PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnie Fisher is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ramsey
vs
Fisher

185 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
179 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenny Ramsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donnie Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsey tries to score with a low kick but Fisher moves his leg out of the way.
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramsey scores with a leg kick.
Ramsey moves in looking to clinch but Fisher pushes him off.
Fisher avoids a kick to the body.

Ramsey rushes Fisher and presses him up against the cage.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.

Ramsey breaks from the clinch.
Ramsey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fisher is out of range.
Fisher misses with a two punch combination.
Ramsey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
A punch combination from Fisher misses.
Fisher works over Ramsey's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Kenny Ramsey has been cut.
Fisher throws a lazy right hand but Ramsey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fisher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramsey has time to react.
Fisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramsey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ramsey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good leg kick by Ramsey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramsey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ramsey throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramsey throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramsey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fisher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fisher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Ramsey darts in and clinches Fisher up against the cage.
Ramsey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ramsey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fisher wants to break free but Ramsey has control.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fisher looks gassed!
Ramsey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fisher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramsey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramsey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ramsey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ramsey lands a knee to the head.
Ramsey lands a nice elbow.
Ramsey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramsey.
Ramsey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramsey.
Ramsey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ramsey has Fisher pressed against the cage.
Fisher throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramsey.
Ramsey lands an elbow inside.
Ramsey lands a good knee to the midsection. Fisher won't want to take too many of those.
Ramsey lands a nice elbow.

Fisher is rocked!
Ramsey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fisher is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramsey finish him?
Fisher blocks an elbow strike.
Fisher seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ramsey lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
Ramsey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fisher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ramsey.

Ramsey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ramsey moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramsey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ramsey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Ramsey.
Fisher is trying to break free.
Ramsey lands a nice elbow.
Ramsey lands a damaging elbow.
Ramsey working Fisher over with knees to the body.
Ramsey lands an elbow inside.
Ramsey lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
Fisher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramsey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramsey.
Ramsey trying to stall but Fisher improves his position.
Fisher gets through Ramsey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramsey just leaning against Fisher, taking a breather.
Fisher avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramsey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
Ramsey lands a nice elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fisher.
Fisher swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher avoiding damage as Ramsey throws knees to the body.
Ramsey missing with knees to the body.
Ramsey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramsey takes a shot to the head.
Fisher tries to break the clinch but Ramsey is controlling the position.
Fisher wants to break free but Ramsey has control.
Fisher dodges an elbow strike from Ramsey.
Fisher can't find room to land a body shot as Ramsey controls the action.
Fisher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fisher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramsey blocking some punches.
Ramsey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ramsey effectively controlling the action here.
Fisher is trying to force a seperation but Ramsey has the dominant position.
Ramsey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ramsey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Ramsey.
Ramsey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fisher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramsey has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fisher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramsey.
Fisher is trying to break the clinch but Ramsey is controlling him.
Ramsey misses with an elbow strike.
Fisher avoids the elbow strike from Ramsey, against the cage.
Ramsey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fisher dodges an elbow strike from Ramsey.

Fisher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fisher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramsey.
Fisher throws a series of strikes that have Ramsey backpedaling.

Ramsey has managed to clinch.
Ramsey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Ramsey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ramsey has closed the distance and engaged Fisher in a clinch.
Ramsey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fisher avoids it.
Ramsey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramsey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fisher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ramsey throws an elbow but misses.
Fisher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramsey backwards.
Fisher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fisher dodges an elbow strike from Ramsey.
Fisher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fisher lands a shoulder strike.
Fisher letting Ramsey take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ramsey misses with a low kick.
Ramsey tried to score with a low kick but Fisher checks it.
Fisher misses with a two punch combination.
Fisher throws a right and a left that Ramsey avoids nicely.
Donnie Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisher with a hook.
Ramsey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramsey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramsey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fisher misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramsey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramsey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ramsey instigates a clinch.
Ramsey misses with an elbow strike.
Ramsey is trying to stall.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
Ramsey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
Ramsey lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
Ramsey throws an elbow that misses.
Fisher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fisher wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramsey won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ramsey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramsey blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Fisher fails to land.
Fisher misses with a punch on the inside.

Ramsey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramsey is looking to score with low kicks.
Fisher swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramsey.
Ramsey doesn't manage to clinch there - Fisher circles away.
Ramsey throws a chopping leg kick but Fisher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramsey.
Fisher's corner calls for a 1-2. Fisher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fisher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Ramsey moves into the clinch.
Ramsey lands an elbow inside.
Fisher misses with a hook from the clinch.

Ramsey breaks from the clinch.

Ramsey moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Ramsey.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fisher.
Nice elbow from Ramsey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey lands an elbow inside.
Ramsey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Ramsey breaks from the clinch.

