PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brick Tamland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Ramsdell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tamland
vs
Ramsdell

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Ramsdell!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramsdell. Tamland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramsdell shoots in for a takedown but Tamland shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ramsdell tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamland leaves Ramsdell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ramsdell shoots in and drives through. Tamland sprawls well.
Brick Tamland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Ramsdell.
Ramsdell feints a jab promting Tamland to slip. Ramsdell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tamland slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ramsdell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tamland connects with a solid leg kick.
Tamland attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tamland throws a hook but Ramsdell avoids it easily.
Ramsdell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tamland circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamland throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramsdell.
Ramsdell tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramsdell.
Ramsdell throws a chopping leg kick but Tamland manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brick Tamland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Tamland there.
Tamland keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ramsdell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Tamland misses.
Ramsdell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramsdell tries to clinch there but Tamland circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsdell checks a low kick from Tamland.
Good leg kick by Tamland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramsdell looks gassed!
Tamland misses with a body shot.
Kevin Ramsdell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tamland.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramsdell blocks the leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tamland - that will leave a mark!
Tamland misses with a low kick.
Tamland stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramsdell. Ramsdell gets slowly back to his feet.
Tamland circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamland throws a chopping leg kick but Ramsdell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramsdell looks for a takedown but Tamland sprawls well.
Good work by Ramsdell as he checks the leg kick.
No luck for Ramsdell with that takedown attempt.
Tamland throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramsdell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tamland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tamland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tamland misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramsdell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tamland throws a body kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Tamland as Ramsdell shoots in.
Tamland looks to land a right hand but Ramsdell moved out of range.
Ramsdell slips under a jab from Tamland.
Ramsdell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tamland but Tamland pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tamland throws a leg kick but Ramsdell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tamland throws a leg kick which misses Ramsdell's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramsdell tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramsdell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ramsdell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brick Tamland dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tamland cracks a nice hook into Ramsdell's ribs.
Tamland throws a head kick that misses.
Ramsdell is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tamland is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ramsdell.
Ramsdell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tamland tries to avoid it but Ramsdell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tamland to the ground. Tamland escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Ramsdell blocks the low kick.
Ramsdell blocks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tamland 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 Ramsdell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramsdell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Ramsdell closes the distance and clinches.
Tamland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tamland working hard to break the clinch.
Tamland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tamland tries to work over Ramsdell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tamland pushes Ramsdell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tamland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsdell tries to break free but Tamland pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Tamland.
Ramsdell working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tamland fails to land.
Tamland can't find room to land a body shot as Ramsdell controls the action.
Tamland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramsdell wants to break the clinch but can't.

Ramsdell manages to pull guard.
Tamland has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ramsdell is breathing heavily.
Tamland wants to control from the top but Ramsdell keeps moving.
Tamland knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramsdell on the ground.
Tamland with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ramsdell keeping moving, preventing Tamland from controlling successfully.
Tamland trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ramsdell's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamland in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramsdell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tamland looking to sit in guard and control but Ramsdell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ramsdell wants to pass the guard but Tamland is keeping the position.

Brick Tamland has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tamland is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramsdell.
Brick Tamland is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Tamland is predictable there
and Tamland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramsdell shoots for a double leg takedown but Tamland sprawls well. He's pushed Ramsdell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tamland connects with an inside leg kick.
Tamland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tamland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramsdell. That did some damage!
Tamland looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramsdell is just out of range.
Tamland walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ramsdell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ramsdell throws a head kick but Tamland moves out of range.
Tamland scores with a hook to the body. Ramsdell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Tamland misses.
Tamland is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsdell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ramsdell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tamland lands a leg kick that knocks Ramsdell off balance momentarily.
Tamland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramsdell's sensitive parts.
Kevin Ramsdell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamland walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ramsdell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tamland looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tamland throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ramsdell counters with a one-two to the body.
Tamland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramsdell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tamland. That's going to slow Ramsdell down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamland thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramsdell checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brick Tamland dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tamland throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tamland slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramsdell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tamland tried to score with a low kick but Ramsdell checks it.
Tamland stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramsdell. Ramsdell gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tamland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramsdell.
Tamland moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tamland scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tamland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramsdell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tamland.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramsdell moves away.
Ramsdell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tamland swivels and escapes.
Brick Tamland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Ramsdell.
Tamland misses the shot to the body.
Ramsdell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ramsdell checks a leg kick nicely.
Tamland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramsdell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tamland circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramsdell shoots in but no luck this time.
Tamland connects with a solid leg kick.
Tamland throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tamland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramsdell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tamland.
Tamland is looking to wear down Ramsdell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tamland throws a body punch but Ramsdell moves out of range.
Ramsdell checks a leg kick.
Tamland tried to score with a low kick but Ramsdell checks it.
Tamland connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Tamland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramsdell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tamland. Tamland obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramsdell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramsdell looks for a takedown but Tamland sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamland scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Tamland.
Tamland looks to land a body kick but Ramsdell moved away.
Tamland misses the shot to the body.
Tamland feints and then cracks Ramsdell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramsdell down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tamland.
Tamland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tamland.
Tamland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramsdell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamland is looking to score with low kicks.
Tamland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Tamland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed right hand from Tamland misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Tamland.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramsdell avoids the body shot from Tamland.
Tamland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramsdell's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tamland connects with a leg kick. Ramsdell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kevin Ramsdell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Tamland.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brick Tamland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tamland 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brick Tamland!
Brick Tamland decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.