PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Travis Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus MacAngus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angus MacAngus will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ramsey
vs
MacAngus

166 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
160 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Ramsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Angus MacAngus!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsey misses with a jab, cross combination.

Ramsey clinches up with MacAngus and pushes him back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Ramsey.
Ramsey controlling the action here for a moment.
Ramsey lands with a short shot to the head.
MacAngus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ramsey prevents it.
Ramsey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ramsey.
Ramsey is pressed up against the ropes. MacAngus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramsey down to the mat. Ramsey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
MacAngus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ramsey sprawls well. Ramsey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. MacAngus gets slowly back to his feet.
Travis Ramsey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angus MacAngus.
MacAngus shoots in and drives through. Ramsey sprawls well.
Ramsey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Ramsey has MacAngus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ramsey stops a takedown attempt from MacAngus.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ramsey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ramsey is leaning against MacAngus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ramsey is pressed up against the ropes. MacAngus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramsey down to the mat. Ramsey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
MacAngus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ramsey checks a leg kick.
Ramsey misses with a body shot
and MacAngus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ramsey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Ramsey darts in and clinches MacAngus up against the ropes.
Ramsey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Ramsey.
MacAngus looks gassed!
MacAngus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ramsey prevents it.
A hook to the body from Ramsey.
Ramsey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacAngus or not.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramsey.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramsey.
Ramsey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MacAnguss head.
A bit of stalling here from Ramsey.
A hook to the body from Ramsey.
Ramsey lands a right hand.

It looks like Angus MacAngus has been cut.
Ramsey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
MacAngus being controlled against the ropes.
Ramsey scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramsey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ramsey pushes MacAngus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramsey scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ramsey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from MacAngus.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramsey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramsey scores with a hook to the body.
Ramsey leaning against his opponent.
Ramsey stops a takedown attempt from MacAngus.
Ramsey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramsey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacAngus or not.
Ramsey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ramsey lands a nice uppercut.
Ramsey controlling the action here for a moment.
Ramsey lands a body punch.
Ramsey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
MacAngus goes for a takedown attempt but Ramsey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Ramsey gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down MacAngus.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramsey.
Ramsey scores with a hook to the body.
Ramsey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramsey.
Ramsey prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice body punch from Ramsey - that landed with a thud.
Ramsey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Ramsey.
Ramsey stalling.
Ramsey lands with a right to the head.
Ramsey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacAngus or not.
Ramsey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
MacAngus letting Ramsey take a breather here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramsey.
MacAngus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ramsey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramsey scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramsey leaning against his opponent.
MacAngus wants a takedown but no success here.
Ramsey is pressed up against the ropes. MacAngus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramsey down to the mat. Ramsey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Travis Ramsey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ramsey has managed to clinch.
Ramsey is struggling to control the position.
MacAngus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ramsey pulls his leg out and moves away.
MacAngus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
MacAngus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Travis Ramsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramsey lands with a good body shot.
Ramsey connects with a body shot.

Ramsey moves into range and clinches up with MacAngus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ramsey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
MacAngus tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramsey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Ramsey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angus MacAngus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ramsey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramsey is struggling to control the position.
Ramsey gets through MacAngus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramsey is pressed up against the ropes. MacAngus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramsey down to the mat. Ramsey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ramsey misses with an uppercut. MacAngus saw that one coming.
MacAngus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramsey's head.
Ramsey lands with a good body shot.
Ramsey is looking to wear down MacAngus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
MacAngus throws a series of punches but Ramsey avoids them all with ease.
MacAngus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramsey.
Ramsey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramsey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

