PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bansa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mike Bansa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bansa
vs
Ramirez

167 cm
28
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

179 cm
27
155 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Bansa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez looks to throw the jab but Bansa is out of range.
Bansa fails with the takedown.
Rob Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Ramirez does no damage.
Bansa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bansa lands a leg kick that knocks Ramirez off balance momentarily.

Bansa clinches with his opponent.
Ramirez stops a takedown attempt from Bansa.
Bansa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bansa avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramirez.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
Bansa is working for takedown but Ramirez is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Bansa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez stops a takedown attempt from Bansa.
Bansa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramirez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bansa blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bansa throws an elbow but misses.
Ramirez misses with an elbow strike.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bansa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramirez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
Ramirez working hard to break the clinch.
Bansa wants to take the fight to the mat but Ramirez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ramirez is trying to maintain a safe position but Bansa gets an underhook and turns Ramirez into the cage.
Ramirez is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Bansa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ramirez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramirez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bansa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bansa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bansa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bansa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ramirez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bansa with a knee to the head.
Bansa pushes Ramirez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ramirez prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramirez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bansa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ramirez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bansa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ramirez prevents it.
Ramirez gets underhooks to prevent Bansa's takedown attempt.
Ramirez leaning against his opponent.
Ramirez looking to throw knees to the head but Bansa is blocking nicely.
Ramirez prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bansa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramirez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramirez.
Bansa working Ramirez over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ramirez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bansa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Bansa avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bansa.
Bansa goes for a takedown attempt but Ramirez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ramirez looks to throw the jab but Bansa is out of range.
Ramirez with a nice cross.
Bansa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Bansa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bansa duly obliges.
Ramirez lands a lovely overhand right.
Ramirez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bansa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a combination that misses
and Bansa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bansa tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Bansa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez 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!

Bansa moves into range and clinches up with Ramirez.
Bansa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ramirez after a bit of a struggle.
Bansa managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bansa looking to throw knees to the head but Ramirez is blocking nicely.

Bansa gets a trip takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bansa passes to full mount!
Bansa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Bansa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bansa shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown by Bansa or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramirez which made him look bad.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Mike Bansa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramirez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bansa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramirez misses with a hook
and Bansa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Bansa's shoulder, as Bansa tries to avoid the shot.
Ramirez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ramirez scores with a nice head shot.
Ramirez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bansa.
Good standup being displayed there by Bansa as he connects with a hook.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch lands to the side of Ramirez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bansa slips a jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a left hand
and Bansa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ramirez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bansa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramirez as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Bansa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bansa fails with the takedown.
Ramirez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ramirez wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bansa throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Ramirez.
Ramirez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice sprawl there from Ramirez as Bansa shoots in.
Danga de danga de dang - Ramirez scores with a four punch combination!

Bansa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bansa managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Bansa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bansa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ramirez after a bit of a struggle.
Ramirez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
Ramirez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bansa is defending well for now.
Bansa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Bansa.
Ramirez avoids the elbow strike from Bansa, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Bansa.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ramirez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bansa with a knee to the head.
Bansa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ramirez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bansa presses Ramirez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ramirez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bansa.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bansa is defending well for now.
Bansa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bansa takes an elbow to the temple.
Bansa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.
Bansa avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Bansa is working for takedown but Ramirez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ramirez prevents the takedown attempt.
Bansa wants a takedown.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramirez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ramirez misses with an elbow strike.
Bansa working Ramirez over with knees to the body.
Ramirez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez looking to slow down the pace here.
Ramirez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bansa's face.
Bansa wants a takedown.
Bansa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ramirez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bansa managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Ramirez is trying to push Bansa away but Bansa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Bansa.
Bansa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
Ramirez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rob Ramirez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ramirez throws a lazy uppercut
and Bansa counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bansa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez avoids it really well and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ramirez throws an elbow but it misses.
A body shot lands from Bansa.
Ramirez misses with an elbow strike.
Ramirez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bansa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramirez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bansa can't get the takedown.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bansa is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bansa connects with a knee to the head.
Bansa is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Bansa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bansa can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bansa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ramirez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bansa wants to take the fight to the mat but Ramirez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ramirez gets underhooks to prevent Bansa's takedown attempt.
Bansa missing with knees to the body.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bansa is defending well for now.
Rob Ramirez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bansa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Bansa has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bansa blocks it with crossed arms.
Bansa avoids the elbow strike from Ramirez, against the cage.
Bansa managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Bansa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ramirez prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bansa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ramirez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bansa wants a takedown but no success here.
Bansa dodges an elbow strike from Ramirez.
Ramirez taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bansa prevents a body shot from Ramirez.
Bansa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bansa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bansa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ramirez prevents it.
Ramirez is pressed up against the cage. Bansa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramirez down to the mat. Ramirez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rob Ramirez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramirez throws a jab when Bansa was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramirez gets tackled into the cage by Bansa. Bansa maintains the clinch.
Bansa letting Ramirez take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bansa.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bansa blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Bansa avoids the damage to the body.
Bansa lands with a light punch inside.
Ramirez is trying to maintain a safe position but Bansa gets an underhook and turns Ramirez into the cage.
Bansa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ramirez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ramirez misses with a punch on the inside.
Bansa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bansa blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirez prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Ramirez gets underhooks to prevent Bansa's takedown attempt.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bansa is defending well for now.
Bansa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ramirez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramirez prevents a takedown attempt there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bansa throws a head punch that misses.
Ramirez is pressed up against the cage. Bansa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramirez down to the mat. Ramirez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bansa misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
Ramirez works Bansa's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Bansa moved out of range nicely.
Bansa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Bansa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ramirez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rob Ramirez.
I think Ramirez 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Ramirez!
Rob Ramirez got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'