PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tanom Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa comes to the cage accompanied by Advanced Training! from the movie Kick Boxer. Ramos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Na Goa Jail kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jaa
vs
Ramos

172 cm
23
136 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tanom Jaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramos throws a hook but Jaa avoids it easily.
Jaa tries to score with a low kick but Ramos moves his leg out of the way.
Ramos lands a jab.
Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ramos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ramos throws the left hand but Jaa avoids the punch easily.
Jaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaa slips a jab from Ramos.
Jaa throws the kick towards the body but Ramos avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
Carl Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos misses with a straight right.
Ramos takes a swing at Jaa's ribcage but misses.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jaa misses with a kick to the body.
Jaa throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jaa feints and then cracks Ramos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramos down.
Jaa blocks a jab.
Jaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ramos moves out of range of the body kick from Jaa.
Jaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Jaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaa is looking to clinch.
Jaa throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaa throws a leg kick which misses Ramos's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramos tries to avoid it.
Ramos checks a low kick from Jaa.
Jaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ramos avoids a kick to the body.
Ramos misses with a double jab.
Ramos lands a nice hook to Jaa's body. Jaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
Jaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Ramos.
Ramos checks a leg kick.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.
Jaa throws a body kick that misses.
Jaa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ramos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ramos misses with a straight left.
Jaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramos's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jaa slips a jab from Ramos.
Jaa tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaa throws a head kick that Ramos semi-blocks.
Jaa tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
Jaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ramos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jaa on the side of the head.
Jaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jaa needs to keep his hands up - Ramos had a free shot at his head there.
Ramos scores with the left hand. Jaa knows he should have avoided that one.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but Jaa slips the punch.
Jaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramos.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaa misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a hook. Jaa ducked under it nicely.
Ramos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaa throws a push kick but Ramos slaps the foot to one side.
Jaa lands with a kick to the temple. Ramos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramos misses with a straight left.
Ramos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ramos throws a hook but Jaa blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Ramos misses.
Jaa moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
Ramos checks a low kick from Jaa.
Jaa is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jaa.
Jaa throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanom Jaa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ramos avoids a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jaa.
Ramos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jaa. Jaa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tanom Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramos dips to his left and cracks Jaa with an uppercut!
Jaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jaa slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaa misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramos checks it well.
Ramos takes a swing at Jaa's ribcage but misses.
Jaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carl Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos with a nice cross.
Jaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaa slips under a jab.

That's two 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.
Jaa moves away from the strike by Ramos.
Ramos cracks Jaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramos throws a right hand that Jaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaa also avoids with ease.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaa slips a jab from Ramos.
Ramos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaa tries to land a front kick but Ramos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jaa misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.
Jaa moves away from the strike by Ramos.
Jaa lands a front kick.
Jaa fakes the leg kick and cracks Ramos in the body.
Jaa tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.
Jaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ramos counters with a stiff right hand.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jaa. Ramos shrugs it off though.
Jaa tries to clinch
and Ramos counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramos misses with a looping left.
Jaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.
Ramos slips a jab and a cross from Jaa.
Ramos clobbers Jaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Ramos really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jaa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ramos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ramos duly obliges.
Jaa thows a body kick. Ramos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good leg kick by Jaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jaa lands a jab to Ramos's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaa throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
Ramos tries to bum rush Jaa with a series of wild strikes but Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramos is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jaa throws a push kick but Ramos slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Jaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ramos misses with a two punch combination.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jaa.
Jaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Jaa throws out a loose jab but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ramos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramos keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaa throws a push kick but Ramos slaps the foot to one side.
Ramos cracks Jaa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ramos scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
Ramos looks to throw the jab but Jaa is out of range.
Jaa throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaa at a distance.
Jaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramos.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ramos counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Jaa misses with a body kick.
Jaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaa slips under a jab from Ramos.
Ramos throws a hook but Jaa avoids it easily.
Ramos lands with a cross.
Jaa takes a swing at Ramos's ribcage but misses.

Jaa darts in and clinches Ramos up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tanom Jaa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Jaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
Ramos cracks Jaa with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramos. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa walks into a stiff left hand from Ramos.
Jaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramos lands a nice hook to Jaa's body. Jaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jaa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ramos counters with a one-two to the body.
Jaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaa throws a body kick that misses.
Jaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramos cracks Jaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos cracks Jaa with a good jab.
Ramos thuds his right hand into Jaa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Ramos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jaa doesn't seem phased though.
Jaa misses with a wild body shot.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos looks to throw the jab but Jaa is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos blocks a jab.
Ramos lands a right hook to the body.
Ramos misses the jab.
Jaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaa slips a jab from Ramos.
Jaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Ramos lands a jab to Jaa's midsection.
Ramos lands with a hook. Jaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jaa swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Jaa wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
Jaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ramos counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramos lands with a straight right. Jaa didn't see that one coming.
Jaa blocks a jab.
Jaa is looking to wear down Ramos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ramos misses the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Ramos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Ramos! Carl Ramos retains his lightweight title!