PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brown's choice of entrance music: Twista - Kamikaze. Lionel Messi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Messi
vs
Brown

180 cm
20
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery
Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lionel Messi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat Brown!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.

Brown drives through with a takedown into guard.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Messi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Messi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown trying to control but Messi is working from the bottom.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Messi is keeping the position.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Messi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown distracts Messi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brown wants to control from the top but Messi keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Messi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Messi wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Messi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Messi 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.
Brown seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Brown gets a takedown into half guard.
Brown blocks the strikes from Messi.
Messi is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Messi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brown thows a huge punch but Messi dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown controlling the pace.
Messi wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Messi is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Brown with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Messi manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi trying to control the position.
Brown won't allow Messi to get back to his feet.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Messi wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Messi.
Messi wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Messi is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Messi tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Messi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Messi clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Messi is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Messi into the cage.
Brown is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Messi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Messi is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Messi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Messi is trying to trip Brown. He has hold of a leg but Brown is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Messi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Messi controls the pace.
Brown wants to hit a switch here but Messi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Brown there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi avoids the attempt from Brown to control.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
Messi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Messi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brown's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Brown bucks up and throws Messi to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Messi.

Brown looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Messi trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Messi wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown is in close to Messi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Messi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Messi can't keep his opponent in guard - Brown advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Messi wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Messi is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown stalling.
Messi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Messi's head.
Brown is looking to stall here but Messi recovers full guard.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pat Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Messi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Messi wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Messi controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Messi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Messi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Messi wants to clinch.
Messi moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.

Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Messi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Messi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Messi is now in half guard.
Messi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Messi is very close to passing his half guard.
Messi wants to pass the guard but Brown is defending well.

Messi is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Messi moves into full mount! Brown won't be happy about that!
Lionel Messi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Messi wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Messi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Brown wants to hold on but Messi pushes him away.
Messi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
Brown is desperately trying to improve his position but Messi has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi with a couple of short strikes.

Messi goes for an armbar but Brown turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Brown.
Messi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Messi's head.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
Messi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Messi 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 is in close to Messi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Messi trying to control the position.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Messi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown stops Messi from standing up.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brown winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

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