PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Great Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rider
vs
Brown

184 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Great Rider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Brown!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rider throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rider misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Rider pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Rider has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Rider breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown cracks Rider with a right hand to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Brown.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rider throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Rider lands a head kick!

It looks like Nick Brown has been cut.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rider lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Rider tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brown no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rider trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Rider knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.

Rider stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Rider misses with a jab to the body
and Rider takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rider.
Brown looks gassed!
Rider throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Rider misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Rider throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rider counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rider. Rider obviously looking to wear him down.
Rider cracks Brown with a good jab.
Brown avoids the head kick by Rider.
Rider looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rider chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rider misses with a body shot.
Brown throws a series of punches but Rider avoids them all with ease.
Brown takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That has opened up Nick Brown's cut even more.
Rider will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rider throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown tries to clinch up but Rider circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider misses with the combination.
Rider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Rider tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
A combination from Rider does no damage.
Rider takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rider fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a series of punches but Rider avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rider missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rider throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Rider looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rider manages to avoid it.
Rider is looking to score with low kicks.
Rider connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Rider is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rider takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rider throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Rider takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Great Rider dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown misses with a jab to the body
and Rider counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown's knee momentarily.
Rider throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rider takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown tries to clinch
and Rider makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Great Rider is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rider getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick from Rider misses.
A left and a right from Brown both land. Nice combination.
Brown jabs at Rider's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rider tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider tries a head kick but it misses.
Rider takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Great Rider is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rider at a distance.
Brown tries to clinch up but Rider circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Rider counters by moving into the clinch.
Rider is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.

Brown jumps into guard, dragging Rider to the mat.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rider is controlling him.

Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Rider advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brown is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rider wants to get up but he can't break Brown's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rider slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rider looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
Brown tries to bench press Rider off him but Rider keeps the position.

Rider is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brown is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rider is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

Rider stands up from mount. Strange move.
Rider closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Rider misses with a double jab.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rider.
Rider has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rider there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Rider, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rider will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rider takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rider rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown tries to clinch but Rider moves out of range.
Rider swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Rider misses.
Rider walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown digs a good hook to Rider's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Brown's cut.
That's time! Rider's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Brown clinches up with Rider and pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown effectively controlling the action here.

Rider breaks from the clinch.
Brown cracks Rider with a good jab.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Brown pushes Rider up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Rider.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Rider gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown is leaning against Rider and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rider using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rider working hard to break the clinch.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Rider keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown successfully pulls guard.

Brown is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rider has his hands clasped together but Brown extends an breaks Rider's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Brown.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Brown!