PBP Commentary

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

Brrapington
vs
Brown

176 cm
22
164 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

162 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thaddius Brrapington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcom Brown!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brrapington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Brrapington shoots in and bounces Brown off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brrapington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brrapington is stalling in the full guard.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brrapington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brrapington throws a big right hand that misses.
Brrapington is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brrapington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brrapington lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brrapington stands and steps away. Brown gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brrapington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Brrapington in the body.

Brrapington feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Brrapington from controlling successfully.

Brrapington thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brrapington seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Thaddius Brrapington just wasn't active enough.
Brown throws a head kick but Brrapington moves out of range.
Brrapington throws a head kick that misses
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brrapington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brrapington throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brrapington shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Brrapington lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Brrapington slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brrapington misses with a low kick.
Brrapington keeps the fight on the outside.
Brrapington throws a sloppy head kick
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Thaddius Brrapington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brrapington throws a sloppy head kick
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown tries to clinch up but Brrapington circles away and keeps his distance.
Brrapington throws a head kick that misses.
Brrapington lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a head kick by Brrapington.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brrapington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brrapington's head.

It looks like Thaddius Brrapington has been cut.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Brrapington counters with a two punch combo.

Brrapington is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brown's half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brrapington is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thaddius Brrapington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thaddius Brrapington's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Brrapington throws a head kick that misses
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brown throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Brrapington stumbling backwards into the cage! Brrapington bounces back off the cage towards Brown, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Brown lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Brown celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Malcom Brown!