PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike The Great Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akito Ramnath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Akito Ramnath enters the cage!

The Great Finisher
vs
Ramnath

156 cm
25
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

220 cm
18
258 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike The Great Finisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akito Ramnath!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great Finisher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ramnath is fending him off so far but The Great Finisher persists. Nope, Ramnath circles away and we're back to standing.
The Great Finisher looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramnath.
The Great Finisher managing to block the knees to the body from Ramnath.

Ramnath pulls guard effortlessly.
Ramnath wants to stand and escape but The Great Finisher is having none of it.
Ramnath looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Great Finisher is one step ahead there.
Ramnath manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ramnath looking to control but The Great Finisher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great Finisher can't escape the position.
Ramnath tries to control but The Great Finisher wriggling away.
Ramnath really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Great Finisher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ramnath has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of The Great Finisher's face.
Ramnath lands with some vicious ground and pound - can The Great Finisher hang on?
The Great Finisher holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ramnath tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Great Finisher wants to control but Ramnath is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Great Finisher blocking the ground and pound.
Ramnath avoids the attempt from The Great Finisher to control.
Ramnath punching from mount but The Great Finisher doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The Great Finisher might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Great Finisher is trying desperately to improve position.
The Great Finisher tries to hold on but Ramnath pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramnath looking to control but The Great Finisher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ramnath thowing shots but they're missing.
Ramnath is stalling here but it's allowed The Great Finisher to get half guard.
The Great Finisher makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The Great Finisher.
Ramnath trying to move into half guard but instead The Great Finisher has managed to sweep!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Ramnath had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Great Finisher defends it easily.
Ramnath has control of The Great Finisher's left arm, preventing The Great Finisher from doing any damage.
The Great Finisher wants to control from the top but Ramnath keeps moving.
Ramnath working a defensive guard here.
The Great Finisher wants to control from the top but Ramnath keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akito Ramnath dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The Great Finisher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ramnath is fending him off so far but The Great Finisher persists. Nope, Ramnath circles away and we're back to standing.

Ramnath instigates a clinch.
Ramnath taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Ramnath has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics The Great Finisher uses from the top position.
The Great Finisher would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ramnath tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Great Finisher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Great Finisher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramnath working a defensive guard but The Great Finisher manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramnath is looking to regain half guard here but The Great Finisher keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Ramnath's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The Great Finisher has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ramnath is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. The Great Finisher yanks on the arm and Ramnath is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by The Great Finisher.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike The Great Finisher!