PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gemini Forrest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gemini Forrest has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Brown
vs
Forrest

190 cm
24
222 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BUY ONE,GET TWO

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gemini Forrest!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown checks a low kick from Forrest.

A jab-cross combination lands for Brown and sends Forrest crashing to the mat! Brown follows him down to the mat - Forrest regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Gemini Forrest has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brown decides to stand up.
Gemini Forrest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forrest misses with a straight left.

Brown steps into range and cracks Forrest with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Forrest flops backwards and Brown dives into his guard looking to finish!

Forrest is rocked!
Forrest wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Forrest tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Forrest has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Forrest looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Forrest is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Forrest wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Forrest missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a series of punches but Forrest avoids them all with ease.
Brown punishes Forrest's body with a nice straight punch.
Forrest looks gassed!
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.

Brown instigates a clinch.

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

Brown moves into range and clinches up with Forrest.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Forrest.

Brown gets control of Forrest's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brown will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Forrest defends well.

Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Forrest must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown controls Forrest momentarily but Forrest frees himself.
Forrest wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Forrest stands and steps away. Brown gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Forrest throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Forrest keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forrest thows a left - swing and a miss!
Forrest throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Nick Brown has been cut.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Forrest looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Forrest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown is looking to clinch but Forrest is avoiding it.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Forrest.
Forrest misses with a straight left.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.

Brown clinches with his opponent.
Forrest is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Forrest.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brown stalling in the clinch but Forrest improves position.
Forrest wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forrest wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed 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 Forrest walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Forrest.
Forrest blocks a jab.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Forrest dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Forrest looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Forrest is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Forrest throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forrest throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Forrest 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown wants to clinch up but Forrest keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Brown dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brown tries to bum rush Forrest with a series of wild strikes but Forrest uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Forrest throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Forrest works over Brown's head and body with a nice combination.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Brown here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Forrest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Forrest can do to turn this around?
Forrest just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws a series of punches but Forrest avoids them all with ease.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brown lands with a nice combination. Forrest backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Nick Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown with a jab.
Forrest is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Brown drops Forrest with a huge uppercut! Forrest drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Brown is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Brown!