PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Adams (ranked 2832 p4p, 73 weight class) and Jacinto Ramos (ranked 18630 p4p, 168 weight class). Adams comes to the ring accompanied by Thom Pace - Maybe. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Adams
vs
Ramos

190 cm
35
220 lbs
26 - 10 - 3

175 cm
32
157 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacinto Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramos, right into the meat.

Adams gets a clinch.

Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Ramos throws a low kick, looking for Adams's leg but Adams calmly moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramos.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramos.

Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramos tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Ramos blocks an uppercut.
Adams blocking some punches.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but Adams is controlling him.
Ramos misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramos.
A nice left hand lands by Adams.
Adams blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Ramos controls the action.
Adams misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Adams working aggressively here.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos prevents a body shot from Adams.
Adams lands a shoulder strike.
Ramos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Ramos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramos gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adams has Ramos pressed against the ropes, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramos swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Ramos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ramos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramos misses with an elbow over the top.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Ramos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramos wants to break free but Adams has control.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Adams misses with a body shot.

Adams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos is trying to break free.
Ramos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adams has him pressed against the ropes.
Ramos throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Ramos wants to get back to striking at distance but Adams won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jacinto Ramos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramos.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Ramos lands a two punch combo.
Ramos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Adams pushes Ramos up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ramos.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but Adams is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramos.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but Adams is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adams breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ramos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos scores with a shoulder strike.
Adams blocks an elbow strike from Ramos.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramos lands a high kick!

Adams drives through and clinches with Ramos against the ropes.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Adams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramos can pounce on him.
Ramos misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
Jacinto Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Ramos tries to keep at a distance but Adams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adams lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Ramos tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Ramos avoids it by throwing Adams back against the ropes.
A short right from Adams.
Adams keeps control of Ramos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.

Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
Adams tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramos scores with a hook to the body. Adams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
Adams backing away here, and Ramos unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jacinto Ramos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ramos throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramos circles away quickly and effectively.
James Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Adams clinches.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramos working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jacinto Ramos 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. This is the final round!

Ramos throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Adams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramos circles away.
Adams scores with a jab to the body.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
Ramos throws a fast counter high kick but Adams manages to duck under it in time.
Danga de danga de dang - Adams scores with a four punch combination!
Adams misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Ramos.
Adams is looking to wear down Ramos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramos tried to score with a low kick but Adams checks it.
It looked like Adams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ramos pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Adams scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Ramos to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.

Ramos is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Adams rushes Ramos and presses him up against the ropes.

Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ramos instigates a clinch.
Ramos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adams's elbow.
Ramos tries to circle away but Adams has him pinned against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adams has him pressed against the ropes.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch but Adams keeps him there for the moment.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of Ramos's head.
Ramos throws a head punch that misses.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Ramos throws a head kick that misses.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Adams throws a hook but Ramos avoids it easily.
James Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Adams is looking to clinch.
Adams wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
Adams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramos.

Adams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Ramos swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of Ramos's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams prevents Ramos from breaking the clinch.
Ramos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ramos.
Adams scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jacinto Ramos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ramos is still on wobbly legs! Can Adams finish him?
Ramos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramos has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.

Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos backs away from a small jab... but Adams lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Ramos crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Adams with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). James Adams!
James Adams decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Jacinto Ramos had this to say: 'Big heart, determined '.