PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Brawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Lee Redmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jerry Lee Redmond was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Brawn
vs
Lee Redmond

160 cm
20
154 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
19
153 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Einherjer RAW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Brawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Lee Redmond!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brawn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Redmond to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Redmond drops back looking for a leg! Brawn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brawn manages to kick Redmond off! Redmond jumps back into Brawn's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brawn working a defensive guard here.
Brawn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Redmond's guard.
Brawn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Redmond trying to control the position.
Redmond looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brawn is one step ahead there.
Brawn postures up in Redmond's guard and throws a big left but Redmond blocks it.

Redmond is looking for a triangle but Brawn pushes his legs off easily.
Brawn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brawn looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brawn drops back looking for a leg! Redmond is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Redmond manages to kick Brawn off! Brawn jumps back into Redmond's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Redmond tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Brawn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brawn lands in his opponent's guard.
Redmond looking to control.
Redmond is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Redmond looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Redmond avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brawn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Redmond looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Redmond working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brawn landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawn works over Redmond with some ground and pound from guard.
Brawn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brawn is working Redmond over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Redmond is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brawn with a nice head shot there.
Redmond looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Redmond has control of Brawn's left arm, preventing Brawn from doing any damage.
Redmond looks gassed!
Brawn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brawn landing with the ground and pound.
Redmond wants to stand up but Brawn is controlling him.
Brawn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brawn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Brawn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Redmond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Brawn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Redmond keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Brawn working over Redmond with some ground and pound. Redmond looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Redmond works his way to full guard. Good work.

Brawn drops back looking for a leg! Redmond is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Redmond manages to kick Brawn off! Brawn jumps back into Redmond's guard.

Redmond wriggles free and stands up.
Redmond tries a head kick but it misses.

Redmond closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brawn is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Redmond is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brawn is pressing down on Redmond's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brawn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brawn tries to get out of the position.

Redmond thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brawn controlling the position.
Brawn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brawn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Redmond working to try and regain half guard.
Redmond tries to hold on but Brawn pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brawn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Brawn unloading with bombs!
Brawn with shots to the head and body - Redmond looks very uncomfortable down there.
Redmond wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Brawn.
The referee warns Redmond that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Redmond is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brawn is landing with some decent strikes but Redmond is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Redmond is rocked!
Brawn landing strikes from the mount and Redmond is in trouble!
Redmond is still in real trouble! Can Brawn finish him?
Brawn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Redmond hang on?
Brawn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redmond tries to reverse the position but Brawn maintains control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brawn working Redmond over with strikes here.
Brawn with the ground and pound from mount.
Brawn sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Brawn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Redmond throws a head kick that misses.
Brawn shoots for a double leg takedown but Redmond sprawls well. He's pushed Brawn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brawn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Redmond is fending him off so far but Brawn persists. Nope, Redmond circles away and we're back to standing.
Redmond seems to have recovered his senses.
Redmond dives in and grabs Brawn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brawn pushes down on Redmond's head and hops out.
Redmond goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Redmond tries to clinch there but Brawn circles away.

Brawn scores with a takedown into Redmond's guard.
Redmond keeping full guard, as Brawn tries to pass.
Redmond tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Redmond is trying to control the position but Brawn postures up.
Ben Brawn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brawn won't allow Redmond to get back to his feet.
Brawn is working Redmond over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Redmond avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brawn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brawn with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brawn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Brawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redmond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Redmond drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brawn controlling Redmond's posture.

Redmond got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brawn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Redmond has managed to get both his arms back between Brawn's legs - danger averted.
Brawn will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Redmond postures up.
Redmond works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brawn manages to get to full guard.
Redmond advances position into side control!

Redmond is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brawn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Brawn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Redmond working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brawn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Brawn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Brawn trying to control but Redmond postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Lee Redmond really dominated that round.
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.

Redmond gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brawn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brawn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brawn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Redmond is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brawn is controlling him.
Redmond avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brawn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Redmond bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brawn's guard.
Brawn looking for a sweep. Not yet Brawn, not yet.
Redmond passes Brawn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Redmond trying to mount his opponent but Brawn defends it.

Redmond wants to work for an arm triangle but Brawn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawn trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

Redmond has control of Brawn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Brawn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Brawn gets back to half guard.
Brawn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brawn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Redmond stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brawn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brawn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Redmond blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brawn.
Redmond slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Redmond is on top in guard.

Brawn looking for a guillotine here but Redmond defends easily.
Brawn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Redmond content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Redmond postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ben Brawn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Redmond with a poor takedown

and Brawn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Redmond is trying to stand.
Brawn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brawn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brawn connects with a nice short shot to Redmond's temple.
Redmond is looking to improve his position.
Brawn lands with a punch from half guard.
Brawn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Redmond keeping hold of Brawn's head, controlling as best he can.
Brawn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Redmond slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Brawn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawn throwing strikes from guard but Redmond blocks nicely.
Redmond controlling the position.
Redmond looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brawn landing some decent shots from guard.
Redmond is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brawn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brawn working some strikes from top position.
Redmond trying to control the position.
Redmond looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brawn is one step ahead there.
Redmond looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brawn puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Redmond is trying to stand.
Brawn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Brawn.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brawn connects with a nice short shot to Redmond's temple.
Redmond avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brawn.
Brawn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Redmond is looking to escape.
Brawn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brawn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brawn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Brawn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Brawn. No joy for Redmond on that attempt.
Jerry Lee Redmond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Brawn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brawn lands an overhand right.

Brawn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Redmond napping and manages to drive through into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Brawn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brawn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46
Judge George Francis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Brawn!