PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Serra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ramsey
vs
Serra

184 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
173 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Ramsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Serra!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ramsey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Serra throws a body punch but Ramsey moves out of range.
Ramsey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Serra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramsey pinned against the cage. Ramsey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ramsey throws a series of punches but Serra moves out of range.

Ramsey moves into the clinch.
Serra tries to pull guard but Ramsey holds him up against the cage and eventually Serra drops back down to his feet.
Troy Ramsey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Serra.

Ramsey manages to break the clinch.
Ramsey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Serra.

Ramsey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ramsey tries to stand and escape but Serra is controlling the position.
Serra is looking for a sweep. Ramsey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Serra tries to kick Ramsey off but Ramsey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey throwing shots but Serra is blocking nicely.
Ramsey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Serra defending well though.
Ramsey blocks the strikes from Serra.
Ramsey wants to control but Serra is keeping him busy.
Ramsey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Serra knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Serra misses with a body kick.
Serra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramsey.
Ramsey lands with a nice combination. Serra backs away looking to recover.
Ramsey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ramsey scores with a one two! Serra had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Serra gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ramsey to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ramsey won't allow Serra to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Serra is keeping the position for now.
Serra looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serra is looking to stand up but Ramsey isn't so interested in that idea.
Serra looks gassed!
Ramsey throws and elbow that misses. Serra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ramsey's guard. Nice move by Serra!
Ramsey is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ramsey keeping moving, preventing Serra from controlling successfully.
Ramsey looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ramsey seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Ramsey is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Serra drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Ramsey breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Serra.
Serra tries for a takedown but Ramsey circles away easily

and Ramsey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Serra won't be happy with that.
Ramsey lands an elbow.
Ramsey is looking to take a break and control but Serra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramsey throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ramsey lands an elbow.
Ramsey works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Serra's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Serra is not content to let Ramsey control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Ramsey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ramsey shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Serra napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Check out the look on Ramsey's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Ramsey working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Serra avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ramsey.
Serra tries to improve position but can't.
Serra dodges the ground and pound from Ramsey.

Ramsey swings around for an armbar but Serra sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ramsey's guard.
Ramsey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Serra on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey keeping moving, preventing Serra from controlling successfully.
Ramsey looking to control.
Serra slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ramsey trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Serra passes Ramsey's left leg - he's now in half guard.
It looks like Serra is going to stand back up.

Serra seems to be working for a kimura but Ramsey defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramsey preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Serra is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ramsey is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Serra wants to stand up but Ramsey is controlling the position.
Ramsey pushes Serra off looking to stand but Serra dives back in and keeps control.

Serra is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ramsey is holding on to half guard well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ramsey gets back to full guard.
Ramsey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Serra's guard.
Ramsey trying to control but Serra is working from the bottom.
Serra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ramsey decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Serra throws a combination that misses
and Ramsey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Serra moves into the clinch.
Serra tries to pull guard but Ramsey won't allow it.

Ramsey manages to break the clinch.
Ramsey misses with a wild combination.
Ramsey circles away from the clinch attempt.

Ramsey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ramsey is looking to work some ground and pound but Serra has wrist control.
Ramsey wants to control from the top but Serra keeps moving.

Serra pushes Ramsey off and gets back to his feet.
Ramsey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra with a poor takedown

and Ramsey counters with a single leg into guard. Serra didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramsey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ramsey landing with the ground and pound.
Serra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramsey.
Ramsey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ramsey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Serra is trying to keep Ramsey in close.
Serra is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ramsey controlling from the top position.
Ramsey is in close to Serra's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramsey gets to his feet - Serra follows without any prompting.

Ramsey closes the distance and clinches.
Serra can't break the clinch.

Ramsey manages to break the clinch.
Serra tries to score with a low kick but Ramsey moves his leg out of the way.
Serra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramsey as he avoids it easily.
Troy Ramsey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Serra.
Serra has his takedown stuffed
and Ramsey counters with a solid body kick.
Serra has his takedown stuffed

and Ramsey counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramsey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ramsey cracks Serra with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serra misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Ramsey lands an elbow.
Serra struggling a bit here.
Serra dodges the ground and pound from Ramsey.
Serra wants to control but Ramsey postures up.
Serra is looking to regain half guard here but Ramsey keeps moving and retains side control.
Troy Ramsey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ramsey scores with a three punch combo!
Troy Ramsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ramsey shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Serra is trying to defend but Ramsey finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Serra wants to stand back up but Ramsey manages to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Ramsey controlling the position from side mount.
Serra prevents Ramsey from improving position.
Ramsey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Serra keeps working.
Ramsey misses with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Ramsey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramsey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

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