harris is in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet but Harris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ramirez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Harris cracks Ramirez with a solid left hand.
Harris advances to half guard.
Ramirez is trying to get back to full guard.
Harris is trying to control the action in half guard but Ramirez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ramirez gets the takedown into side control.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to get back to half guard.

Ramirez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harris has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harris is pushing Ramirez's head away, looking to escape. Ramirez manages to hold on to the position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramirez 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

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