PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Euclides Cunhha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunhha is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Raimundus - Eu quero ver o oco. Eric Brown looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Brown
vs
Cunhha

225 cm
27
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

184 cm
27
204 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Euclides Cunhha!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunhha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cunhha shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Brown manages to break the clinch.

Brown rushes Cunhha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown looking to stall.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
Eric Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Euclides Cunhha.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Cunhha avoids the damage to the body.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cunhha tries for a takedown. No joy.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cunhha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Cunhha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.

Brown instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cunhha takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Cunhha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Brown forces Cunhha back against the cage and clinches.
Cunhha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from Cunhha.
Cunhha has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from Cunhha.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eric Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cunhha shoots in but no luck this time.

Brown clinches up with Cunhha and pushes him back against the cage.
Cunhha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cunhha looking for a takedown.
Cunhha has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Cunhha keeps him there for the moment.

Brown breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a high kick!
Brown throws a sloppy body shot

so Cunhha counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Cunhha from controlling successfully.
Cunhha looking to pass the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cunhha preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunhha slips nicely into half guard.

Cunhha is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Cunhha is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cunhha stalling away here and it's allowed Brown to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cunhha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Cunhha wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

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.
Cunhha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Cunhha drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Cunhha off! Cunhha jumps back into Brown's guard.
Cunhha wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Cunhha is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Cunhha has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cunhha's brow.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Cunhha won't allow it.
Cunhha has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cunhha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Cunhha keeps him there for the moment.
Brown wants to break free but Cunhha has control.
Cunhha goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cunhha misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eric Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Euclides Cunhha.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cunhha looking for a takedown.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cunhha has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Cunhha has double underhooks.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Cunhha goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
Cunhha is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown controlling the action here for a moment.
Brown is trying to stall.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Cunhha has him pressed against the cage.
Cunhha is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Cunhha keeps him there for the moment.

Cunhha has picked Brown up - he's going for a ride! Cunhha dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cunhha not doing much here.
Cunhha is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cunhha wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown tries to roll over but Cunhha keeps him under control.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Cunhha moves nicely into side control.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard.
Brown gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunhha looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cunhha is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cunhha tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
Cunhha is stalling here but it's allowed Brown to get half guard.
Brown is trying to stand.

Cunhha seems to be looking for submissions.

Cunhha seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Brown is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Euclides Cunhha!