PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ramos
vs
Jon

165 cm
27
151 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

165 cm
21
131 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Jon!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jon drives through and clinches with Ramos against the ropes.
Ramos is trying to break free.
Ramos wants a takedown but no success here.
Jon letting Ramos take a breather here.
Jon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramos blocking some punches.
Jon working aggressively here.
Jon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jon.
Jon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jon has him pressed against the ropes.
Jon digs a right hand underneath Ramos's ribcage. Ramos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon has Ramos pressed against the ropes, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramoss head.
Ramos tries to break free but Jon pushes him back against the ropes.
Jon throws a head punch that misses.
Ramos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jon prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramos looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramos blocks it with crossed arms.
Jon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramos's face.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramos avoids the damage to the body.
Jon prevents a body shot from Ramos.
Ramos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jon blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ramos blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramos.
Jon blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Jon on the inside.
Ramos working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Jon.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramos.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jon crunches a lovely knee into Ramos's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for Jon to work.
Ramos goes for a takedown attempt but Jon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fighters circling - Jon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Jon rushes Ramos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ramos can't find room to land a body shot as Jon controls the action.
Jon prevents Ramos from breaking the clinch.
Ramos blocks a body shot from Jon.
Ramos misses with a knee strike.
Ramos tries to break the clinch but Jon is controlling the position.
Ramos takes a shot to the head.
Jon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jon with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jackson Ramos has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to take the fight to the mat but Jon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Ramos gets control of Jon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ramos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jon wants to pass the guard but Ramos is keeping the position.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Jon from controlling successfully.
Jon passes Ramos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jon wants to pass to mount but Ramos is defending the position.
Ramos is trying to maintain the position but Jon is very close to passing his half guard.
Jon is trying to control. Ramos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jon not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ramos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jon is looking to stall here but Ramos recovers full guard.
Jon trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Jon tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramos is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ramos holds on and takes a little breather.
Ramos looking to control.
Ramos trying to strike off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Jon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Ramos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ramos shoots for a takedown but Jon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jon misses with a hook to the body

and Ramos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jon wants to control but Ramos is keeping busy.
Jon is trying to control but Ramos passes into side control!
Ramos working away.
Jon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ramos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ramos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon wants to control but Ramos postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jon is looking to reverse the position.
Ramos in side control, throwing shots but Jon defends.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos misses with the ground and pound.
Jon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jon tries to buck Ramos off but Ramos is having none of it.
Ramos trying to control the position but Jon is working away.

Ramos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ramos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ramos scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
You can see the frustration on Jon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramos is looking to take a break and control but Jon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon is looking to reverse the position.
Jon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Ramos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ramos advances nicely into full mount.

Ramos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jon wants to hold on but Ramos pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ramos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jon is looking to improve his position but Ramos isn't that keen on the idea.
Jon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Jon tries to hold on but Ramos pushes him away.
Ramos tries to control but Jon wriggling away.
Jon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jon is squirming around, avoiding Ramos's attempts to control the action.
Ramos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Jon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ramos.
Jon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jon keeps trying to improve his position.
Ramos trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ramos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jon is trying desperately to improve position.
Ramos raining down hammerfists from mount.

Jon is rocked!

It looks like Derrick Jon has been cut.
Ramos tries to control but Jon wriggling away.
Jon is still in real trouble! Can Ramos finish him?
Ramos lands a couple of good shots and Jon has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos gets his hands free as Jon looks to control.

Jon is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Ramos not allowing Jon to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Ramos dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jon moves into the clinch.
Jon seems to have recovered his senses.
Ramos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
Ramos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jon lands a shot to the body.
The referee calls for Ramos to work.
Ramos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramos blocks a body shot from Jon.
Ramos is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon is leaning against Ramos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ramos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jon can turn it around.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jon misses with a punch on the inside.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Jon.
Jon digs a right hand underneath Ramos's ribcage. Ramos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon crunches a lovely knee into Ramos's ribcage.
Jon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A bit of stalling here from Jon.
Jon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jon scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Jon.
Jon digs a right hand underneath Ramos's ribcage. Ramos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jon lands with a left to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jon. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jon works on Ramos's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees to the body from Jon.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramos is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jon can't find room to land a body shot as Ramos controls the action.
Derrick Jon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jon scores with a hook to the body.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jon tries to land a knee to the head but Ramos blocks with his arms.
Jon lands a nice knee to the body.
Jon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jon is leaning against Ramos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jon scores a nice knee to the body.
Jon holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Jon landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon stalls.
Jon tries a knee to the head but Ramos blocks it.
Jon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jon lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Jon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramos wants to get back to striking at distance but Jon won't allow it.
Jon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
A short right from Jon on the inside.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jon taking a breather.
Ramos trying to stall but Jon improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramos.
Jon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramos avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.

Ramos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Jon is working an open guard so Ramos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jon swings away with a body shot that misses

and Ramos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ramos wants to free his trapped foot but Jon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jon wants to get back to full guard.
Ramos is keen to just control but Jon is a slippery customer.

Ramos seems to be working for a kimura but Jon defends the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Jon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jon 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Jon!
Derrick Jon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.