PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Brown (ranked 4248 p4p, 3042 weight class) and Paolo Azzadiu (ranked 463 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Brown
vs
Azzadiu

210 cm
25
184
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
180
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jackson Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paolo Azzadiu!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Azzadiu doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown lands a nice hook to Azzadiu's body. Azzadiu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Azzadiu misses with a leg kick
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown lands a jab.
Azzadiu throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.

Brown forces Azzadiu back against the cage and clinches.
Azzadiu takes a shot to the head.
Azzadiu tries to pull guard but Brown forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azzadiu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown lands the left hand.
Azzadiu throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
Azzadiu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azzadiu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Azzadiu takes one to the side of the head.
Azzadiu walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Azzadiu's head backwards.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Azzadiu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown lunges at Azzadiu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Azzadiu's hand.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Azzadiu throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Azzadiu only half commits.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azzadiu misses with a low kick.
Jackson Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azzadiu walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
Azzadiu tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brown moves out of range as Azzadiu throws a body kick.
Azzadiu throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Azzadiu.
A head kick misses from Azzadiu.
Brown clobbers Azzadiu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azzadiu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Jackson Brown has been cut.
Azzadiu wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown lands with a nice combination. Azzadiu backs away looking to recover.
Azzadiu throws a head kick that misses.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown lands a nice hook to Azzadiu's body. Azzadiu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Azzadiu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azzadiu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
Azzadiu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Azzadiu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Azzadiu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Azzadiu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azzadiu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Azzadiu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Azzadiu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Azzadiu has time to react.
We've been informed that Azzadiu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azzadiu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Azzadiu scrambles back to his feet.
Azzadiu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Azzadiu gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azzadiu is trying to pull guard but Brown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Azzadiu jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paolo Azzadiu.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Azzadiu tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Azzadiu drops back down to his feet.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Azzadiu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Azzadiu backwards.
Azzadiu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azzadiu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Azzadiu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Azzadiu looks winded!
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown lands a left hand.
Azzadiu tries to pull guard but Brown forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Brown's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Azzadiu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown cracks Azzadiu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown swings for the body but Azzadiu moves out of range.
Azzadiu tries to counter with a clinch but Brown shakes him off and moves away.
Brown lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Azzadiu wants to counter the offense by Brown and move into the clinch position.
Azzadiu throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Azzadiu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azzadiu throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown cracks Azzadiu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Azzadiu.
Azzadiu feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Azzadiu throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a jab to Azzadiu's midsection.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Azzadiu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azzadiu takes one to the chin there.
Azzadiu misses with a head kick.
Brown stuns Azzadiu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Azzadiu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Azzadiu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Brown has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushes Azzadiu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown lands a right hand.
Azzadiu fails to pull guard.
Azzadiu tries to pull guard but Brown forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Azzadiu is trying to pull guard but Brown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jackson Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paolo Azzadiu.
Azzadiu is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azzadiu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Azzadiu is rocked!
Brown lunges at Azzadiu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Azzadiu's hand.
Azzadiu is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Brown tries to bum rush Azzadiu with a series of wild strikes but Azzadiu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Azzadiu seems to have recovered his senses.

Brown has closed the distance and engaged Azzadiu in a clinch.
Azzadiu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azzadiu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Brown digs a good hook to Azzadiu's body.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Azzadiu.
Azzadiu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Azzadiu manages to avoid it.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azzadiu moves away.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Azzadiu's defenses.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Azzadiu misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azzadiu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Azzadiu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown blocks a head kick by Azzadiu.
Donk. Brown catches Azzadiu right on the button with a cross.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Azzadiu's head.
Azzadiu is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Azzadiu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azzadiu tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
Azzadiu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Azzadiu jumps guard but Brown stands there with Azzadiu around his waist. Azzadiu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown clinches with his opponent.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azzadiu backwards.
Azzadiu fails to pull guard.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Azzadiu backwards.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Azzadiu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Azzadiu tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Azzadiu drops back down to his feet.
Jackson Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paolo Azzadiu.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Azzadiu takes a shot to the head.
Azzadiu tries to pull guard but Brown forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brown lands a left hand.
Azzadiu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azzadiu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Brown thuds a left hand into Azzadiu's body.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Azzadiu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.

Brown pushes Azzadiu up against the cage in a clinch.
Azzadiu fails to pull guard.
Azzadiu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Azzadiu is trying to pull guard but Brown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Azzadiu tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Azzadiu drops back down to his feet.
Azzadiu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Azzadiu backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azzadiu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azzadiu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Azzadiu in his tracks.
Azzadiu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azzadiu can do to turn this around?
Brown catches Azzadiu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Brown avoids the head kick by Azzadiu.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Brown clobbers Azzadiu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azzadiu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Azzadiu misses
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown moves out of range as Azzadiu throws a body kick.
Brown moves out of range of the leg kick from Azzadiu.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Azzadiu's ribs.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Azzadiu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
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!
Azzadiu tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paolo Azzadiu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azzadiu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Azzadiu settles back down.
Azzadiu tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Azzadiu walks into a left hand.
Azzadiu throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown lands with a cross.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Azzadiu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Azzadiu tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azzadiu backwards.
Azzadiu jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Brown!
Jackson Brown bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.