PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malik Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hit Harder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ramsey
vs
Harder

190 cm
27
218 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
28
213 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malik Ramsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hit Harder!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsey throws a shot from downtown. Harder moves away and avoids it.
Ramsey throws a right hand that Harder ducks under and follows up with a left that Harder also avoids with ease.
Ramsey stuns Harder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramsey missing with a left hand there. Harder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramsey misses the shot to the body.
Harder misses with a straight right.
Ramsey blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Harder.
Ramsey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ramsey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Ramsey does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramsey misses with the combination.
Harder just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey jabs at Harder's body.
Harder misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramsey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harder moves in looking to clinch but Ramsey pushes him off.
Ramsey misses with a few strikes there.
Harder thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramsey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ramsey jabs at Harder's body.
Harder misses with a jab to the body
and Ramsey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ramsey lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramsey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey lands a jab to the nose.
Harder misses the shot to the body.
Ramsey throws a jab but it's blocked by Harder.
Ramsey misses with the combination.
Harder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ramsey at a distance.
Harder fails to land with a series of punches.
Harder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Ramsey misses.
Ramsey staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramsey.
Malik Ramsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harder has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramsey. Harder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Ramsey. Those never looked like landing.
Harder misses with a left hand
and Ramsey counters with a nice body shot.
Ramsey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ramsey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harder darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ramsey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ramsey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harder in his tracks.
Harder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramsey.
Ramsey throws a looping overhand right but Harder ducks down to avoid it.
Ramsey moves out of range as Harder strikes.
Ramsey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harder on the side of the head.
Ramsey lands with a nice body punch.
Ramsey misses with a hook to the body
and Harder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramsey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramsey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harder avoids the body shot from Ramsey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malik Ramsey dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A combination from Harder does no damage.
Ramsey scores with a hook to the body. Harder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramsey just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramsey scores with a punch to the head.

Harder clinches.
Harder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harder struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramsey controls his hands.
Ramsey is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Harder.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harder stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Harder breaks the clinch.
Malik Ramsey is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Ramsey. Beautiful body shot.
Ramsey misses with a right hand
and Harder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ramsey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harder.
Ramsey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harder misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Harder misses.
Ramsey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harder misses with a left hand
and Ramsey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Ramsey misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramsey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ramsey misses with a hook. Harder ducked under it nicely.
Harder jabs Ramsey right on the nose. Ramsey blinks but takes it well.
Harder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ramsey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramsey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harder avoids the body shot from Ramsey.
Harder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harder needs to keep his hands up - Ramsey had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramsey manages to avoid it.
Ramsey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ramsey tests Harder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramsey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramsey thuds his right hand into Harder's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Harder is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harder staying out of range there.

Ramsey lands a big right hand that sends Harder crashing to the mat! Ramsey stays standing though and waves Harder back to his feet!
Harder is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramsey finish him?
Ramsey finds Harder's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Harder flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Ramsey lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Harder will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malik Ramsey!