PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrel Petersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kenny Ramsey has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ramsey
vs
Petersen

185 cm
31
188 lbs
9 - 16 - 0

182 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenny Ramsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darrel Petersen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petersen thuds his right hand into Ramsey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petersen looks to throw the jab but Ramsey is out of range.
Ramsey tries to score with a low kick but Petersen moves his leg out of the way.
Petersen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ramsey is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Petersen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ramsey looks to score with a jab to the body but Petersen is just out of range.
Petersen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ramsey seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Petersen avoids the head kick by Ramsey.
Ramsey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramsey tries to score with a low kick but Petersen moves his leg out of the way.
Petersen lands a nice looking body shot.
Darrel Petersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petersen works Ramsey's body with a nice hook.
Petersen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ramsey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petersen throws out a loose jab but Ramsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramsey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Ramsey misses.
Petersen ducks under a wild hook from Ramsey.
Ramsey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramsey seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Petersen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ramsey's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Ramsey does it's job there.
Petersen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramsey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramsey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ramsey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petersen.
A counter left hand to the body from Ramsey misses its target.
Petersen tests Ramsey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petersen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ramsey throws a body punch but Petersen moves out of range.
Petersen scores with a hook to the body. Ramsey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petersen lands a jab.
Ramsey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ramsey throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Ramsey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kenny Ramsey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramsey throws a lazy uppercut
and Petersen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramsey thinking.
Petersen misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ramsey.
Ramsey loads up on a big right hand but Petersen slips the punch.
Petersen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramsey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petersen throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramsey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramsey misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Petersen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petersen.
Petersen throws a lazy right hand but Ramsey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petersen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramsey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Petersen misses.
Petersen misses with an uppercut.
Ramsey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramsey swings for the body but Petersen moves out of range.
Petersen scores with a hook to the body. Ramsey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petersen lands with a shot to the body.
Ramsey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramsey was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Decent striking displayed by Ramsey there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petersen.
Ramsey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ramsey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Petersen shoots in and bounces Ramsey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Petersen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ramsey wants to stand but Petersen is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ramsey's guard.

Petersen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ramsey tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Petersen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darrel Petersen!
Kenny Ramsey was interviewed post fight and said 'i ll be back stronger'.