PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nino Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Yer Killin' Me- Remo Drive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Ragnarsson

170 cm
24
145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
29
153 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nino Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Ragnarsson is quick to defend against it.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Ragnarsson throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Ragnarsson.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Ragnarsson.
Brown jabs Ragnarsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.

Brown looking to score a takedown here. Ragnarsson is defending well but Brown drives through and ends up in Ragnarsson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown trying to control but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ragnarsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ragnarsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown 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.
Ragnarsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown trying to control but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom.
Ragnarsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brown wants to control from the top but Ragnarsson keeps moving.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.

Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brown showed some decent athleticism there.
Ragnarsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Ragnarsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ragnarsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown passes the guard and advances to mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ragnarsson can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brown throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ragnarsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ragnarsson looks a forlorn figure.
Brown lands a big elbow.
Brown is landing with some decent strikes but Ragnarsson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brown thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ragnarsson hang on?
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brown.
Brown is landing with some decent strikes but Ragnarsson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown landing punches.
Brown lands with some strikes.
Brown throws some wild stikes that Ragnarsson manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Brown there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Brown with the ground and pound from mount.

It looks like Maximus Ragnarsson has been cut.
Ragnarsson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brown misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nino Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Ragnarsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ragnarsson cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ragnarsson throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Ragnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson is looking to clinch.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
Ragnarsson misses with a wild body shot.

Brown shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ragnarsson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown postures up in Ragnarsson's guard and throws a big left but Ragnarsson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Ragnarsson has wrist control.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown works over Ragnarsson with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Ragnarsson blocks nicely.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown trying to control but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ragnarsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Ragnarsson's brow.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Ragnarsson blocks nicely.
Ragnarsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nino Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ragnarsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown throws a strike but Ragnarsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Brown wants to control from the top but Ragnarsson keeps moving.
Ragnarsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Brown is working Ragnarsson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ragnarsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnarsson keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ragnarsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown postures up in Ragnarsson's guard and throws a big left but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Brown wants to control from the top but Ragnarsson keeps moving.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nino Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Ragnarsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ragnarsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.

Brown throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ragnarsson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brown is in Ragnarsson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown postures up in Ragnarsson's guard and throws a big left but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Brown wants to control from the top but Ragnarsson keeps moving.
Ragnarsson 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown throws a strike but Ragnarsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ragnarsson's guard.

Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown pushing down on Ragnarsson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ragnarsson keeps working.
Brown uses his free foot to push down on Ragnarsson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ragnarsson.
Maximus Ragnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Brown working Ragnarsson over with strikes here.
Brown throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ragnarsson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown scoring with strikes but Ragnarsson is staying in there.
The referee warns Ragnarsson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Ragnarsson is rocked!
Ragnarsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown throws some wild stikes that Ragnarsson manages to avoid easily.
Ragnarsson is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
Ragnarsson tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
The referee warns Ragnarsson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brown looking to ground and pound but Ragnarsson is blocking nicely.
Brown landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Brown.

The cut above Maximus Ragnarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brown throwing strikes here but Ragnarsson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brown thowing shots but they're missing.
Brown is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Ragnarsson goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Brown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nino Brown!
A relieved looking Nino Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.