PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Django Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahavir Ramanujam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is System Of A Down - Chic 'N' Stu. Ramanujam is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shiva in Exile - Ha'nadi. Django Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Ramanujam

167 cm
27
146 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

174 cm
29
144 lbs
15 - 7 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Django Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mahavir Ramanujam!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramanujam throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Ramanujam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramanujam.
Ramanujam swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at STRIKE FORCE 10 ELITE COACHES in the buildup to the fight.
Ramanujam wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramanujam scores with a nice head shot.
Ramanujam connects with a high kick.
A solid body kick from Ramanujam.
Ramanujam has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ramanujam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Ramanujam doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ramanujam lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brown throws a head kick but Ramanujam moves out of range.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramanujam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramanujam lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Ramanujam tries to counter it with a takedown but Brown pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ramanujam throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramanujam pushes Brown away with a front kick.
A swing and a miss from Ramanujam.
As Ramanujam tries to get set, Brown tries to push him back and clinch up but Ramanujam manages to avoid the attempt.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Ramanujam had a free shot at his head there.
Ramanujam cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Ramanujam lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ramanujam lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Ramanujam gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ramanujam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramanujam scoring well with a low kick there.
Ramanujam throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramanujam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramanujam throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Ramanujam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramanujam.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ramanujam bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A lazy left from Ramanujam finds it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramanujam, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ramanujam throws a front kick that sends Brown stumbling back into the cage.
Donk. Ramanujam catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ramanujam.
Ramanujam is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brown had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ramanujam throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.

Ramanujam is rocked!

It looks like Mahavir Ramanujam has been cut.
Django Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramanujam scores with a jab.
Ramanujam fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramanujam misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ramanujam has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ramanujam lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramanujam jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramanujam scoring well with a low kick there.
Ramanujam jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown throws a big counter combination but Ramanujam scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brown avoids the head kick by Ramanujam.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramanujam.
Ramanujam throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Ramanujam bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ramanujam connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
A jab lands there for Ramanujam.
Brown defending well as Ramanujam loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramanujam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Ramanujam throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramanujam throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Brown tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahavir Ramanujam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mahavir Ramanujam's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ramanujam shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ramanujam was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Brown wants to control but Ramanujam postures up.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Ramanujam's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramanujam working the head with strikes.
Brown is not content to let Ramanujam control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ramanujam wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brown wants to control the action here but instead Ramanujam manages to pass to full mount!
Ramanujam lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ramanujam lands with some strikes.
Ramanujam cracks Brown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ramanujam breaks from Brown's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Brown is rocked!
Brown manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to hold on to Ramanujam's head to control him but Ramanujam postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ramanujam connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Brown trying to hold on to Ramanujam's head to control him but Ramanujam postures up.

Ramanujam looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brown is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.

Brown has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Ramanujam escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Ramanujam!
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ramanujam creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ramanujam lands some shots froms side control.

Ramanujam is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brown manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Brown preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Ramanujam seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahavir Ramanujam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mahavir Ramanujam's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramanujam connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramanujam paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ramanujam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ramanujam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramanujam misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.
Mahavir Ramanujam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramanujam throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Ramanujam only half commits.
Brown was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown is looking for a counter combo.
Ramanujam throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Ramanujam is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Ramanujam fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown tried to counter with a leg kick but Ramanujam avoided it.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Ramanujam lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ramanujam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramanujam misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Ramanujam shoots in and gets a takedown into Brown's guard.
Django Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls Ramanujam in to control the position.

Brown looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ramanujam has picked Brown up and slammed him! Brown can't keep hold of the triangle and Ramanujam manages to pass to side control!
Ramanujam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Ramanujam in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brown wants to control but Ramanujam postures up.
Brown manages to get back to half guard.
Ramanujam blocks the strikes from Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ramanujam working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Brown's thigh. Brown counters though and makes it back to full guard.

Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ramanujam defends well.

Brown is looking for a triangle but Ramanujam pushes his legs off easily.
Ramanujam wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Ramanujam postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ramanujam gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ramanujam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Brown looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ramanujam is defending well. Brown quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ramanujam has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Brown celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Django Brown!
A victorious Django Brown thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.