PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mutumbo Crunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crunk has chosen The Notorious B.I.G. - Respect as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Crunk

200 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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, Maurice Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mutumbo Crunk!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt

and Crunk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Crunk ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Crunk no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Crunk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crunk looks gassed!
Brown preventing the sweep.
Crunk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crunk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunk is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Crunk's brow.

That's two 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.
Crunk wants to get back to his feet but Brown passes into half guard.
Brown drops an elbow to the side of Crunk's head.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crunk tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Brown manages to move to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown with good strikes from the mount here!
Brown lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crunk wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Brown.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crunk can do anything to dispel that myth.
Crunk trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Crunk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maurice Brown dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crunk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunk is looking to clinch.
Brown could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Crunk wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Crunk counters by clinching up.

Crunk breaks the clinch.
Crunk doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.

Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crunk is looking to sweep but instead, Brown has passed into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Crunk.
Crunk is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Crunk is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scoring with punches from side control.
Crunk holding on.
Crunk is trying to get back to half guard.

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 is working Crunk over with some ground and pound from side control.
Crunk can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crunk tries to escape but Brown is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Crunk is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Brown jumps into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown is putting a hurting on Crunk here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Crunk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Crunk wants to get back to his feet but Brown is dominant here and he's now got Crunk's back!

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.
Crunk trying to control the hands but Brown won't let him.
Crunk tries to roll but Brown sticks to his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunk trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Crunk can't escape the position.
Brown is not going to allow Crunk to sit and survive in this position.
Brown scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Mutumbo Crunk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

That's four 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.
I really don't envy Crunk right now.
Brown has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Crunk.
I really don't envy Crunk right now.
Crunk is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown keeps control of the position as Crunk tries to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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