PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Shifflett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brow has chosen The Cool Kids "So Neat" as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Shifflett
vs
Brow

177 cm
25
195 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

188 cm
28
194 lbs
10 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 New York, Michael Shifflett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leroy Brow!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brow throws a head kick but Shifflett moves out of range.
Shifflett with a poor takedown
and Brow counters with a good low kick that Shifflett was not able to check.
Shifflett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Brow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brow lands a nice shot to the body.
Shifflett is trying to drag Brow to the mat but Brow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shifflett blocks it with crossed arms.
Brow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shifflett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Shifflett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brow tries a knee to the head but Shifflett blocks it.

Brow is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Shifflett can't fight it off and eventually Brow manages to take the fight to the floor. Shifflett looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Shifflett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brow is looking to work some ground and pound but Shifflett has wrist control.
Shifflett controls Brow momentarily but Brow frees himself.
Brow's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Shifflett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brow throwing strikes but missing.
Brow trying to control the position from guard on top but Shifflett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brow wants to get up but he can't break Shifflett's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brow passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shifflett is looking for a sweep.
Brow trying to control the position but Shifflett is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brow is putting a hurting on Shifflett here, landing some big shots from side control.

Brow decides to stand back up. Brow steps back and let's Shifflett get back to his feet.
Shifflett swings widly with a right hand
and Brow counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shifflett misses with an uppercut
and Brow counters with a series of strikes. Shifflett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shifflett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Brow tenderised Shifflett's leg. Shifflett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shifflett is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shifflett.

Brow rushes Shifflett and presses him up against the cage.

Brow breaks from the clinch.
Brow scores with a head kick. Shifflett tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Brow clinches.

Brow gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Shifflett regains guard.
Shifflett keeping moving, preventing Brow from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brow trying to control but Shifflett is working from the bottom.
Brow throws a big right hand that misses.
Brow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shifflett trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Brow dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Shifflett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot by Brow.
Shifflett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brow finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shifflett misses with a double jab.
Shifflett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brow lands a jab-cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Brow. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body kick from Brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brow scores with a three punch combo!

Brow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Brow gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Brow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shifflett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shifflett is looking to improve his position.
Brow wants to free his trapped foot but Shifflett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brow passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shifflett!
Brow looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brow connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brow content just to control the position here.
Brow with a couple of short strikes.
Shifflett tries to reverse the position but Brow maintains control.
Shifflett is squirming around, avoiding Brow's attempts to control the action.
Brow working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brow looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brow tries to control but Shifflett wriggling away.
Brow putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brow cracks Shifflett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shifflett is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Brow connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Leroy Brow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brow looking to control but Shifflett is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brow lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Brow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shifflett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brow counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shifflett misses with a hook. Brow ducked under it nicely.
Shifflett tries to land a front kick but Brow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Michael Shifflett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shifflett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brow circles away quickly and effectively.
Shifflett fails with a takedown attempt.
Shifflett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brow lands with a kick to the temple. Shifflett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brow lands a head kick. Shifflett smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shifflett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brow as he jumps to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shifflett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Shifflett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shifflett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Brow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Shifflett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brow.
Brow thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brow trying to control but Shifflett is working from the bottom.
Brow sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shifflett's guard.
Shifflett is staying active underneath Brow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shifflett is in trouble now - Brow has advanced to mount!
Shifflett is looking to get to half guard.
Shifflett taking shots to the head.
Shifflett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brow trying to control but Shifflett is having none of it.
Shifflett sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Leroy Brow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shifflett is trying to control but can't.
Brow trying to control the pace.
Brow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shifflett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifflett is not content to let Brow control the position.
Shifflett wants to get back to full guard.
Brow wants to stand up but Shifflett is controlling the position.
Shifflett is staying active underneath Brow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leroy Brow.
Shifflett lands with a hook. Brow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shifflett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

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.
Brow avoids the head kick by Shifflett.
Brow scoring well with a low kick there.
Shifflett with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brow lands a slapping body shot.
Shifflett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brow.

Brow clinches.
Brow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brow stalling the fight.
Shifflett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Michael Shifflett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Brow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brow scores with a one two! Shifflett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shifflett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shifflett misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Brow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brow 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Brow!