Ramsey rushes Fisher and presses him up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ramsey.
Ramsey lands a nice elbow.
Fisher dodges an elbow strike from Ramsey.
Ramsey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Fisher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramsey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fisher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramsey.
Nice elbow from Ramsey.
Kenny Ramsey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ramsey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ramsey lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
Fisher avoids the elbow strike from Ramsey, against the cage.
Ramsey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fisher dodges an elbow strike from Ramsey.

Ramsey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fisher keeps the fight on the outside.
Fisher's corner calls for a 1-2. Fisher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fisher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramsey circles away quickly and effectively.

Ramsey clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ramsey.
Ramsey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
Fisher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ramsey lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ramsey.
Nice elbow from Ramsey.
Ramsey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fisher's efforts to push away.
Ramsey lands a nice knee to the body.
Ramsey lands a nice elbow.
Fisher dodges an elbow strike from Ramsey.
Fisher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fisher can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramsey.
Fisher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fisher swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramsey trying to stall but Fisher improves his position.

Ramsey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramsey scoring well with a low kick there.

Ramsey has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ramsey.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fisher has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ramsey.
A good leg kick by Ramsey.
Fisher throws a one two combo.

Ramsey has closed the distance and engaged Fisher in a clinch.
Fisher throws a head punch that misses.
Ramsey lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
Ramsey lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
Fisher swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramsey lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
Ramsey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
Fisher avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramsey.
Ramsey lands a damaging elbow.
Ramsey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramsey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramsey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fisher blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramsey tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.

Ramsey breaks from the clinch.
Ramsey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ramsey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Fisher.
Ramsey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Ramsey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Ramsey's cut.
That's time! Ramsey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ramsey tries to clinch up.
Fisher throws a shot from downtown. Ramsey moves away and avoids it.
Ramsey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fisher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramsey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fisher throws a hook but Ramsey blocks it.
Fisher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Ramsey instigates a clinch.
Fisher wants to break the clinch but can't.

Fisher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramsey tries to close the distance and clinch but Fisher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ramsey rushes Fisher and presses him up against the cage.
Fisher has had enough of the clinch but Ramsey keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Ramsey.
Ramsey lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
Ramsey lands a damaging elbow.
Ramsey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fisher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramsey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
Ramsey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fisher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ramsey lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Ramsey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
Ramsey lands a nice elbow.
Ramsey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fisher's defenses.
Ramsey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramsey lands a damaging elbow.
Ramsey trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramsey obliges.
Fisher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fisher is trying to break free.
Ramsey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ramsey misses with an elbow strike.
Fisher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramsey lands a good knee to the midsection. Fisher won't want to take too many of those.

Ramsey breaks from the clinch.
Fisher lands a two punch combo.

Ramsey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fisher swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher tries to circle away but Ramsey has him pinned against the cage.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
Ramsey keeps control of Fisher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramsey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ramsey.
Ramsey keeps control of Fisher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramsey lands a damaging elbow.
Ramsey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramsey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey lands a nice elbow.
Fisher scores with a shot to the side of Ramsey's head.
Ramsey is trying to maintain a safe position but Fisher gets an underhook and turns Ramsey into the cage.
Fisher misses with some punches.
Ramsey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fisher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ramsey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramsey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fisher is defending well for now.
Fisher lands with a right to the head.
Fisher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramsey backwards.
Ramsey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fisher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fisher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramsey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ramsey taking a breather.
Ramsey misses with an elbow strike.
Fisher gets through Ramsey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fisher blocks the elbow strike.
Ramsey throws an elbow but it misses.
Ramsey blocks an uppercut.
Fisher is trying to break free.
Ramsey blocks an uppercut.

Fisher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramsey misses with a low kick as Fisher jumps back.
Fisher swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramsey.
Fisher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Fisher blocks the leg kick.
Ramsey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Ramsey moves into the clinch.
Kenny Ramsey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ramsey throws an elbow but misses.
Fisher misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramsey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
Ramsey throws an elbow that misses.
Fisher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fisher throws a head punch that misses.
Fisher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fisher avoiding damage as Ramsey throws knees to the body.
Ramsey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ramsey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fisher avoids the elbow strike from Ramsey, against the cage.
Ramsey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fisher misses with the head strike.
Fisher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramsey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ramsey keeps control of Fisher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fisher can't break the clinch.

Ramsey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fisher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramsey lands a nice looking body kick.
Ramsey misses with a low kick.
Ramsey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fisher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramsey.
Some wild striking there from Fisher.
Ramsey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fisher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donnie Fisher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramsey throws a leg kick which misses Fisher's front leg but catches the back leg as Fisher tries to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ramsey moves into the clinch.
Ramsey lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
Ramsey lands a nice elbow.
Donnie Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fisher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ramsey stalls.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Ramsey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ramsey, 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Ramsey!