PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owusu Andoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andoh has chosen Quiet as his entrance music. Owusu Andoh has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Ramos's chin.

Ramos
vs
Andoh

188 cm
21
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
184 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owusu Andoh!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andoh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Andoh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramos tests Andoh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramos scores with a body shot.
A combination from Ramos does no damage.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Andoh's head but Andoh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mark Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos misses with an uppercut. Andoh saw that one coming.
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Andoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andoh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Ramos connects with a body shot.
Ramos takes one on the button.
Andoh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Andoh scores with a hook to the body. Ramos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Andoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Andoh throws a hook but Ramos blocks it.

Andoh takes the fight into the clinch.
Ramos tries to pull guard but Andoh forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andoh is trying to maintain a safe position but Ramos gets an underhook and turns Andoh into the cage.
Andoh prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ramos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Andoh walks away with a smile on his face. Ramos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andoh throws a chopping leg kick but Ramos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Andoh is just out of range.
Andoh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andoh throws a front kick aimed at Ramos's knee but Ramos avoids it well.
Ramos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andoh was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Andoh counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by Andoh.
Andoh moves away from the strike by Ramos.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andoh as he avoids it easily.

Ramos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Andoh looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Andoh sneaks back into half guard.
Ramos lands strikes from half guard.

Ramos seems to be looking for submissions.
Andoh is holding on to half guard well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andoh tries to kick Ramos off but Ramos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ramos throwing shots but Andoh is blocking nicely.
Andoh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andoh trying to control from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andoh trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Andoh is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Andoh wants to control but Ramos is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Andoh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ramos with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Ramos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andoh.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andoh was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Andoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mark Ramos is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Andoh.
Ramos takes a swing at Andoh's ribcage but misses.
Andoh moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
Ramos looks to land a combination but Andoh avoids it well.
Andoh looks to clinch
and Ramos counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andoh misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos tries for a takedown but Andoh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andoh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andoh.
Ramos lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Andoh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramos.
Ramos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramos lands a nice shot that snaps Andoh's head back.
Ramos lands a right hook to the body.
Andoh clobbers Ramos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Ramos misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos swings for the body but Andoh moves out of range.
Ramos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andoh.
Andoh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Andoh misses with a head kick.
Andoh misses with a wild body shot.
Andoh slips under a jab from Ramos.
Ramos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andoh tries to avoid it but Ramos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andoh to the ground. Andoh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andoh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.

Andoh moves into the clinch.
Ramos is trying to push Andoh away but Andoh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramos avoiding damage as Andoh throws knees to the body.
Andoh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Andoh fails to land.
Andoh lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Andoh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Andoh with a knee to the head.

It looks like Mark Ramos has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Andoh walks away with a smile on his face. Ramos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andoh takes a swing at Ramos's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Owusu Andoh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mark Ramos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos avoids a kick to the body.
Andoh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ramos fails with the takedown.
Andoh misses with a jab to the body
and Andoh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Andoh.
Andoh connects with a body shot that sends Ramos's belly button to the back.
Andoh missing with a left hand there. Ramos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Andoh has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andoh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Andoh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Andoh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Andoh.
Andoh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Ramos gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Andoh regains guard.
Ramos won't allow Andoh to sweep him here.
Andoh managing to control the position.
Andoh keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Andoh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ramos is controlling him.
Andoh working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andoh trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Owusu Andoh hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ramos connects with a nice looking jab.
Andoh avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andoh.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Ramos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andoh is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Andoh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Andoh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramos is looking to work some ground and pound but Andoh has wrist control.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Andoh keeps moving.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramos 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.
Ramos cracks Andoh with a solid left hand.
Andoh is trying to control the position but Ramos postures up.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
Andoh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Andoh is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is looking for a sweep. Andoh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Andoh stands up from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos throws a looping overhand right but Andoh ducks down to avoid it.
Andoh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andoh tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
Andoh misses with a jab to the body
and Ramos counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Owusu Andoh.
I think Andoh 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owusu Andoh!
After winning the bout, Owusu Andoh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.