PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ramirez (ranked 10022 p4p, 798 weight class) and Damien OQuinn (ranked 7390 p4p, 705 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramirez
vs
OQuinn

188 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

199 cm
23
237 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ramirez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien OQuinn!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.

OQuinn has closed the distance and engaged Ramirez in a clinch.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez tries to break the clinch but OQuinn is controlling the position.
OQuinn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
OQuinn throws a right hand that Ramirez ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramirez also avoids with ease.

OQuinn moves into the clinch.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
OQuinn lands a nice knee to the body.
Ramirez tries to circle away but OQuinn has him pinned against the cage.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but OQuinn has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez tries to break free but OQuinn pushes him back against the cage.
OQuinn landing knees to the head.
OQuinn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ramirez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Ramirez breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. OQuinn saw that one coming.
OQuinn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
OQuinn scores with a nice head shot.
Ramirez misses with a few strikes there.
OQuinn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
OQuinn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ramirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

OQuinn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
OQuinn missing with knees to the body.
Ramirez takes a knee to the side of the body.
OQuinn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
OQuinn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A knee to the head by OQuinn.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from OQuinn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OQuinn with a knee to the head.
OQuinn scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by OQuinn.
OQuinn lands a nice knee to the body.
OQuinn connects with a knee to the head.
OQuinn landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by OQuinn.
OQuinn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez is trying to force a seperation but OQuinn has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by OQuinn.
OQuinn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
OQuinn tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramirez avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
OQuinn misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramirez .

OQuinn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramirez , pushing him back against the cage.
OQuinn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but OQuinn has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by OQuinn.
OQuinn working Ramirez over with knees to the body.
OQuinn just leaning against Ramirez , taking a breather.
OQuinn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
OQuinn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez .
Ramirez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
OQuinn crunches a lovely knee into Ramirez 's ribcage.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but OQuinn has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramirez managing to block the knees to the body from OQuinn.
OQuinn prevents Ramirez from breaking the clinch.
OQuinn tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramirez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
OQuinn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
OQuinn lands a nice knee to the body.
Ramirez wants to break free but OQuinn has control.
Ramirez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but OQuinn is controlling him.
OQuinn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramirez blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien OQuinn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

OQuinn tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
OQuinn throws a counter combo.
Ramirez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
OQuinn slips a jab and a cross from Ramirez .
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OQuinn moves away.

OQuinn rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.
OQuinn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Ramirez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

OQuinn forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
Ramirez takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OQuinn working Ramirez over with knees to the body.
OQuinn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.

Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

OQuinn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ramirez can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez takes a knee to the side of the body.
OQuinn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
OQuinn scores a nice knee to the body.
OQuinn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
OQuinn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramirez 's face.
OQuinn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Damien OQuinn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from OQuinn.
OQuinn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
OQuinn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
OQuinn is trying to drag Ramirez to the mat but Ramirez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn misses with a knee to the head.
OQuinn has Ramirez pressed against the cage, preventing Ramirez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
OQuinn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirez is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez 's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ramirez cracks OQuinn with a right hand to the side of the head.
OQuinn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramirez throws a head kick that half lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by OQuinn.
Anthony Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Ramirez .

OQuinn pushes Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but OQuinn is controlling him.
A knee to the head by OQuinn.
Ramirez can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for OQuinn.
OQuinn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
OQuinn has Ramirez pressed against the cage.
OQuinn lands a nice knee to the body.
OQuinn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
OQuinn lands a nice knee to the body.
OQuinn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ramirez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
OQuinn stalls.
OQuinn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by OQuinn.
Ramirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

OQuinn clinches up with Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for OQuinn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OQuinn avoiding damage.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but OQuinn has him pressed against the cage.
OQuinn trying to land knees to the body.
OQuinn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for OQuinn.

Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
OQuinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien OQuinn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

OQuinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramirez feinted with a counter takedown.

OQuinn rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
OQuinn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirez is trying to push OQuinn away but OQuinn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramirez avoiding damage as OQuinn throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramirez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
OQuinn prevents Ramirez from breaking the clinch.
OQuinn crunches a lovely knee into Ramirez 's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez is trying to push OQuinn away but OQuinn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
OQuinn missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from OQuinn.
OQuinn misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
OQuinn tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramirez avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramirez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of OQuinn's head but OQuinn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Ramirez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but OQuinn checks it well.
A punch combination from Ramirez misses.
Anthony Ramirez is winning the standup battle so far.
OQuinn connects with a solid leg kick.
OQuinn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramirez .
OQuinn lands a jab-cross combination.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
OQuinn lands with a nice combination. Ramirez backs away looking to recover.

OQuinn rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirez is defending well for now.
OQuinn trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OQuinn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez .
Ramirez managing to block the knees to the body from OQuinn.
OQuinn has Ramirez pressed against the cage, preventing Ramirez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but OQuinn has double underhooks.
Ramirez working hard to break the clinch.
OQuinn scores a nice knee to the body.
Ramirez can't break the clinch.
OQuinn tries a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ramirez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez is looking to break free of the clinch but OQuinn has double underhooks.
Damien OQuinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramirez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

OQuinn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on OQuinn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
OQuinn missing with knees to the body.
OQuinn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramirez 's efforts to push away.
OQuinn missing with knees to the body.
OQuinn taking a breather.
OQuinn trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
OQuinn keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from OQuinn.
OQuinn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez .
OQuinn wants to stall.

Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OQuinn checks a low kick from Ramirez .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
OQuinn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
OQuinn throws a nice looking combination but Ramirez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramirez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anthony Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

OQuinn moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien OQuinn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got OQuinn 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Damien OQuinn!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Damien OQuinn!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Damien OQuinn!

Damien OQuinn wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Damien OQuinn rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.