PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armondo Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Ramos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ramos
vs
Munoz

175 cm
25
141 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

192 cm
25
150 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Ramos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armondo Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Ramos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Munoz looking for a guillotine here but Ramos defends easily.
Ramos 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.
Ramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munoz controls Ramos momentarily but Ramos frees himself.
Ramos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Munoz's head.
Munoz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz working a defensive guard here.
Ramos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ramos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Munoz tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramos 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Munoz looking to control.

Munoz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ramos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Munoz's head.
Ramos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ramos is looking to take a break and control but Munoz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramos scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Check out the look on Ramos 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ramos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Munoz down.
Ramos working the ground and pound.
Ramos looks up at the clock and then as Munoz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ramos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Munoz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ramos connects with a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz is not content to let Ramos control the position.
Ramos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Munoz tries to buck Ramos off but Ramos is having none of it.
Munoz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos prevents Munoz from escaping the position.
Munoz is looking for a sweep.
Ramos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munoz keeps working.
Ramos is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Munoz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramos scoring with punches and elbows.

It looks like Armondo Munoz has been cut.
Ramos cracks Munoz with a big right hand but Munoz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ramos wants to control but Munoz is keeping him busy.
Ramos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ramos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ramos landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Munoz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ramos grinds an elbow into Munoz's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ramos connects with a decent elbow.
Munoz is looking for a sweep.
Ramos working the head and body with strikes.
Ramos lands an elbow.
Ramos lands some shots froms side control.

Munoz is rocked!
Ramos working the ground and pound from side control.
Munoz is still in real trouble! Can Ramos finish him?
Munoz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ramos cracks Munoz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Munoz gets back to half guard.
Munoz wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Ramos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armondo Munoz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Munoz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Munoz seems to have recovered his senses.
Munoz walks into a stiff left hand from Ramos .
Munoz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munoz can do to turn this around?
Ramos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Munoz lands a front kick.
Good leg kick by Munoz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramos staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Munoz, right into the meat.
Munoz throws a body kick that misses.
Crunch! Munoz slams his shin into Ramos 's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Munoz.
Ramos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Munoz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramos .
Ramos looks to throw the jab but Munoz is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramos moves out of range of the leg kick from Munoz.
Ramos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Munoz sprawls and moves away.
Ramos checks the leg kick.
Ramos feinted with a counter takedown.
Armondo Munoz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos throws a hook but Munoz blocks it.
Armondo Munoz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Munoz misses with a hook. Ramos ducked under it nicely.
Ramos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Munoz misses the shot to the body.
Ramos feinted with a counter takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Munoz.
Ramos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Munoz keeps Ramos at a distance using the push kick.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Munoz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Munoz tries to land a front kick but Ramos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ramos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Munoz swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munoz. Ramos does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz connects with a leg kick. Ramos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Munoz misses with a low kick.
Ramos tries to counter with a takedown but Munoz is quick to defend against it.
Munoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munoz throws a body kick, spinning off balance

so Ramos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
Ramos stopping the sweep attempt from Munoz.
Ramos passes into half guard.
Munoz has hold of Ramos 's hands but Ramos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Munoz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ramos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ground and pound from Ramos .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ramos .
Ramos slips a nice elbow through Munoz's hands, connecting with Munoz's forehead.
Munoz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramos is nestled in close to Munoz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ramos is looking to take a break and control but Munoz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Ramos there.
Ramos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ramos working over Munoz with some ground and pound. Munoz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ramos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ramos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ramos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ramos prevents Munoz from improving his position.
Ramos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ramos slips a nice elbow through Munoz's hands, connecting with Munoz's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Ramos there.

Munoz is rocked!
Ramos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Munoz is still in real trouble! Can Ramos finish him?
Ramos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ramos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Munoz trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Ramos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armondo Munoz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramos tries to bum rush Munoz with a series of wild strikes but Munoz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Munoz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Munoz seems to have recovered his senses.
Munoz scores with a spinning back kick!
A lazy left from Ramos finds it's target.
Munoz stalks Ramos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ramos 's face. Ramos staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice shot lands for Munoz.
Munoz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramos staying out of range there.
Munoz wants to clinch.
Ramos attempts a counter takedown but Munoz avoids it well and moves away.
Ramos lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramos gets the takedown into side control.
Munoz is not content to let Ramos control the position.
Ramos scores with punches from side control.
Munoz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Munoz is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Ramos 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ramos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Munoz is trying to control Ramos 's posture but Ramos avoids it.
Ramos working the ground and pound.
Ramos working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz tries to buck Ramos off but Ramos is having none of it.
Ramos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munoz keeps working.
Ramos looks up at the clock and then as Munoz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ramos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ramos lands a strong strike to the head of Munoz. That's dazed him! Ramos looking to finish here. Munoz is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Ramos lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Ramos !