PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josef Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahavir Ramanujam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramanujam's choice of entrance music: Shiva in Exile - Ha'nadi. Mahavir Ramanujam told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Jaeger
vs
Ramanujam

175 cm
19
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

174 cm
19
164 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josef Jaeger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mahavir Ramanujam!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramanujam.
Ramanujam scores with a body shot.
Jaeger misses the shot to the body.
Jaeger shoots in for a double leg but Ramanujam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ramanujam connects with a crisp jab.
Ramanujam tries to work over Jaeger's front leg with a kick but Jaeger checks it.
A big left from Jaeger misses.
Ramanujam connects with a right hand. Jaeger shakes it off.
Jaeger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ramanujam throws a leg kick that misses.
Jaeger moves out of range of the body kick from Ramanujam.
Jaeger slips a jab from Ramanujam.
Jaeger loads up on a big right hand but Ramanujam slips the punch.
Jaeger looks to land a right hand but Ramanujam moved out of range.
Ramanujam throws a hook but Jaeger avoids it easily.
Ramanujam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jaeger moves out of range as Ramanujam strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramanujam looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Jaeger.
Ramanujam moves out of range as Jaeger strikes.
Jaeger throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramanujam.
Ramanujam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Ramanujam shoots in and gets a takedown into Jaeger's guard.
Jaeger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jaeger tries to get out of the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ramanujam trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaeger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramanujam engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jaeger keeping full guard, as Ramanujam tries to pass.
Ramanujam stopping the sweep attempt from Jaeger.
Jaeger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jaeger lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ramanujam!
Ramanujam wants to control but Jaeger is having none of it.
Jaeger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ramanujam can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramanujam reaches up and holds on to Jaeger to control the position.
Ramanujam tries to hold on but Jaeger pushes him away.
Jaeger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ramanujam?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jaeger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Ramanujam is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaeger scoring with strikes but Ramanujam is staying in there.
Ramanujam is still in real trouble! Can Jaeger finish him?
Jaeger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger lands a big elbow - Ramanujam is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ramanujam is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Josef Jaeger!
Josef Jaeger is the new lightweight champion!
Josef Jaeger was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.