PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nurbol Imekeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Brown could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nurbol Imekeev's chin.

Brown
vs
Imekeev

194 cm
22
276 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nurbol Imekeev!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Imekeev shoots in.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Imekeev dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Imekeev's head and hops out.
Paul Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nurbol Imekeev.
Brown misses with the combination.

Imekeev pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Imekeev has the dominant position.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Imekeev has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.

Imekeev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Imekeev circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Imekeev's defenses.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown drops Imekeev with a left and a right! Oh, Imekeev is hurt - Brown dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Nurbol Imekeev has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wants to stand but Imekeev has his arm trapped.
Imekeev tries to improve position but can't.
Imekeev gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Imekeev is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.

Brown stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Imekeev looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to land a combination but Imekeev avoids it well.
Imekeev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Imekeev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a right hand that Imekeev ducks under and follows up with a left that Imekeev also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown throws a right hand that Imekeev ducks under and follows up with a left that Imekeev also avoids with ease.
Imekeev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Imekeev somewhat.
Brown misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imekeev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Imekeev in his tracks.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Imekeev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown misses with the combination.
Imekeev shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Imekeev circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown tries to bum rush Imekeev with a series of wild strikes but Imekeev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brown.
Brown stalks Imekeev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Imekeev's face. Imekeev staggers backwards, shaken.
Imekeev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown throws a right and a left that Imekeev avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imekeev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Imekeev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Imekeev tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Imekeev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Imekeev with that takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nurbol Imekeev's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Imekeev pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown is trying to break free.
Imekeev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Imekeev receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Imekeev has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Imekeev has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imekeev prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Imekeev is breathing heavily.
Imekeev has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Come on Imekeev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Imekeev slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Imekeev dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown lands a two punch combo.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Imekeev closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Imekeev pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown throws a right hand that Imekeev ducks under and follows up with a left that Imekeev also avoids with ease.
Imekeev dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paul Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nurbol Imekeev.
Imekeev shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Paul Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Imekeev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Imekeev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Imekeev looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Imekeev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Imekeev tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown scores with a one two! Imekeev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Imekeev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Brown misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imekeev has a takedown stuffed.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Imekeev.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown blocks a head kick by Imekeev.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Imekeev moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Imekeev has a takedown stuffed.
Nurbol Imekeev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Imekeev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Imekeev clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Imekeev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Paul Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown tries to bum rush Imekeev with a series of wild strikes but Imekeev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Imekeev shoots in.
Brown lands a two punch combo.
Imekeev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Imekeev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown throws a series of punches but Imekeev avoids them all with ease.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Imekeev.

Imekeev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Imekeev lands in his opponent's guard.
Imekeev thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nurbol Imekeev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brown throws a nice looking combination but Imekeev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Imekeev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Imekeev gets slowly back to his feet.
Imekeev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Imekeev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Imekeev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paul Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nurbol Imekeev.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Imekeev circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Imekeev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown throws a right hand that Imekeev ducks under and follows up with a left that Imekeev also avoids with ease.
Imekeev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Imekeev moves into range and clinches up with Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown letting Imekeev take a breather here.
Imekeev tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Imekeev tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown throws a series of punches but Imekeev moves out of range.
Brown leaves Imekeev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown throws a right hand that Imekeev ducks under and follows up with a left that Imekeev also avoids with ease.

Imekeev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brown sprawls well initially but Imekeev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Imekeev decides to return to a standing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Imekeev fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Imekeev.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Imekeev circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Imekeev's defenses.
Imekeev dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Imekeev's head and hops out.
Imekeev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown throws a series of punches but Imekeev avoids them all with ease.
Imekeev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imekeev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Imekeev.
Imekeev shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown throws a series of punches but Imekeev moves out of range.
Brown throws a right hand that Imekeev ducks under and follows up with a left that Imekeev also avoids with ease.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Imekeev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paul Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Imekeev wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown catches Imekeev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Imekeev tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown stalks Imekeev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Imekeev's face. Imekeev staggers backwards, shaken.
Imekeev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Imekeev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nurbol Imekeev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Imekeev needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

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