PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reyjin Del Amor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ransel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ransel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dirt Off Your Shoulder kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Del Amor
vs
Ransel

190 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reyjin Del Amor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Ransel!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ransel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Del Amor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Del Amor is trying to improve his position.
Del Amor manages to get back to half guard.
Ransel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Del Amor is looking to control Ransel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Del Amor avoid being mounted?
Ransel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ransel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Del Amor trying to hold on to Ransel's head to control him but Ransel postures up.

Ransel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Del Amor sees it coming and defends easily.
Ransel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Del Amor is refusing to be controlled, as Ransel sits in half guard.
Del Amor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ransel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ransel wants to control but Del Amor is keeping him busy.
Ransel throwing shots but Del Amor is blocking nicely.
Del Amor works his way to full guard. Good work.

Ransel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ransel with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ransel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Del Amor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ransel.
Del Amor controls Ransel momentarily but Ransel frees himself.
Ransel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ransel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Ransel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Del Amor is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ransel stands up over Del Amor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Del Amor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ransel is one step ahead there.
Ransel connects with a couple of short punches.
Ransel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Del Amor is keeping the position for now.
Ransel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ransel trying to control but Del Amor is working from the bottom.
Del Amor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Del Amor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Ransel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Del Amor manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ransel has Del Amor in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ransel pushes Del Amor off and gets back to his feet.

Ransel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ransel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ransel wants to take a breather but Del Amor is having none of it.
Ransel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Ransel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Ransel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Del Amor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ransel.
Ransel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ransel throws a strike but Del Amor avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Ransel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Del Amor throws a looping overhand right but Ransel ducks down to avoid it.
Del Amor tries to clinch there but Ransel circles away.
Del Amor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ransel counters with a one-two to the body.

Ransel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Ransel.
Del Amor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ransel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Ransel seems to be looking for submissions.
Del Amor looks like he's trying to stand up.

Ransel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Del Amor sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Amor is trying to control but can't.

Ransel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Del Amor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Del Amor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Del Amor controls Ransel momentarily but Ransel frees himself.
Ransel postures up and lands a big shot to Del Amor's brow.
Ransel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Del Amor's head.
Ransel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Del Amor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Del Amor trying to control the position here.
Del Amor looking to control.
Ransel is looking to work some ground and pound but Del Amor has wrist control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Del Amor tries to close the distance and clinch but Ransel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ransel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Del Amor was covering up waiting for the punch and Ransel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ransel throws a big right hand that misses.
Del Amor looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ransel wants to control from the top but Del Amor keeps moving.
Del Amor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ransel is controlling him.
Del Amor working a defensive guard here.
Ransel preventing the sweep.
Ransel should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Del Amor working a defensive guard here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ransel fails with the takedown

and Del Amor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Del Amor.
Del Amor throwing strikes from guard but Ransel blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Amor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ransel wants to get back to his feet.
Del Amor tries to stand and escape but Ransel is controlling the position.
Del Amor stops Ransel from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Del Amor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Ransel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ransel fails with the takedown.
Reyjin Del Amor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ransel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Ransel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ransel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Del Amor keeps working.
Del Amor struggling a bit here.
James Ransel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Del Amor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ransel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ransel scoring with punches from side control.

Ransel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Del Amor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ransel goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Del Amor has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ransel but great work by Del Amor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Amor trying to control the action but Ransel is working from the bottom.
Ransel tries to bench press Del Amor off him but Del Amor keeps the position.
Ransel defending against the ground and pound.
Ransel is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Del Amor tries to score with some ground and pound. Ransel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ransel tries to improve position but can't.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Del Amor drives through and clinches with Ransel against the cage.
Del Amor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ransel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Del Amor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ransel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Del Amor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ransel just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reyjin Del Amor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Amor keeps control of Ransel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ransel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Del Amor tries to clinch up

and Ransel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Del Amor!

Ransel goes for an armbar but Del Amor turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Del Amor.
Del Amor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ransel wants to stand and escape but Del Amor is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ransel pushes Del Amor off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ransel takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Ransel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ransel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
James Ransel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ransel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Del Amor some visible discomfort.
Ransel trying to control the action but Del Amor is working from the bottom.
Reyjin Del Amor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ransel landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Ransel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ransel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Ransel!