PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Brownridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Hunstad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brownridge comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom Pow. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brian Hunstad was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Brownridge
vs
Hunstad

180 cm
19
204 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

190 cm
21
201 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Beaver Buzz Energy **140Q Stamina**
Beaver Buzz Energy **140Q Stamina**

KING NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Brownridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Hunstad!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownridge misses with an uppercut. Hunstad saw that one coming.

Brownridge rushes Hunstad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Brownridge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hunstad moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunstad has Brownridge pressed against the cage, preventing Brownridge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brownridge softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brownridge leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brownridge as Hunstad tries to tie him up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brownridge wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Hunstad has clasped his hands together around Brownridge's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Brownridge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brownridge tries to buck Hunstad off but Hunstad is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunstad cracks Brownridge with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brownridge tries to improve position but can't.
Brownridge dodges the ground and pound from Hunstad.
Hunstad cracks Brownridge with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hunstad tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Hunstad are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hunstad landing a few strikes.
Hunstad working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hunstad thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brownridge is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunstad throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brownridge tries to buck Hunstad off but Hunstad is having none of it.
Hunstad creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brownridge sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brownridge is trying to improve his position.
Brownridge is working hard here to advance position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hunstad darts in and clinches Brownridge up against the cage.
Hunstad letting Brownridge take a breather here.
Brownridge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownridge is trying to break free.

Brownridge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brownridge closes the distance but Hunstad moves to the side

and Hunstad holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brownridge is trying to break free.

Brownridge breaks the clinch.
Hunstad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunstad tries to move into range but Brownridge moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hunstad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brownridge throws out the jab.
Brownridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunstad moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brownridge. Hunstad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunstad tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Brownridge counters with a crisp one two that drops Hunstad! Brownridge thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hunstad to his feet! Hunstad is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunstad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownridge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brownridge working hard to break the clinch.
Brownridge pushes Hunstad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brownridge is trying to break the clinch but Hunstad has him pressed against the cage.

Brownridge breaks the clinch.
Hunstad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brownridge throws out the jab.
Brownridge misses with a straight left.
Brownridge tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Hunstad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunstad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hunstad is looking to work some ground and pound but Brownridge has wrist control.
Hunstad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brian Hunstad will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brownridge uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunstad has time to react.
Brownridge lands a right hook to the body.
Hunstad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brownridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunstad moves away.
Brownridge misses with a few strikes there.
Brownridge looks to land a left hand but Hunstad moved out of range nicely.

Brownridge moves into range and clinches up with Hunstad.
Brownridge is pressed up against the cage. Hunstad has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brownridge down to the mat. Brownridge avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brownridge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunstad paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Brownridge clinches with his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Brownridge.
Brownridge wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunstad won't allow it.
Hunstad prevents Brownridge from breaking the clinch.
Brownridge tries to stall but Hunstad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brownridge is trying to break the clinch but Hunstad has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brownridge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownridge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunstad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brownridge is struggling to control the position.
Hunstad has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brownridge is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brownridge wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunstad won't allow it.
Brownridge lands a body shot in the clinch.

Brownridge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sean Brownridge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brownridge throws an overhand right that lands on Hunstad's shoulder, as Hunstad tries to avoid the shot.
Sean Brownridge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunstad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brownridge.
A jab from Brownridge misses.

Brownridge gets a clinch.
Brownridge is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hunstad's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brownridge can't break the clinch.
Brownridge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunstad keeps control of Brownridge as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brownridge wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brownridge tries to break free but Hunstad pushes him back against the cage.
Brownridge tries to circle away but Hunstad has him pinned against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Brownridge.

Brownridge breaks the clinch.
Hunstad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunstad shoots in for a double leg but Brownridge sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sean Brownridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Hunstad.
Hunstad tries to clinch but Brownridge is having none of it.

Brownridge closes the distance and clinches.

Brownridge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brownridge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Brian Hunstad has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brownridge connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunstad momentarily.
Brownridge doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunstad circles away.

Brownridge lands a left and a right that send Hunstad crashing to the mat, dazed. Brownridge thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Hunstad is rocked!
Hunstad is breathing heavily.

Brownridge gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunstad is still on wobbly legs! Can Brownridge finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brownridge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunstad seems to have recovered his senses.

Brownridge takes the fight into the clinch.
Brownridge is trying to break the clinch but Hunstad is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brownridge throws an elbow but misses.
Hunstad wants to stall.
Brownridge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brownridge tries to break free but Hunstad pushes him back against the cage.
Hunstad stalling in the clinch but Brownridge improves position.

Brownridge breaks from the clinch.
Brownridge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brownridge scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunstad doesn't seem bothered though.
Brownridge misses with a straight right.
Brownridge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunstad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sean Brownridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brownridge closes the distance and clinches.
Brownridge gets underhooks to prevent Hunstad's takedown attempt.

Brownridge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunstad swats away the attempt to clinch by Brownridge.
Sean Brownridge is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunstad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brownridge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brownridge is looking to clinch but Hunstad is avoiding it.
Brownridge misses with a body shot.
Brownridge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brownridge doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunstad circles away.
Brownridge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunstad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunstad moves in looking to clinch but Brownridge pushes him off.

Hunstad shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brownridge manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hunstad stopping the sweep attempt from Brownridge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Brownridge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Hunstad's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Brownridge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunstad.
Brownridge tries to clinch up

and Hunstad counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hunstad working Brownridge over with strikes.
Hunstad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hunstad connects with a nice short shot to Brownridge's temple.
Hunstad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hunstad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hunstad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hunstad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownridge is trying to stand back up but Hunstad is controlling him
Brian Hunstad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brownridge wants to improve his position but Hunstad is controlling well.
Brownridge knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hunstad on the ground.
Brownridge moves into full guard.
Brownridge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunstad throws a big right hand that misses.
Brownridge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunstad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brownridge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunstad.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brownridge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunstad was well out of range. Poor timing from Brownridge.

That's two 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.
Brownridge wants to clinch up but Hunstad keeps it at a distance.
Hunstad darts in trying to clinch
and Brownridge counters with a series of strikes. Hunstad will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hunstad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brownridge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Brownridge has taken the fight to the clinch.

Brownridge breaks the clinch.
Brownridge misses with a hook. Hunstad ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Brownridge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brownridge throws a right hand that Hunstad ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunstad also avoids with ease.
Hunstad clinches but Brownridge breaks the clinch
enabling Brownridge to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunstad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunstad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brownridge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownridge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunstad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brownridge swivels and escapes.

Hunstad drives through and clinches with Brownridge against the cage.
Brownridge is trying to break the clinch but Hunstad has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Hunstad.

Brownridge breaks from the clinch.
Brownridge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Brownridge.

Hunstad drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Hunstad is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brownridge knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hunstad looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brownridge is avoiding damage well.
Brownridge on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brownridge tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownridge is looking to reverse the position.
Hunstad landing strikes.

Hunstad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hunstad scoring with punches and elbows.
Brownridge tries to buck Hunstad off but Hunstad is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Hunstad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hunstad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Sean Brownridge!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Sean Brownridge!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Sean Brownridge!

Sean Brownridge wins by unanimous decision!