PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Koala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid Koala told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ramos
vs
Koala

176 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kid Koala!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koala scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ramos swinging wildly here.

Koala drops Ramos with a beautiful combination! Ramos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Koala is looking for the KO!

Ramos is rocked!
Koala misses with a combination
and Ramos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Ramos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ramos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramos seems to have got his legs back now.
Koala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ramos throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Koala misses the target.
Koala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koala.
Koala misses with a combination
enabling Ramos to counter with a crisp jab.
Koala has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koala there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ramos tries to bum rush Koala with a series of wild strikes but Koala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramos stalks Koala and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Koala's face. Koala staggers backwards, shaken.
Ramos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koala.
Ramos connects with a right hand. Koala shakes it off.
Koala misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ramos counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ramos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Koala takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramos as he connects with a hook.
Ramos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Koala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Ramos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Koala misses with a combination
and Ramos counters with a nice uppercut.
Koala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramos counters with a three punch combo that has Koala backing up. Koala nods at Ramos to acknowledge the strikes.
Koala looks gassed!
Koala throws a shot from downtown. Ramos moves away and avoids it.
Koala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramos counters with a left to the body.
Ramos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koala circles away quickly and effectively.
Koala takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ramos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ramos dips to his left and cracks Koala with an uppercut!
Koala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Koala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a double jab.
Koala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ramos digs a good hook to Koala's body.
Donk. Ramos catches Koala right on the button with a cross.
Koala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut lands for Ramos. That snapped Koala's head back.
Ramos lands with an uppercut that bounces Koala off the cage and back into rage.
Ramos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ramos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramos cracks Koala with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Koala gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ramos.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ramos.
A jab from Ramos finds it's way through Koala's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ramos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ramos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Koala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ramos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A cross from Ramos lands.
Ramos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ramos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Ramos scores with a four punch combination!
Ramos throws a series of strikes that have Koala backpedaling.
Ramos looks to land a combination but Koala avoids it well.
Ramos is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ramos scores with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Ramos.
A right-left combo lands from Ramos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to bum rush Koala with a series of wild strikes but Koala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramos lands a jab.
Nice shot lands for Ramos.
Ramos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koala on the side of the head.
Ramos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ramos duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koala takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ramos lands with a hook. Koala tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramos.
Ramos throws a good cross that connects.
Ramos misses with a two punch combination.
Ramos lands a glancing blow to the side of Koala's head.
Koala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ramos counters with a left and a right that stings Koala.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ramos connects with a body shot.
Ramos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramos lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Ramos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ramos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ramos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koala swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ramos counters with a three punch combo that has Koala backing up. Koala nods at Ramos to acknowledge the strikes.
Ramos lands a jab.
Ramos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ramos works over Koala's head and body with a nice combination.
Kid Koala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Ramos.
Koala has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ramos.
Ramos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koala thinking.
Koala is breathing heavily.
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos connects with a right hand. Koala shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koala walks into a left hand.
Ramos lands a two punch combo.
Ramos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ramos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos stuns Koala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koala looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koala on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ramos misses with a combination
and Koala counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A left and a right from Ramos both land. Nice combination.
Koala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ramos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hector Ramos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ramos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Koala takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ramos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramos throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos clobbers Koala with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Danga de danga de dang - Ramos scores with a four punch combination!
Ramos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ramos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koala backs up against the cage.
Ramos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Koala on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ramos cracks Koala with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ramos looks to land a combination but Koala avoids it well.
Ramos cracks Koala with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Ramos does it's job there.
Ramos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ramos throws a combination. Koala tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ramos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Koala needs to keep his hands up - Ramos had a free shot at his head there.
A left and a right from Ramos both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koala walks into a straight right hand from Ramos.
Ramos lands a nice shot that snaps Koala's head back.
Ramos cracks Koala with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ramos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ramos tests Koala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koala misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Ramos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koala backs up against the cage.
Nice jab there from Ramos.
A punch lands to the side of Koala 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Koala takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Koala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koala takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ramos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Koala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ramos counters with a series of strikes. Koala will be more careful next time no doubt.
Koala on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Koala might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ramos has got the better of the exchanges.
Ramos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Koala ducks right into an uppercut from Ramos.
Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koala on the side of the head.
Ramos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ramos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ramos misses with a double jab.
Koala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a few strikes there.
Koala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ramos.
Koala takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koala takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ramos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Ramos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Ramos dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ramos lands the left hand.
Ramos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koala backs up against the cage.
Koala throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Ramos to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koala finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramos's head.
Koala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koala throws a combination that misses
and Ramos counters with a left and a right that stings Koala.
Ramos lands a right hook to the body.
Ramos lands with a right hand.
A punch combination from Ramos misses.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Koala avoids them all with ease.
Ramos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ramos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koala can do to turn this around?
Ramos connects with a single shot there.
Ramos with a nice cross.
Koala walks into a left hand.
Ramos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ramos.
A nice combination there by Ramos.
Koala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramos lands a jab to Koala's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koala takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ramos lands with a shot to the body.
Koala takes one on the button.
Ramos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koala at a distance.
Ramos lands a two punch combo.
Ramos lands with a right hand.
Good exchange - Ramos coming out on top.
Ramos tests Koala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ramos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koala is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramos.
Nice shot by Ramos.
Ramos throws a combination. Koala tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Koala is rocked!
Ramos stalks Koala and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Koala's face. Koala staggers backwards, shaken.
Koala is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramos finish him?
Ramos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramos connects with a right hand. Koala shakes it off.
Hector Ramos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ramos cracks Koala with a good jab.
Ramos misses with the combination.
Koala seems to have recovered his senses.
Ramos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ramos duly obliges.
Ramos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koala on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ramos scores with a three punch combo!
A cross from Ramos lands.
Ramos lands a two punch combo.
Ramos lands a lovely overhand right.
Ramos cracks Koala with a good jab.
A nice combination there by Ramos.
Ramos scores with a one two! Koala had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ramos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ramos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Ramos lands.
A jab from Ramos finds it's way through Koala's defenses.
Ramos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good exchange - Ramos coming out on top.
Ramos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hector Ramos is winning the standup battle so far.
Koala slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.
Jab by Ramos.
Ramos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koala has time to react.
Koala throws a combination that misses
and Ramos counters with a series of strikes. Koala will be more careful next time no doubt.
Koala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ramos throws a right hand that Koala ducks under and follows up with a left that Koala also avoids with ease.
Ramos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ramos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koala backs up against the cage.
Ramos throws a one two combo.
Ramos scores with a jab.
A cross from Ramos lands.
Ramos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kid Koala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos connects with a crisp jab.
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koala circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Ramos.
Ramos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ramos throws a shot to the body.
Ramos scores with a one two! Koala had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos digs a good hook to Koala's body.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ramos connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koala takes one to the chin there.
Ramos works over Koala's head and body with a nice combination.
Koala takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Koala has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koala there as he acknowledges the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Ramos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Ramos!