PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Brawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Brawn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mayweather
vs
Brawn

176 cm
24
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

160 cm
20
154 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Brawn!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brawn shoots in and bounces Mayweather off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brawn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mayweather trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mayweather utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mayweather utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brawn throws a big right hand that misses.
Brawn thows a big elbow that misses.
Mayweather is trying to keep Brawn in close.

Mayweather looking for subs off his back but Brawn has passed one foot through into half guard.
Brawn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mayweather defending well though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mayweather closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brawn circles away.

Brawn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mayweather to the mat! Mayweather manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather controls Brawn momentarily but Brawn frees himself.
Brawn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mayweather is on top in guard.
Brawn looking for a sweep. Not yet Brawn, not yet.
Mayweather scoring with some ground and pound.
Mayweather preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brawn is on top in guard.
Brawn is looking to work some ground and pound but Mayweather has wrist control.
Brawn thows a big elbow that misses.
Brawn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Brawn manages to pass to side control.
Mayweather taking some punishment here, with Brawn in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brawn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mayweather's head.

Brawn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brawn looks gassed!
Brawn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brawn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mayweather trying to control but Brawn postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Brawn dominated that 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.

Brawn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mayweather moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mayweather.

Mayweather has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mayweather.
Brawn defending against the ground and pound.
Brawn striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Mayweather landing a few strikes.

Mayweather stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Brawn scores with a takedown into Mayweather's guard.
Mayweather looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brawn is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayweather lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brawn!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawn regains half guard.
Mayweather prevents Brawn from improving his position.
Brawn is pressing down on Mayweather's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mayweather trying to control but Brawn is working from the bottom.
Brawn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayweather.
Mayweather has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mayweather looking to pass the guard.
Mayweather preventing the sweep.

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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brawn is on top in guard.
Mayweather will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Mayweather working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brawn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brawn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brawn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mayweather's head.
Ben Brawn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brawn won't allow Mayweather to get back to his feet.
Brawn stands up over Mayweather, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brawn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brawn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mayweather's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayweather is looking to improve his position.
Brawn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mayweather with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Floyd Mayweather will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mayweather gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brawn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brawn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mayweather has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brawn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mayweather works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Mayweather is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mayweather wants to stand and escape but Brawn is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brawn works over Mayweather with some ground and pound from guard.
Brawn with a nice head shot there.
Mayweather has momentary wrist control but Brawn slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather looking to control.
Brawn distracts Mayweather with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mayweather utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brawn scoring with some ground and pound.
Brawn thows a big elbow that misses.
Mayweather wants to sweep but no luck.
Brawn working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brawn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brawn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mayweather preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brawn closes the distance and clinches up with Mayweather, looking for a takedown. Brawn pushes Mayweather against the ropes but Mayweather circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Mayweather scores with a takedown into Brawn's guard.
Brawn wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather trying to control the position from guard on top but Brawn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brawn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mayweather trying to control but Brawn is working from the bottom.
Brawn pulls Mayweather in to control the position.
Brawn wants to hit a switch here but Mayweather passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Brawn there!
Brawn tries to hold on but Mayweather postures up.
Brawn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mayweather scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Brawn really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mayweather throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mayweather wants to clinch.

Mayweather closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mayweather tries to stand but Brawn is controlling his head.

Mayweather decides to stand back up.

Brawn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brawn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Brawn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mayweather can't do much from the bottom here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Brawn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather is trying to get back to half guard.
Brawn prevents Mayweather from escaping the position.
Brawn lands a nice forearm strike.
Mayweather regains half guard.
Brawn is nestled in close to Mayweather, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mayweather is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brawn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brawn thows a huge punch but Mayweather dodges it nicely.
Mayweather tries to roll over but Brawn keeps him under control.
Brawn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mayweather with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mayweather is looking to escape.
Brawn working Mayweather over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather pushes Brawn off looking to stand but Brawn dives back in and keeps control.

Mayweather is defending against the submission attempts here by Brawn.
Mayweather avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brawn.
Mayweather is trying to stand up here but Brawn is controlling him well.
Mayweather is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brawn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brawn lands with a punch from half guard.
Mayweather tries to roll over but Brawn keeps him under control.
Brawn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mayweather tries to get to full guard but Brawn has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Brawn dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Brawn shoots in and bounces Mayweather off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Mayweather preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mayweather bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brawn's guard.
Brawn wants to sweep here but Mayweather controlling him for the moment.
Mayweather trying to control the position from guard on top but Brawn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brawn keeping full guard, as Mayweather tries to pass.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brawn is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather wants to stand and escape but Brawn is having none of it.
Brawn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Mayweather has his foot on Brawn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brawn works his way back into a safe position though.
Brawn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brawn chips away with some ground and pound.
Brawn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brawn lands a couple of elbows.
Brawn connects with a couple of short punches.
Brawn lands a couple of elbows.
Brawn connects with a couple of short punches.
Brawn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Floyd Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brawn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mayweather escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brawn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mayweather is trying to keep Brawn in close.
Brawn lands a couple of digs.
Mayweather working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Brawn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brawn working the head with strikes.
Mayweather is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Brawn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mayweather tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ben Brawn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brawn grinds an elbow into Mayweather's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Brawn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brawn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:49

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