PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico Ramos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Woods
vs
Ramos

190 cm
20
184 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

181 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rico Ramos!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
Woods throws a jab when Ramos was well out of range.
Rico Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Woods is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Woods misses with a double jab.

Ramos moves into the clinch.
Woods wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Woods.

Ramos breaks the clinch.
Ramos misses with a two punch combination.
Ramos connects with a body shot.
Woods misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woods looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Woods at a distance.
Woods misses with a series of wild punches.

Ramos closes the distance and clinches.
Woods managing to block the knees to the body from Ramos.
Woods is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Woods is trying to maintain a safe position but Ramos gets an underhook and turns Woods into the cage.

Ramos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woods displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woods.
Ramos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woods.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Woods throws a left and a right that both miss

so Ramos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ramos is controlling him.
Woods is breathing heavily.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
Woods wants to get back to his feet but Ramos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ramos postures up in Woods's guard and throws a big left but Woods blocks it.
Ramos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Woods is keeping the position for now.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Woods is keeping the position.

Ramos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ramos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Ramos drives through with a takedown into Woods's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Woods is looking to stand up but Ramos isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ramos is pushing down on Woods's leg trying to pass to half guard. Woods is fighting to maintain full guard but Ramos has managed to sneak the leg through.

Ramos decides to stand up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Woods moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos slips a jab and a cross from Woods.
Ramos lands with a nice body punch.
Woods wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Woods did well to prevent Ramos getting side control.
Ramos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Woods defending well though.
Ramos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Woods does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ramos slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Woods is trying to stand.
Ramos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rico Ramos has got the better of the ground game so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rico Ramos was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Woods avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramos scores with a takedown into Woods's guard.
Ramos looking to sit in guard and control but Woods gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ramos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Woods somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramos tries to pull guard but Woods won't allow it.
Ramos tries to score a body lock takedown but Woods shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Woods pushes Ramos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ramos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jason Woods is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos digs a good body shot into Woods's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Woods swivels and escapes.
Jason Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Ramos.
Woods doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramos circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramos.
Ramos is breathing heavily.
Woods fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Woods misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.
Jason Woods is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramos tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Woods throws a nice looking combination but Ramos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Woods rather than just go for the knockout.
Ramos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Woods swivels and escapes.
Ramos tried to score with a low kick but Woods checks it.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramos fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ramos rushes Woods and presses him up against the cage.

Woods's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woods paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.

Ramos clinches.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rico Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Woods counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Woods stuffs the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown. Woods tries to sprawl out of it but Ramos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Woods manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Ramos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ramos throws a nice looking combination but Woods bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.

Ramos dives in and scores a takedown into Woods's guard.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Woods wants to stand up but Ramos is controlling him.
Ramos throwing strikes from guard but Woods blocks nicely.
Ramos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ramos stops Woods from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Donk. Ramos catches Woods right on the button with a cross.
Ramos throws a low kick, looking for Woods's leg but Woods calmly moves out of range.
Ramos tries to clinch up.

Ramos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Woods manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ramos stops Woods from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos 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.
Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Woods works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramos trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
Ramos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rico Ramos was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Woods looks to clinch
and Ramos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods jabs Ramos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ramos misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Woods moves out of range.
Woods avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Woods cracks Ramos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Woods keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Ramos clinches with his opponent.

Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Woods as he avoids it easily.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woods tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
Woods tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.
Ramos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ramos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Woods avoids it really well and circles away.
Jason Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Ramos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sloppy strikes from Woods. Those never looked like landing.

Ramos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Woods did well to prevent Ramos getting side control.
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!
Woods is trying to stand.
Ramos trying to control from Woods's half guard. Woods has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
Jason Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rico Ramos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ramos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Ramos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramos 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Ramos!