PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between All Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Shengu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that All Brown has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily All Brown seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Brown
vs
Shengu

185 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

192 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Nemesis Cage Clothing

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 2 - 5 - 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, Niko Shengu!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown forces Shengu back against the cage and clinches.
Shengu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Shengu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shengu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown looks to land a combination. Shengu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Niko Shengu has been cut.
Niko Shengu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shengu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shengu lands a nice looking body shot.
Shengu misses with a combination

and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shengu lands an uppercut.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Shengu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shengu misses with a double jab

and Brown counters by moving into the clinch.
Shengu looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shengu is trying to break free.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shengu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brown stalling the fight.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shengu misses with a combination

and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown tries to pull guard but Shengu holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Brown prevents Shengu from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown jumps guard.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Shengu wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brown wants to sweep here but Shengu controlling him for the moment.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Brown has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Shengu off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Shengu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Brown takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shengu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Shengu tries to clinch

and Brown counters with a shoot takedown. Shengu fights it but they end up in guard.
Shengu keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Shengu keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Shengu is keeping the position.
Shengu wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Shengu is retaining full guard.
Shengu is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
Brown wants to control from the top but Shengu keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Shengu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for All Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shengu sprawls well. Shengu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Shengu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Shengu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shengu throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Shengu throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Shengu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown decides to pull guard.
Shengu stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.

Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shengu defends it easily.

Shengu gets to his feet. Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Shengu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shengu tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shengu to the ground. Shengu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shengu throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Shengu tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shengu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Niko Shengu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shengu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

All Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niko Shengu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Shengu throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Shengu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shengu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shengu tries a head kick but it misses.
Shengu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Shengu sprawls well.

Shengu tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for All Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Shengu sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shengu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shengu.
Shengu throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shengu throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Shengu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Shengu avoids a kick to the body.
Brown tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shengu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brown.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shengu tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shengu to the ground. Shengu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Shengu throws a combination that misses
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown dodges the punch combination from Shengu.
Shengu throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shengu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shengu misses with a head kick.
Brown lands a two punch combo.
Shengu misses with a combination

and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shengu is trying to get back to his feet.

Brown is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shengu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shengu defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shengu prevents Brown from improving position.
Shengu wants to get back to his feet but Brown drags him back down.
Brown looks up at the clock and then as Shengu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brown smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shengu but Shengu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shengu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shengu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shengu wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown trying to control but Shengu is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is standing up over Shengu. Shengu looks to escape but Brown dives into side control.
Shengu is trying to get back to his feet.
Brown trying to control the position but Shengu is working away.

Brown has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Shengu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

All Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Niko Shengu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Shengu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shengu misses with a few strikes there.

Brown rushes Shengu and presses him up against the cage.
Brown has Shengu pressed against the cage.

Brown manages to break the clinch.

Brown forces Shengu back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shengu.
Brown jumps guard but Shengu stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Brown stalls.
Brown lands an elbow just above Shengu 's eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown is trying to drag Shengu to the mat but Shengu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Brown jumps guard.

Shengu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to slow Shengu down with leg kicks.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for All Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Shengu misses with a double jab

and Brown counters by moving into the clinch.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shengu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown is trying to stall.
Shengu is trying to break free.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shengu's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown has hold of one of Shengu's legs. Shengu is fighting the takedown attempt but Brown gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Shengu manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Shengu throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shengu leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Brown clinches up against the cage.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shengu walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shengu fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shengu but Shengu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Shengu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shengu throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Shengu falls off balance throwing a combination

and Brown counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shengu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.

Brown lands a takedown into guard.
Brown trying to control but Shengu is working from the bottom.
Shengu wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.

Shengu kicks Brown off and gets to his feet.
Shengu throws a combination that misses

and Brown counters by moving into the clinch.
Brown is working for takedown but Shengu is calmly controlling the position for now.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Shengu misses with the combination.
Brown blocks a head kick by Shengu.
Shengu misses with a double jab.
Shengu misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Shengu misses with a double jab

and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Shengu is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shengu prevents the takedown attempt.
Shengu is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shengu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shengu throws a combination that misses

and Brown counters by clinching up.
Shengu throws a head punch that misses.
Niko Shengu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shengu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shengu misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shengu thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shengu throws a lazy head kick

and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
All Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown fails to land a wild elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
All Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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