PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reyaldo Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rodriguez's choice of entrance music: Jay Z & Kanye West - Niggas in Paris. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ramon
vs
Rodriguez

200 cm
27
290 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

190 cm
24
225 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Underworld Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reyaldo Ramon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramon throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodriguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramon looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ramon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramon misses with a two punch combination.
Reyaldo Ramon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodriguez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ramon tries to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a right hand to the body.
Ramon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramon is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ramon is looking to clinch.
Ramon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Ramon clinches up with Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramon controls his hands.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramon misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice side step and Rodriguez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
And Rodriguez tries to counter it with a takedown but Ramon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramon.
Ramon throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ramon.
Ramon fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Rodriguez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sloppy strikes from Ramon. Those never looked like landing.
Rodriguez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Rodriguez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramon misses with an uppercut
and Rodriguez counters with a left to the body.
Ramon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramon tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramon misses with a two punch combination.
Ramon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodriguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Rodriguez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramon swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Rodriguez to counter with a crisp jab.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Rodriguez wants to counter with a clinch but Ramon pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramon is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramon misses with a double jab

and Rodriguez counters by moving into the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rodriguez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Ramon pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some wild striking there from Ramon.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramon moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Rodriguez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramon looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well.
Ramon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ramon throws a big shot that misses.
Rodriguez throws out a counter right but Ramon avoids it with no problem.
Ramon tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramon doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Rodriguez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ramon fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramon doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Ramon looks to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramon thinking.
Ramon tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rodriguez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ramon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramon wants to clinch.
Rodriguez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ramon with a body shot.
Ramon tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ramon misses with the combination.
Ramon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ramon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ramon misses with a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ramon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodriguez feints the counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rodriguez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alex Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Ramon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
Ramon is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Rodriguez misses.
Ramon throws a lazy right hand but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ramon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez thinks about the counter body kick.
Ramon tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramon sets himself, and Rodriguez steps forward looking for the clinch! Ramon avoids it this time.
Ramon tries to clinch up.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramon misses with a series of wild punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ramon wants to clinch.
Rodriguez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A combination from Ramon does no damage.
Ramon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Rodriguez misses.
Ramon misses with a double jab.
Rodriguez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rodriguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ramon rather than just go for the knockout.
Ramon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ramon throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Rodriguez to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Ramon misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramon wants to clinch but Rodriguez slips to the side
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Ramon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramon is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Rodriguez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon wants to clinch.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramon.
Rodriguez throws a big counter head kick but Ramon avoids it with no problem.
Ramon throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodriguez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramon closes the distance but Rodriguez moves to the side
and Rodriguez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ramon wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Rodriguez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ramon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramon throws an overhand right that lands on Rodriguez's shoulder, as Rodriguez tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Rodriguez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramon misses with a combination

and Rodriguez counters by clinching up.
Rodriguez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ramon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rodriguez can turn it around.
Ramon prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez can't find room to land a body shot as Ramon controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Ramon blocks it.
Rodriguez tries to break the clinch but Ramon is controlling the position.
Rodriguez lands a shot to the body.
Ramon tries to break free but Rodriguez pushes him back against the cage.
Alex Rodriguez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramon blocks a body shot from Rodriguez.
A hook to the body from Rodriguez.
Ramon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

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.
Ramon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
Ramon wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Ramon misses.
A nice side step and Rodriguez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez wants to counter the offense by Ramon and move into the clinch position.
Ramon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramon wants to clinch.
Rodriguez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rodriguez 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Rodriguez!
Alex Rodriguez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Underworld Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.