MacAngus tries to keep at a distance but Ramsey has taken the fight into the clinch.
MacAngus is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramsey.
MacAngus is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramsey has double underhooks.
Ramsey pressing his opponent against the ropes.
MacAngus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramsey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning MacAngus up against the ropes.
Ramsey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MacAngus backwards.
Ramsey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramsey lands a body punch.
Travis Ramsey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ramsey lands a shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ramsey scores with a shot to the side of MacAngus's head.
A right hand to the body from Ramsey.
Ramsey prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramsey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ramsey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramsey lands a left hand that snaps the head of MacAngus backwards.
Ramsey lands a nice uppercut.
Ramsey presses MacAngus against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ramsey lands a left hand.
Ramsey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ramsey taking a breather.
Ramsey is working MacAngus over against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAngus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramsey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Travis Ramsey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angus MacAngus.
Ramsey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramsey lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramsey.
Ramsey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacAngus or not.
MacAngus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramsey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramsey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramsey.
Ramsey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramsey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Ramsey.
Ramsey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ramsey lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ramsey as the two fighters clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Ramsey.
A body shot lands from Ramsey.
Ramsey stalling.
Ramsey lands a left hand that snaps the head of MacAngus backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey digs a right hand underneath MacAngus's ribcage. MacAngus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ramsey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ramsey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ramsey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacAngus is trying to drag Ramsey to the mat but Ramsey just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Ramsey lands with a left to the head.
Ramsey lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ramsey.
A bit of stalling here from Ramsey.
Ramsey lands a nice uppercut.
Ramsey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacAngus can do to turn this around?
Ramsey is pushing MacAngus up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ramsey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ramsey displaying some good clinch control by pressing MacAngus up against the ropes.
MacAngus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ramsey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice body punch from Ramsey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ramsey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramsey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramsey displaying some good clinch control by pressing MacAngus up against the ropes.
Ramsey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramsey lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramsey.
MacAngus letting Ramsey take a breather here.
Ramsey lands a body shot in the clinch.
MacAngus takes a shot to the head.
Ramsey stops a takedown attempt from MacAngus.
A short uppercut from Ramsey.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramsey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Ramsey as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramsey.
A short right from Ramsey on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ramsey gets through MacAngus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Ramsey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Angus MacAngus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramsey rushes MacAngus and presses him up against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ramsey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ramsey is working MacAngus over against the ropes.
MacAngus is trying to break free.
A short right from Ramsey on the inside.
Ramsey leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Ramsey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacAngus tries for a takedown but Ramsey manages to get underhooks.
Ramsey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down MacAngus.
Ramsey lands a left hand that snaps the head of MacAngus backwards.
Ramsey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ramsey is working MacAngus over against the ropes.
Ramsey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramsey lands a body shot.
Ramsey scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramsey.
Ramsey digs a right hand into MacAngus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on MacAngus's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey scores with a hook to the body.
Ramsey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ramsey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Ramsey as the two fighters clinch.
Ramsey scores with a shoulder strike.
MacAngus being controlled against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Ramsey.
A short right from Ramsey on the inside.
Ramsey is pushing MacAngus up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ramsey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down MacAngus.
Ramsey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramsey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
MacAngus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramsey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ramsey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramsey lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramsey slowing the pace effectively.
MacAngus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey lands a right hand.
MacAngus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramsey lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ramsey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ramsey.
Ramsey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
MacAngus is trying to push Ramsey away but Ramsey has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
MacAngus can't get the takedown.
Travis Ramsey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angus MacAngus.
Ramsey slowing the pace effectively.
Ramsey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramsey slowing the pace effectively.
Ramsey lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramsey lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ramsey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ramsey lands a left hand that snaps the head of MacAngus backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey has MacAngus pressed against the ropes.
Ramsey lands a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Travis Ramsey.
MacAngus swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramsey.
Angus MacAngus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

MacAngus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
MacAngus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ramsey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ramsey tries to get out of the position.

MacAngus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ramsey is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
MacAngus throws a strike aimed at the side of Ramsey's head but Ramsey avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacAngus tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
MacAngus tries to stand but Ramsey is controlling his head.
Ramsey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
MacAngus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
MacAngus passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ramsey!

MacAngus looking for a guillotine from mount but Ramsey is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramsey blocking the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25

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