PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 2166 p4p, 4364 weight class) and Better Dead (ranked 256 p4p, 445 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with Somebody Gonna Get It blaring out of the sound system. Dead has chosen Death March - Motionless in White as his entrance music. Better Dead has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Dead

180 cm
44
166
36 - 45 - 3

183 cm
42
168
32 - 47 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 45 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 47 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead throws a head kick that misses.
Brown tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dead manages to circle out of the way.
Dead tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Dead misses with a kick to the body

and Brown moves into the clinch.
Dead is pushing Brown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dead misses with a knee strike.
Dead misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dead is looking to land body kicks.
Dead throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Dead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Dead wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side

and Brown counters with a single leg into guard. Dead didn't expect that.
Brown working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead wants to sweep but no luck.
Dead wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dead looking to control.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Dead not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown pushing down on Dead's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brown content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dead makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dead.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dead is keeping the position for now.
Dead looking for a sweep. Not yet Dead, not yet.
Brown is in close to Dead's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dead wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Dead looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've been hearing that Brown has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
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.
Dead is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dead's head.
Brown sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dead has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
We've been informed that Dead has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dead pulls Brown in close to his closed guard and prevents Brown from doing any damage or advancing position.

Dead is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Dead not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Dead has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Dead is keeping the position.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown wants to control from the top but Dead keeps moving.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Dead controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown won't allow Dead to get back to his feet.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dead not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown trying to control but Dead is working from the bottom.
Dead wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dead throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Dead misses with a series of wild punches.
Dead fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.

Dead fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dead after a bit of a struggle.

Brown turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brown manages to end up in side control.
Dead sneaks back into half guard.
Dead is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead is looking to escape.
John Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dead trying to control but Brown postures up.
Brown is controlling the pace.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Dead is working away.
Dead is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brown connects with a nice short shot to Dead's temple.
Dead is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dead tries to kick Brown off but Brown keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dead taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
Brown is nestled in close to Dead, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Dead's hands, connecting with Dead's forehead.
Dead desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Brown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Dead is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dead moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brown landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dead is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brown has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dead wants to control but Brown postures up.
Dead is looking for a sweep.
Dead struggling a bit here.
Dead is breathing heavily.
Dead takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dead takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brown is putting a hurting on Dead here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dead is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brown has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dead takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dead is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Brown asserts his dominance and retains side control.
A lull in the action here as Brown stalls from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Brown scores with punches from side control.
Brown working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dead is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
Brown lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Dead is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dead is looking to reverse the position.
Brown lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dead down.
Brown controlling from side mount.
Brown lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dead wants to control but Brown postures up.
Dead is looking to reverse the position.
Brown wants to control but Dead is keeping him busy.
Brown lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dead down.
Dead takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dead is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Brown scoring with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown working away.
Dead takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brown lands an elbow.

Dead is rocked!
Brown working away.
I wouldn't like to be where Dead is right now.
Brown cracks Dead with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brown circles away from the clinch attempt

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Dead is retaining full guard.
Dead is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown works over Dead with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Dead wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown distracts Dead with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dead is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
Dead wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Dead seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brown prevents Dead from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dead can do to turn this around?
Brown trying to control but Dead is working from the bottom.
Dead has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.
Brown won't allow Dead to sweep him here.
Dead takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown won't allow Dead to get back to his feet.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown cracks Dead with a solid left hand.
Brown wants to control from the top but Dead keeps moving.
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dead is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown postures up.
Brown is working Dead over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown trying to control but Dead is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Dead has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Better Dead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown stands up over Dead, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
John Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dead seems keen to control Brown's posture.
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dead is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dead's head.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
Dead wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brown has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dead is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Brown dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dead tries to escape but Brown is in control.
You can see the frustration on Dead's face as Brown controls the position.
Brown scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dead trying to remain calm as Brown controls from the top position.
Brown in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brown happy to just control the position for now.
Brown scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown is working Dead over with some ground and pound from side control.
The referee asks Brown politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Brown prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dead is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Brown!
John Brown took some time post fight to say the following; 'Afa Sila, Let Fight Mate, Me And You 2 Mates Slug It Out In The Cage For 1st Time Before We Retire'.
Better Dead was interviewed post fight and said 'I was a little off today...o.k. I'm always a little off.'.