PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan St. Gough (ranked 731 p4p, 719 weight class) and AJ Brown (ranked 110 p4p, 108 weight class). Brown comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ace Hood - Undefeated kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! AJ Brown is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

St. Gough
vs
Brown

193 cm
31
213
15 - 10 - 0

188 cm
28
206
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Brown!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St. Gough gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown prevents a body shot from St. Gough.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
St. Gough misses with some punches.
St. Gough misses with a punch to the body.
St. Gough lands a shot to the body.
Brown misses with some punches.
St. Gough blocking some punches.
We've been informed that Brown has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
St. Gough blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Brown.
St. Gough tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Gough throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
A short left from Brown.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Gough creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Gough cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
St. Gough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Gough blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St. Gough misses with the head strike.

St. Gough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St. Gough looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown slips a straight right by St. Gough.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St. Gough uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
St. Gough works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Brown throws the left hand but St. Gough avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by St. Gough. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Brown finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

St. Gough clinches up against the cage.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of St. Gough's head.
A right handed body shot lands from St. Gough.
St. Gough tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing St. Gough back against the cage.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown tries a body shot but St. Gough blocks it.

St. Gough breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the 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!
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like AJ Brown has been cut.
Brown throws a hook but St. Gough avoids it easily.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St. Gough misses with a looping left.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
St. Gough throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
St. Gough throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown flicks out a counter leg kick but St. Gough steps away.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at St. Gough's knee but St. Gough avoids it well.
St. Gough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown slips under a jab from St. Gough.
St. Gough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
St. Gough misses with a hook to the body
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
St. Gough with a hook.
St. Gough stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.

Brown tries to keep at a distance but St. Gough has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown blocks a body shot from St. Gough.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Gough.
St. Gough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St. Gough works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St. Gough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Gough lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough prevents a body shot from Brown.
St. Gough lands a right hand.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Gough.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St. Gough tries to clinch up.

St. Gough has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
St. Gough pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Gough scores with a hook to the body.
St. Gough taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brown prevents a body shot from St. Gough.
A shot in the inside from St. Gough.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown tries a body shot but St. Gough blocks it.
St. Gough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Gough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St. Gough working aggressively here.

St. Gough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St. Gough misses with a straight left.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St. Gough swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Brown tries to keep at a distance but St. Gough has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Gough misses with a punch to the body.
St. Gough misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown tries to work over St. Gough's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Gough.
St. Gough is working Brown over against the cage.
St. Gough blocks an uppercut.
St. Gough lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

St. Gough breaks the clinch.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
St. Gough ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
St. Gough lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
St. Gough tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown throws a front kick that sends St. Gough stumbling back into the cage.
St. Gough doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.

St. Gough forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by St. Gough.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan St. Gough dominated that round.
The cut man is working on AJ Brown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

St. Gough misses with a body punch
and Brown counters with a leg kick.
St. Gough takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St. Gough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St. Gough moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.

St. Gough rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tristan St. Gough has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St. Gough lands with a right to the head.
St. Gough pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown blocks a body shot from St. Gough.
St. Gough has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
St. Gough throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but St. Gough avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
St. Gough working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St. Gough throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown prevents a body shot from St. Gough.
Brown blocking some punches.
St. Gough lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St. Gough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Gough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St. Gough tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing St. Gough back against the cage.
St. Gough lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Gough scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Gough tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
St. Gough cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
St. Gough swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Gough lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St. Gough.
Brown is breathing heavily.
St. Gough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown digs a right hand into St. Gough's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St. Gough's gas tank.
St. Gough gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St. Gough lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.

St. Gough breaks from the clinch.
St. Gough lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Gough throws a big shot that misses.
St. Gough connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped St. Gough in his tracks.
St. Gough is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
St. Gough tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St. Gough tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
St. Gough cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown avoids the body shot from St. Gough.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Gough.
St. Gough misses with a hook.
Tristan St. Gough is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown missing with a left hand there. St. Gough was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St. Gough moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but St. Gough checks it.
St. Gough ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

St. Gough instigates a clinch.
Brown blocks a body shot from St. Gough.
St. Gough lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

St. Gough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
St. Gough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Gough.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough misses with a wild body shot.
Brown is looking to slow St. Gough down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
St. Gough throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
St. Gough moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - St. Gough looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St. Gough tries to clinch up.
St. Gough misses with a wild body shot.
St. Gough tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
A swing and a miss from St. Gough.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
St. Gough doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St. Gough jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St. Gough on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from St. Gough misses the target.
St. Gough swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown lands a jab to St. Gough's midsection.
St. Gough's corner calls for a 1-2. St. Gough obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

St. Gough closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from St. Gough fails to land.
Brown misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by St. Gough.
St. Gough works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
St. Gough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown prevents a body shot from St. Gough.
St. Gough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Gough misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Gough digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
St. Gough lands a body shot in the clinch.
St. Gough lands a right hand.
St. Gough tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Gough cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan St. Gough dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on AJ 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 crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

St. Gough instigates a clinch.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown tries to work over St. Gough's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Gough misses with a body punch.
St. Gough misses with a body punch.
St. Gough swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Gough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of St. Gough's head.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St. Gough prevents a body shot from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Gough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Gough misses with a hook from the clinch.
St. Gough is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St. Gough lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from St. Gough.
St. Gough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Gough struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
St. Gough lands with a left to the head.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as St. Gough controls his hands.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St. Gough backwards.
Brown misses with some punches.
St. Gough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Gough lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Gough tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing St. Gough back against the cage.
St. Gough prevents a body shot from Brown.
St. Gough misses with a punch on the inside.
St. Gough is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St. Gough makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St. Gough.

Brown is rocked!
St. Gough swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can St. Gough finish him?
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St. Gough.
St. Gough pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
St. Gough lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
AJ Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Brown with a big uppercut! Brown tries to clinch up but St. Gough pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Brown to the mat! Brown covers up and St. Gough unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tristan St. Gough!
In his post fight interview, Tristan St. Gough started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.