PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saxton Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brown
vs
Hale

184 cm
21
191 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

[MMABR] Klinch

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marvin Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saxton Hale!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Brown misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hale, as that shot connected.
Hale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hale slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.

Hale shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brown manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hale cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Hale is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hale scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Hale is having none of it.
Hale lands a couple of digs.
Hale slips nicely into half guard.
Hale working Brown over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale prevents Brown from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Hale there.
Hale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hale scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hale is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Hale is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hale drops an elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Brown on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brown pushes Hale off looking to stand but Hale dives back in and keeps control.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Hale landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hale is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hale looking to finish Brown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brown!
Hale landing strikes from the mount.
Hale landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hale lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brown hang on?
Hale landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brown is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hale blocks Brown's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hale lands a nice shot to the head.
Brown takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Hale.
A nice elbow there by Hale.
Brown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hale scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hale lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brown hang on?
Brown throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hale. What's that going to do exactly?
Brown is in a horrible position here. Hale smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hale punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hale scoring with strikes but Brown is staying in there.
The referee warns Brown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hale landing strikes from the mount.
Hale lands a nice shot to the head.
Hale working Brown over with strikes here.
Hale has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brown's face.
Hale with the ground and pound from mount.
Hale landing shots from mount.
Hale is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hale lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hale has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brown's face.
Brown taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hale with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Hale.
Hale is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hale working the ground and pound effectively.
Hale lands a big elbow.
Hale lands a nice shot to the head.
Hale lands a big elbow.
Brown is desperately trying to improve his position but Hale has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hale with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hale breaks from Brown's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brown taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saxton Hale dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hale moves into the clinch.
Hale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hale has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Hale keeps him there for the moment.
Hale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Hale rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Hale's takedown attempt.
Hale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown tries to pull guard but Hale won't allow it.
Good body shot from Hale.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hale lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.

Hale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Hale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown tries to break free but Hale pushes him back against the cage.
Hale prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Hale lands with a short shot to the head.
Hale avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
A shot in the inside from Hale.
Hale scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Hale.
A right hand to the body from Hale.
Hale lands with a right to the head.
Hale lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hale digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Hale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hale tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hale lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Hale.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.

Hale gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hale lands a nice short elbow.
Hale works his way into side control.
Hale working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hale working the ground and pound from side control.
Hale passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Brown!
Hale landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hale lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hale with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hale cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Hale.
Hale cracks Brown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hale with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Hale connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brown tries to hold on but Hale pushes him away.
Brown wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hale lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brown tries to buck Hale off but he can't manage it.
Brown is in a horrible position here. Hale smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hale lands a big shot there that rocks Brown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hale landing strikes from the mount and Brown is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hale.
Brown swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Brown wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hale in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hale is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hale with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hale scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brown?
The referee warns Brown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Brown really doesn't like being in this position too much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hale raining down shots from the mount!
Hale lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saxton Hale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Hale feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hale is controlling him.
Hale distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hale works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hale stops Brown from standing up.
Hale keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Hale passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hale has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Brown!
Hale working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown tries to hold on but Hale postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hale with the ground and pound from mount.
Brown is in a horrible position here. Hale smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hale landing strikes from the mount and Brown is in trouble!
Hale lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brown hang on?
Brown wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Saxton Hale has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown tries to hold on but Hale postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hale cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hale with the ground and pound from mount.
Brown is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale with good strikes from the mount here!
Hale is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brown wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hale is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brown wants to control but Hale is having none of it.
Hale scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brown?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hale scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hale scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hale looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hale dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hale scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brown?
Hale lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brown tries to buck Hale off but he can't manage it.
Brown is looking to get to half guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Hale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee warns Brown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Hale connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hale lands a nice shot to the head.
Hale connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale looking to finish Brown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brown!
Brown wants to try and get back to his feet.
Brown tries to lock up and control but Hale gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hale blocks Brown's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Brown is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hale cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hale unloading with bombs!
Marvin Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hale with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hale landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hale with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hale landing shots from mount.
Brown is trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saxton Hale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hale 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Saxton Hale!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Saxton Hale!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Saxton Hale!

Saxton Hale wins by unanimous decision!