PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Ramone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Green
vs
Ramone

187 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon Ramone!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Green is fending him off so far but Ramone persists. Nope, Green circles away and we're back to standing.
Simon Ramone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ramone takes the fight into the clinch.
Ramone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ramone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Green's efforts to push away.
Ramone misses with a knee to the head.
Ramone is pressed up against the cage. Green has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramone down to the mat. Ramone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Ramone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ramone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Green, pushing him back against the cage.
Ramone pushes Green back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green tries to pull guard but Ramone forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramone digs a right hand into Green's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Green's gas tank.
Ramone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Green is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Ramone breaks from the clinch.
Ramone jabs Green to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Green.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramone fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramone slaps away a takedown attempt from Green, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Green is looking to clinch.
Green fails with the takedown.

Ramone rushes Green and presses him up against the cage.
Ramone is looking for a takedown.
Ramone looking for a takedown.

Ramone ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ramone no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Ramone pushes Green off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramone has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ramone gets control of Green's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ramone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green looking to sit in guard and control but Ramone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ramone stands up and waves to Green to follow him.
Ramone shoots in for a takedown but Green shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green closes the distance but Ramone moves to the side

and Ramone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Green tries to pull guard but Ramone forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Ramone jumps guard.
Ramone looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Green can't escape the position.

Ramone with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ramone unloads with some shots from mount but Green bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green blocking the ground and pound.
Ramone wants to control the pace but Green is squirming around nicely.
Green wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ramone.
Green is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green tries to hold on but Ramone pushes him away.
Green wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ramone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Ramone dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ramone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Green, pushing him back against the cage.
Ramone connects with a knee to the head.
Ramone is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Green to keep the fight standing.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ramone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ramone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramone dodges an elbow strike from Green.
Ramone tries to pull guard but Green forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Daniel Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Ramone.

Ramone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown. Ramone tries to sprawl out of it but Green keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ramone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Green keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green moves out of range of the body kick from Ramone.
Ramone tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Green holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ramone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Green fights it off and pushes away nicely.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ramone enables Green to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ramone manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ramone is breathing heavily.
Ramone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Green's guard.
Green keeping full guard, as Ramone tries to pass.

Green has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ramone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramone passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ramone advances nicely into full mount.
Green blocking the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green is squirming around, avoiding Ramone's attempts to control the action.
Green is in all sorts of trouble here.
Green avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ramone.
Green is squirming around, avoiding Ramone's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramone throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ramone misses with a head shot.
Green wants to control but Ramone is having none of it.
Green is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Ramone there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ramone misses with a head shot.
Ramone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramone looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ramone throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Green because Ramone loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramone misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ramone throwing strikes here but Green is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ramone unloads with some shots from mount but Green bucks and avoids them well.
Ramone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Green looks a forlorn figure.
Ramone sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Green tries to reverse the position but Ramone maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ramone is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Green to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Green shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramone punching from mount but Green doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ramone prevents Green from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Ramone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ramone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Green is fending him off so far but Ramone persists. Nope, Green circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Green shoots for a takedown but Ramone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Green avoids it really well and circles away.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ramone - that will leave a mark!
Ramone scores with a kick to the body.
Ramone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Green circles away.
Daniel Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Ramone.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramone.
Green wants to clinch up but Ramone keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good leg kick by Ramone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramone tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Ramone. No joy for Green on that attempt.

Ramone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Green is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ramone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ramone is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Green gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Green looking to stall.
Ramone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ramone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ramone lands a nice knee to the body.
Ramone is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Green blocks it with crossed arms.

Ramone gets control of Green's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ramone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ramone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Ramone has his foot on Green's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Green works his way back into a safe position though.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramone is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green wants to stand but Ramone is controlling his posture from full guard.
Green looking to sit in guard and control but Ramone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ramone throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
Ramone wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Green wants to stand up but Ramone is controlling him.
Ramone is pushing down on Green's leg trying to pass to half guard. Green is fighting to maintain full guard but Ramone has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ramone wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.
Ramone is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ramone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniel Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simon Ramone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramone looking to control but Green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Ramone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramone 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Simon Ramone!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Simon Ramone!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Simon Ramone!

Simon Ramone wins by unanimous decision!