PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jacked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Ramone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramone's choice of entrance music: Panderator - Cruise Control. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jacked
vs
Ramone

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Jacked!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zack Ramone!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacked doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramone circles away.
Jacked shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramone sprawls well. He's pushed Jacked's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ramone moves out of range of the body kick from Jacked.
Jacked is looking to clinch but Ramone is avoiding it.
Jacked throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jimmy Jacked seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacked lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramone circles away quickly and effectively.
Jacked misses with a takedown attempt - Ramone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Ramone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ramone tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacked is retaining full guard.

Ramone drops back looking for a leg! Jacked is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jacked manages to kick Ramone off! Ramone jumps back into Jacked's guard.
Jacked trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ramone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramone looking to pass the guard.
Jacked has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ramone passes Jacked's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ramone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jacked knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jacked regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ramone tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacked is retaining full guard.
Ramone passes Jacked's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jacked is looking to escape.
Jacked trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacked manages to get to full guard.
Ramone wants to pass the guard but Jacked is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jacked keeping moving, preventing Ramone from controlling successfully.
Ramone looks gassed!
Ramone tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacked is retaining full guard.

Jacked is looking for a triangle but Ramone pushes his legs off easily.
Ramone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jacked tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramone trying to control but Jacked is working from the bottom.
Ramone postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jacked works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramone wants to control from the top but Jacked keeps moving.
Ramone advances position into side control!
An elbow from Ramone crashes against the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jacked shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ramone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ramone.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jacked. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacked keeping moving, preventing Ramone from controlling successfully.
Ramone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ramone trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacked is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacked keeping full guard, as Ramone tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ramone drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jacked dives on top into guard.
Jacked advances to half guard.
Jacked winds up and cracks Ramone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacked wants to pass to mount but Ramone is defending the position.

Ramone is defending against the submission attempts here by Jacked.
Ramone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Jacked is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ramone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jacked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Ramone dominated that round.
That's time! Jacked's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jacked fails with the takedown
enabling Ramone to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramone shoots for a takedown but Jacked saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jacked wants to clinch but Ramone slips to the side

and Ramone counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jacked's guard now.
Jacked looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramone is one step ahead there.
Ramone prevents Jacked from getting back to his feet.
Ramone controlling from the top position.
Ramone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jacked is keeping the position for now.
Jacked is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacked manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ramone manages to get himself to full guard.
Jacked pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramone is keeping the position for now.
Ramone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jacked!
Ramone trying to control but Jacked is having none of it.
Ramone throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jacked because Ramone loaded up on that one.
Ramone tries to control but Jacked wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Ramone working for a submission but Jacked is keeping him at bay.
Ramone wants to control the pace but Jacked is squirming around nicely.
Jacked sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Jacked actively working from the bottom here.
Ramone is tying to control. Jacked wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ramone passes to side control.
Ramone wants to control but Jacked is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ramone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ramone is looking to take a break and control but Jacked is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Ramone.
Jacked gets back to half guard.
Jacked has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ramone is working away from the top position though.
Ramone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jacked's head.
Zack Ramone has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jacked is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Ramone closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jacked is looking for a sweep.

Ramone working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jacked manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ramone passes to full mount!
Ramone misses with some ground and pound and Jacked recovers position to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Ramone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jacked has his takedown stuffed

and Ramone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jacked's guard.
Ramone trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacked is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ramone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramone is looking to work some ground and pound but Jacked has wrist control.
Ramone wants to pass the guard but Jacked is keeping the position.
Jacked wants to sweep here but Ramone controlling him for the moment.
Jacked wants to stand up but Ramone is controlling him.
Ramone wants to control from the top but Jacked keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramone looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jacked misses with a takedown

and Ramone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ramone wants to control from the top but Jacked keeps moving.
Jacked is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramone throwing strikes from guard but Jacked blocks nicely.
Jacked trying to keep a closed guard but Ramone is proving a slippery customer.
Ramone wants to pass the guard but Jacked is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jacked throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ramone trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacked is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramone passes Jacked's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jacked wants to control but Ramone is keeping busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Ramone shoots in and bounces Jacked off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ramone throws and elbow that misses. Jacked uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ramone's guard. Nice move by Jacked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacked is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Jacked is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ramone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jimmy Jacked has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zack Ramone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jacked tries to hold on but Ramone pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ramone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jacked is looking to escape.

Ramone looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ramone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ramone moves to back control.
Ramone looking to hold on to the position here but Jacked rolls and ends up regaining guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zack 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 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... Zack Ramone!