PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright has chosen Cornered as his entrance music. Marvin Brown has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brown
vs
Wright

184 cm
23
191 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

187 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 6 - 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phoenix Wright!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wright wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab from Wright misses.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Wright manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wright scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Wright manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wright throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Nice cross by Wright.
Good exchange - Wright coming out on top.

Wright has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wright creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wright as Brown tries to tie him up.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wright has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Wright scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wright lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright lands an elbow inside.
Wright stalling against the cage.
Wright landing knees to the head.
Wright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Wright has the dominant position.
Wright lands an elbow inside.
Wright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wright missing with knees to the body.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Wright, against the cage.
Brown is trying to maintain a safe position but Wright gets an underhook and turns Brown into the cage.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Wright is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Wright.
Brown tries to pull guard but Wright won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wright displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the cage.
Brown tries to pull guard but Wright holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Wright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Wright has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown tries to pull guard but Wright won't allow it.
Wright throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wright just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wright lands a nice uppercut.
Wright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Wright lands a nice elbow.
Wright with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wright.
Wright lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wright lands a damaging elbow.
Wright with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wright walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wright scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown takes one on the button.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wright's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wright duly obliges.
Wright lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Wright counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Nice uppercut lands for Wright. That snapped Brown's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Marvin Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright lands with a cross.
Wright throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown with a poor takedown
and Wright counters with a left to the body.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown tries to clinch but Wright moves away

and Wright counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wright.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Brown. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wright lands an elbow inside.
Wright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wright gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wright lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wright.
Wright landing knees to the body.
Wright working Brown over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Wright.
Nice body punch from Wright - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wright lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
Wright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Wright lands a nice knee to the body.
Wright landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Wright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Wright connects with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Wright.
Wright lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wright using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown being controlled against the cage.
Wright landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Wright.
Wright digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Wright with a knee to the head.
Wright lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wright.
Wright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wright working Brown over with knees to the body.
Wright lands an elbow inside.
Wright lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wright taking a breather.
Wright lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wright.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wright lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Wright lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wright content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wright just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wright.
Wright lands an elbow inside.
Wright pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wright creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Wright lands a nice elbow.
Wright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Wright lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Wright landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wright throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Wright has the dominant position.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Wright lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Wright lands a damaging elbow.
Wright slowing the pace effectively.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Wright stalls.
Brown tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Wright - that landed with a thud.
Wright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wright comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wright trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phoenix Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Wright thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wright works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Wright had a free shot at his head there.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Wright is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Brown slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wright counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wright has Brown pressed against the cage.
Wright comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Wright won't allow it.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wright throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wright lands an elbow inside.
Wright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Wright leaning against his opponent.
Wright lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wright lands a knee to the body.

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.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Wright.
Wright lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wright stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wright lands a damaging elbow.
Wright tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Wright.
Wright using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wright lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Wright lands a knee to the head.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Wright has double underhooks.
Wright lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Wright pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Wright.
Brown tries to pull guard but Wright won't allow it.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wright lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wright softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wright lands a damaging elbow.
Wright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a knee to the head.
Wright tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Wright is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wright lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Wright stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Wright lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Phoenix Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Wright, against the cage.
Wright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wright works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Wright on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wright - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wright just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow.
Wright scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wright throws an elbow that misses.
Wright lands a body shot.
Wright lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wright avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wright obliges.
Marvin Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright lands a damaging elbow.
Wright lands a damaging elbow.
Wright lands a nice elbow.
Wright lands with a right to the head.
Wright throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wright gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wright throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown avoiding damage as Wright throws knees to the body.
Wright tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Wright lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phoenix Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wright has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 24:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phoenix Wright!