PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rederick Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rederick Powell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Powell

185 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

182 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Derek Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rederick Powell!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell misses the shot to the body.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Powell.
Powell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Powell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Powell tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Powell tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Powell misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Powell looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Powell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powell throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Powell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
Powell misses with a wild combination.
Powell connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Powell looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Powell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powell takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell lands a two punch combo.
Powell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Powell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Brown forces Powell back against the ropes and clinches.

Brown jumps into guard, dragging Powell to the mat.
Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Powell throws and elbow that misses. Brown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Powell's guard. Nice move by Brown!
Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brown slips nicely into half guard.
Powell is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stalling.
Powell is trying to stand up here but Brown is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Powell is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Powell tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Brown has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Brown controlling from the full mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Powell is trying to escape the mount.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Powell tries to lock up and control but Brown gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brown controlling the position easily from mount.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Derek Brown just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A punch combination from Powell misses.
Powell misses with a looping left.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Powell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Powell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Powell misses.
Powell misses with a wild combination.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rederick Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Powell throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Powell misses with a straight left.
Powell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Powell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Powell.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Powell throws out the jab.
Powell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Powell.
Powell throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Powell throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Powell throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Powell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powell scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Powell does no damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powell throws a big shot that misses.
Powell misses with the combination.
Powell misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rederick Powell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Powell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Powell.
Nice straight punches there by Powell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Powell.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Powell shows good takedown defense.
Powell throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Powell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Derek Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brown scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Powell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Brown is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Powell is looking to improve his position.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powell keeps working.
Brown looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell wants to get back to full guard.
Brown stalling.
Powell pushes Brown off but Brown dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brown in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Powell prevents Brown from improving position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powell keeps working.
Powell wants to get back to his feet but Brown drags him back down.
Brown tries to move to mount but Powell blocks the move with his legs.

That's six 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.
Powell is trying to escape the position but Brown is controlling the position.
Powell wants to get back to his feet but Brown drags him back down.
Brown remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Derek Brown just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Powell fails to land with a series of punches.
Powell looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Powell digs a good hook to Brown's body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Powell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Powell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Powell throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Powell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fighters circling - Powell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powell misses with the combination.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Powell.
Powell throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Powell misses with a two punch combination.
Powell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Powell circles away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Powell swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Powell needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
A combination from Powell does no damage.
Powell throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown dives in and grabs Powell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Powell pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Powell.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Powell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Powell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Powell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Rederick Powell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Powell had a free shot at his head there.
Powell misses with a series of wild punches.
Powell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Powell with a hook.
Powell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Powell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donk. Powell catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Powell fails to land with a series of punches.
Powell throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Powell.
Rederick Powell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Powell misses with a two punch combination.
Powell misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Powell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powell swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Powell.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rederick Powell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Powell 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Rederick Powell!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Rederick Powell!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Rederick Powell!

Rederick Powell wins by unanimous decision!