PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between MAN HUNTER (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

HUNTER
vs
Ramon

200 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, MAN HUNTER!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Ramon!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramon shoots in but HUNTER avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ramon shoots in looking for a takedown. HUNTER tries to sprawl out of it but Ramon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. HUNTER manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramon shoots in for a double leg but HUNTER sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
MAN HUNTER has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Ramon.

HUNTER scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
HUNTER will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ramon won't allow HUNTER to pass to mount.
HUNTER missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
HUNTER is trying to control. Ramon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
HUNTER seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
HUNTER trying to control from half guard but Ramon is working away.
HUNTER 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.
Ramon wants to control but HUNTER is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

HUNTER decides to stand and escape the position.
HUNTER lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ramon backs up against the cage.

HUNTER takes the fight into the clinch.
HUNTER looking for a takedown.
HUNTER looking for a takedown.
HUNTER landing knees to the head.
Ramon tries to pull guard but HUNTER holds him up against the cage and eventually Ramon drops back down to his feet.

HUNTER is trying to trip Ramon. He has hold of a leg but Ramon is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. HUNTER persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ramon wants to stand up but HUNTER is controlling him.
Ramon is adopting a defensive guard.
Ramon looking to hit a scissor sweep but HUNTER is one step ahead there.
Ramon looks gassed!
Ramon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Ramon.
Ramon pushes HUNTER away with a front kick.
HUNTER throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramon's waist but Ramon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing HUNTER off to one side.

Ramon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ramon tries to pass the half guard into mount. HUNTER knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
HUNTER tries to roll over but Ramon keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramon wants to control but HUNTER is keeping him busy.
HUNTER is looking to improve his position.
HUNTER is looking to control Ramon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can HUNTER avoid being mounted?
HUNTER wants to get back to full guard but Ramon has passed into side control.
Ramon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
HUNTER tries to control Ramon's body but Ramon pushes him off. HUNTER squirms to his side and now Ramon has his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MAN HUNTER dominated that round.
That's time! HUNTER's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ramon tries to close the distance and clinch but HUNTER swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramon looks to land a body kick but HUNTER moved away.

HUNTER shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
HUNTER controlling the pace.
HUNTER missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ramon is not content to let HUNTER control the position.

HUNTER is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ramon defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon gets back to full guard.

Ramon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. HUNTER gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
HUNTER wants to stand but Ramon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ramon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Ramon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. HUNTER gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ramon holds on and takes a little breather.
Ramon is trying to control the position but HUNTER postures up.
HUNTER wants to control from the top but Ramon keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ramon tries to clinch but HUNTER moves away

and HUNTER counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
HUNTER trying to control the position but Ramon is working away.
MAN HUNTER overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramon is looking to reverse the position.
Ramon stops HUNTER from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

HUNTER decides to stand back up.
HUNTER tries for a takedown but Ramon circles away easily

and Ramon counters with a single leg into guard. HUNTER didn't expect that.
HUNTER trying to control the position here.
Ramon trying to control the position from guard on top but HUNTER is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramon stopping the sweep attempt from HUNTER.
HUNTER is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ramon postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ramon fails with the takedown
and HUNTER counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MAN HUNTER 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.

Ramon misses with a head kick.
HUNTER swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramon.

Ramon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
HUNTER tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Ramon easily slips into full mount!
HUNTER keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ramon controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
HUNTER is looking to improve his position but Ramon isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon controlling the position easily from mount.
HUNTER tries to hold on but Ramon pushes him away.
HUNTER is looking to get to half guard.
Ramon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Ramon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
HUNTER is trying desperately to improve position.
HUNTER wants to control but Ramon is having none of it.
Ramon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ramon lands a heavy elbow.
Ramon with the ground and pound from mount.
HUNTER tries to improve his position but instead Ramon has taken his back!
HUNTER trying to control the position but Ramon manages to sink in the hooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
HUNTER is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ramon slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

HUNTER fending off the submission attempt from Ramon.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ramon controlling the positon.
HUNTER is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramon is punishing HUNTER with strikes - can he finish him?!
Ramon is not going to allow HUNTER to sit and survive in this position.
HUNTER tries to escape but Ramon has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Ramon.
Ramon scores with strikes from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ramon's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Ramon is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ramon really dominated that 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.

Ramon has managed to clinch.

Ramon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramon slips a jab and a cross from HUNTER.
Ramon fails with an attempt to clinch.
HUNTER's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ramon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! HUNTER scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by HUNTER or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramon which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but HUNTER avoids it really well and circles away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ramon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramon is trying hard to land a takedown here. HUNTER sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
MAN HUNTER has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Ramon.
Ramon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as HUNTER sprawls well. HUNTER wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ramon gets slowly back to his feet.
HUNTER misses with a takedown
letting Ramon counter with a right hand.

HUNTER gets the takedown into side control.
Ramon is looking to regain half guard here but HUNTER keeps moving and retains side control.
HUNTER gets to mount! Ramon was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
HUNTER takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ramon wants to control but HUNTER is having none of it.
Ramon avoids a series of strikes thrown by HUNTER.
HUNTER trying to control but he's not successful this time.
HUNTER avoids the attempt from Ramon to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
HUNTER misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ramon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ramon tries to lock up and control but HUNTER gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
HUNTER trying to control but he's not successful this time.
HUNTER controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

HUNTER get's back to his feet.
HUNTER misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Ramon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for HUNTER!
Ramon lands a big elbow.
HUNTER wants to hold on but Ramon pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MAN HUNTER had his way with Jack Ramon in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

HUNTER doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ramon counters with a shoot takedown. HUNTER fights it but they end up in guard.
Ramon passes HUNTER's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
HUNTER is staying active underneath Ramon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
HUNTER is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
HUNTER moves into full guard.
HUNTER avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramon slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
HUNTER is refusing to be controlled, as Ramon sits in half guard.
HUNTER gets back to full guard.
Ramon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
HUNTER is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ramon distracts HUNTER with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
HUNTER wants to sweep but no luck.
Ramon controlling from the top position.

Ramon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
HUNTER throws a lazy head kick

and Ramon counters with a single leg into guard. HUNTER didn't expect that.
Ramon trying to control but HUNTER is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of HUNTER is proving hard to escape from.

HUNTER is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ramon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
HUNTER wants to sweep but no luck.

Jack Ramon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ramon fails with the takedown.
HUNTER throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ramon shoots in for a takedown but HUNTER shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

HUNTER has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramon goes for a takedown in the clinch but HUNTER prevents it.
MAN HUNTER has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Ramon.

HUNTER pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
HUNTER fails in his attempt to clinch.
HUNTER slips a jab and a cross from Ramon.

HUNTER closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramon fails to pull the fight into his guard.

HUNTER breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramon circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ramon counters with a single leg into guard. HUNTER didn't expect that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Ramon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think HUNTER has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 47:47
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 48:47

The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!