PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derreck Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Ramsey
vs
miller

185 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Experienced

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Derreck Ramsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake miller!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Ramsey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramsey looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ramsey avoids the head kick by miller.
Ramsey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
miller tries to clinch there but Ramsey circles away.

miller shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. miller showed some decent athleticism there.
miller controlling the action here.
miller throwing shots but Ramsey is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. miller connects with a nice short shot to Ramsey's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey wants to control but miller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ramsey's head.
Ramsey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for miller on the ground.
miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ramsey is staying active underneath miller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jake miller.
miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramsey paws at him with a jab and circles away.

miller drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramsey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

miller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and miller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ramsey keeping moving, preventing miller from controlling successfully.
miller advances to half guard.
Ramsey is not content to let miller control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey won't allow miller to pass to mount.
miller is trying to control. Ramsey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
miller thows a huge punch but Ramsey dodges it nicely.
Ramsey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. miller is working away from the top position though.

Ramsey has one foot on miller's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
miller misses with a wild body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from miller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ramsey misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
miller shoots and misses

and Ramsey counters with a shoot takedown. miller fights it but they end up in guard.

Ramsey stands up from miller's guard - Ramsey perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ramsey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but miller avoids it really well and circles away.
Ramsey shoots in for a takedown but miller shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derreck Ramsey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
miller tries to clinch up.
miller dives in and grabs Ramsey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ramsey pushes down on miller's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jake miller will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

miller fails with a takedown attempt.

Ramsey gets a takedown into half guard.

miller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
miller wants to improve his position but Ramsey is controlling well.
Ramsey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ramsey throwing shots but miller is blocking nicely.
Ramsey is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
miller moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey wants to stand but miller is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ramsey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ramsey pushing down on miller's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ramsey wants to take a breather but miller is having none of it.
miller is trying to maintain the position but Ramsey is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Ramsey seems to be looking for submissions.
Ramsey tries to pass the half guard into mount. miller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ramsey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ramsey tries to stand and escape but miller is controlling the position.

miller kicks off Ramsey and gets to his feet.
Ramsey takes a swing at miller's ribcage but misses.
Danga de danga de dang - miller scores with a four punch combination!
Ramsey misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

miller looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ramsey keeping moving, preventing miller from controlling successfully.
Ramsey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ramsey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
miller won't allow Ramsey to get back to his feet.

Ramsey pushes miller off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheers as Ramsey lands an impressive looking overhand right. miller doesn't seem phased though.

miller bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ramsey is not content to let miller control the position.
miller is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jake miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

miller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ramsey.
miller with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ramsey counters with a single leg into guard. miller didn't expect that.

miller looking for a guillotine here but Ramsey defends easily.
Ramsey would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
miller wants to get back to his feet but Ramsey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramsey controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
miller looking to control.
miller keeping full guard, as Ramsey tries to pass.
miller has a closed guard, preventing Ramsey from standing up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

miller drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
miller is pushing down on Ramsey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ramsey is fighting to maintain full guard but miller has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ramsey wants to get back to his feet.
miller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey is looking to control miller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ramsey avoid being mounted?

Ramsey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
miller trying to pass the guard but Ramsey defending well.

Ramsey pushes miller off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
miller slips under a jab from Ramsey.
Ramsey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
miller lands with a slapping head kick.
miller takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ramsey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from miller.
Ramsey throws a jab when miller was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramsey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ramsey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

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.
Ramsey shoots for a double leg takedown but miller sprawls well. He's pushed Ramsey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ramsey throws a good cross that connects.

Excellent takedown into side control there by miller.

miller decides to stand back up.

Ramsey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ramsey prevents miller from improving his position.

miller actively working from the bottom here.
Ramsey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks miller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake miller.
Well miller 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake miller!