PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Branislav Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena comes to the cage accompanied by michael gray-the weekend. Branislav Cena could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maurice Brown's chin.

Cena
vs
Brown

200 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Branislav Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maurice Brown!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks for a takedown but Cena sprawls well.
Cena misses with a wild combination.
Cena has his takedown stuffed

and Brown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brown.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cena striking off his back but it's not causing Brown any problems.
Cena wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown tries for a takedown but Cena circles away easily

and Cena counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
Cena wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Cena is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena wants to get up but he can't break Brown's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cena wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Cena sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
Cena stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cena knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Brown will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Cena can't handle though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown 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 throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Brown will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cena trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Maurice Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brown has his takedown stuffed

and Cena counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cena.
Brown tries to strike from the bottom.
Brown throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cena trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cena has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown striking from his own guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown punching from the bottom.
Brown should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cena scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing Cena from standing up.
Cena pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.

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 manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cena can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brown putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brown working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cena tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown with shots to the head and body - Cena looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena tries to hold on but Brown postures up.
Cena is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Branislav Cena will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cena as he jumps to the side.
Cena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Cena shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brown napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brown tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cena blocks the strikes from Brown.
Brown parries the strikes from Cena easily there. Cena is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brown to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cena taking a break here but Brown is having none of it and regains half guard.
Brown tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's two 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.

Cena looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brown misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Brown throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cena was covering up waiting for the punch and Brown finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Cena has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cena's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Cena's brow.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cena wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.

Cena is looking for a triangle here but Brown uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

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