PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Matson (ranked 985 p4p, 1203 weight class) and Franz Ramos (ranked 115 p4p, 133 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matson
vs
Ramos

190 cm
21
240
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
265
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sakura Style
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Matson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franz Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos tries to clinch there but Matson circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Matson misses the target.
We've been told by Matson's head coaches at Primal Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ramos misses with a double jab

and Matson moves into the clinch.
A short right from Matson.
A head punch on the inside from Matson fails to land.
Matson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramos has double underhooks.
Matson prevents a body shot from Ramos.
Matson is trying to push Ramos away but Ramos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Matson being controlled against the cage.
Matson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramos.
Matson tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matson blocks an uppercut.
Matson content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos scores with a hook to the body.
Ramos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matson's elbow.
Ramos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramos can't find room to land a body shot as Matson controls the action.
Matson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ramos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramos pushes Matson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramos swings wildly with an uppercut but Matson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramos.
Matson leaning against his opponent.
Ramos tries a body shot but Matson blocks it.

Matson breaks from the clinch.
Matson throws a low kick but Ramos moves out of range easily.
Ramos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a double jab
and Matson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ramos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matson tried to counter with a leg kick but Ramos avoided it.

Ramos moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matson working aggressively here.
Ramos wants to stall.

Matson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matson with a body shot.
Ramos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
Matson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ramos counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Ramos finds it's target.

Ramos moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
Matson stalling the fight.

Matson breaks from the clinch.
Matson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ramos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Matson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos misses with the combination.
Ramos misses with a combination
and Matson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matson slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Matson misses.
Ramos is looking for the big counter here.
Nice cross by Ramos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Ramos misses.
Matson is looking to counter punch.
Ramos digs a good hook to Matson's body.
Matson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matson misses with a hook. Ramos ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Matson misses.
The fighters circling - Matson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Ramos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramos cracks a nice hook into Matson's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Franz Ramos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ramos looks to land a combination. Matson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Tommy Matson has been cut.
Ramos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matson scores with a leg kick.
Ramos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramos lands a jab to the head.
Franz Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ramos looks to land a combination but Matson avoids it well.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Matson moves out of range.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matson scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Matson.
Sloppy strikes from Ramos. Those never looked like landing.
Matson moves away from the strike by Ramos.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramos darts in and clinches Matson up against the cage.
Matson leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matson.

Matson breaks the clinch.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Matson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Matson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ramos is looking to clinch.
Matson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ramos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matson's head.
Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on Matson's shoulder, as Matson tries to avoid the shot.
Ramos misses with a jab to the body
and Matson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
Matson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ramos with a hook.

Ramos moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramos.
Matson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramoss head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramos.
Matson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ramos scores with a hook to the body.

Matson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands a nice hook to Matson's body. Matson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramos throws a combination that misses
and Matson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ramos tries to clinch up.
It looked like Matson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ramos.
Ramos throws a hook but Matson avoids it easily.
Ramos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Tommy Matson's cut is getting worse.
Franz Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramos cracks Matson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matson loads up on a big right hand but Ramos slips the punch.
Ramos misses with a combination
and Matson counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramos is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ramos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ramos swings widly with a right hand
and Matson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
Ramos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matson slips a straight right by Ramos.
Ramos tries to clinch there but Matson circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramos misses with a hook.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Franz Ramos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Matson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Matson misses with a left hand
and Ramos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ramos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramos tries to clinch
and Ramos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramos misses with a straight right.
It looked like Matson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ramos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramos tries to clinch but Matson moves out of range.
Matson slips a straight right by Ramos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos misses with a hook.
Matson throwing a counter right hand but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Ramos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matson misses with a hook.
Matson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramos misses with a combination
and Matson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from Ramos.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matson moves away.
It looked like Matson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Ramos.
Ramos is looking to clinch.
Ramos darts in trying to clinch
and Matson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramos checks it well.
Matson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Ramos counter with a right hand.
Ramos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
Matson throws a looping overhand right but Ramos ducks down to avoid it.
Matson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matson throws a looping overhand right but Ramos ducks down to avoid it.
Matson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matson momentarily.

