PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Turris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahavir Ramanujam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramanujam has chosen Shiva in Exile - Ha'nadi as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Turris
vs
Ramanujam

172 cm
35
142 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

174 cm
29
144 lbs
15 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KnockOut

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

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 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Turris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mahavir Ramanujam!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turris throws a front kick aimed at Ramanujam's knee but Ramanujam avoids it well.
Ramanujam buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turris lands with a right hand.
Ramanujam is looking to slow Turris down with leg kicks.
Ramanujam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Turris was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A slow jab from Ramanujam misses its intended target.
Turris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramanujam checks it well.
A punch lands to the side of Turris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turris seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ramanujam feints and then cracks Turris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turris down.
Ramanujam moves out of range of the leg kick from Turris.
Turris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramanujam counters with a straight right hand.
Ramanujam scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turris in his tracks.
Ramanujam throws a leg kick
and Turris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramanujam's coach down at THC playhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ramanujam's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramanujam throws a leg kick
and Turris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Ramanujam.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turris misses the jab.
Ramanujam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turris misses the jab.
Ramanujam lands a nice hook to Turris's body. Turris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramanujam lands with a good body shot.
Ramanujam shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramanujam misses the shot to the body.
Turris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramanujam. Ramanujam obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramanujam attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ramanujam loads up on a big right hand but Turris slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Ramanujam.
Turris punishes Ramanujam's body with a nice straight punch.
Turris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramanujam. That did some damage!
Ramanujam misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turris throws a head kick that misses.
Ramanujam changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ramanujam thumps Turris with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Ramanujam.
A low kick from Ramanujam misses
and Turris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramanujam.
Turris looks to land a combination but Ramanujam avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Turris.
Ramanujam thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Turris if he has to take too many more of those.
Ramanujam throws a jab but it's blocked by Turris.
Ramanujam throws a leg kick but Turris moved away.
It looked like Turris was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ramanujam.
Turris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramanujam catches Turris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramanujam connects with a body shot.
Turris moves out of range of the body kick from Ramanujam.
A big left from Turris misses.
Ramanujam misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam lands with a nice body kick.
Turris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramanujam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramanujam looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ramanujam lands a body shot.
Ramanujam checks a low kick from Turris.
Ramanujam shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramanujam looks to score with a jab to the body but Turris is just out of range.
Ramanujam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turris.
It looked like Turris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kyle Turris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramanujam throws a body shot but no joy.
Turris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramanujam lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Ramanujam.
Ramanujam misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Turris is predictable there

and Ramanujam counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turris wants to control but Ramanujam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ramanujam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ramanujam is trying to control. Turris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ramanujam looks to land a strike but Turris avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Turris is trying to control the position but Ramanujam postures up.
Ramanujam throwing strikes from guard but Turris blocks nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ramanujam stopping the sweep attempt from Turris.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ramanujam throws a right hand that misses
and Turris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Ramanujam misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahavir Ramanujam dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Turris moves out of range of the leg kick from Ramanujam.
Ramanujam connects with a leg kick. Turris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramanujam misses with a low kick.
Ramanujam throws a hook but Turris avoids it easily.
Turris is looking to counter punch.
Ramanujam delivers a nice body kick.
Turris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ramanujam throws a leg kick but Turris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turris misses with a hook.
Ramanujam feints the counter takedown.
Turris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Ramanujam drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Ramanujam avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ramanujam trying to control the position from guard on top but Turris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramanujam looking to pass the guard.

Turris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ramanujam defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramanujam lands a couple of elbows.
Ramanujam distracts Turris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramanujam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turris trying to keep a closed guard but Ramanujam is proving a slippery customer.
Ramanujam throws a big elbow that misses.

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.
Turris trying to control the position.
Ramanujam wants to control from the top but Turris keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ramanujam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turris throws out the jab.
Ramanujam lands with a hook. Turris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ramanujam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ramanujam catches Turris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramanujam connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramanujam has a takedown stuffed.
Ramanujam swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Turris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ramanujam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kyle Turris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahavir Ramanujam.
Ramanujam lands a right hook to the body.
Turris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramanujam was well out of range. Poor timing from Turris.
Ramanujam feints the counter takedown.
Ramanujam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turris.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ramanujam.
Turris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A swing and a miss from Turris.
Ramanujam looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ramanujam throws a solid leg kick but Turris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ramanujam.
Turris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ramanujam lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ramanujam bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ramanujam connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Ramanujam.
Ramanujam connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ramanujam connects with a looping right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Turris!
Turris lands a really nice looking cross but Ramanujam seems unphased.
Ramanujam throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramanujam lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Turris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A swing and a miss from Turris.
Ramanujam looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ramanujam blocks a head kick by Turris.
Ramanujam misses the shot to the body.
Turris throws a quick counter head kick but Ramanujam was just out of range.
Ramanujam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turris moves away.
It looked like Turris was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ramanujam.
Turris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramanujam. That did some damage!
A big right from Ramanujam misses.
Ramanujam takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body kick there by Turris.
Ramanujam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Turris throws a shot to the body.
Turris walks into a straight right hand from Ramanujam.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ramanujam.
Turris defending against the ground and pound.
Turris tries to improve position but can't.
Turris taking a bit of punishment here - Ramanujam scoring with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turris is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turris is trying to control Ramanujam's posture but Ramanujam avoids it.
Ramanujam connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Turris some visible discomfort.
Ramanujam misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ramanujam trying to control the action but Turris is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turris is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ramanujam's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Turris is in trouble now - Ramanujam has advanced to mount!
Ramanujam throwing strikes here but Turris is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ramanujam has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Turris's face.
Ramanujam working Turris over with strikes here.
Ramanujam has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Turris's face.
Ramanujam is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Turris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turris regains half guard.
Turris tries to get to full guard but Ramanujam has control of the leg.
Ramanujam is trying to control. Turris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Turris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramanujam.
Ramanujam wants to control but Turris is keeping him busy.
Ramanujam thows a huge punch but Turris dodges it nicely.

Turris actively working from the bottom here.

That's four 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.
Turris wants to improve his position but Ramanujam is controlling well.
Kyle Turris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramanujam scores with a couple of nice shots.
Turris moves into full guard.
Turris keeping moving, preventing Ramanujam from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turris wants to sweep here but Ramanujam controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mahavir Ramanujam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramanujam has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahavir Ramanujam!
After the fight, Mahavir Ramanujam was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.