PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D Lo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Drunken Lullabies as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Donnie Brasco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to D Lo Brown's chin.

Brasco
vs
Lo Brown

195 cm
24
217 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
217 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Brasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, D Lo Brown!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tests Brasco's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Donnie Brasco has been cut.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Brasco finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brasco throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown tries to clinch there but Brasco circles away.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown throws a series of punches but Brasco avoids them all with ease.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brasco counters with a nice body shot.
Brasco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brasco lands a head shot.
Brasco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brasco connects with a high kick.
Brasco moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown looks gassed!

Brasco darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brasco manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Brasco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brasco manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brasco unloads with some shots from mount but Brown bucks and avoids them well.
Brown can't escape the position.

That's two 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 taking shots to the head.
Brasco lands a heavy elbow.
Brasco dominating with strikes here.
Brown wants to hold on but Brasco pushes him away.
Brasco looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brasco breaks from Brown's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brasco with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brasco 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.
Brasco scoring with strikes but Brown is staying in there.

Brown is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is desperately trying to improve his position but Brasco has a good base and remains in mount.
Brown is in a horrible position here. Brasco smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brasco is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brasco with the ground and pound from mount.
Brown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Brasco finish him?
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!
Brasco unloading with bombs!
Brown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brasco.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasco dominating with strikes here.
Brasco is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brasco with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brasco looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brasco dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brasco is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brasco scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Brasco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Brasco's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brasco moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Brasco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown tries to break free but Brasco pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brasco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brasco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brasco lands a knee to the body.
Brasco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like D Lo Brown has been cut.
Brasco will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brown up against the cage.

Brasco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown tries to clinch up
and Brasco counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brasco throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A solid body kick from Brasco.
Brasco lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco scores with a three punch combo!
Donnie Brasco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brasco moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Brasco clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.

Brasco breaks the clinch.
Brasco throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brasco lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Brasco fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brown sprawls well initially but Brasco persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brasco looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brasco works his foot free and advances to mount.
Brown is in a horrible position here. Brasco smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to get to half guard.
Brasco working Brown over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brasco putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brasco is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brown looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Brasco.
The referee warns Brown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brasco putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brasco cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brasco lands a big elbow - Brown is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Brown is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Donnie Brasco!