PBP Commentary

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

do
vs
Brown

195 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks to land a left hand but do moved out of range nicely.
do wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
do moves away from the strike by Brown.
do wants to clinch.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but do moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as do checks a leg kick.
Thomas Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown thuds a left hand into do's body.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract do.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
do is breathing heavily.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by do.
do tries to clinch up.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
do takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab by Brown.
do takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brown misses with the combination.
Some bone on bone action there as do checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brown throws a right and a left that do avoids nicely.
do checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but do swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
do slips a jab from Brown.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by do.
do tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
do throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
do gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
do uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. do moves away and avoids it.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by do.
Brown lands a jab-cross combination.
Brown misses with a wild combination.

do gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
do wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
do avoids the body shot from Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to bum rush do with a series of wild strikes but do uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

do shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
do throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brown because do loaded up on that one.
Brown can't escape the position.

do is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown stuns do with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
do gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from Brown misses.
do drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by do.
do really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
do misses with a few strikes there.
do uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by do.
do shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
do ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

do shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from do. Brown shrugs it off though.
Brown lands a two punch combo.

It looks like john do has been cut.
Brown throws a one two combo.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lands a head shot.
do checks the leg kick.
Brown stuns do with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and do counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as do controls the pace.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown pulls do in close to his closed guard and prevents do from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brown looking to control but do passes into half guard.
do tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
do controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
do gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
do feints a jab promting Brown to slip. do then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brown slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for do on that attempt.
do uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
do shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for john do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as do backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
do moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and do counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing do from standing up.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wants to control but do passes easily into half guard.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with do. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
do tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Thomas Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on john do's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown throws a right hand that do ducks under and follows up with a left that do also avoids with ease.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown swinging wildly here.
do tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
do is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
do connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.

do closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
do is thwarting Brown's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
do controlling the action here.

do is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brown is trying to control but can't.

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 wants to get back to full guard.

do escapes and gets back to his feet.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown misses with a double jab.

do closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brown quickly recovers to half guard.
Brown controlling the position well.
do missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling the position well.
Brown is pressing down on do's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
do wants to control the action here but instead Brown manages to pass to full mount!
Brown tries to control but do wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
do gets back to half guard.
do trying to control here.
do is looking to improve his position.
do missing with punches from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
john do showed his dominance in that final round.
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 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... john do!