PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laurent might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction. James Laurent has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Laurent
vs
Brown

168 cm
22
142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

171 cm
22
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Laurent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurent takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Laurent comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laurent scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laurent.
Brown connects with a right hand. Laurent shakes it off.
Brown's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laurent slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laurent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Laurent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laurent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown throws a body punch but Laurent moves out of range.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bobby Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laurent looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laurent jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown throws a hook but Laurent blocks it.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Laurent connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laurent avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laurent scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Laurent counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Laurent looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Laurent takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laurent works the jab nicely.
Brown swings for the body but Laurent moves out of range.
Brown misses with a combination
and Laurent counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Laurent lands with a good body shot.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown misses with a hook to the body
and Laurent counters with a straight right hand.
Laurent jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laurent lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurent bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Laurent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laurent lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laurent with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laurent ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Laurent to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown throws a combination that misses
letting Laurent counter with a right hand.
Laurent listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laurent lands a jab to the nose.
Laurent lands with a nice body punch.
Decent striking displayed by Laurent there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laurent stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown misses with a combination
and Laurent counters with a stiff right hand.
Laurent jabs at Brown's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Laurent counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Laurent finds it's way through Brown's defenses.

Laurent moves into range and clinches up with Brown.

Laurent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laurent counters with a straight right hand.
Laurent clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laurent fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Laurent scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good shot there by Laurent.
Laurent throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Laurent lands a jab to the nose.
Laurent ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Laurent counters with a nice uppercut.
Laurent fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Laurent there.
Brown has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Laurent counters with a right hand to the body.
A cross from Laurent lands.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laurent finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Laurent connects with a crisp jab.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laurent connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Brown is rocked!
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Laurent.
Laurent jabs at Brown's body.
Laurent lands a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laurent jabs at Brown's body.
Laurent slips a straight right by Brown.
Laurent lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Nice straight punches there by Laurent. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laurent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Laurent dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Laurent lands with an overhand left.
Brown misses with a double jab

and Laurent counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Laurent.

Laurent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss

and Laurent counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Laurent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laurent fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Laurent.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laurent.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Laurent counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Laurent swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurent scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Laurent moved out of range nicely.
Laurent smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Laurent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot lands for Laurent.
Laurent lands a nice looking body shot.
Laurent lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown walks into a jab.
Laurent lands with a shot to the body.
Laurent throws out a powerful jab.
Laurent cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laurent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laurent connects with a single shot there.
James Laurent is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laurent moves into the clinch.

Laurent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Laurent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laurent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Laurent darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.

Laurent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Laurent counters with a straight right hand.
Laurent lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laurent cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laurent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown tries to move into range but Laurent moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laurent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laurent lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Brown sizes up Laurent with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laurent scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laurent with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laurent throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Laurent gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Laurent manages to break the clinch.

Laurent has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.

Laurent breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a hook to the body
and Laurent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laurent is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown misses with a double jab
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Laurent.
Laurent scores with a punch to the head.
Laurent lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laurent lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Laurent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laurent lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laurent lands an overhand right.
Laurent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bobby Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laurent connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laurent thuds a left hand into Brown's body.

Laurent rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Laurent dominated that second round.
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 on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Laurent instigates a clinch.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Laurent smiles and moves away.
Laurent scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laurent counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Laurent scores with a jab.
A left lands for Laurent.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laurent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Laurent to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laurent connects with a nice looking jab.
Laurent moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Laurent finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown avoids the body shot from Laurent.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Laurent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laurent.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Laurent counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.

Laurent closes the distance and clinches.

Laurent breaks from the clinch.
Laurent fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laurent stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laurent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laurent connects with the punch.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laurent to score with a decent uppercut.
Laurent connects with the punch.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurent lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laurent connects with a jab.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good shot there by Laurent.
Brown throws the left hand but Laurent avoids the punch easily.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Laurent is out of range.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Laurent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laurent lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Laurent scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown misses with a combination
enabling Laurent to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown moves forwards but Laurent connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laurent scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
James Laurent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laurent throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Laurent lands.
Laurent lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laurent.
Laurent's corner calls for a 1-2. Laurent obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Laurent scores with a nice head shot.
Brown walks into a jab.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laurent connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Laurent comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Laurent gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laurent controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Laurent manages to break the clinch.
Laurent ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laurent tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Laurent holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Laurent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bobby Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laurent counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Laurent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laurent has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Laurent!