PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares has chosen Swedish House Mafia - One as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Tavares

184 cm
23
191 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

185 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marvin Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tavares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marvin Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown shoots in but Tavares avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tavares throws a head kick that half lands.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Tavares counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tavares swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares closes the distance but Brown moves to the side

so Brown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown won't allow Tavares to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown gets to his feet. Tavares looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tavares sprawls well. Tavares wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tavares swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tavares tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Brown counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Tavares closes the distance looking to clinch

and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown taking a breather.
Tavares has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Tavares lands a shoulder strike.
Tavares wants to break free but Brown has control.
Tavares with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tavares looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Tavares trying to land knees to the body.
Tavares can't break the clinch.
Tavares misses with a knee strike.
Tavares can't break the clinch.
Brown is struggling to control the position.

Brown pulls guard.

Brown is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavares tries to clinch up
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
Tavares looks gassed!

Brown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tavares tries to kick Brown off but Brown keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brown controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tavares for as long as he can get away with.
Brown cracks Tavares with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brown working Tavares over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares is trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown dominating with strikes here.
Tavares is in a horrible position here. Brown smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Tavares tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tavares manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tavares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Tavares throws a combination. Brown tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Tavares saw it coming and moves away.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tavares looks to clinch

and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
Tavares is breathing heavily.
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.
Tavares takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown working the ground and pound.
Marvin Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tavares is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brown working the ground and pound.

Brown stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Brown tries to clinch up.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Tavares counters with a thumping low kick.
Tavares tries to clinch but Brown moves away

and Brown moves into the clinch.
Tavares throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tavares with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tavares.
Tavares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tavares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Tavares.
Tavares throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Tavares gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

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

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tavares tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Tavares lands but Brown takes it in his stride.
Tavares closes the distance but Brown moves to the side

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.

Tavares is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brown is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tavares to the mat. Tavares regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Brown stops Tavares from standing up.
Brown slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brown cracks Tavares with a big elbow.
Tavares is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brown has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Brown decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tavares to his feet.
Tavares displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Tavares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Max Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares clinches but Brown breaks the clinch

and Brown counters by clinching up.
Tavares misses with a knee to the head.
Tavares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tavares defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
Tavares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tavares but Tavares pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tavares wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tavares tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tavares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marvin Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown wants to clinch but Tavares slips to the side

and Tavares moves into the clinch.
Tavares working hard to break the clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Tavares lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Tavares tries to clinch
and Brown counters with a leg kick.
Tavares leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Tavares shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tavares clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tavares tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tavares plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tavares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tavares stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tavares wants it to stay on the feet.
Tavares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tavares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.

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.
Tavares thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavares.
Tavares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tavares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tavares tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Tavares steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tavares looks to clinch

and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brown tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Tavares pushes Brown off looking to stand but Brown dives back in and keeps control.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing shots but Tavares is blocking nicely.
Tavares is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tavares looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tavares is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tavares 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.
Marvin Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown winds up and cracks Tavares with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Max Tavares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Brown stands up from half guard.
Tavares stuffs the takedown.
Tavares misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marvin Brown.
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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

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