PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Ramos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ramos
vs
Barros

188 cm
20
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
198 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Barros!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barros's waist but Barros gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ramos off to one side.
Ramos shoots in for a double leg but Barros sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Ramos gets a takedown into half guard.
Ramos is trying to control. Barros wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Barros is defending against the submission attempts here by Ramos.
Barros keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Barros wants to control but Ramos is keeping busy.
Ramos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ramos thows a huge punch but Barros dodges it nicely.
Ramos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barros regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ramos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Barros has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ramos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ramos stopping the sweep attempt from Barros.
Ramos cracks Barros with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos cracks Barros with a solid left hand.
Ramos thows a big elbow that misses.

Barros looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ramos passes into side control.
Barros is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Barros is not content to let Ramos control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barros tries to buck Ramos off but Ramos is having none of it.
Barros managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ramos.
Ramos throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ramos trying to control the action but Barros is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Barros's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barros knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barros manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Barros is looking for a sweep. Ramos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ramos lands strikes from half guard.

Barros looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ramos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barros defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barros trying to hold on to Ramos's head to control him but Ramos postures up.
Ramos working the head and body with strikes.
Ramos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ramos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barros manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barros is looking to sweep but instead, Ramos has passed into half guard.
Barros is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barros is not content to let Ramos control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Ramos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ramos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barros sprawls well. Barros wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ramos gets slowly back to his feet.
Barros throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice sprawl there from Ramos as Barros shoots in.
Barros misses with a jab to the body

so Ramos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Barros working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ramos has passed into half guard!
Ramos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barros keeps working.
Ramos not doing much here.
Barros trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barros is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barros slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Barros looking for a guillotine here but Ramos defends easily.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Barros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Barros is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Barros avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barros trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Barros keeps moving.

Mark Ramos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ramos dives in and grabs Barros's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barros pushes down on Ramos's head and hops out.

Ramos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ramos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barros keeps working.
Ramos lands a nice forearm 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 in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Barros is looking for a sweep.

Ramos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ramos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barros tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Barros's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramos tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barros is trying to get back to half guard.
Ramos laying and praying for a moment but Barros takes advantage and regains half guard.
Barros is looking for a sweep. Ramos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ramos trying to control the action but Barros is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barros is trying to get back to full guard.
Barros is refusing to be controlled, as Ramos sits in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ramos trying to control the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Ramos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice shot lands for Barros.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barros misses with a low kick as Ramos jumps back.
Ramos throws a body punch but Barros moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Ramos dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Barros misses with a hook
letting Ramos counter with a right hand.
Barros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barros.
Ramos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramos checks a leg kick.
Barros misses with a straight left.
Ramos takes a swing at Barros's ribcage but misses.
Ramos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Barros.
Barros blocks a jab.
Barros throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barros thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramos throws a hook but Barros avoids it easily.
Barros throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ramos counter with a right hand.
Barros stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barros wants it to stay on the feet.
Barros misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ramos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barros doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramos staying out of range there.
Ramos throws a looping overhand right but Barros ducks down to avoid it.
Ramos shoots for a double leg takedown but Barros sprawls well. He's pushed Ramos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.

Barros 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.
Mark Ramos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Barros from controlling successfully.
Barros preventing the sweep.
Barros throws and elbow that misses. Ramos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barros's guard. Nice move by Ramos!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos trying to control but Barros is working from the bottom.

Barros is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mark Ramos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ramos trying to control but Barros is working from the bottom.
Ramos stopping the sweep attempt from Barros.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Mark Ramos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ramos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barros keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ramos is defended easily by Barros.
Leo Barros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barros misses with a low kick.
Barros throws a leg kick
and Ramos counters with a nice body shot.
Ramos is looking to wear down Barros with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ramos lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barros looks for the body kick but Ramos saw that one coming.
Barros throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leo Barros.
Well Ramos 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Ramos!
A less than humble Mark Ramos misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.