PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Negreanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Negreanu's entrance music is Make Her Say - Kid Cudi. A fine choice. Ramsey has chosen Fire as his entrance music. Daniel Negreanu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Negreanu
vs
Ramsey

177 cm
31
155 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

181 cm
27
152 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Negreanu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gordon Ramsey!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramsey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ramsey tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramsey swats away the attempt to clinch by Negreanu.
Negreanu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramsey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Negreanu. Ramsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Negreanu moves in looking to clinch but Ramsey pushes him off.
Negreanu swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreanu throws a shot from downtown. Ramsey moves away and avoids it.
Negreanu throws a sloppy head kick and Ramsey moves out of range easily.
Negreanu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Daniel Negreanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramsey. That's going to slow Negreanu down.
Negreanu throws a right and a left that Ramsey avoids nicely.
Ramsey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Negreanu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramsey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramsey moves forwards but Negreanu connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu tries to clinch there but Ramsey circles away.
Negreanu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Negreanu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Negreanu feints and then cracks Ramsey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramsey down.
Negreanu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramsey swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Negreanu has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Negreanu.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramsey.
Negreanu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu tries to throw a body punch but Ramsey avoids it by throwing Negreanu back against the cage.

Ramsey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Negreanu swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Ramsey to counter with a crisp jab.
Negreanu fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Negreanu misses
and Ramsey counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramsey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Negreanu misses the shot to the body.
Negreanu looks to throw the jab but Ramsey is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Negreanu. Ramsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Negreanu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramsey misses with a looping left.
Negreanu tries to clinch there but Ramsey circles away.
Negreanu throws an overhand right that lands on Ramsey's shoulder, as Ramsey tries to avoid the shot.
Negreanu throws a push kick but Ramsey slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Negreanu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Negreanu takes a swing at Ramsey's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Negreanu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Negreanu needs to keep his hands up - Ramsey had a free shot at his head there.
Ramsey avoids the body shot from Negreanu.
Negreanu swings for the body but Ramsey moves out of range.
Negreanu wants to clinch
and Ramsey counters with a head kick.
Negreanu swings for the body but Ramsey moves out of range.
Ramsey tries a head kick but it misses.
Negreanu throws an overhand right that lands on Ramsey's shoulder, as Ramsey tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey slips a straight right by Negreanu.
A head kick misses from Ramsey.
Negreanu loads up on a big right hand but Ramsey slips the punch.
Negreanu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Negreanu tries to land a body kick
and Ramsey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Negreanu wants to clinch up but Ramsey keeps it at a distance.
Daniel Negreanu is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramsey throws a nice head kick!
A big left from Negreanu misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu throws a body punch but Ramsey moves out of range.
Ramsey swats away the attempt to clinch by Negreanu.
Negreanu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramsey circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Negreanu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Ramsey gets tackled into the cage by Negreanu. Negreanu maintains the clinch.
Ramsey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Negreanu is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Negreanu fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Negreanu has him pressed against the cage.

Ramsey breaks from the clinch.
Ramsey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramsey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Negreanu throws a hook but Ramsey avoids it easily.
Negreanu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Negreanu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ramsey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Negreanu misses with a leg kick
and Ramsey counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Negreanu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramsey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Negreanu blocks the low kick.
Negreanu lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Ramsey.
Negreanu misses with a kick to the body.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramsey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Ramsey 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!

Negreanu throws a body punch but Ramsey moves out of range.
Negreanu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Negreanu connects with a high kick.
Nice body kick from Negreanu.
Negreanu doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramsey circles away.
Ramsey throws a good cross that connects.
Ramsey shoots in for a takedown but Negreanu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ramsey throws a head kick that misses
and Negreanu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Negreanu connects with a high kick.
Negreanu throws a hook to the side of Ramsey's head but Ramsey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Negreanu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Negreanu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramsey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ramsey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Negreanu is trying to get back to full guard.

Ramsey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Negreanu defends it well.

Ramsey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ramsey is thwarting Negreanu's attempts to control the position.
Negreanu tries to roll over but Ramsey keeps him under control.

Ramsey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey wants to pass to mount but Negreanu is defending the position.
Ramsey drops an elbow to the side of Negreanu's head.
Negreanu is refusing to be controlled, as Ramsey sits in half guard.
Negreanu is trying to stand back up but Ramsey is controlling him
Ramsey thows a huge punch but Negreanu dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ramsey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Negreanu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Negreanu gets full guard.
Negreanu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramsey on the ground.
Negreanu keeping moving, preventing Ramsey from controlling successfully.
Negreanu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Negreanu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramsey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramsey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Negreanu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramsey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Ramsey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramsey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Gordon Ramsey!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Gordon Ramsey!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Gordon Ramsey!

Gordon Ramsey wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Gordon Ramsey was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.