PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between All Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roffe Ruff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruff has chosen 17Nov as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brown
vs
Ruff

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

188 cm
19
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, All Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roffe Ruff!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruff sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Ruff shows good takedown defense.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ruff sprawls well. Ruff wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for All Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruff. Ruff gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruff misses with a head kick.
Roffe Ruff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.

Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown has Ruff pressed against the cage, preventing Ruff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ruff just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ruff prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown tries to pull guard but Ruff won't allow it.

Ruff decides to pull guard.
Ruff keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brown prevents Ruff from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ruff wants to sweep but no luck.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ruff scores a takedown into full mount!
Ruff takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ruff with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Ruff jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Brown is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Brown and Ruff has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Brown is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ruff tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Ruff looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ruff prevents Brown from improving his position.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Ruff gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ruff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruff is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brown.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruff wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Brown closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ruff does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ruff trying to get back to full guard but Brown takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Ruff can't escape the position.
Brown landing shots from mount.
Ruff is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that All Brown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Ruff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Ruff shows good takedown defense.
Ruff scores with a nice body kick.
Ruff tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Brown moves into the clinch.

Ruff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruff swivels and escapes.
Ruff misses with a combination

and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ruff tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Ruff is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruff won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruff tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Ruff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruff looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Brown jumps into guard, dragging Ruff to the mat.

Ruff gets to his feet. Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ruff counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for All Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown wants to control but Ruff is keeping busy.
Ruff perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Ruff trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Ruff not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ruff is working away from the top position though.
Ruff tries to stand and escape but Brown actually recovers to full guard.
Ruff must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ruff sprawls well. Ruff wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Brown moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Ruff lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown tries to clinch but Ruff is having none of it.
Brown with a jab.

Ruff scores a takedown into full mount!
Ruff cracks Brown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brown tries to buck Ruff off but he can't manage it.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Ruff controlling from the full mount.
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Ruff connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ruff tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ruff avoids the attempt from Brown to control.
Ruff tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roffe Ruff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Ruff slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Ruff decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ruff trying to control from Brown's half guard. Brown has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing Ruff from standing up.
Ruff trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is pulling down on Ruff's head to control his posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roffe Ruff has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruff wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

Ruff gets to his feet. Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruff as he jumps to the side.

Brown rushes Ruff and presses him up against the cage.
Ruff missing with knees to the body.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.

Brown gets a clinch.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruff is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Brown pulls guard.
Brown lands with a heel strike from the guard.

Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown wants to stand up but Ruff is controlling him.
Ruff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Ruff postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brown is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ruff, into his guard.

Brown gets to his feet. Ruff looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruff tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ruff tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Ruff drops back down to his feet.
Ruff tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown tries to pull guard but Ruff holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for All Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ruff manages to break the clinch.
Ruff throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brown showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruff pushes Brown off looking to stand but Brown dives back in and keeps control.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruff has hold of Brown's hands but Brown slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
All Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

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