PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Elephant Man - Haters (2009 Turn My Swag On Riddim) as his entrance music. Aldo Brown is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bravo
vs
Brown

190 cm
18
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
168 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johny Bravo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aldo Brown!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a series of punches but Bravo avoids them all with ease.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Bravo.
Bravo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bravo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bravo throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown thows a body kick. Bravo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brown digs a good hook to Bravo's body.
Bravo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.

Brown has closed the distance and engaged Bravo in a clinch.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown lands a jab to Bravo's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brown closes the distance and pushes Bravo back into the cage.
Bravo keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown scores with a shot to the body.

Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown controlling the action here for a moment.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Bravo keeps him there for the moment.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Brown's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Bravo misses with a knee to the head.
Bravo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bravo has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown is leaning against Bravo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bravo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bravo letting Brown take a breather here.
Brown trying to stall but Bravo improves his position.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bravo has him pressed against the cage.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown lands a high kick!
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Brown clinches up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Bravo keeps him there for the moment.
Bravo misses with a knee strike.
Bravo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown breaks the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brown!
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Brown pushes Bravo up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Bravo has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bravo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bravo as Brown tries to tie him up.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Brown scores with a four punch combination!
Brown tries to clinch there but Bravo circles away.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brown duly obliges.

Brown darts in and clinches Bravo up against the cage.
Brown cracks Bravo with a nice body shot.
Brown stalling.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Bravo has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to slow down the pace here.
Bravo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bravo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Bravo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bravo looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Bravo letting Brown take a breather here.
Bravo tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Bravo looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Bravo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bravo clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bravo, pushing him back against the cage.
Bravo misses with a knee strike.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Brown scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Bravo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a body kick.
Bravo is looking to land body kicks.
A nice combination there by Brown.
Bravo wants to clinch.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bravo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bravo falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bravo rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bravo doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown throws a right hand that Bravo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bravo also avoids with ease.
Bravo closes the distance but Brown moves to the side
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings Bravo.
Bravo wants to clinch
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bravo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown tries to bum rush Bravo with a series of wild strikes but Bravo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown tries to clinch but Bravo moves out of range.

Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bravo, pushing him back against the cage.
Bravo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown avoids the head kick by Bravo.
Bravo closes the distance but Brown moves to the side
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brown tries to clinch up.

Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bravo, pushing him back against the cage.
Bravo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Brown is trying to maintain a safe position but Bravo gets an underhook and turns Brown into the cage.
Bravo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Bravo won't want to take too many of those.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Bravo down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown throws a head kick that half lands.
Bravo throws a lazy head kick
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Johny Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy body kick from Bravo
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Aldo Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bravo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bravo darts in trying to clinch
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Bravo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings Bravo.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.

Bravo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bravo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown stalling against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bravo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Bravo won't allow it.
Bravo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo misses with a knee to the head.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Bravo misses with a knee strike.
Brown cracks Bravo with a nice body shot.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown tries to clinch there but Bravo circles away.

Bravo moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Bravo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bravo looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bravo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown trying to stall but Bravo improves his position.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bravo landing knees to the head.
Bravo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Bravo looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Bravo throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bravo backwards.
Brown wants to break free but Bravo has control.
Bravo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bravo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown has Bravo pressed against the cage.
Bravo tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bravo as Brown tries to tie him up.
Bravo looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown tries to circle away but Bravo has him pinned against the cage.
Bravo with a knee to the head.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bravo backwards.
Bravo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Bravo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bravo misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Brown.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bravo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Bravo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bravo clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
and Brown counters with a good, hard body kick but Bravo shrugs it off.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Bravo tries to clinch
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings Bravo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bravo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johny Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bravo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown avoids the head kick by Bravo.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Bravo tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bravo doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick by Bravo misses
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Bravo will be more careful next time no doubt.

Brown drives through and clinches with Bravo against the cage.
Brown looking to stall.
Bravo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Bravo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bravo tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Bravo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bravo throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Bravo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bravo misses with a knee to the head.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bravo tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Bravo misses with a knee to the head.
Bravo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown lands a body punch.
Brown leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bravo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Brown.
Bravo tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Bravo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bravo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to clinch but Bravo is avoiding it.
Brown throws a low kick but Bravo avoids it.
A head kick by Bravo misses
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings Bravo.
Bravo looks to clinch
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses
and Brown counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bravo lands a head kick!
Brown's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Bravo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bravo lands a head kick!
Bravo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bravo tries to clinch
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bravo misses with the body kick
and Brown finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bravo tries to clinch up
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Bravo clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
Bravo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Bravo has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bravo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bravo misses with a knee to the head.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aldo Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bravo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Bravo doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
A left and a right from Brown both land. Nice combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bravo looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Johny Bravo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bravo with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Brown! Aldo Brown retains his welterweight title!