PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos's entrance music is It's A Fight. A fine choice. Matt Clay has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nate Ramos's chin.

Ramos
vs
Clay

181 cm
25
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Clay!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos scores with a three punch combo!
Clay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clay circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Clay misses.
Nate Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clay counters with a good, hard body kick but Ramos shrugs it off.
Clay lands a head kick!
Ramos is looking to clinch but Clay is avoiding it.
Ramos tries to bum rush Clay with a series of wild strikes but Clay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clay circles away quickly and effectively.
Clay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramos scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clay lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ramos takes a step back to recover.
Clay throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch combination from Clay misses.
Matt Clay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clay scores with a push kick.
Clay misses with a double jab.
Clay dodges the punch combination from Ramos.
Clay throws a series of strikes that have Ramos backpedaling.
Ramos is breathing heavily.
Clay keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay throws a body kick that misses.
Clay misses with a head kick.
Ramos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clay slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clay throws a right and a left that Ramos avoids nicely.
Ramos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clay.
A head kick misses from Ramos.
Clay throws a right and a left that Ramos avoids nicely.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ramos.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the body.
Clay throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Ramos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clay lands a head kick!
Ramos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clay. Clay obviously looking to wear him down.
Clay misses with a wild combination.
Clay misses with a looping right.
Clay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramos circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Clay slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramos blocks a head kick by Clay.
Good exchange - Ramos coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clay is looking to slow Ramos down with leg kicks.
Clay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clay tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Ramos.
Clay with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Clay dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice shot lands for Clay.
Matt Clay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clay misses with a body shot.
Clay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nate Ramos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos misses with a wild combination.
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
Clay tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Clay moves out of range.
Clay slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramos.
Ramos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay throws a nice looking combination but Ramos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Ramos has closed the distance and engaged Clay in a clinch.
Ramos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clay smiles and moves away.
Ramos is looking to clinch but Clay is avoiding it.
Ramos lands a jab-cross combination.
Clay keeps the fight on the outside.
Clay displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clay lands a front kick.
Clay throws a combination. Ramos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Clay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ramos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Clay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clay throws a head kick that half lands.
Clay connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Clay tenderised Ramos's leg. Ramos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clay lands with a slapping head kick.
Ramos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Ramos is rocked!
Ramos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Clay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Clay lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clay.
Oh Ramos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice straight punches there by Clay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clay.
Ramos misses with a straight left.
Ramos seems to have got his legs back now.
Clay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Clay keeps the fight on the outside.
Clay is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ramos rather than just go for the knockout.
Clay throws a head kick that misses.
Clay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos throws a right and a left that Clay avoids nicely.
Ramos throws a series of strikes that have Clay backpedaling.
Clay cracks Ramos with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clay throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.

Ramos gets a clinch.
Clay tries for a takedown. No joy.

Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right-left combo lands from Ramos.
Ramos wants to clinch.
Clay throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramos thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramos slips a straight right by Clay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Clay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clay.
Ramos misses with a few strikes there.
Ramos wants to land a leg kick but Clay is out of range.
Ramos lands a jab-cross combination.
Clay lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ramos takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clay.
Clay swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramos.
Danga de danga de dang - Ramos scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clay throws a head kick that Ramos semi-blocks.
No luck for Ramos with that takedown attempt.
Ramos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay thows a body shot but no joy.
Clay lands an overhand right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clay.
Clay's corner calls for a 1-2. Clay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Clay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Clay. Those never looked like landing.
Ramos lands with a nice body punch.
Clay lands a head kick. Ramos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Clay lands a jab-cross combination.
Clay misses with a kick to the body.
Clay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clay misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos throws a head kick that misses.
Ramos cracks Clay with a good jab.
Clay throws a right and a left that both miss.

Ramos moves into the clinch.
Ramos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clay just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ramos tries to pull guard but Clay forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ramos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ramos moves in looking to clinch but Clay pushes him off.
Nate Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Clay. Those never looked like landing.
Ramos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clay at a distance.
Clay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramos lands a jab-cross combination.
Ramos lands a slapping body shot.
Clay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ramos at a distance.
Clay throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ramos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Clay scores with a head kick.
Ramos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ramos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Clay misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is looking to slow Clay down with leg kicks.
Ramos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clay circles away.
Clay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clay counters with a nice leg kick.
Clay lands with a nice body punch.
Ramos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clay throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos jabs Clay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay misses with a head kick.
Matt Clay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ramos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Clay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clay winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Clay!