PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Ramirez (ranked 3556 p4p, 3976 weight class) and Syre Brown (ranked 224 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?

Ramirez
vs
Brown

170 cm
25
142
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
19
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Syre Brown!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.

Ramirez clinches with his opponent.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ramirez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ramirez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown fails to pull guard.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ramirez after a bit of a struggle.
Sammy Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Syre Brown.
Brown drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ramirez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ramirez is pressed up against the cage. Brown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramirez down to the mat. Ramirez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ramirez forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramirez avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramirez.
Our sources have told us that Ramirez has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Brown looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramirez with a knee to the head.
Brown looking for a takedown.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head.
Ramirez scores a nice knee to the body.
Ramirez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Ramirez.
Ramirez is pressed up against the cage. Brown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramirez down to the mat. Ramirez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard.

Ramirez pushes Brown off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sammy Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Ramirez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Ramirez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ramirez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ramirez scores with a knee to the head.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Ramirez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ramirez connects with a knee to the head.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown wants a takedown.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramirez connects with a knee to the head.
Brown has Ramirez pressed against the cage.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ramirez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Ramirez gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramirez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ramirez pulls his leg out and moves away.

Ramirez clinches up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Ramirez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ramirez rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez scores a nice knee to the body.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ramirez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ramirez fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Ramirez pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez with a knee to the head.
Ramirez scores with a knee to the head.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ramirez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sammy Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Syre Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramirez instigates a clinch.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Brown tries to pull guard but Ramirez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ramirez working Brown over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Ramirez.
Brown tries for a takedown but Ramirez manages to get underhooks.
Sammy Ramirez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramirez.
Ramirez scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez tries to clinch up.
Brown looks for a takedown but Ramirez sprawls well.

Ramirez rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ramirez walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ramirez as Brown tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramirez looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sammy Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Ramirez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown is trying to maintain a safe position but Ramirez gets an underhook and turns Brown into the cage.
Ramirez misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramirez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Brown jumps guard but Ramirez stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head.
Ramirez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ramirez walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Brown has closed the distance and engaged Ramirez in a clinch.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Ramirez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramirez tries to clinch up.
Ramirez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramirez doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Ramirez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramirez swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown misses with a wild combination.

Ramirez closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Ramirez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramirez.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ramirez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ramirez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown tries to pull guard but Ramirez holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Ramirez connects with a knee to the head.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ramirez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sammy Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Syre Brown.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ramirez scores with a knee to the head.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ramirez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramirez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramirez won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Brown wants to stand but Ramirez is controlling the position.
Ramirez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brown is proving hard to escape from.

Ramirez wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Brown's closed guard. He's half up but Brown has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Brown pivots and extends the arm, Ramirez falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Brown! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Syre Brown!