PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Octavio Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramos
vs
Johnson

170 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Key Clothing LLC

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Octavio Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kris Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos scores with a nice right hand.
Ramos throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Ramos misses the jab.
Ramos throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Ramos throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Ramos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ramos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Ramos throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Ramos throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson slips under a jab from Ramos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramos lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
The fighters circling - Ramos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramos throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Ramos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ramos to score with a decent uppercut.
Octavio Ramos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a combination that misses

and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ramos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Ramos 's eye.

It looks like Octavio Ramos has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ramos as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramos has double underhooks.
Ramos blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos throws a head punch that misses.
Ramos pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Ramos with a nice cross.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos takes one to the side of the head.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Ramos lands.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramos punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big left from Ramos misses.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the liver by Ramos. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos lands a right hook to the body.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Octavio Ramos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Octavio 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.

Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.

Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ramos, up you get!
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramos.
Ramos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Ramos lands with a nice body punch.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Ramos misses.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Ramos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ramos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Ramos misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Ramos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramos misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Ramos lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Ramos misses.
No joy there for Ramos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson lands a jab to Ramos's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Ramos throws a shot to the body.
Ramos scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Ramos scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Ramos scores with a four punch combination!
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos misses with a hook.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ramos sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ramos wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ramos's head.
Ramos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ramos's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Octavio Ramos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Octavio 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. This is the final round!

Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Octavio Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramos jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Johnson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ramos's guard.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Johnson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Ramos to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Johnson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Ramos pulls down on the head and he's put Johnson to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Octavio Ramos!
Octavio Ramos managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Key Clothing LLC, into his post fight interview.