PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rez chrome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rez chrome is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Brown
vs
chrome

188 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, rez chrome!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
chrome lands a high kick!

Brown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brown trying to control the action but chrome is working from the bottom.
chrome is trying to improve his position.
chrome is pushing Brown's head away, looking to escape. Brown manages to hold on to the position though.
Brown landing strikes.
Brown cracks chrome with a big right hand but chrome just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Brown prevents chrome from escaping the position.

Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, chrome has escaped the position, nice work there.
chrome takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throwing strikes but chrome manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Brown tries to bench press chrome off him but chrome keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
chrome tries to score with some ground and pound. Brown controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown keeps chrome under control for a moment.

chrome tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no chrome has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

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

Brown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
chrome looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown winds up and cracks chrome with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
chrome taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.

Brown is trying to work for a kimura but chrome is defending well.
Brown has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as chrome is looking to escape.
chrome taking shots to the head.
Brown landing shots from mount.

Brown is working for a guillotine from mount but chrome frees his head quite easily.
Brown cracks chrome with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Brown.
Brown with good strikes from the mount here!
chrome is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. chrome looks a forlorn figure.
Brown with shots to the head and body - chrome looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown breaks from chrome's wrist control and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
chrome should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Brown is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. chrome can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Brown 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.

Brown looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. chrome is keeping the position for now.

Brown drops back looking for a leg! chrome is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and chrome manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into chrome's guard.
Brown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
chrome is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown trying to control but chrome is working from the bottom.

chrome escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
chrome keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
James Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brown passes chrome's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brown working chrome over with strikes.
Brown drops an elbow to the side of chrome's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brown is pressing down on chrome's thigh, looking to free his foot. chrome is holding on for now.
Brown works his foot free and advances to mount.
Brown with shots to the head and body - chrome looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Brown.
Brown trying to control but chrome is having none of it.
Brown with shots to the head and body - chrome looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brown lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brown landing strikes from the mount.
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brown content just to control the position here.
Brown working away from the top, dropping strikes.

chrome is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Brown content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown trying to control but chrome is having none of it.
Brown is really struggling to control chrome but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown controlling from mount.

Brown has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! chrome is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Brown!