PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Brown (ranked 877 p4p, 1778 weight class) and Sergey Shipilov (ranked 117 p4p, 230 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Brown
vs
Shipilov

183 cm
27
189
10 - 6 - 0

195 cm
25
195
9 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Shipilov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a head kick but Shipilov moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Shipilov.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shipilov takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Sergey Shipilov has been cut.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shipilov.
Shipilov lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Shipilov connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown blocks a head kick by Shipilov.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Shipilov.

It looks like Bill Brown has been cut.
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 missing with a left hand there. Shipilov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shipilov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shipilov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shipilov throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown moves away from the strike by Shipilov.
Shipilov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Shipilov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sergey Shipilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shipilov swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Shipilov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A cross from Shipilov lands.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Shipilov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Shipilov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shipilov moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shipilov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shipilov pushes Brown away with a front kick.
Shipilov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brown lands with a cross.
Shipilov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Shipilov. Those never looked like landing.
Shipilov connects with an inside leg kick.
Shipilov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shipilov throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shipilov. That's going to slow Brown down.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Shipilov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shipilov doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Shipilov misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shipilov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shipilov lands with an overhand left.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Shipilov moved out of range nicely.
Brown lands with a cross.
Shipilov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Shipilov throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Shipilov moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown swings for the body but Shipilov moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Shipilov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown walks into a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Shipilov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shipilov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shipilov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shipilov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brown had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Shipilov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shipilov.
Brown misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a body punch but Shipilov moves out of range.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Brown misses with the combination.
Shipilov slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shipilov lands with a cross.
Shipilov throws out a powerful jab.
Shipilov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Shipilov settles back down.
Shipilov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shipilov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shipilov avoids the head kick by Brown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergey Shipilov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Shipilov blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shipilov.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Shipilov is just out of range.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shipilov.
Shipilov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shipilov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shipilov, as that shot connected.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Shipilov moves out of range easily.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Shipilov slips the punch.
Shipilov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Brown works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Shipilov.
Brown misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipilov moves out of range of the strikes.
Shipilov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
Shipilov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brown misses with a low kick.
Sergey Shipilov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Shipilov avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Shipilov. Those never looked like landing.
Brown throws a quick counter head kick but Shipilov was just out of range.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Shipilov had a free shot at his head there.
Brown throws a head kick but Shipilov moves out of range.
Shipilov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Nice body kick there by Shipilov.
Shipilov pushes Brown away with a front kick.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shipilov. Shipilov obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shipilov.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown walks into a left hand.
A low kick lands for Shipilov.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shipilov throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shipilov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shipilov connects with a jab.
Shipilov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shipilov throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brown might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Shipilov throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Brown is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipilov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shipilov throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Shipilov scores with a leg kick.
Brown checks a low kick from Shipilov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Shipilov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown lands with a slapping head kick.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Shipilov ducks down to avoid it.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
Shipilov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shipilov 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 Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Shipilov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shipilov connects with a single shot there.
Shipilov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Shipilov cracks Brown with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Brown falls to his knees and Shipilov doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Shipilov!
Sergey Shipilov 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.