PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Pereira (ranked 1617 p4p, 512 weight class) and Shaun Brownie (ranked 240 p4p, 74 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Pereira
vs
Brownie

185 cm
30
195
18 - 10 - 0

179 cm
34
194
18 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownie throws a lazy right hand but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pereira appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brownie misses with a right hand
and Pereira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pereira slips a straight right by Brownie.
Brownie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
Pereira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brownie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brownie throws out a counter right but Pereira avoids it with no problem.
Brownie throws a nice looking combination but Pereira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira moves forwards but Brownie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shaun Brownie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brownie throws out the jab.
Pereira tries to work over Brownie's front leg with a kick but Brownie checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Brownie. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brownie.
Michel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pereira throws a front kick aimed at Brownie's knee but Brownie avoids it well.
Pereira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brownie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pereira misses with a looping right.
Pereira loads up on a big right hand but Brownie slips the punch.
Pereira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Brownie there.
Brownie digs a good body shot into Pereira's ribs.
Brownie lands with a right hand.
Brownie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brownie avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Brownie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pereira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie throws a looping overhand right but Pereira ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Brownie pushes Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Pereira.
Brownie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pereira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Brownie.
Brownie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brownie tries for a takedown but Pereira manages to get underhooks.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Pereira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brownie backwards.
A short uppercut from Pereira.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brownie is working for takedown but Pereira is calmly controlling the position for now.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Brownie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brownie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brownie stalling the fight.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brownie avoids it.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brownie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pereira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brownie is defending well for now.
Brownie leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brownie lands a good knee to the midsection. Pereira won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira gets through Brownie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brownie blocks it with crossed arms.
Brownie blocking some punches.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira prevents the takedown attempt.
Brownie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pereira tries to work over Brownie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
Brownie has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Brownie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brownie.
Come on Brownie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brownie receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michel Pereira will probably get the nod.
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.

Pereira misses with a body shot.
Brownie looks to land a left hand but Pereira moved out of range nicely.
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brownie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira counters with a thumping low kick.
Brownie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brownie throws out the jab.
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Brownie.
Pereira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pereira staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira ducks right into an uppercut from Brownie.
Brownie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Brownie keeps the fight on the outside.
Michel Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie checks a leg kick nicely.
Brownie tries to clinch but Pereira is having none of it.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Brownie moves out of range easily.
Brownie throws a shot from downtown. Pereira moves away and avoids it.
Brownie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pereira at a distance.
Brownie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brownie tries to clinch but Pereira moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Pereira misses the target.
Brownie connects with a body shot.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pereira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shaun Brownie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brownie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pereira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brownie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Pereira misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie thuds a left hand into Pereira's body.
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!
Brownie lands with an uppercut that bounces Pereira off the cage and back into range.
Pereira lands with a hook. Brownie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No joy there for Brownie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
Pereira lands a body shot.
Brownie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pereira looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Brownie throws a hook to the side of Pereira's head but Pereira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brownie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brownie throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pereira to counter with a crisp jab.
Brownie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pereira.
Brownie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Pereira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pereira swivels and escapes.
Pereira half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brownie swings widly with a right hand
and Pereira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brownie.
A little feinted left hand from Pereira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pereira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pereira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brownie tries to clinch but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Pereira lands a big head kick that sends Brownie tumbling to the mat! Pereira takes a step backwards and waves Brownie back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Brownie is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Brownie crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michel Pereira!
A relieved looking Michel Pereira thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.