PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Necro- I need drugs. Pena has chosen Pitbull- Gasolina as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brandon Pena has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Pena

150 cm
25
130 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
147 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Lightning Fight Gear

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jermaine Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Pena!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pena gets caught flat footed, as Brown shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pena controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown passes into half guard.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Pena's hands, connecting with Pena's forehead.

Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Pena is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pena avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.
Brown trying to control the action but Pena is working from the bottom.
Brown passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pena wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Brown is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pena is surviving well by controlling Brown's body position as best he can.
Brown dominating with strikes here.
Pena can't escape the position.
Brown working Pena over with strikes here.
Pena is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brown cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pena can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brown cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown is landing with some decent strikes but Pena is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pena working to try and regain half guard.
Pena is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brown lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pena keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brown controlling from the full mount.
Pena tries to lock up and control but Brown gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brown cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brown prevents Pena from getting the reversal.
Brown wants to control but instead Pena manages to regain half guard.

Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pena doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown.
Brown is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pena is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brown moves into full mount! Pena won't be happy about that!
Pena is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brown with shots to the head and body - Pena looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Pena that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brown pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brown looking to control but Pena is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Pena that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pena's waist but Pena gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pena is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Pena circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pena throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Pena swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Brown shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pena napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pena isn't going anywhere.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pena is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown scoring with punches from side control.
Brown working the ground and pound.

Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but Pena is defending well.
Brown trying to control the position but Pena is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pena can't do much from the bottom here.
Pena is looking for a sweep.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brown landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pena struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brown lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brown working the head with strikes.
Brown cracks Pena with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brown wants to control but Pena is keeping him busy.
Pena is trying to improve his position.
Brown looks up at the clock and then as Pena takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brown smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Brown tries for a kimura but Pena is defending well.
Brown looking to control but instead Pena has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena trying to control from the bottom.
Pena wants to get back to full guard.
Pena gets full guard.
Brown passes Pena's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pena does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pena gets full guard.
Pena controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pena is keeping the position for now.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pena wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown trying to control but Pena is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pena gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Brown drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Pena is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown works over Pena with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brown prevents Pena from getting back to his feet.
Jermaine Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pena trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Brown dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pena as he avoids it easily.
Brown tries for a takedown but Pena sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Brown gets a takedown into half guard.
Pena is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
A lull in the action here.
Brown tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pena throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brown because Pena loaded up on that one.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena unloads with some shots from mount but Brown bucks and avoids them well.
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Pena can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
Brown manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pena wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Pena is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pena looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.

Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Pena wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Pena stalling away here and it's allowed Brown to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Pena tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pena manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard.
Pena trying to control the position here.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pena works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brandon Pena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown wants to control from the top but Pena keeps moving.
Brownis looking to pass into half guard but Pena pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pena is in guard.

Brown had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pena is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Brown Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pena's back instead.
Brown doesn't have the hooks in and Pena manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pena postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Pena pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Pena throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pena.
Jermaine Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jermaine Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermaine Brown!