PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Geistman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geistman comes to the ring accompanied by Twist. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Geistman
vs
Brown

184 cm
24
205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Bushido Clothing
Syndicate Drugs

No Bull

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Geistman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Geistman pushes Brown up against the ropes in a clinch.
Geistman tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.

Brown pulls Geistman into guard.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Geistman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Geistman seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Brown wants to control but Geistman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Geistman has control of the leg.

Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Geistman.
Geistman trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Geistman tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Geistman has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Geistman connects with a body shot.
Geistman tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geistman throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Geistman.
Geistman scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.

Geistman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brown is pressing down on Geistman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brown looks gassed!

Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Geistman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Geistman trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Geistman's guard.
Geistman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown postures up in Geistman's guard and throws a big left but Geistman blocks it.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Geistman keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Geistman controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geistman wants to sweep but no luck.
Geistman is trying to keep Brown in close.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Geistman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Geistman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Geistman wants to sweep but no luck.
Geistman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Geistman wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

Geistman drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Geistman off! Geistman jumps back into Brown's guard.
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown trying to control the position.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Geistman from controlling successfully.
Brown wants to sweep here but Geistman controlling him for the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard.
Geistman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Geistman is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown stands and throws Geistman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brown grinds an elbow into Geistman's temple.
Brown lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Geistman down.
Brown lands some shots froms side control.
Brown landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands some shots froms side control.

Geistman is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Geistman to see if he's OK.
Oh Geistman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown is staying tight to Geistman's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brown working the ground and pound.

Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Geistman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Geistman seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown advances to full mount.
Geistman is trying to escape the mount.
Brown putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brown has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Geistman's face.
Brown dominating with strikes here.
Brown landing strikes, looking to finish!
Geistman is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
Brown dominating with strikes here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown unloading with bombs!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown landing strikes from the mount and Geistman is in trouble!
Brown throws some wild stikes that Geistman manages to avoid easily.
Brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brown throws some wild stikes that Geistman manages to avoid easily.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Geistman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Geistman hang on?

It looks like Scott Geistman has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Brown looking to secure an arm triangle but Geistman defends it well.

Brown jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Geistman manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Geistman tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Geistman sneaks back into half guard.
Geistman is looking to improve his position.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Geistman's head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Geistman is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brown won't allow Geistman to get back to his feet.

Brown is sitting in close to Geistman's body. Geistman has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Brown is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Brown is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Geistman.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Scott Geistman!