Tommy Matson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Matson takes a swing at Ramos's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos swings widly with a right hand
and Matson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramos misses with a straight left.
Ramos darts in trying to clinch
and Matson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matson connects with a looping right hand.
Ramos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matson avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Matson is looking to counter punch.
Matson throws a big shot that misses.
Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to clinch up but Matson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and Matson counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matson. Ramos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramos tries to bum rush Matson with a series of wild strikes but Matson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Matson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramos.
Ramos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Ramos moves into the clinch.
A short right from Matson on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Tommy Matson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tommy Matson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ramos throws a jab when Matson was well out of range.
Ramos throws a hook but Matson blocks it.
Ramos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matson walks into a stiff left hand from Ramos.
Ramos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matson's head.
Matson lands an overhand right.
Ramos throws a hook but Matson blocks it.
Matson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Ramos.
Ramos tries to clinch but Matson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws the left hand but Matson avoids the punch easily.
Matson is looking to counter punch.
Ramos looks to land a right hand but Matson moved out of range.
Matson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Matson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Matson.
Ramos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Ramos counter with a right hand.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch but Matson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramos throws a hook but Matson blocks it.
Matson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Matson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to clinch but Matson is having none of it.
Matson dodges the punch combination from Ramos.
Matson is looking to counter punch.
Ramos wants to clinch but Matson slips to the side
and Matson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramos cracks Matson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos wants to clinch
and Matson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matson.
Ramos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matson counters with a left and a right that stings Ramos.
Matson slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos connects with the punch.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch but Matson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Matson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matson misses with a hook
enabling Ramos to counter with a crisp jab.
Matson connects with a body shot that sends Ramos's belly button to the back.
Matson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matson ducks right into an uppercut from Ramos.
Ramos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ramos misses the body punch
and Matson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramos scores with a hook to the body. Matson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a lazy uppercut
and Matson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Matson wants to land a leg kick but Ramos is out of range.
Matson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ramos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos throws a right hand that Matson ducks under and follows up with a left that Matson also avoids with ease.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matson counters with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Franz Ramos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tommy Matson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Matson slips under a jab from Ramos.
Matson misses the shot to the body.
Matson jabs Ramos right on the nose. Ramos blinks but takes it well.
Matson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.
Matson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Matson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ramos darts in trying to clinch
and Matson counters with a left and a right that stings Ramos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matson ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Matson.
Ramos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos is looking to clinch but Matson is avoiding it.
Matson looks to land a left hand but Ramos moved out of range nicely.
Matson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matson scores with a nice strike.
Ramos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matson.
Ramos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramos wants to clinch but Matson slips to the side
enabling Matson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
Tommy Matson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tests Matson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramos is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Matson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matson loads up on a big right hand but Ramos slips the punch.
Ramos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ramos scores with the left hand. Matson knows he should have avoided that one.
Matson is looking to land body kicks.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matson.
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!
Matson circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Matson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramos moves into the clinch successfully.

Matson breaks from the clinch.
Ramos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matson on the side of the head.
Ramos lands a nice hook to Matson's body. Matson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramos misses with a straight right.
Matson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramos moves in looking to clinch but Matson pushes him off.
It appears Matson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Matson throws a leg kick but Ramos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ramos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Matson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramos jabs at Matson's body.
A jab from Matson misses.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Matson's head but Matson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ramos misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matson staying out of range there.
Matson throws an overhand right that lands on Ramos's shoulder, as Ramos tries to avoid the shot.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Matson.
Matson throws the left hand but Ramos avoids the punch easily.
Ramos throws the left hand but Matson avoids the punch easily.
Matson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Matson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franz Ramos!
Franz Ramos is the new heavyweight champion!