|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Kolmas (ranked 2637 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Harrington (ranked 2585 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ashley Harrington enters the cage!
 |
|
 |
| 201 cm
38
270 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
|
198 cm
43
257 lbs
43 - 26 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ramses Kolmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ashley Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolmas connects with a looping right hand.
Kolmas lands a lovely overhand right.
Kolmas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harrington.
Kolmas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrington looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kolmas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck for Kolmas with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harrington! But no joy.
Kolmas cracks Harrington with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harrington takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab from Harrington misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolmas throws a body kick that misses.
Harrington now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harrington walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kolmas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kolmas misses with a body punch
and Kolmas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from Harrington.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolmas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington cracks the inside of Kolmas's front leg.
Harrington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kolmas throws out the jab.
Kolmas throws a head kick that half lands.
Kolmas lands with a right hand.
Kolmas tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kolmas. Harrington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kolmas scores with a kick to the body.
Harrington swats away the attempt to clinch by Kolmas.
A little jabbing left from Harrington on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harrington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ashley Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kolmas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Harrington tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kolmas is in Harrington's guard.
Harrington keeping full guard, as Kolmas tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolmas throwing strikes from guard but Harrington blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kolmas 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.
Kolmas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've been hearing good reports from Kolmas's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Harrington looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kolmas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kolmas looking to sit in guard and control but Harrington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kolmas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harrington postures up.
Kolmas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kolmas pulls Harrington in close to his closed guard and prevents Harrington from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kolmas wants to sweep but no luck.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kolmas is controlling Harrington's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kolmas gets a clinch.
Kolmas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harringtons head.
Kolmas misses with some punches.
Harrington tries a body shot but Kolmas blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kolmas throws an elbow but misses.
Kolmas cracks Harrington with a nice body shot.
Harrington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kolmas misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramses Kolmas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kolmas has his takedown stuffed
and Harrington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kolmas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Kolmas.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harrington! But no joy.
Kolmas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kolmas tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harrington takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kolmas throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrington.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kolmas, right into the meat.
Kolmas throws a wild body kick that Harrington sees coming a mile off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kolmas thumps Harrington with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolmas thumps Harrington with a low kick.
Kolmas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrington.
Kolmas misses with a low kick.
Harrington throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harrington is trying to defend but Kolmas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nice strikes from Kolmas there.
Kolmas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kolmas wants to take a breather but Harrington is having none of it.
Harrington is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kolmas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kolmas tries to pass to full mount but Harrington defends it.
Kolmas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harrington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas passes to side control.
Kolmas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrington can do to turn this around?
Kolmas wants to control but Harrington is keeping him busy.
Harrington sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kolmas is nestled in close to Harrington, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harrington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kolmas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kolmas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kolmas landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kolmas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kolmas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kolmas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kolmas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kolmas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kolmas stays in close to Harrington's body and controls the position.
Kolmas wants to control from the top but Harrington keeps moving.
Harrington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kolmas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A solid body kick from Kolmas.
Kolmas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harrington as he avoids it easily.
Ramses Kolmas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolmas clinches up with Harrington and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kolmas digs a right hand underneath Harrington's ribcage. Harrington let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harrington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harrington scores with a hook to the body.
Harrington blocks the elbow strike.
Harrington blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramses Kolmas dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kolmas darts in looking for a takedown but Harrington gets double underhooks and turns Kolmas into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kolmas.
Kolmas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harrington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kolmas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harrington looks to throw the jab but Kolmas is out of range.
Kolmas tries to land a body kick
and Harrington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harrington blocks a head kick by Kolmas.
Kolmas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kolmas tries for a takedown but Harrington circles away easily
and Harrington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Harrington - just one landing.
Kolmas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Kolmas.
Harrington throws out a loose jab but Kolmas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrington gets caught napping as Kolmas dives in and scores a takedown. Harrington manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmas is stalling in the full guard.
Kolmas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kolmas thows a huge punch but Harrington dodges it nicely.
Kolmas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harrington is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kolmas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kolmas thows a huge punch but Harrington dodges it nicely.
Harrington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kolmas.
Kolmas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harrington doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kolmas.
Kolmas is looking to take a break and control but Harrington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kolmas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kolmas lands a nice short elbow.
Kolmas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas is keen to just control but Harrington is a slippery customer.
Ramses Kolmas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kolmas in particular looking to stall.
Harrington is staying active underneath Kolmas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kolmas is just content to waste time from the top position. Harrington takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kolmas trying to control but Harrington is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kolmas moves into the clinch.
Harrington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kolmas.
Kolmas gets through Harrington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Kolmas misses with the head strike.
Kolmas lands a nice uppercut.
Kolmas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kolmas can't find room to land a body shot as Harrington controls the action.
Kolmas blocks an uppercut.
Kolmas lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Kolmas on the inside.
Kolmas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrington's elbow.
Kolmas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrington misses with some punches.
Kolmas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
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!
Kolmas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ashley Harrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kolmas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
Kolmas lands an uppercut.
Kolmas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramses Kolmas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kolmas 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramses Kolmas!
After the fight, Ramses Kolmas was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
41% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
