PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Brown (ranked 7743 p4p, 4753 weight class) and Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Eddie Bjornsson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Brown's chin.

Brown
vs
Bjornsson

198 cm
18
220
0 - 2 - 0

192 cm
18
275
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bjornsson.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bjornsson throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown avoids the body shot from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Bjornsson is quick to defend against it.
Bjornsson looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Bjornsson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bjornsson misses with a hook.

Bjornsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bjornsson showed some decent athleticism there.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Bjornsson 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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. Bjornsson connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Bjornsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bjornsson.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Bjornsson in his half guard.
Brown definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brown has hold of Bjornsson's hands but Bjornsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bjornsson wants to get back to his feet.
Bjornsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Bjornsson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bjornsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bjornsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bjornsson lands a nice short elbow.
Bjornsson lands strikes from half guard.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Bjornsson sits in half guard.
Bjornsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson lands strikes from half guard.
Bjornsson winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown has hold of Bjornsson's hands but Bjornsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bjornsson on the ground.
Bjornsson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bjornsson looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bjornsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bjornsson.

Bjornsson drives through with a takedown into Brown's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bjornsson lands a couple of elbows.
Bjornsson scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bjornsson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bjornsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bjornsson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bjornsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bjornsson working some strikes from top position.
Bjornsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bjornsson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bjornsson forces his way into half guard.
Brown is not content to let Bjornsson control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Bjornsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Brown's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bjornsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bjornsson lands an elbow.
Bjornsson wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bjornsson is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bjornsson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bjornsson landing a few strikes.
Bjornsson trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Brown is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bjornsson connects with a decent elbow.
Bjornsson trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornsson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bjornsson landing strikes.
Bjornsson working the ground and pound from side control.
Bjornsson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brown takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bjornsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bjornsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Bjornsson is chipping away with strikes.
Bjornsson working the ground and pound.

Brown is rocked!
Eddie Bjornsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bjornsson is chipping away with strikes.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown is not content to let Bjornsson control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bjornsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bjornsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Bjornsson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brown down.
Brown takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bjornsson trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Bjornsson lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bjornsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bjornsson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Brown!
Bjornsson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bjornsson lands a big shot there that rocks Brown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bjornsson lands a big elbow - Brown is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Brown is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eddie Bjornsson!