PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between tito ramorez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Dront (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dront has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that The Dront was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

ramorez
vs
Dront

189 cm
22
235 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

193 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 30 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, tito ramorez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 30 - 0, fighting out of London, The Dront!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dront misses with a hook. ramorez ducked under it nicely.
ramorez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
ramorez swats away the attempt to clinch by Dront.
Dront throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Dront throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dront throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ramorez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dront as he avoids it easily.

ramorez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
ramorez tries to stand but Dront is controlling from the bottom.
ramorez wants to control from the top but Dront keeps moving.
Dront wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

ramorez drops back looking for a leg! Dront is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dront manages to kick ramorez off! ramorez jumps back into Dront's guard.
ramorez prevents Dront from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

ramorez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
ramorez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dront is proving hard to escape from.
Dront really doesn't want to stay on the ground with ramorez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dront wants to stand but ramorez is controlling the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dront looks to score with a jab to the body but ramorez is just out of range.
Dront throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

ramorez gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dront is trying to stand back up but ramorez is controlling him
ramorez is looking to advance position but Dront won't allow it.
Dront is trying to stand up here but ramorez is controlling him well.
ramorez is looking to advance position but Dront won't allow it.
ramorez trying to control from half guard but Dront is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ramorez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dront defending well though.
Dront blocking the ground and pound attempt from ramorez.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dront looks to score with a jab to the body but ramorez is just out of range.
Dront fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dront with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling ramorez to score with a decent uppercut.

ramorez pushes Dront up against the cage in a clinch.
ramorez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
ramorez leaning his opponent against the cage.
ramorez has had enough of the clinch but Dront keeps him there for the moment.
ramorez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dront pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four 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.
ramorez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dront wants to break free but ramorez has control.
ramorez tries to throw a body punch but Dront avoids it by throwing ramorez back against the cage.
ramorez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dront gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tito ramorez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ramorez.
ramorez jumps guard but Dront stands there with ramorez around his waist. ramorez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ramorez has had enough of the clinch but Dront keeps him there for the moment.
Dront wants to break free but ramorez has control.
ramorez keeps control of Dront as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tito ramorez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

ramorez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dront looks to clinch

and ramorez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dront's guard now.
Dront is controlling ramorez's posture.
ramorez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dront keeping full guard, as ramorez tries to pass.
ramorez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dront is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dront wants to stand but ramorez is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dront utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dront working a defensive guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
ramorez is looking to clinch.
Dront pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
tito ramorez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dront gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dront wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
ramorez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dront is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ramorez won't allow Dront to get back to his feet.
ramorez trying to control but Dront is working from the bottom.
Dront is looking to stand up but ramorez isn't so interested in that idea.
ramorez looking to pass the guard.
ramorez won't allow Dront to sweep him here.
ramorez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by ramorez or perhaps it was just good defense by Dront which made him look bad.
Dront throws a hook but ramorez avoids it easily.

ramorez rushes Dront and presses him up against the cage.

ramorez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Dront, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ramorez lands a nice shot to the body.
Dront misses with a double jab.
ramorez fails in his attempt to clinch.
ramorez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ramorez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dront stuffs the takedown attempt from ramorez. ramorez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tito ramorez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dront tries to keep at a distance but ramorez has taken the fight into the clinch.
ramorez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dront is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

ramorez breaks from the clinch.
Dront connects with a body shot.
ramorez keeps the fight on the outside.

Dront rushes ramorez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
ramorez can't get the takedown.
ramorez fails to pull guard.
ramorez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dront just stands there and leans against the cage.
ramorez can't break the clinch.
ramorez tries to pull guard but Dront won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Dront.
ramorez stalling in the clinch but Dront improves position.
ramorez fails to pull guard.
ramorez fails to pull guard.
ramorez jumps guard but Dront stands there with ramorez around his waist. ramorez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
ramorez scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tito ramorez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

ramorez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ramorez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from ramorez - that will leave a mark!

ramorez scores with a takedown into Dront's guard.
Dront pulls ramorez in close to prevent any damage.
Dront wants to stand and escape but ramorez is having none of it.
ramorez trying to control but Dront is working from the bottom.
ramorez stopping the sweep attempt from Dront.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ramorez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dront is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ramorez won't allow Dront to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
ramorez lands a slapping body shot.
Dront takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dront throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and ramorez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by ramorez.
Dront pulls ramorez in to control the position.
ramorez wants to stand but Dront has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ramorez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dront is keeping the position for now.
ramorez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dront wants to stand up but ramorez is controlling him.
Dront keeping moving, preventing ramorez from controlling successfully.
ramorez won't allow Dront to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dront keeping full guard, as ramorez tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dront keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dront is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down ramorez rather than just go for the knockout.
ramorez defending well as Dront loads up on a big left hand.

ramorez 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.

ramorez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dront stuffs the takedown.
Dront closes the distance looking to clinch

so ramorez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
ramorez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dront's guard.
tito ramorez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dront is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dront won't allow ramorez to pass to mount.
ramorez trying to control from half guard but Dront is working away.
Dront pushes ramorez off looking to stand but ramorez dives back in and keeps control.
ramorez is keen to just control but Dront is a slippery customer.
ramorez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The Dront has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dront throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
tito ramorez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ramorez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tito ramorez!