PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Ramkins (ranked 3325 p4p, 3377 weight class) and Brad Foster (ranked 454 p4p, 463 weight class). Dan Ramkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brad Foster's chin.

Ramkins
vs
Foster

196 cm
26
210
3 - 2 - 0

184 cm
23
205
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Ramkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Foster!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ramkins closes the distance and clinches.
Foster is working for takedown but Ramkins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Foster leaning against his opponent.
Foster takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Brad Foster has been cut.
Foster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foster tries to pull guard but Ramkins holds him up against the cage and eventually Foster drops back down to his feet.
Foster looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ramkins lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ramkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramkins lands with a right to the head.

Ramkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ramkins darts in and clinches Foster up against the cage.
Ramkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramkins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ramkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Ramkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ramkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dan Ramkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Foster.
Foster shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramkins as he avoids it easily.

Ramkins moves into range and clinches up with Foster.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foster looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Ramkins.
Ramkins scores with a shot to the side of Foster's head.

Ramkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ramkins pushes Foster up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramkins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Ramkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ramkins closes the distance and clinches.

Ramkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramkins takes a swing at Foster's ribcage but misses.

Ramkins has Foster up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramkins lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ramkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ramkins clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Ramkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foster backwards.

Ramkins breaks the clinch.
Ramkins throws a left and a right that both miss

and Foster counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ramkins!
Foster wants to stand but Ramkins is controlling his arm.
Ramkins is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Foster is controlling him well.
Foster looks up at the clock and then as Ramkins takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Foster smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Foster remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Foster landing a few strikes.
Foster is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ramkins will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramkins wants to get back to his feet but Foster drags him back down.
Foster landing strikes.
Foster working the head with strikes.
Foster grinds an elbow into Ramkins's temple.
Foster is putting a hurting on Ramkins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Foster happy to just control the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster scoring with punches from side control.
Foster working the ground and pound.
Foster controlling the position from side mount.

Foster tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Foster has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Ramkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Foster's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ramkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Foster shoots in for a takedown but Ramkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Ramkins moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Foster can't get the takedown.
Foster is trying to push Ramkins away but Ramkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramkins scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ramkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramkins lands a knee to the head.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Ramkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramkins.
Foster drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ramkins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dan Ramkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Foster.
Ramkins is pressed up against the cage. Foster has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramkins down to the mat. Ramkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ramkins but Ramkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dan Ramkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ramkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Foster is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ramkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramkins landing knees to the head.
Ramkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Foster takes a knee to the side of the body.

Ramkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ramkins has Foster up against the cage in a clinch.
Dan Ramkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ramkins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Foster's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ramkins closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Foster backwards.

Ramkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ramkins clinches with his opponent.
Foster takes a knee right on the jaw!

Foster is rocked!

Ramkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Foster is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramkins finish him?

Ramkins clinches up with Foster and pushes him back against the cage.

Ramkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ramkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Foster seems to have recovered his senses.
Ramkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Ramkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ramkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramkins lands a big knee! That's hurt Foster! Oh, he's all over the place! Ramkins lands another knee that sends Foster to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Ramkins!
A very excited looking Dan Ramkins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.