PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taran Chula (ranked 513 p4p, 63 weight class) and Tony Ramos (ranked 851 p4p, 101 weight class). Taran Chula could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Ramos 's chin.

Chula
vs
Ramos

175 cm
31
155 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

175 cm
34
157 lbs
27 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Taran Chula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Ramos !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chula swings widly with a right hand
and Ramos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ramos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chula is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ramos throws a hook but Chula avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Ramos .
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Chula sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chula throws a jab when Ramos was well out of range.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Chula showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramos .
Ramos misses with a hook. Chula ducked under it nicely.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chula was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos .
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos thuds a left hand into Chula's body.
Chula staying out of range there.

Ramos moves into range and clinches up with Chula.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramos stalls.
Ramos prevents a body shot from Chula.

Chula breaks from the clinch.
Ramos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Ramos .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chula moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Chula on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taran Chula is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chula misses the shot to the body.
Ramos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chula dodges the punch combination from Ramos .
Ramos lands a lovely overhand right.
Ramos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ramos throws a shot to the body.
Chula is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ramos lands a jab to Chula's midsection.
Ramos throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chula. Ramos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chula throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Taran Chula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Chula. Those never looked like landing.
Chula takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chula wants to clinch.
Chula connects with a high kick.

It looks like Tony Ramos has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chula blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Ramos .
Chula tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Chula tried to counter with a leg kick but Ramos avoided it.
Ramos jabs Chula to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chula lands with a nice body punch.
Ramos checks the leg kick.
Chula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos .
Chula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chula keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Chula does no damage.
Ramos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ramos scores with a jab to the head.
Ramos moves out of range of the body kick from Chula.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Chula on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chula misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ramos gets a clinch.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Chula controls his hands.
I was talking to Chula's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ramos looking for a takedown.
Ramos wants to stall.
Ramos blocks a body shot from Chula.
Chula avoiding damage.
Chula tries a body shot but Ramos blocks it.
Chula taking a breather.
Ramos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Ramos on the inside.
Chula struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramos controls his hands.

Chula breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ramos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ramos lands with a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Chula.
Ramos tests Chula's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chula misses the shot to the body.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chula is looking to land body kicks.
Chula connects with the punch.
Chula wants to slow Ramos down by chopping away at his legs.
Chula fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chula misses with a low kick.
Chula is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Chula is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Chula lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ramos doesn't seem phased though.
Sloppy strikes from Chula. Those never looked like landing.
Ramos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chula rather than just go for the knockout.
Ramos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chula. Chula circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chula. That's going to slow Ramos down.
Chula misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chula defends it well.
Ramos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chula.
Nice shot lands for Ramos .
Chula connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Ramos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Ramos 's cut.
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.

Nice defenses there by Ramos .
Chula lands with a nice body punch.
Chula is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chula scores with a three punch combo!
Chula tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Chula.
Chula lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ramos at a distance.
Chula scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ramos misses with a looping right.
Chula throws a leg kick
and Ramos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramos scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos cracks a nice hook into Chula's ribs.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chula manages to avoid it.
Chula throws a shot from downtown. Ramos moves away and avoids it.
Chula throws out a powerful jab.
Ramos checks the leg kick.
Chula takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Chula misses the target.
Ramos connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Ramos .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Chula.
Chula loads up on a big right hand but Ramos slips the punch.
Chula throws out a powerful jab.

Ramos is rocked!
Ramos swings for the body but Chula moves out of range.
Ramos is still on wobbly legs! Can Chula finish him?
Ramos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Chula misses with a low kick.
Ramos seems to have recovered his senses.
Good exchange - Ramos coming out on top.

Ramos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Chula - that landed with a thud.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Chula.
Chula leaning his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos pushes Chula back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ramos digs a right hand underneath Chula's ribcage. Chula let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Chula.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chula misses with some punches.
Chula lands a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chula as Ramos tries to tie him up.
Ramos tries to score a body lock takedown but Chula shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chula swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chula lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramos prevents a body shot from Chula.
Chula swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chula lands a right hand.
Ramos looking to stall.
Ramos is looking for a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ramos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramos working aggressively here.
Ramos tries to stall but Chula uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chula struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramos controls his hands.
Chula gets underhooks to prevent Ramos 's takedown attempt.
Taran Chula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Ramos .

Chula's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chula lands a slapping body shot.
Ramos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chula to score with a decent uppercut.
Tony Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chula has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chula there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Chula as Ramos shoots in.
Ramos looks to land a left hand but Chula moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chula tries to move into range but Ramos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ramos lands with an uppercut that bounces Chula off the cage and back into range.
Chula misses with an uppercut. Ramos saw that one coming.
Chula looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chula comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos throws a hook but Chula blocks it.
Ramos takes a swing at Chula's ribcage but misses.
Ramos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chula.
Ramos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chula with a body shot.
Chula throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramos connects with a body shot that sends Chula's belly button to the back.

Chula closes the distance and pushes Ramos back into the cage.
Good body shot from Chula.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taran Chula has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chula misses with a punch to the body.
Chula wants to stall.
Chula misses with a body punch.
Chula lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taran Chula dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Ramos 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chula throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chula fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Ramos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chula will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramos connects with a single shot there.
Chula throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Chula throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but Chula slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chula throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos lands a jab-cross combination.
Ramos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ramos tries to clinch there but Chula circles away.
Chula throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos digs a good body shot into Chula's ribs.
Ramos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chula.
Ramos feints the counter takedown.

Chula gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ramos throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chula utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramos is looking to work some ground and pound but Chula has wrist control.
Ramos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chula's head.
Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chula works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ramos throws a big elbow that misses.
Ramos landing with the ground and pound.
Ramos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ramos chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos throwing strikes from guard but Chula blocks nicely.
Ramos throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos scoring with some ground and pound.
Chula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramos advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Ramos crashes against the mat.
Ramos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chula is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Ramos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chula some visible discomfort.
Chula knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramos on the ground.
Chula defending against the ground and pound.
Ramos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ramos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ramos misses with the ground and pound.

Ramos tries for a kimura but Chula is defending well.
Ramos working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramos misses with the ground and pound.
Ramos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Ramos !