PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Phife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Ramsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramsay's choice of entrance music: Bang Bang by Notorious BIG. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Phife
vs
Ramsay

189 cm
20
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight 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 Rio de Janeiro, Barney Phife!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Badr Ramsay!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsay throws a head kick that misses.
Ramsay lands with a kick to the temple. Phife shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Barney Phife has been cut.
Phife moves out of range as Ramsay throws a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramsay.
Nice body kick there by Ramsay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phife walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ramsay.
Ramsay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phife chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramsay can pounce on him.
Phife tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Phife's sensitive parts.
No luck for Phife with that takedown attempt.

Phife scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ramsay defending against the ground and pound.
Phife 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.

Phife wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ramsay, who protects the arm well.
Phife misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ramsay parries the strikes from Phife easily there. Phife is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ramsay to escape.
Phife throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Phife misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ramsay is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Phife has just dragged him back down to the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramsay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phife.

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.
A big left from Phife misses.
Phife fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramsay throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Badr Ramsay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Phife's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ramsay ducks under a wild hook from Phife.
Phife keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramsay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phife checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsay slips a jab from Phife.
An inside leg kick from Ramsay misses.
Ramsay connects with a high kick.
Phife lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phife checks a low kick from Ramsay.
Badr Ramsay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phife shoots for a takedown but Ramsay saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phife shoots in for a takedown but Ramsay shows good takedown defense.
Badr Ramsay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phife moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phife smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ramsay throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ramsay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Phife checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Phife.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barney Phife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramsay connects with a high kick.
Ramsay throws the kick towards the body but Phife avoids it.
Phife looks for a takedown but Ramsay sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Badr Ramsay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barney Phife'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.

Ramsay throws a push kick but Phife slaps the foot to one side.
Ramsay throws a low kick but it's checked well by Phife.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramsay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phife.
Ramsay lands a nice looking kick to the body. Phife takes a step back to recover.
Badr Ramsay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramsay lets loose with a powerful body kick. Phife will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay throws a low kick, looking for Phife's leg but Phife calmly moves out of range.
Phife keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramsay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay misses with a head kick.
Ramsay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phife. That did some damage!
Ramsay leaves Phife with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ramsay tried to score with a low kick but Phife checks it.
Ramsay finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phife checks a low kick from Ramsay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Badr Ramsay really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Phife's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ramsay throws a head kick that misses.
Phife misses with a straight left.
Ramsay slips a jab from Phife.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phife jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phife shoots in and drives through. Ramsay sprawls well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Phife.

Phife drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ramsay can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Phife is controlling him.
Phife throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Phife postures up in Ramsay's guard and throws a big left but Ramsay blocks it.
Ramsay is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Ramsay scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Phife avoids the head kick by Ramsay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phife checks a leg kick nicely.
Phife is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Phife scores with a nice head shot.
Ramsay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ramsay misses with a body kick.
Phife misses the jab.
Ramsay wants to land a leg kick but Phife is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Phife had his way with Badr Ramsay in that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Phife's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Phife fails to land the takedown.
Phife tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phife shoots in but Ramsay avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phife catches Ramsay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramsay misses with a head kick.
Ramsay misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two 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.
Phife on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramsay. Ramsay obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramsay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phife.
Phife jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay throws a head kick but Phife moves out of range.
Barney Phife has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramsay. That's going to slow Phife down.
Badr Ramsay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramsay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phife avoids the head kick by Ramsay.

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.
Ramsay is looking to score with low kicks.
Ramsay throws a sloppy head kick and Phife moves out of range easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramsay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Phife.

And that's the end of the fight!
Badr Ramsay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramsay 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badr Ramsay!
Badr Ramsay is the new light heavyweight champion!