PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Ramsammy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin McTaggert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin McTaggert has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sonny Ramsammy's chin.

Ramsammy
vs
McTaggert

192 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
245 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sonny Ramsammy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin McTaggert!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsammy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Ramsammy darts in and clinches McTaggert up against the cage.

Ramsammy jumps guard and drags McTaggert to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McTaggert tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramsammy is retaining full guard.
McTaggert in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramsammy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McTaggert is looking for a sweep. Ramsammy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McTaggert looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ramsammy uses his free foot to push down on McTaggert's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McTaggert.
Ramsammy looking to control but McTaggert is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McTaggert can do anything to dispel that myth.
McTaggert is desperately trying to improve his position but Ramsammy has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsammy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ramsammy looking to control and managing it successfully.
McTaggert holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ramsammy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
McTaggert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramsammy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McTaggert is in a horrible position here. Ramsammy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

It looks like Kevin McTaggert has been cut.
Ramsammy controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ramsammy looking for a guillotine from mount but McTaggert is having none of it.
Ramsammy wants to control the pace but McTaggert is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTaggert holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ramsammy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
McTaggert can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramsammy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ramsammy trying to control but McTaggert is having none of it.

Ramsammy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, McTaggert has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ramsammy trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTaggert wants to hold on but Ramsammy pushes him away.
McTaggert is trying to reverse the position but instead Ramsammy has taken his back - oops!
Ramsammy keeps control of the position as McTaggert tries to break free.
Ramsammy controls the position.
Ramsammy trying to control.

Ramsammy working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but McTaggert is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Ramsammy has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! McTaggert taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sonny Ramsammy!