PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between El Misterioso Damballah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Misterioso Damballah
vs
Ramsey

179 cm
22
188 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

185 cm
29
188 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Misterioso Damballah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenny Ramsey!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsey leaves Damballah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ramsey tries a head kick but it misses.
Damballah dives in for a single leg takedown but Ramsey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ramsey lands with a shot to the body.
Ramsey misses with a body kick.
Damballah looks to land a combination. Ramsey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Damballah tries to clinch there but Ramsey circles away.
Damballah misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Ramsey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damballah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No joy there for Ramsey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Ramsey misses
enabling Damballah to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damballah moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramsey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ramsey has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ramsey connects with a looping right hand.
Damballah is looking to clinch but Ramsey is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Ramsey gets caught flat footed, as Damballah shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Damballah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Damballah throwing strikes from guard but Ramsey blocks nicely.
Ramsey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damballah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Damballah is looking to work some ground and pound but Ramsey has wrist control.
Damballah throws a big right hand that misses.
Damballah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramsey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramsey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damballah.
Damballah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramsey wants to sweep but no luck.
Damballah has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Damballah throwing strikes but missing.
Ramsey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Damballah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Damballah drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Damballah jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damballah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damballah throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramsey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damballah.
Damballah postures up in Ramsey's guard and throws a big left but Ramsey blocks it.
Damballah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ramsey's head.
Ramsey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Damballah is controlling him.
Ramsey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Damballah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Damballah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Damballah is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damballah won't allow Ramsey to get back to his feet.
Damballah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Damballah is controlling him.
Damballah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Damballah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Damballah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Damballah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damballah throwing strikes from guard but Ramsey blocks nicely.
Ramsey seems keen to control Damballah's posture.
Ramsey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damballah is looking to work some ground and pound but Ramsey has wrist control.
Ramsey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramsey pulls Damballah in close to prevent any damage.
Ramsey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramsey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damballah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Damballah postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Damballah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramsey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damballah.

Ramsey pushes Damballah off and gets back to his feet.
Damballah misses with a looping right.

Damballah darts in and clinches Ramsey up against the cage.
I was talking to Damballah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ramsey gets through Damballah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Damballah is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ramsey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damballah has Ramsey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ramsey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Damballah tries for a takedown but Ramsey manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damballah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramsey trying to stall but Damballah improves his position.
Ramsey throws a punch but it's blocked by Damballah.

Damballah pulls guard successfully.
Damballah being controlled here, momentarily.
Damballah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah 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.

Ramsey lands with an overhand left.
Damballah goes for a double leg but Ramsey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ramsey continues to drive forward.
Ramsey throws a shot to the body.
Ramsey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramsey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damballah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ramsey defends it nicely.
Damballah dodges the punch combination from Ramsey.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damballah walks into a stiff left hand from Ramsey.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ramsey.
Damballah 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey slaps away a takedown attempt from Damballah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Ramsey.
Kenny Ramsey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Ramsey.
Ramsey connects with a single shot there.
Damballah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramsey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damballah shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice side step and Ramsey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramsey misses with a series of wild punches.
Damballah takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Damballah shoots in looking for a takedown but Ramsey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Damballah's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Damballah shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ramsey but Ramsey pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Damballah avoids the body shot from Ramsey.
Ramsey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ramsey, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ramsey.
Ramsey takes a swing at Damballah's ribcage but misses.
Damballah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Damballah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramsey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damballah tries to clinch there but Ramsey circles away.
Damballah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramsey as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damballah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ramsey lands with a nice body punch.
Damballah tries to clinch but Ramsey moves away
and Ramsey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramsey.
Damballah shoots in but no luck this time.
Damballah fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramsey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Damballahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ramsey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ramsey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Damballah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damballah shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramsey sprawls well. He's pushed Damballah's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ramsey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramsey misses with a few strikes there.
Damballah with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ramsey counters with a straight right hand.
Kenny Ramsey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramsey slaps away a takedown attempt from Damballah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ramsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramsey throws a head kick but Damballah moves out of range.
As Ramsey looks to move away, Damballah throws a big counter combo but Ramsey just gets out of the way.
Damballah shoots in for a double leg but Ramsey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ramsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramsey misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Ramsey. No joy for Damballah on that attempt.
Kenny Ramsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramsey throws a right hand that Damballah ducks under and follows up with a left that Damballah also avoids with ease.
Damballah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ramsey lands with a hook. Damballah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Ramsey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Damballah throws a series of punches but Ramsey moves out of range.
Damballah blocks a low kick nicely.
Damballah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramsey.
Ramsey lands with a right hand.
Ramsey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Damballah connects with a jab.
Damballah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ramsey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damballah was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramsey.
Damballah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Damballah darts in looking for a takedown but Ramsey gets double underhooks and turns Damballah into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Ramsey. That snapped Damballah's head back.
Damballah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ramsey is looking to land body kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramsey digs a good hook to Damballah's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Damballah scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Damballah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Ramsey manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Damballah keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Ramsey throws a punch but it's blocked by Damballah.
Ramsey lands a hook that snaps the head of Damballah backwards.
Ramsey lands with a left to the head.

Damballah wants the takedown. Ramsey is fighting it off but Damballah persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ramsey's guard against the cage.

Ramsey wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ramsey counters with a three punch combo that has Damballah backing up. Damballah nods at Ramsey to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramsey with a nice cross.
Damballah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ramsey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Ramsey misses.
Damballah seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ramsey lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damballah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Damballah avoids the head kick by Ramsey.
The crowd cheers as Ramsey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Damballah doesn't seem phased though.
Nice body punch from Ramsey.
Ramsey lunges at Damballah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damballah's hand.
Ramsey lands a jab to Damballah's midsection.
Damballah closes the distance and clinches up with Ramsey, looking for a takedown. Damballah pushes Ramsey against the cage but Ramsey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ramsey slaps away a takedown attempt from Damballah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ramsey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice straight punches there by Ramsey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramsey.
Damballah shoots for a takedown but Ramsey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramsey connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damballah has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Damballah shoots in looking for a takedown. Ramsey tries to sprawl out of it but Damballah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ramsey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramsey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Damballah on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Ramsey.
Damballah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ramsey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Damballah's head.
Damballah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramsey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Damballah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Damballah tries for a takedown but Ramsey circles away easily
enabling Ramsey to counter with a crisp jab.
Damballah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramsey stuffs the takedown attempt from Damballah. Damballah gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramsey scores with a hook to the body. Damballah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramsey throws a head kick but Damballah moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown attempt by Damballah or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramsey, which made it look bad.
Ramsey throws a one two combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Ramsey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramsey 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Ramsey!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kenny Ramsey thanked FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).