PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Django Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansgar Kurucz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is System Of A Down - Chop Suey! . Kurucz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Marek Ztraceny - Sex s Ex. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brown
vs
Kurucz

167 cm
23
146 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

169 cm
28
139 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Django Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ansgar Kurucz!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurucz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Kurucz misses.

Kurucz gets a clinch.
Kurucz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kurucz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kurucz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kurucz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kurucz misses with a knee to the head.
Kurucz swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Kurucz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kurucz throws a head kick that Brown semi-blocks.
Kurucz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Ansgar Kurucz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kurucz darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kurucz is out of range.
Kurucz cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kurucz misses the shot to the body.
Kurucz swings away with a body shot that misses

and Brown counters with a shoot takedown. Kurucz fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brown advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kurucz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brown moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Brown working the head with strikes.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurucz keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown advances nicely into full mount.
Brown sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brown with the ground and pound from mount.
Brown lands a couple of good shots and Kurucz has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Kurucz looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Brown throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz wants to get back to his feet.
Brown misses with punches from the back.
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.

Kurucz showing good submission defense here.

Brown is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kurucz is defending well though. Brown let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown misses with a punch to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz avoids the strikes from Brown.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown scores with punches from the back.
Kurucz holding both Brown 's hands and preventing any damage.
Brown lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Django Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kurucz thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Kurucz.
Kurucz moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Kurucz lands a body shot.
Kurucz cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurucz looks to throw a body kick

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kurucz won't be happy with that.
Kurucz tries to escape but Brown is in control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brown is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kurucz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurucz is trying to get back to his feet.
Brown tries to move to mount but Kurucz blocks the move with his legs.
Kurucz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brown tries to move to mount but Kurucz blocks the move with his legs.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Kurucz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brown wants to control but Kurucz is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Brown are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kurucz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Brown's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kurucz is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Django Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Django Brown!
A relieved looking Django 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.