PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russ Ramford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Sullivan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ramford
vs
Sullivan

191 cm
26
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Zombie Nutrition (Laundry Available)

Ice Nutrition
Zombie Nutrition (Laundry Available)

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russ Ramford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Ramford moves out of range.
Ramford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sullivan lands the left hand.
Ramford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sullivan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramford circles away quickly and effectively.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Ramford moves out of range.
A punch combination from Ramford misses.
Ramford throws a hook to the side of Sullivan's head but Sullivan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sullivan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Ramford moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Ramford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sullivan.
Ramford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ramford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sullivan.

Sullivan clinches with his opponent.
Sullivan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sullivan throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramford.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramford.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramford lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ramford - that landed with a thud.
Sullivan trying to land knees to the body.
Ramford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sullivan tries a body shot but Ramford blocks it.
Sullivan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramford missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramford.
Ramford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sullivan avoiding damage as Ramford throws knees to the body.
Ramford holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramford.
Nice body punch from Sullivan - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sullivan.

It looks like Russ Ramford has been cut.
Sullivan has a couple of punches blocked by Ramford.
Sullivan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramford avoiding damage as Sullivan throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sullivan trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Ramford.
A short right from Sullivan.
Sullivan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ramford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ramford takes an elbow to the temple.
Ramford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramford misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan prevents a body shot from Ramford.
Sullivan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramford backwards.
Sullivan throws an elbow that misses.
Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sullivan.
Ramford tries to work over Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramford blocking some punches.
Ramford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sullivan.
A head punch on the inside from Sullivan fails to land.
A short left from Sullivan.
Ramford lands with a left to the head.
Sullivan lands an elbow just above Ramford 's eye.
Sullivan can't find room to land a body shot as Ramford controls the action.
Ramford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramford tries to work over Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramford displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sullivan up against the cage.
Sullivan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramford is keeping busy.
Sullivan working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan has a couple of punches blocked by Ramford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ramford.
Ramford is pushing Sullivan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ramford.
Ramford misses with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Ramford to work.
Ramford misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramford is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Sullivan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Russ Ramford's cut.
That's time! Ramford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A swing and a miss from Ramford.

Ramford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sullivan, pushing him back against the cage.
Sullivan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sullivan stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sullivan's brow.
Ramford prevents a body shot from Sullivan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramfords head.
Sullivan lands a damaging elbow.
Sullivan is looking to control Ramford's arms but Ramford gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sullivan has his back to the cage.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sullivan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramford backwards.
Ramford blocks an uppercut.
Ramford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sullivan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramford works on Sullivan's body with a couple of short punches.
Sullivan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramford tries to work over Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramford tries to work over Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramford is pushing Sullivan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A shot in the inside from Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sullivan working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Ramford.
Ramford lands a body shot.
Ramford misses with an elbow over the top.
Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sullivan trying to stall but Ramford improves his position.
Sullivan prevents a body shot from Ramford.
Nice body punch from Ramford - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramford leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sullivan blocks a body shot from Ramford.
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!
Sullivan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sullivan dodges an elbow strike from Ramford.
Ramford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sullivan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramford.
Sullivan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramford blocks an uppercut.
Ramford missing with knees to the body.
Ramford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
Ramford cracks Sullivan with a nice body shot.
Ramford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sullivan lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Ramford's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ramford leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sullivan blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Ramford.
Ramford lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramford's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ramford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sullivan fails to land.
Ramford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sullivan lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan can't find room to land a body shot as Ramford controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Ramford to work.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ramford effectively controlling the action here.
Sullivan avoiding damage as Ramford throws knees to the body.
Sullivan prevents a body shot from Ramford.
Sullivan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sullivan taking a breather.
Sullivan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramford backwards.
Ramford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Sullivan fails to land.
Sullivan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sullivan looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russ Ramford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Russ Ramford's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Sullivan works over Ramford's head and body with a nice combination.
Ramford doesn't manage to clinch there - Sullivan circles away.
Ramford has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sullivan misses with a hook.
Sullivan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramford.
Ramford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sullivan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan thows a left - swing and a miss!

Ramford has Sullivan up against the cage in a clinch.
Sullivan misses with an elbow over the top.
Sullivan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramford letting Sullivan take a breather here.
Sullivan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramford lands a shot to the body.
Ramford blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sullivan fails to land.
Sullivan tries a body shot but Ramford blocks it.
Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramford tries to throw a body punch but Sullivan avoids it by throwing Ramford back against the cage.
Sullivan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramford backwards.
Sullivan tries to work over Ramford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramford blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Sullivan.
Ramford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sullivan is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with some punches.
Sullivan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramford lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramford is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ramford lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sullivan tries to work over Ramford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramford missing with knees to the body.
Sullivan throws a head punch that misses.
Sullivan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sullivan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramford's elbow.
Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sullivan can't find room to land a body shot as Ramford controls the action.
Sullivan stalling in the clinch but Ramford improves position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramford.
Sullivan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramford taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sullivan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sullivan has a couple of punches blocked by Ramford.
Ramford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sullivan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramford works on Sullivan's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sullivan.
Ramford blocks an uppercut.
Sullivan prevents a body shot from Ramford.
Ramford lands a body punch.
Ramford has Sullivan pushed against the cage.
Sullivan lands an elbow just above Ramford 's eye.
Ramford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sullivan has a couple of punches blocked by Ramford.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sullivan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramford.
Sullivan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Ramford as the two fighters clinch.
Ramford misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Sullivan.

Russ Ramford's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramford displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sullivan up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sullivan tries a body shot but Ramford blocks it.
Sullivan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sullivan lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ramford as the two fighters clinch.
Ramford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sullivan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sullivan misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Ramford.
Ramford blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sullivan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramford pushes Sullivan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Sullivan.
I think Sullivan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Sullivan!
James Sullivan thanked the fans post fight for their support.