PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hoodoo Brown (ranked 1120 p4p, 718 weight class) and Eh Phuthong (ranked 83 p4p, 56 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brown
vs
Phuthong

175 cm
24
145
4 - 1 - 1

178 cm
25
147
12 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hoodoo Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eh Phuthong!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phuthong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown tries for a takedown but Phuthong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Phuthong misses.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phuthong was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Phuthong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab from Phuthong.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Phuthong pinned against the cage. Phuthong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brown defending well as Phuthong loads up on a big left hand.
Phuthong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown blocks a jab.
Phuthong misses with a hook.
Phuthong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Phuthong misses the jab.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Phuthong sprawls and moves away.
Phuthong looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Phuthong swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoodoo Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phuthong scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phuthong looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Phuthong looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Phuthong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phuthong slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Phuthong leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Phuthong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phuthong connects with a jab.
Phuthong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
Brown moves out of range as Phuthong strikes.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Phuthong is quick to defend against it.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Phuthong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Phuthong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Phuthong scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Phuthong misses.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Phuthong sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown goes for a double leg but Phuthong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Phuthong continues to drive forward.
Phuthong misses with the head strike.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phuthong's elbow.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phuthong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phuthong lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phuthong or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.

Brown drags the fight down to the ground.
Phuthong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Brown is looking for a triangle but Phuthong pushes his legs off easily.
Phuthong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Brown looking for a guillotine here but Phuthong defends easily.
Phuthong postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phuthong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Phuthong throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Phuthong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Phuthong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phuthong stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
We've been hearing good reports from Brown's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Brown isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Phuthong stacks Brown on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Phuthong!
Phuthong looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
Phuthong misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown defending against the ground and pound.
Phuthong tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Phuthong tries to score with some ground and pound. Brown controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brown parries the strikes from Phuthong easily there. Phuthong is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brown to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Phuthong off and has taken his back!
Phuthong tries to roll but Brown sticks to his back.
Brown connects with a big shot to the side of Phuthong's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phuthong can't escape the position.
Phuthong is still trying to improve position.
Phuthong is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Brown off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Phuthong keeps trying to improve his position.
Brown lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eh Phuthong dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Phuthong does it's job there.
Phuthong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Phuthong misses with the combination.
Phuthong scores with a three punch combo!
Phuthong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Phuthong swivels and escapes.
Good standup being displayed there by Phuthong as he connects with a hook.
Phuthong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phuthong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phuthong throws a lazy uppercut

and Brown counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Phuthong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Phuthong down.
Brown is chipping away with strikes.
Brown lands an elbow.
Phuthong misses with a strike from the bottom.
Phuthong throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Phuthong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Phuthong wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Phuthong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brown works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Phuthong throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Brown scoring with punches from side control.

Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Phuthong tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Phuthong to see if he's OK.

Brown swings around for an armbar but Phuthong sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brown's guard.

Brown has an active guard here but Phuthong has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Phuthong throws a strike but Brown manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Phuthong tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hoodoo Brown!
Hoodoo Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.